Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1890-05-31
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

JOHN MAcGREGoR, of Brooklyn, owns the
elaymore carried by Rob Roy.
DR.. C. X. MARSHALL, Christian China
man, in native cnstume, is preaching in
Georgia.
JAMES BERRY, ESQ, public executioner
in England, has written his "reminiscences
under the fascinating title, Men and Women
Have Executed
HENRY NJ. STANLEY is not likely to re
nounce his American citizenship to receive
English honcrs at present as in doing so he
would forfeit the copyright of his book.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD will head the dele
CATION of the American Peace Society to the
Universal Peace Congress that will open at
Westminster Hall, in London, on July IL
JAY GoULD's daily income has been estim-
| ated recently at STAG, Cornelius yanderbilt's
at 1929, John y. Rockefellers at $ls,7l5
| ann. William Waldorf Astor's at S23, 593.
Miss JOSEPHINE SIMON, the young singer
adopted by MIR. and Mrs. Gladstone as pro-
tege, is an Oakland (Cal,) girl. The glorious
climate is said to be reflected in her voice.
JOHN RUsKIN is a veritable sensitive
plant" in regard to weather influences On a
bright clear day he is buoyant and elastic,
but on dull, wet day he is moody and mis-
anthropie.
GEORGE BANCROFT, who was Secretary of
the Navy for year and half in the admin
istration Of President Polk, is the oldest ex-
Cabinet officer, both IL age and date of SER
vice, now living.
RECORDER SMYTH, the terror of New York
evil-doers is -feathered, clean-shaven
man of rather sinister expression, with gray
fringe of chin-w hiskers and suffers his back
hair to turn over on his collar.
THE principal wife of the Shah, who is un.
dergoing treatment in Vienna for disease of
the eye, has been unable to get we'll, owing to
the fact that she is attended by four ladies,
three gentlemen, a boy physician and four
cunuchs.
REPRESENTATIVES, SHERMAN. OF New York,
who expected to make a name for himself in
Congress, is "a years old and in appearance is
typical countryman. His voice is squeaky,
his figure short and fat and his face round
and chubby. His great redeeming feature,
however is his brains.
PRINCE FERDINAND, of Bulgaria, has the
reputation of being one of the greatest gour-
mands of Europe. His favorite dish is pie
of linnets, and when dish is to be served he
has it brought to him alive for his inspection
before it is sent to the kitchen.
THE Princess of Battenberg has managed to
bring about INSTRUMENTATION between the
Queen and her son Prince Alexander, who
fell into the deepest disgrace at the English
court when he Tilted Princess Victoria of
Prussia in order to contract morganatic mar.
riage.
GEORGE w. CABLE, the well-known author,
is slim-built, somewhat awkward looking
man of middle height with dark, beetling
brows and high forehead surmounted by
shock of rich black hair, and wears full
beard slightly sprinkled with gray. He is
rising five and forty.
JOHN PALMER the greatest stamp collee-
tor in the world, lives over a dingy little shop
in the Strand, London. He is the arbiter in
the stamp collecting creed, and is notorious as
the Nemesis of the forger, having over mil
lion forged stamps in his possession.
THE Czarewitch has definitely decided to
make a voyage around the world. He will be
accompanied by his brother, the Grand Duke
George, and will make the voyage in the Orel,
which will be accompanied by two other men
of-war. On his return the Czarewitch will
land at Vladiyostock, and will :eturn by land
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