The morning news., 1889-04-12
Personal.

MISS MAUD FULLER, the second daughter Of
the CHIEF justice is said to be the wittiest young
woman now in Washington society.
JAY GOULD now weighs just 1Oi pounds, but
there isn't broker on Wall street who will
knowingly get on the other side of the scales
against him.
MuRAr HALsTEAD will be satisfied with moth
ing but gore To a recent interviewer he sol
EMMY said that every republican who voted
against him should be burned in eff1gy at every
cross road.
MINIsTER-To MEXICO RYAN has a smooth face,
bald head, large nose, strong mouth and
wit as keen as Damascus blade His eyes are
small and twinkling and his general makeup
that of an alert and energetic man.
WILLIAM FRYsINGER, the welknoYn rag car
pet manufacturer, uses 200 bales of rags in q
year. He is q warm personal friend of ex-Gov.
Pattison. Both are fond of hunting ana fish
ing, and make good pair of sportsmen.
TIE many improvements which the Duke
Of Marlborough is making with his wife's
money at Benheim castle, do not seem to have
exhausted her purse. she has Just loaned
$780, 900 to New York real estate dealer for
period of four years.
A Representative IN CONGRESS from the west
has received the following letter from con
stituent: Deer Bill, iwant the post offs and
want it - quick. We nocked the DiInmys
here in this tounship by % increased majority
and done it. Yours in hurry Jed K Daw
SON" And now the congressman is wondering
how Dawson happened to spell increased"
correctly.
ROBERT LINCOLN has grown stout of late and
ne looks much older than when he was Secre-
tary Of War He is extremely fastidious about
his attire and looks more like New York man
OF leisure than Chicago lawyer. He is pleased
at his appointment, but regrets the financial
sacrifice he must make TO accept it. He has
very profitable law business which he must now
throw into other hands-and pockets
A CORRESPONDENT of the Boston Journal, who
visited Harriet Beecher Stowe recently, found
the distinguished authoress quite feeble. Speak.
dream. My work is done and am enjoying the
luxury of perfect rest aud freedom. l can't re-
member what read nowadays. My mind is a
blank. But | am resolved into love. | love
everybody, even the dirtiest beggar upon the
street"
For MANY YEARS the Hon. George Skene Duff
who has Just died at Bournemouth, had been a
familiar figure at that seaside resort. Mr.. Duff
was man OF kindly disposition and had several
notable peculiarities. One Of them was that he
would not consent to wear any cloth save that
manufactured in Scotland. He was also great
room specially set aside for their storage Its
temperature was kept always even, and he
would treat the precious weeds with all the ten
derness OF bon vivant toward his favorite
wines, Mr.. Dun, who was uncle OF the Earl OF
Fife, was a great walker, and nearly always
| carried one of those long crook-handlod sticks
peculiar TO the Highlanders.
The MAN who looks like Booth" was in New
York the other day simultaneously with his
great exemplar says the World. He is Sena-
tor John w. Daniel of Virginia, of whom his
enemies have asserted that his startling-for IL
is neutrality-suspicious. to the tragedian was
much OF his public stock in trade. People in
| the Astor house rotunda yesterday would STOP
| look at Daniel a moment and say TO themselves
where have seen that faceG" They were
thinking Of the Booth Autographs in the shop
windows. There was the same dark, wavy
| hairl brushed back from . high, ell.molded
| forehead, the slightly aquiline nose, with its
| full sensitive nostriis. the compressed lips the
| pale, sa 1. weary look in the dark eyes. Sena
| tor Daniels complexion is so sallow as of itself
| to attract attention TO his personality He is
one of the younger senators, being in his 45th
| year. He walks with a cane on account of
wounds received during the war, and has at
! times, especially during an arduous political
campaign, found crutches necessary to carry
| him safely through. Senator Daniel Is one OF
the few survivors OF the old-tme school OF ora
| tors OF tue sink or swim. live or die, survive
or pedsI" style. He has powerful and i'm
! pressive delivery.