Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-07-27
PERSONAL AND lMPERSON

Count Won Moltke has at his hc
one of the finest flower gardens int
world, His favorite flower is the 70,
Mrs. Sarah Barnett, OF Lafayoti
Va, took to her bed forty years a.
and has not left it since. Her app
tite is good, as well as her genera
health, but she suffers from an injury
of the spine.
Abraham Lincoln was the tallcst
President of the United States-viz., 6
feet inches; Martin Van Buren, was
barely ) feet inches. Benjamiu
Harrison is shorter still, his height
being 5 feet inches.
The mother of Clara Louisa Kel-
logg Strakosh, who always appears in
a box when her daughter MARBLES on
the stage, is nearly as youthful in her
face and ways as she was at the time
of the birth OF the cantatrice, forty-six
years ago.
1t is said that NJ, Gounod, the COM
poser, who is nun OF intense re
ligious convictions, once spent an hour
upon his knees praying for the conver-
sion of Sarah Bernhardt, in that lady's
presence. Sarah's response was short
but not very sweet, and at last she
had to turn him out OF her house.
Louis McMurray, the first man to
successfully can oysters and the owner
Of the largest corn canning factory in
the world died recently at Frederick
City, Md. He began business in 1851
in a modest way and before his death
employed mere than 1000 hands in
single establishment. He left behind
large fortune.
--EX-Justlce Strong is often referred
TO as the most sensible man in Wash
ington. He served ten years on the
Supreme Bench and then retired on
full pay. In 1880 he resigned, and
has since lived quietly in Washington,
lecturing occa sionally, and performing
faithfully the one duty that the law
requires OF him. Whenever the Su-
preme Court is required to take part
in any public ceremony Judge Strong
puts on his robe and walks with them
in the procession. In consideration OF
this and his past services he receives
$4,000 annually from Uncle Sans
treasury.
Miss Kate H. Pierson, of Rich
mond, Mass, who died recently aged
ninety-two, was one Of the best known
residents of Berkshire County Her
father, Captain Nathan Picrson, left
her han Isomo fortune, which she
increased by Investment. Samuel j.
Tilden was her legal adviser. Sho
was generous, and used her money
wisely. One OF her protegc5 was
Frederick Bridgman, the artist and
she had on her walls many OF his first
paintings. 1t is said that she was en-
gagged to be married when young
woman, but the match was broken off
and she remained single the rest of
ncr long lie.
1t is said OF the late Leonard II.
SWEET. of Chicago, that he strongly
resembled Abraham Lincoln, his old
and intimate friend, in feature and
manner ilGu5H9g He n2ggqatei&l ei&loNA NAr and d"3s11 per-
formed a like service for Judge
Gresham at the last Republican Ma
tional convention in Chicago. He was
born and educated in Maine, but drift
ed to Indiana in 1916. Then he went
to the Mexican war, and when he was
discharged, on account of illness, set
tied in Bloomington, ILL.,, and began
the law practice, which aftcrward
brought him into intimate association
with Mr. Lincoln. Mr.. SWEET was
married twice, the last time, about
two years ago, to his private secre-
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