Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-31
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Ex-Oueen Isabella OF Spain is at
Schlangenbad. She spends great deal
OF time in the companionship Of Mrs.
Mackay.
Or. Charles Mackey, the English poet
and playwright, is old, in bad health,
and poor A fund TO render his last
days comfortable is being collected.
Among the passengers to Europe We'd
nesday 10y the steamer Traye we're Mr.,
and Mrs. William Tiffany, whose roman
tic wedding at the Albemarle Hotel some
weeks ago caused a stir in New York
society.
Mrs. and Miss Brooks, mother and
sister of Hugh NJ. Brooks alias Max
well, who was recently hanged at ST.
Louis for the Preller murder. sailed for
Liverpool Wednesday on the steamer
Britannia.
The Duke Of Argyll says that crema-
ton is a subject from which he prefers to
turn away, but he does not think it I'M
scriptural and admits that the progress
of population may make it almost n
physical necessity.
Under the will of the late Charles
Croker, Of San Francisco, second vice
president OF the Southern Pacific Rail
road Company. one half OF his estate,
valued at S25. $50, 000 is left to his wife :;
the remainder to his sons, daughter,
and relatives.
William Walter Phelps spoke at the
press dinner Of the New Jersey State
Agricultural Society at Waverly, n. j.,
Wednesday afternoon. lie made a most
enjoyable address, for he did not touch
politics. There were over one hundred
guests present.
G. Piazzi Smyth, astronomer royal for
Scotland, has resigned his office for
despair OF ever being able to do any
thing good or compete with other OBJ
seryatories when the Government con-
tinue to refuse to do what their own
commission recommended"
De Lesseps is approaching his eighty
third birthday. 1t is said that the
Duke Of Suez," as he is playfully
called. when he went up for his bache
lor's degree, in 1922, passed creditably
in the humanities, but failed miserably
in geography; he could not tell the car
dinal points on the map.
Lord Dudley and Lord Marcus Beres-
ford. two sporting members of the aris-
tocracy, recently took an active part in
prize fight between two light-weights
near London. The ring had been broken
up by the police, when the two lords
each took a combatsnt up behind him
on his hack and ealloped off to another
ring, where the fight was completed.
A French woman who was at Asbury
Park o few weeks ago wore q striking
and certainly very proper bathing dress.
1t was made of white Turkish towelling,
and waist and drawers were Of one piece,
reaching from chin to heels, like child's
night-dress. Over this was worn long
skirt The wearer. who was nearly six
feet high, looked like her fathers ghost
when she took bath.
Montgomery Sears. who is among the
four wealthiest men of Boston, was the
son of grocer who lived on half q dol
lar day and slept in his store. He &C
quired some real estate, and when he
died left his moderate fortune to his son
under the care OF trustees Young Sears
chsfed ut this. and finally succeeded in
breaking his fathers will. He has gone
on acquiring property until his wealth is
estimated at many millions.
John A. Robinson, a wealthy and &C.
centric citizen OF Norwich, Conn, died
recently. His will provided that his
body be kept three days before being
placed in the grave. 1t was further
ordered thSt the grave be 30 made that
an exit from it would be easy. A ham
mer was to be placed near his right
hand, and lamp kept burning in the
grave for three days and nights. These
directions were carried ont to the letter,
but with no startling result.