Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-06-27
PERSONAL GOSSIP

twenty-five yeats asu-
Hon Duncan Giliies. premier Of Vic
toria. Australia. earaed his first money
breaking stones
Robert Lincoln. United States minis
ter, has been received with the greatest
cordiality in England.
Gen Eli H. Murray. formerly of The
Louisville Commercial. has become Ell,
itor of The San Diego Union
Walt Whitman SANS that the greatest
pleasure Of has Old age has been In repe-
rtlsing novels Of Charles Dickens.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie admits that he
is at work upon his memoirs. but adds
that they will never be published while
he Is alive.
David Dudley Field, at 30 wears off age,
is a good sleeper. strong walker, hearty
eater. vivacious talker and persistent
smoker.
DR.. II. Il. Furness. the Shakespearean
scholar, has left his Philadelphia house
ami gone to ''Juliet's Bower. Waiting
ford. for the summer.
The only casual indications that Mr.
Gladstone has entered his eightieth year
are an increasing deafness and a slight
huskinvss in his voice
Senator Edmunds, born student and
bred a scholar. looks much more like the
general storekeeI+r, 80 striking are the
apparent contradictions OF this world
Sir Conrad Reeves the chief justice Of
Barbadoes, is of slave descent on his
mothers side, and is the first mulatto
who has received the honor OF knight
hood
James Russell Lowell is occupy ing his
old London quarters in Ralnor place.
and the rumors that tie intends soon 10
marry noted English woman are re
peated.
Mr.. Bayard is tall and slender with
gray hair. clean shaven face. and a pleas.
ant mouth, adorned with superb teeth
His manners are courteous in the high
est degree, diSuiticd yet airahle
Bryce Williams. one of the few surviv-
ors OF Waterloo, died recently in Perth
He piped to the Seventy ninth Highland.
ers on the field and also took part in the
entry Of the victorious British army into
Paris.
In the painting Of him, recently pre-
sented to the Boston medical library,
DIR. Oliver Wendell Holmes is repre-
sented sitting in an arm chair at desk
writing. 1t is said to be an excellent
likeness
George W Winans. state superintend-
ent of the public schools of Kansas.
twenty-one years ago worked as IA com
mon iaborer in excavating for the foun-
dation of the building in which he now
holds an honorable office.
President Carnot has a particularly
luxurious train in which he travels from
one end of France to the other 1t con
sists of five carriages, all furnished with
the greatest elegance, and each costing
on an average So 400 francs
Mr.. Charles Parsons, who has been for
more than a quarter of a century the art
superintendent of Messrs Harpers pub
hcations has, at his own desire. retired
from the active duties of that office, while
still retaining his connection with the
house
Gen. Lew Wallace, of Indiana, is now
in the SD year Of his age, retains his
soldierly figure and is not unable To stride
inmiitary style. He fought in the Mexi-
can war before he was 20 wears of age.
but he wakes eloquent only when he
speaks of the operations in which he took
part during cur civil conflict
Tho linn Of 10. t.....,, 49,.
templating abdication for some time.
much pressure in that direction coming
from Berlin The y"ung emperor thinks
that vigorous men should occupy the
sub-German thrones and he is as tired
of the semi -imbecilc attitude of the Wur-
temberg monarch Is he is of the utter
idiocy Of the Bavarian king
Henry E. Abbey is said to have guaran-
teed TamaGno, the tenor 100000 for
forty-eight performances in the United
States ana Mexico lie is to sing on
alternate nights with Patti The figures
may be exaggerated but Tamagno is I'M
doubleday the highest priced tenor of the
day. He Is at present The foremost Ital-
ian singer in the heroic roles
hlnS illlnbert Is something of a Wit.
His hair grew white almost Of sudden
three years ago He is great smoker
and fruit eater; hardly touches meat and
drinks nothing but little weak claret
and water Coffee and tea are forbidden
beverages to him. as they excite his
nerves. When out shooting or maneuvcr-
ing with troops he seems To live mostly
on bread. apples and oranges
George Law, of New York. who spends
so much money in making presents to
his friends is not only president Of two
city surface railroads, but Of the East
River Ferry company as we'll Business
and hard work are among his chief de
lights. He is "A good gymnast. about -
years old. hale and hearty, and can turn
handspring with any of the youngsters
even now Mr.. Law is believed To- be
worth Sl0,000.000