Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-09-13
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

King Milan lost sI2o.ooo at gambling
house in Vienna
Wendell Phillips body lies in an unmarked
grave at Milton, Mass
: Autographs of William II have gone up
from so TO $50 francs in Paris
The Rev Phillips Brooks is the only Episco-
pal Gle. lyman who has preached at Chau-
tauqua
Sir Edgar Vincent, the financial adviser OF
the khedive of Egypt, is making tour IN
this country.
Phil Armour has clean shaven cheeks,
clear complexion, handsome mouth and
warm blue eyes
Gen Schutield, the couamander-in-chief OF
the army. is one of the living authorities OF
natural philosophy.
Simon Cameron, who is now nearly ninety,
dresses in a gray suit with long tailed coat
and wears a big Panama hat
Attorney General Garland says he feels
'sas clipper" as a boy. He will spend all
October deer shooting in Arkansas.
Bismarck is said to be rooted in the belief
that his son Herbert will succeed him as the
power behind the Prussian throne.
Lord Randolph Churchill is an enthusiastic
student OF Gibbon and can repeat by heart
long passages of the Decline and Fall"
The shah is to visit Europe next May but
he will not extend his travels beyond st.
Petersburg, where he will be the guest of the
car.
A recent convert to "volapuk" is Mr.. Alex
ander John Ellis, F. R. s., leading English
philologist and author of Early English
Pronunciation"
Admiral Porter, after trying both, says
that running fleet is childs play compared
with supervising alterations in your seaside
cottage and getting them made to suit you.
H. W. Slocum, the tennis player, is a son
of Gen. Slocum. He was graduated at Yale
a few years ago and is now lawyer. He is
slim. angular young man, with rather
handsome face.
Lord Lonsdale is sending home copious
diary notes from North America for publ
cation When last heard from he was on his
way TO Fort Chipiwyan, and intended going
on to the Arctic sea.
Mr Carlo Pellegrini, the celebrated carl
caturist, will not be interviewed nor photo
Craphed. He adopted his well known sigma
turp, Ape he says because when carica-
turing he apes the peculiarities of his sub
ject.
The Prince of Wales has been installed
Grand Prior of the Order of the Hospital Of
John of Jerusalem. Bishop Quintard, of
Tennessee a member, was present at the in
stallation ceremonies The order maintains
an ophthalmic hospital at Jerusalem.
President Carnot of France has been placed
in curious dilemma He was taught the
handicraft of carpenter in his youth, and
the striking carpenters of Paris have written
to him complaining that he has not attended
their meetings nor su bscribed to their fund.
The mikado of Japan has almost finished
his new palace, which has taken six years for
s construction. There are 400 rooms in the
building, and the dining hail will seat l27
guests. The furniture Of the state depart
ment came from Germany. Not the least in
teres ing object in the palace is an American
piano.
Henry R. Smith. of San Francisco, Cal,
disd some years ago and left most peculiar
will. He bequeathed his property to his
widow, STIMULATING that she should educate
their son as a lawyer and have him taught
the Chinese language Mrs. Smith has faith
fully carried out these provisions, aud her
son, who is now of age, can talk American
law to q Celestial without effort