The morning news., 1889-04-24
PERSONAL.

Mrs. MARGARET Fox KANE, one of the origi.
nators of the Rochester RappIngs," " says She
would rather die OF starvation than to be forced
again to carry the loathsome title of spirit
medium.
QUEEN VICTORIA will attain the age of three
score and ten May "A. The state banquets In
honor OF the event will not be given until next
day. She has been enjoying unusually good
health lately.
Rev. PHILLIPS BROOKS is still catching it for
having pronounced against prohibition The
Rev. j. Howard Smith, in the amen tnlent tails
sinners, and that his utterances ARE applauded
in the ante-chambers of hell
AT THE last annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the New York Central railroad, A. j.
Drexel voted the largest block Of stock ever in
trusted TO one man. IL TepreS -nted in round
numbers trife over $50 000,0JO, much of it
being the holdings Of English stockholders
ARTIST TRwGN of New York has just painted a
portrait of Roscoe ConkliuR as he appeared a
few days before his death, which is said to he
the finest likeness of him in exiStenca. IL was
painted largely from memory, and reproduces
the expression of the mouth and eyes with ex-
actnesS and effect
THE WIFE of Congressman Mckinley OF Ohio
is slowly recovering from her long and severe
Illness At one time it was believed that she
would die. but her ailment took a favorable
turn. Mr. McKinley's devotion to her has
meantime b Q SO tender to become the
SUBJECT OF vi .espread comment at the capital
IT Is TOLD of the present czarowitz that one
day, reading Tie Lady of the Lake, he came
TO the line Long live the Commons king,
King James" and exclaimed with sparkling
eyes. Yes, the king of the commoa people,
That is the only kind OF King Iat would care
TO be- His father used to make such remarks,
too, before he came to tue throne; not since.
IRA TRIPP, a millionaire ccal operator of
Scranton, Pa, who is now 80 was an inveterate
smoker till he was 90, when ne was told by his
physician that he must quit the habit or die
lie has not had a cigar or a pipe between hi 3
smoke by inhaling il from cigars smoked Oy
others. He finally resolved TO hire a man to
accompany him wherever he went, the mans
only duty being to smoke choice cigar as
often as one was furnished him. and to blow
the smoke in his employers face. His present
s oker is a coored man, VINO has been with
him for several years.
The late Duke OF Buckingham, says the Lon
don Life, once related that when he Joined the
London and Northwestern railway directorate
on the day OF the first meeting after the election
he went 70 EuStou square TO attend il. He was
too early and on asking porter who was hang
ipg about where tn directors room was he.
was told that he had come TOO soon, aud went
away. On returning some little time later he
again found the same man, who gave him the
same Information. After longer interval the
duke again came across his friend, whom he
questioned as to whether the directors we're not
sitting. The man very much irritated at being
SO often Accosted. locked at him and said:
There's no use you coming about place here
you ar'n't big enough"
NJ. QuEsNAY DE BEAuREPAiRE, the new French
procureur general is shrewd Norman, is "A
telling orator, and has had some success as 4
novelist under the nom de plume Of Jules do
GouvCt Sincs he has been procurator Of the
republic he has brought out three novels. He
IS 42 years old, ambitious and active Luck has
favored him much, as he has been called upoa
TO prosecute in the sensational Champi and
Louise Michel tr oils. He entered the profession
In 1856 and in 1870 he entered corps OF Mobiles
as volunteer. After that war he tried 70 enter
the assembly first as a conservative, then as a
republican, falling. however. Ia both his
attempts He returned to the bar, and was
rapidly advanced. His greatest adversary in
tue law courts has been VI. Laguerre, with
whom he vas near lighting duel.