The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-06-26
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

THE King of Italy is total abstainer.
WANAMAKER'S first salary was Sl.25 a
week.
The Russian Gear is in constant fear of
death.
QUEEN VICTORIA has reigned fifty-two
years.
UNITED STATES MINISTER EGAN has sailed
for Chill.
THE Hotchkiss gun-maker left a fortune Of
S12, 000, 900
WALT WHITMAN, the poet, has attained
the age Of seventy.
WHILE Prince Bismarck was at college he
fought twenty-eight duels.
JOIN BR1GHrs first public speaking was
for the cause of temperance.
Rosa BoNHEUR still vigorously wields the
brush at nearly seventy years
MINISTER LINCOLN was given special
train from Liverpool to London.
SENATOR ALLISON is soon to be married to
8 charming young lady Of Washington.
WHrTELAw REID, our Minister to France,
began life as newspaper correspondent at
five dollars week.
SECRETARY NosLE has accepted the resig-
nation of Indian Commissioner Oberly, to
take effect on July1.
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
1000 for a trip to Europe.
KING TAMASEE, of Samoa, enjoys the mu-
nifcent royal salary of 20a week. But then
he has no tailor's bills to pay.
The Pope recently tainted in his chair dur;
ing nesting Of the Consistory, and his.
health is said to be seriously affected.
AMEL1E RIvEs-CEASLER, the author of thel
"Quick or the Dead and Louise Michel, thej
Nihilist, have seruck up friendship in Paris
SECRETARY WINDOW is said to work harder,
than any other man in Washington. He is at,
his desk day and night and indulges 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 York.
The monument in honor of Inventor John
Ericsson, for which the sum of $12, coo 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 see that his charities are
worthily bestowed. He spends S25, 600 a
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
country is that there is no one here of equal
rank to receive him.
of War, and Mr.. Sigourney Butler, e1-
Controller of the Currency, have formed a
partnership for the practice Of law, and will
open an office in Boston
AMAsA SPRAGUE. elder brother of ex-
Governor William Sprague, who has ac-
cepted an election to the Office Of Sheriff Of
Kent County. R. Ian Office worth $500 or
s40O year-was once the owner of
s10000,0 0C9.
Mrs. CLEvELANp's mother, Mrs. Perrine,
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
Secretary Halford, spends few moments on
the telegraphic news and always looks over
the baseball scores.
BENJAMIN SHIvELY, Representative in
Congress from the South Bend Qnd.) District,
has had an interesting career. Some years
ago, when very young he was editor of a
small newspaper in South Bend. By politi-
cal compromise he was elected to Congress
for a short term While in Washington he
lived economically, saved large part of his
salary, and when his term expired went to
Ann Arbor University, Michigan, to COM
plete his education. He studied law and hung
out his shingle in South Bend. Again. by a
party compromise, he was elected to Con-
gresS He married daughter of e1-Solicitor-
General jerks recently.