The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-27
PERSONS AND THINGS.
News Notes Complied From the "Tinss''
Exchanges.

fOOtman who Is the admiration anu envy Oh
ALL the AnQlo-maniacs In the city. He il
even more gorgeous than Count ARGOS Ia
nous chasseur.
YOUNG ABRAHAM LINCOLN is still very
sick IN Paris, and Minister Lincoln and
Mrs. Lincoln. who are with him. were very
much alarmed about their sons recovery on
Wednesday. He is now considered to have
passed the crisis, however.
INVENTOR Keely looks old. lie Has
changed great deal in appearance during
the last five years, and his hair has turned
white. The effort 10 keep his great secret
has worn upon him. and his face shows deep
lines Of care. lie still maintains confident
air. however, when talking about his motor.
Ir is curious fact that the late Colonel
Goodloe, Of Kentucky. had presentment Of
approaching death. When he was offered
the Russian mission he found that he could
not afford 10 accept the place. lie said at
the time 10 an intimate friend: Il wish 1
could 20. have a feeling that II stay IN
kentucky / won't live year.
SECRETARY PRotToR is making arran @
ments to spend his Christmas holidays n
the South. and viii make an inspection Of
the Mount Vernon barracks, in Alabama.
where Geronimo and his band Of Apache
Indians are now confined. The tribe may
be removed if the Secretary finds the bar
racks unhealthy, as is now alleged.
PROFESSOR ASA GRAY. the greatest
botanist Of our time, had wonderful Keen
ness Of sight and manual dexterity. Until
late in life he delighted to Use these powers
in queer kind Of sport. Crouched on the
floor of his parlOr or study. he would pa
iiently watch for mice and catch them with
the eXpertness Of Grimalkin herself.
EX-MAYOR HEWITT and several OF his
friends have for some years been the OWN
ers Of Plum Island, an island Of about 900
acres in the town Of Freehold. just at the
head Of Long Island sound. ON the island
is "A picturesque light-hOr Sc presided over by
Captain W. ". Welmore, who is eighty
three years old, and probably the oldest
lighthouse keeper in the country.
IL the basement Of the White House Mrs.
Harrison has found two old mahogany cab
ine,s which were used ia the Executive
Mansion when IL was first built. The cabi-
nets are Of Dutch manufacture. and were
imported from England. Mrs. Harrison,
who is "A lover of antique furniture, Is de-
lighted with her discovery, aud will restore
the cabinets 10 their former place IN the
White House parlors.
\ BALTIMORE contemporary remarks that
the record Of SANKEY'S travels TO the Equa-
iorial provinces and ont to the coast OF /an-
zibar fOrcibly reminds one uf the story III
'/enOphOn's Anabasis.' The march OF
the 10000 Greeks 10 CnnaXa. the conspiracy
which ended in the destruction of the oili-
GERS. and their wearsOme march over the
mountains to the Euxine has more than q
score Of similarties in this latest expedition
into the heart Of Africa. More than all.
SANKEY'S letters in their terse brevity read
almost like /enophon.
Thomas \. EDIsON's latest achievement
was to invent light by which pictures may
be seen at night with nearly all the adyan-
tage of daylight. Electric lights have here
tOiore thrown either too brilliant a light.
like the are light. or else too yellow light.
such as the Edison light. Edison secured "a
perfect light for pictures by placing az the
back of the bulbs in his system Of lighting
lead piece covering half of the bulb and
fitting it closely. Inside Of the bulb is "a
coating Of silver. The yellow Of the light
and the silver reflection makes a light that
brings ont all the colors in a picture har-
moniously. II was first used in the illuni-
nation of the "Angelus" in the Barge col
lection.
The Jewish people Of Omaha, says the
Hcr0id of that city, or rather representa-
tive part Of them. met at the synagogue 10
organize a literary society. Rabbi Rose
nau called the meeting 10 order. and stated
that religious Indifference among the jewish
people was becoming more apparent every
dav. and that some means of creating
an interest in religious work must
De devised. lie thought % liz
crary society would. in measure. accom-
plish this, and hoped that all his people
would manifest an interest in the society.
lie named the society the Literary and Con-
gregatonal Entertainment. \ programme
committee of six was chosen. who VIII pre-
pare a series of entertainments.
THE steamer City Of New York. which
sailed from New York yesterday for South
American points. carried among hci pas
sengcr5 VI. +. Lailan and Douglas J.. y.
Browne who represents a wealthy synQi-
cate of British capitalists about % engage
I'm extensive mining operations. They are
accompanied Dy large stan OF assistants.
and "A representative Of the London firm OF
Roihschilds is with them 20 make neccs-
sary financial arrangements. The govern
ment Of Honduras has granted the ,yndi-
cate special privileges which Will facilitate
operations, and it is expected that the ven
ture will return large profits. Extensive
deposits Of gold. silver. lead and copper are
known tO exist in Honduras. and there have
been occasional discoveries reported Ofopals
emeralds, cinnabar and asbestos.
ApIspArcH from sanFrancisco. CAL, an-
nounces that settlement has been reached
betwe N Arthur G.. Williams. who has been
I'm considerable trouble since his arrival in
California and his alleged father, ArtIur1.
GOrham. the Boston banker. whereby VIII
liams receives $iuDO.UOl in bonds. eight
acres Of land in Kansas City and a-half in-
terest in certain iron works at Birmingham.
Ala. Williams. who is now in san Fran
CISCO stated that this was on condition that
he renOunces all claims 90 being Gorham'-
son. Young Williams, or GOrham. often
laughingly refers 10 his escapudss at 10.
Angeles. whore. as the gallant OF Mrs. Pad
ellOrd. the actress Of the COnried Opera
Company. he eat such q figure before be got
into trouble. lie SAWS, however, that be-
N'N0 N'A AihHN 'NfN-i va i-1o aAil-'iN' ~ $50
there again.
THERE is man in New York who makes
il his business 10 disguise persons "whiie
they wait" He can so ehectually change
a mans and a w0man's features that they
may 20 out on the street and among their
friends and acquaintance without any dam
ger of being recognized, unless they speak.
lie can give a man any shaped nose that be-
may fancy. lie can make a c3li0w youth
look like nice old man of three-scOre years
and ten or he can take an old man and in q
very short tlme-less than an hour knock
Oh, apparently, several decades from his
age. lie can transform a pretty young
woman into &c h0mey old one, or with equal
facility he can restore the bloom Of youth 90
the face OF a dame over whose head more
summers than she cares 10 confess to have
passed.
CONSIDERABLE ignorance exists, even
among persons of education, as 10 the
habits Of the salamander. The mere men,
ton Of this harmless little batrachiam re-
calls 10 the minds of most people mystic
ideas with respect 10 fire-eating and fire
inhabitng creatures, which probably
caused many Of the poor little brutes TO be
burnt by experimental philosophers who
should have been far above belief in such
absurdities. The spotted salamander is