Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-03
PERSONAL PARTICULARS.

P. T. BARNUM is a very fervent Univer-
salist.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX uses the Indian
| clubs or dumb bells every day for half An
hour.
MRS CLEVELAND has abJured the bang, a.
well as the hustle, and brushes her hair
straight up from the forehead.
REV. j. J. O'CARRoLL, Jesuit priest who
lately died in England, was the master Of
fourteen languages, and could speak about
twenty more.
COLONEL ROBERT g. INGERsoLL has the
reputation of giving more money yearly to
walters, porters and bell-boys than any
other man in the United States.
In the matter of linguistic accomplish
ments Colonel Fred Grant is well qualified
to hold his own at the court Of Vienna. He
speaks French and German fuently.
GENERAL TRACY, the new Secretary Of
the Navy, was, to large extent, the creator
of our internal revenue system, which has
been copied by many foreign countries.
JOHN BRIGHT was an inveterate smoker
and he left fine collection of pipes. He
was also fond Of the game of billiards, the
intricacies of which he had well mastered.
LIE late cdLutS lOOU, Ol SdlllOruld. II
said to have spent 5000 600 on his San
Francisco home The bronze fence about
the grounds cost 100000, and the bronze
gates about as much more.
DR.. NATHAN HAzEN, Of Marshall, H., Is
believed to be the sole survivor of the battle
of Lake Erie, fought September 10, 1913. He
served on Perry's flagship at the age of
fourteen, and is now ninety years old.
~ a.
of the late William T Garner of Pough-
keepsie, expends $4,000 a year for dresses
alone When her father was drowned in
his yacht Mohawk few years ago he left
her fortune of $40. 900.
Mr.. BACHELLER. the new Assistant Secre-
tary of the Treasury. has at Saratoga what
is called "the house with patent on it."
II is of queer, ram bling design, and the
plans are copyrighted and the arrangement
patented, so that no one can build another
like it.
Mrs. JAMES G. BLAINE has never had but
one photograph taken, and that was in a
group when she and Mr. Blaine were on
their coaching trip in Scotland. Members
Of the family have repeatedly besought her
to sit for a photograph, but she has always
steadfastly refused.
lEE seventeen anniversary OF the enlry OF
Count Won Moltke intothe German army was
celebrated recently. All the royal families
Of the Empire sent messages Of congratula-
ton and presents to the Count Emperor
William gave q bronze bust of himself and
the Empress statuette Of William l.
". j. ARxELL, the editor Of Judge, is the
son OF wealthy Engishman who makes
paper bags at Canajoharie. In bis infancy
young Arbell was severely burned about the
head by a kerosene explosion. The doctor.
patched up his face with grated skin so
that it answers for ordinary business pur-
poses, but II VIII never be classed as orna-
mental
Mrs. ''SToSEwALL' JACKSON. to whom
President Harrison is reported to have Of
fered the post-ofice at Richmond. Va, is a
modest black-eyed, and dark-haire little
matron, rather inclined to portliness, and
decidedly adverse to notoriety. Mrs. Jack
son Is something over Fifty years of age
now. She was ''Stonewall's' second wife,
and their only child, Julia jackson, was for
several years belle at the fashionable