Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1889-06-21
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

THE King OF Italy is total abstainer.
wAsAMAKER's first salary was $1.25
week
TIE Russian Car is in constant fear of
death
QUEEN VICTORIA has reigned ffty-two
years.
UNITED STATES MINISTER EGAN has sailed
for Chill.
THE Hotchkiss gun-maker left a fortune of
$12, 600, 600
WALT WR1rnAN, the poet, has attained
the age of seventy.
WHILE Prince Bismarck was at college he
fought twenty-eight duels.
JOHN BRIGHr's first public speaking was
for the cause of temperance
Rosa BoNHEUR still vigorously Yields the
brush at nearly seventy years
MINISTER LINCOLN was given a special
train from Liverpool to London.
SENATOR ALLISON is soon to be married to
charming young lady of Washington.
WHrTELAw REID, our Minister TO France,
began life as newspaper correspondent at
five dollars week.
SECRETARY NOBLE has accepted the resig-
nation of Indian Commissioner Oberly, to
take effect on July l.
GENERAL WEAVER, of Iowa once the
leading Greenbacker of the West has opened
law Office in Oklahoma
IT is sad to learn that the Sandwich King,
Kalakau is so bad off that he can't borrow
so, 900 for trip to Europe.
KING TAMASEE, of Samoa, enjoys the mu-
nificent royal salary of S2Oa week But then
he has no tailors bills to pay.
THE Pope recently tainted in his chair dur
ing meeting of the COnsistory and his
health is said to be seriously affected
AMELIE RIvEs-CHANLER the author of the
(1Tic ha - nd
Nihilist, have struck up friendship in Paris.
SECRETARY WINDOW is said to work harder
thar any other man in Washington. He is at
his desk day and night and INDUCES in no
known recreation.
GLADSTONE at the age Of eighty is said to
be good for tramp of twenty miles And
why not? At the same age Aaron Burr
could outwalk any youngster in New \ ork
THE monument in honor of Inventor John
Ericsson, for which the sum of S12 900 was
appropriated by the New York State Legis-
lature, is to be set up in Central Park, New
York.
MARSHALL FIELD, the Chicago millionaire
drygoods merchant, employs man at reg
ular salary to that his charities are
worthily bestowed He spends S25, 900
year in charity.
HADJI HAssEIN KHOULI KHAN, Persian
Minister, says that the reason the Shah of
Persia does not extend his present trip to this
rank to receive him.
HON. WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT, ex-Secretary
of War, and Mr.. SigOurneY Butler ex-
Controller of the Currency, have formed a
partnership for the practice of law and will
open office in Boston
AMAsA SPRAGUE, elder brother of
Governor William Sprague, who ha7
cepted an election to the Office of Sheriff of
Kent County, R. Ian Office worth $500 or
s4OO a year-was once the owner Of
$4,000, 600.
MRS. CLEvELAND's mother, Mrs PeTrine
has returned to Buffalo. She and her hus-
band went as far West as Nebraska on their
wedding trip Mr.. Perrine has resumed
his duties as Secretary of the Buffalo Gene
terry Association.
PRESIDENT HARRISON devotes about an
hour day to newspapers. He reads the ed
itOrlal comments cut out for him by Private
Secretary Halford, spends a few moments on
the talegraphic news and always looks over
the baseball 5 sores.
BENJAMIN S1IvELY, Representative in
Congress frC'n the South Bend Qnd.) District,
has had an j. Ceresting career Some years
small newsI ar in South Bend. By politi-
ca cOmprCr Sc he was elected to Congress
for short t m. While in Washington he
lived econo1> :cally, saved large part of his
salary, and hen his term expired went to
Ann ArbOr University, Michigan, to COM
Olete his edI alton. He studied law and hung
out his shin2-a in South Bend. Again, by a
party comp mise, he was elected to Con
gress. He n. rried daughter Of e1-Solicitor-
General Je- 5 recently.
THE Pies mt Hill Society of Shakers. near
High Bridc Ky, is disintegrating. 1t has
been declc in membership very rapidly,
and the So. .IvOrs are now preparing to allot
the lands , the faithful among this peculiar
sect VINO III remain, the social feature
will be a ,nGOned