Wichita eagle., 1889-07-23
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

| chicago Will be pleased to learn that BrOWn-
| ing derives an income Of s., 900 from his lit
erary work.
| The Earl of Zetland, the new viceroy of
| Ireland, enjoys an income, salary included, Of
about s37500o year.
! The Pew. Drs. Phillips Brooks, of Boston,
| and William McVickar, Of Philadelphia, are
travelling together in California
Lord Charles Beresford is about to resign
his seat in parliament and take command of
one of the large English battle ships
| Miss c. W. Bruce, of New York, has given
! $4,000 to Harvard university for a photo
graphic telescope to be used in the observa-
tory.
D. K. Pearson, the Chicago millionaire,
has, during the last few years, given away
nearly $4,000 to educational institutions in
the west
| People with theories about hands, eyes or
noses can deduce their own conclusions from
the fact that Gen. Boulanger's ears stand out
at an angle of IS degrees.
! Robert Louis Stevenson's mother, who was
with her son in the South seas, reports HIM
as in greatly improved health and about
starting on another years cruise.
! Simon Cameron, in recently speaking of
his son, the present senator, said: Eyes, Don
had many advantages, but l had one which
overbalanced them all-poverty."
| Walt Whitman writes to friend in New
| York: 81 am easier and rather better these
days, and am wheeled out in strong willow
chair every day. But am bad old wreck"
In a recent letter Professor F. Max Muller
states that hardly month passes that he
! does not receive some new proposal for uni
versal language He says they are all more
or less ingenious.
| Professor T. II. Huxley says that he has
never entirely recovered from the effect of a
blood poisoning contracted during his first
|. post-mortem examination, performed when
he was less than IA years of age.
| Sir Edward Baines, Of Leeds, is probably
the senior European journalist He repre-
sented his fathers paper at the "Peterloo
massacre" in 1919, and is probably the oldest
survivor of that scene He is now more than
80 years old.
Cardinal Newman's health has considerably
Improved and he has returned from Malvern
to Birmingham. His mind is as clear and
vigorous as ever, but his eyes have become
somewhat weakened and he uses his hands
with great difficulty.
The Hon. John 1. Blair, the millionaire rail-
road owner, publishes card in his official
paper stating that he will henceforth treat
with silent refusal all appeals made to him
by letter for gifts or contributions to public
OF private charities.
''Bagdad" Leyland, who is to marry Miss
Chamberlain, the famous American beauty,
got his queer name from dragging" Lis IA
Their in the hunting field in Leicestershire.
He mistook the paternal legs for hare and
filed them with shot.
The Duke of Portland has decided to devote
all his past and future winnings on the turf
to the erection and endowment of almshouses
for poor people at Welbeck; the scheme was
originated and suggested by the duchess, who
has it much at heart.
George KEENAN,, the noted Siberian trav
eler will pass the summer at Cape Breton,
n S. His wife will be all the company he
DESIRES and much of his time viii be devoted
TO editing large amount of matter not yet
published relative to his Siberian journey.
The death of ex-senator Simon Cameron,
of Pennsylvania, leaves James W. Bradbury
of Maine, Alpheus Fetch of Michigan, and
United States senators now living, all three
of whom entered the senate in December,
1S47
The belief that Henry NJ Stanley will re-
turn from Africa in September has led an
English lecture manager to book dates for
the explorer in most of the English cities
Mr.. Stanley, if he gets back, can make from
500 to $500 night by the recital Of his adj
ventures.
David A. Wells, who is rsckoned a learned
an and has Just been LII. d. d by Harvard,
vs. that he would despair of getting into
college nowadays were he required TO pass
the examinations that young men are called
upon to pass before they receive their en-
trance papers.
At dinner party given to the emperor
and empress of Germany lately the hostess,
Countess of Waldersee, formerly Miss Mary
Lee, of New York, performed the difficult
feat of walking backward the whole length
of high staircase, managing her train with
great dexterity.
Marshal MacMahon's main employment at
present is the completion of the memoirs he
is putting together for the Information OF his
children 1t is said to be a very frank state
ment. Tor the QownI1Snp sOtuier niS feahy
nothing to conceal One OF the main feat
ures of his character has always been his
straightforwardnesS
Alexander Graham Bell is going to enjoy
his summer in house boat IN and near Nova
Scotia A Baltimore boat builder has built
for him the most singular looking craft that
has ever been put afioat. 1t is an immense
catamaran, housed over with a cottage that
contains double parlors, dining room, billiard
room and spacious sleeping apartments,
besides kitchen, bathrooms and servants
quarters.
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