The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-08-21
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

GoUT threatens Queen Victoria
DE-. TALMAGE receives $500 lecture.
lola is the best paid novelist in France.
THE King of Sweden has written a play.
Mas. BENJAMIN HARRISON weighs 157
pounds.
GEORGE NJ PULLMAN is said to be worth
$4,000 900.
SIR G. B. AIRY, the noted astronomer d
eighty seven.
THE Earl of Dudley lost $50, 900 at cards in
Paris recently.
PosTMAsTER- GENERAL WANAMAKER's life
is insured for 81, ,000,000.
JOHN G.. WHITTIER, the poet, is roaming
through the White Mountains.
BABY MCKEE, the Presidents grandchild,
tips the beam at nineteen pounds.
TIE King of Italy has been limited by his
physicians to ten cigarettes dsy.
KING KALAKAUA has an annual income Of
$4,000 year, but he is continually hard up.
SENATOR BECK, Of Kentucky, is fond of
hunting, and bags good deal Of gamein the
course of year.
THE Prince Of Wales is one Of the best IN
sormed men in England. He rarely opens a
book, but is always conversing with cul-
t1red people.
KING MENILEK, the new ruler Of Abys-
sinia, is fierce looking man, dark, tall, thin
and active, with piercing black eyes and a
long dark beard.
CHAUNcEY NJ. DEPEw never writes o
speech, but usually spends few moments in
rehecting on his subject, jotting down few
headings in the process.
:. PROFESSOR TODD, of Amherst College, is
to lead the Government expedition to South
western Africa to observe the total eclipse Of
the sun on December %.
IT is proposed in Fremont, Ohio, to estab-
Esh school in honor of the late Mrs. Hayes
wife of e1-President Hayes. The school is to
be given the name Lucy Webb Hayes Semi
nary"
CONGRESSMAN "SUNsET" Cox Is over
sixty years of age, although his wit and vi
vacity keep him young. His hair has be-
come thin and gray, but his eyes are as
bright as ever.
THE Earl Of Fife and the Princess Louise,
who were recently married, ere third cousins,
both being great-great-grandchl OF
George Ill Their wedding presents were
Valued at 81, ,0O0,O 900.
MPREsDENT HARRISON, Secretary of the
Treasury Window and Cardinal Gibbons,
were the most prominent guests ut the recent
dinner given at Deer Park, Md. BY Uni
Ueo NoeooSS SOhesoo4 A$'AS ~ '~SS -
Einia-
THOMAS A. EDISON has sailed for Europe for
the purpose of getting view OF the Paris
Exposition, and of the way in which his var
fous inventions are displayed there. BE is
accompanied by his wife, who is the daugh-
ter of another inventor.
SENATOR EUsT1s, of Louisiana, is 50 fond
OF Washington that he spends most of his
time there during his Congressional vacations
He is to be seen on Pennsylvania avenue,
attireu in flannel, alpaca, straw hat and
Fusset teacher shoes. He is very fond OF
baseball.
PRESIDENT PATTON and eS-President Nc
Gosh, Of Princeton, are to deliver addresses a'
Harrisyille, in Bucks County, Penn, Septem.
ber 5, In commemoration OF the founding Of
the .'Log College" there in 1726, which was thu
beginning Of the educational work OF tn,
Presbyterian Church in this country.
DON JOSE zoRsILLA, who was recently
crowned poet laureate Of Spain, is short
slender old man, seventy-two years Of age
He has q fine head, with white hair brushed
back from the forehead. His eyes are large
and dreamy, and his mouth is handsome
His moustachs and goatee give him military
appearance.
PRESIDENT HARRISON has very peculiar
complexion. Itutterly defeS the efforts ol
the sun to burnt be spent good deal o.
time in the open air at Deer Park ane
paid no attention to shading his lace from th
SUMS rays. In spite of this his complexion
retained its peculiar rallor, and even the en1
y of his nose showed no tinge OF brown.