Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-24
PERSONAL GOSSIP.


Lord G awhile is the finest of story teilers
Ex-Secretary Bayard is accomplished in the
art of self defense
Sir John E Milais spent his vacation this
year chiefly in salmon fishing. In which he is
an expert
Sir Henry Parkes, the premier o: New
South Wales Intends it is said, to Introduce
a bill comforting the suffrage upon women.
The Duke of Connaught now in command
of the English troops at Bombay, will visit
the United States next spring on his way to
England
Premier Crispi, of Italy, sent his check for
thousand francs for the Columbus monument
fund, which the Italians in New York city
are raising
Mr. Edwards. United States consul at Ber
lin, is a queer fellow He is actually charged
by the Germans with being too closely de
voted to his duties
Professor Edward G. Coy, the new prin-
cipal of Phillips Exeter academy, who is
graduate Of Yale college, is over six feet tall.
Of athletic build. and of fine personal appear
ance
1t is reported that the Italian government
will expel Kossuth from Italy on a demand
from Germany, because in an address to the
Hungarians he protested against Premier
Tirzas TRADE against France.
Stuart Robson, the comedian. began his
career as a page in congress He fortu
nate in serving at the time when such men as
Webster, Clay and Calhoun were in congress,
and he has many interesting "reminiscences to
tell of those distinguished p.en.
DR. Schlemann, SAYS an Athens correspon
dent of The Cleveland Leader is infatuated
with old Greece and he wants nothing not
Grecian about hun His servants have Greek
names. and he never changes these though
the men may he different
Father RYAN, of Kalamazoo, Is one OF the
most expert electricians in the United States
In one corner OF his room he has skull so
arranged that il chatters Its teeth when the
prest-scentist slyly touches an electric button
concealed about his desk
Lord Mulgrave, eldest son of the Marquis
of Normandy Is about to visit America He
is man Of strongly religious ideas and has
serious thoughts Of accepting a commission in
the Salvation Army He frequently conducts
missions In the London Sums.
Spurgeon Is a great Bible scholar, and the
Bible to him Is his very existence He never
makes any preparation for sermon. 1t is
his habit to choose some text on Saturday
evening to be used on tine morrow. Thirty
minutes, and no longer he devotes to looking
up references
Mr., Neville, the great London baker, was
offered and refused 81 ,0U, 600 for his business
shortly before his death In early life he
failed and had his accounts settled by the
b
venture had made him rich, he paid all his
old creditors the balance f their claims iii
full with interest.
Col North, the nitrate king" is building
what will he Of the most splendid homes
in England Que OF Its features will be pic
ture gallery hundred feet long by fifty
broad. At one end is lofty vestibule TO be
filed with sculpture, and at the other mar
bic musicians gallery, supported by columns
OF Mexican onyA The walls are nearly forty
feet high
Cardinal Manning is slight, graceful, deli
cate gracious. diguified man Like all inteli-
gent Eng lishinen, he is deeply Interested in
the United States, which he regards as the
future home OF the greatest number of Eng
lish speaking people His home Is plain
brick huu>e, the chief attraction Of which is
a magnificent library, He Is the most alb
stemious Of uien dining on a potato and an
egg
The late privy councillor, Ludwig Won
Moltke, a younger brother of the famous
Pr,issian strategist. was man OF simple and
unobtrusiv- habits, exceedingly kind hearted,
and passionate lover of music His DAYS
were passed in relieving the pcor and scrap
ing on his violin He was at one time dis