Evening journal., 1889-01-24
wELL-kNowN PERSONS.

The latest reports about Mr.. John
Bright are not encouraging. He is having
bad nights and does not improve.
Mr. David Sheehy, NJ. p, who was ar
rested at Glasgow on an Irish warrant
for violation Of the Crimes act, was
lodged in Limerick Jail yesterday. Bail
was refused.
The special mission appointed by the
Sultan Of Morocco to convey his congrat-
ulations TO Emperor William upon his
accession to the German throne, has
started for Berlin. The mission carries
valuable presents TO the Emperor.
The Williams College Alumni hold
dinner at the Hotel Brunswick, New
York, on Thursday evening. Among
those named to respond to toasts are ex-
Governor Hoyt Of Pennsylvania, and
Martin J. Townsend of Troy.
King John Of Abyssinia is making
preparations to fight his vassal, King
Menelek Of Shoa. Menelek can put so
600 soldiers in the field armed with guns
and lances, and makes his own gunpow-
ders He will prove a formidable enemy.
Claus SprecSels, the great sugar king,
is in New York. and he has been inter
viewed on the electric sugar swindle. He
said strenuous efforts were made to sell
stock Of the collapsed company in San
Francisco, but that none of the firms
would purchase.
Senator Coke, who has just been re-
elected by the unanimous vote of the
Texas Legislature, is a Virginian by
birth. He went to Texas in 1850, when
.II t.. Z.
removed him from his position as a Judge
Of the State Supreme Court, as IAN i'm
pediment TO reconstruction
The suit Of j. Fairfax Mclaughlin
against the widow Of John Kelly. to re-
cover $2l 900 for literary services as
secretary Of Tammanys late chief, came
up in the Supreme Court Of New York on
Tuesday, on a motion for bill Of partic-
ulars TO show what services Mclaughlin
had rendered which were worth so much.
Judge Patterson reserved his decision.
The Philadelphia Record says: Elec-
trician Edison is expected at his Fort
Myers (Fla.) winter dwelling house soon.
He has had 90-foot stern wheel steamer
built for use on the Caloosa Very likely
he would ehristen her the "Ineandescent
but that there is a suggestion Of burning
IN the word. AT any rate, the biggest
lizard OF the CalOosa may look in wonder
upon the biggest wizard in America.
Lester Wallacks theatrical costumes
are to be sold at auction ON Friday, ant
with them at least two scores of canes, OF
various styles and beauty, which haC
been presented to him, with many swords
pistols, etc But il is the costumes which
will attract most attention and competi
tion, for they carry memories Of triumph
achieved and honors earned by one Of tn
greatest comedians Of the century.
It is related OF Bishop Marley tina
once, when his footman was out of tn
way, he ordered the coachman TO fetcl
some water from the we'll To this tn
coachman objected, that his business wa
to drive. not to run on errands. '.Wel
then, said his master, bring out tn
! coach aud four, set the pitcher inside an
drive TO the well "a service which wa
several times repeated, TO the grea
amusement of the village.
Miss Kate Field, in denying that sh
] was the agent for a California wine con
r pany, as had been asserted. recently es
: planned that she favored the fostering q
home industries, although she had n
personal interest in any one of them A"
have become convinced she added
that the way to check drunkenness is I
substitute light. pure, cheap native wine
at table for the perpendicular drinkip
between meals Of distilled spirits,