Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-09-05

George Bancroft is one of the few Iiv-
ing Americans vino knew both Goethe
and Lord Byron.
James Berry, the English hangman,
wants 20 come TO America TO dispose of
all our convicted murderers at S25OO a
head.
Jay Gould keeps a private detective
near him. and is rarely seen save in com
pany with one or more members OF his
family.
Alexander Dumas the younger is
seyenty-siX years old He began writing
NJ seventeen, and at tweutv-six pro-
duced the famous "'Damo aux Ca
melias. -
Congressman Randall is yet suffering
from his recent rheumatic attack, but is
steadily improving. He has not been
outside his house for ten days. His gen.
eral health continues better.
Justice Field is small man, owing 70
his short legs His front is impressive
dis forehead is high, running back into
polished badness; his remaining hair is
bushy and silvery, and his beard q ven
cradle white. He has Harrison s COM
pleXion now. He is very dignihed man
by nature.
AS girl Mrs. Maybrick spent q good
deal of time in New York with her moth
er. They generally stayed at the New
York hotel. In those days the con-
demned woman was 4 handsome, light
hearted maiden who fascinated all who
met her Her former friends can hardly
realize that she is now the central figure
il a dark tragedy.
Judge David =. Terry was born on the
Red river, Todd county, Ky, only three
miles from the place where Jefferson
Davis first saw the light. In a space FIVE
miles square were born Jefferson Davis,
Roger Q. Mills, James PeudIetou, IA
nous leader OF the Baptist church; eX-
Governor Bradley of one of the terri
tories; Judge David s. Terry and Add
son Cammack, the great bear operator
of New York City.
ElmiTa has a peculiar case of love and
marriage between a school principal and
one of her former pupils. Miss Hannah
Rhodes was foTLy-live years Old when she
approached the matrimonial altar She
had been teacher in the public schools
of this city before her husband, Thomas
+. Connolly, was born. He is about
twenty-five years Old, and when a young
steT he not mfreQuentIy felt the effects Of
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present spouse.
John l. Blair, the New Jersey rail-
road king, who recently, testified in
legal proceeding that he was worth from
forty 70 sixty million dollars, says that
ne LAID the foundation of mis- fortune by
trapping when boy. 1t was in 1909,
while living on the homestead farm near
BIaiTstOwn, that the spirit of money get
ting took possession of him, that he be-
gan trapping for rabbits. He caught
them by the dozen. The local market
being dull, he walked to EastOn, Pa.
twenty miles away, and, after dickeTing
with the various merchants, sold lot of
skins for 81. This was the first money he
ever owned, and Mr.. Blair declares he |
then felt richer than he ever has since,
despite his wealth.
f. W. Halford, private secretary of !
President Harrison, is furious over the
use OF his daughters picture by certain
cigarette manufacturers, and the |
statement that he viii sue the
manufacturers is believed Miss Hal |
ford s picture is one that naturally
would be desirable. She is an attractive
young lady, in the bud of womanhood, |
having just reached her nineteenth year |
She has her fathers clearly defined fea- |
lures, with an amiable and pleasing ex- |
preston of face, and is something of a !
blonde though not Of pronounced type. t
Her hair Is of just the faintest fair shade, |
ana her eyes are blush gray. She is /
bright and yivacious, and as the only |
child has been the idOlized pet of her |
father.