The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1889-11-12
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Carnegie will spend S1.50,0OO on his public
library az Pittsburg.
Chauncey NJ. Depew carries life insurance
amounting to S500,0OO
Ex-Queen Isabella Of Spain recently won
10000 francs on horse race.
Historian Bancroft says that he feels as
well as h id sixty years ago
Edison is a theosophst and mas grown
heshy and his hair Is whitening
The Hon. Hannibal Hamlin has done a
great Iot or partridge shooting this year.
Jay Gould holds $40, 400 900 of the $50, 900,
600 Of capital stock Of the Western Union.
James Russell Lowell says that he is going
to spend the remainder Of his life in America
Herman Schurig, the German sculptor,
has come to the United States to make bust
Of Edison.
Friedrich Spielhagen, the most popular
German novelist, recently celebrated his 10th
birthday
Vice President Morton will receive a rental
Of $50, OUU year for his new apartment house
IN Washington.
Oscar 5. Strauss, ex-nlinlster TO Turkey
makes hobby OF collecting and studying
DOCKS on American history.
1t cost Andrew Carnegie about $4,000, to
allow his men 10 attend Superintendent Jones
funeral by shutting down one day.
Edwin Everett Hale says that when he was
In college he and his chum took the first
iaguerreotype ever made In Boston.
NJ. Nantet reached the Paris exposition
after a seven days journey from Brussels in
phaeton drawn by pair of dogs.
Brayton Ives, of Wall street, has perhaps
;he finest and most valuable collection of old
manuscripts, missals and rare books in the
United States
Robert j. Burdette, the professional humor
list, has been acting as pastor Of the Lower
Merton Baptist church, Philadelphia, during
the last summer
DR.. Talmage estimates the net loss to his
church from The recent fire at about $3S 900
The total insurance on the building and con-
tents was Sl29,4 $50.
Mr.. Gladstone has found Il rival in Cardinal
Manning, who since the London dock strike,
has been called by his admirers The grand
est Old man Of our times"
Edwin Booth is an enthusiastic whist
player. He plays scientifically, and nothing
pleases him more Khan to have good rubber
with three other good players.
The late Wilkio Collin, never passed day
without taxing up one Of the Waycrly nov
els lie had very warm admratiO ION for the
genius Of the elder Dumas and OF Balzac, but
especially the former
Marshal Won Moltke is one Of the most
venerable veterans living in double sense
He began his practical military studies when
a boy OF L. years, and on the Goth of Novem-
Der he entered upon the Goth year OF his age.
Gen. Grenfell, the hero of the last Egyp-
tian campaign, was given glorious recep-
ton at the hands of his fellow townsmen of
Swansea, i'll Wales, recently, on his return
to his native city The freedom of the city
was presented to him with imposing ceremo-
MES.
Gen. Boulanger has been compelled to con-
fine his diet 10 fruit and cereals. He is al
lowed to drink milk but is vigorously denied
wine His complexion is very pale and he
looks far from we'll He is now obliged to
pay more attention to his own constitution
than TO that Of France.
Professor Todd, of Amherst, who has
charge Of the expedition to ST. Paul de Loan
da, on the west coast of Africa, TO view the
eclipse, has planned "a system Of pneumatic
valves, to be operated by electricity, by
which the photographic apparatus may be
operated automatically during the period Of
total eclipse
Sir Frederick Young, VINO Is over 70 years
of age, has returned to London after re-
markable journey During his sojourn in
South Africa he has visited the Katiirs in
their kraals, passed a fortnight III the bush
without entering house, interviewed Mr..
Paul Kruger, completely traversed the
Transvaai and Travelled altogether just 49,
600 miles.