Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-11-07
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Justice Bradley or the United States nu-
preme court, amuses himself making al
MANAGES.
The Marquis OF Drogheda is 6 feet
inches in his stockings. He is the biggest
English peer.
Commodore Francis NJ. Ramsey, United
States navy, is very fine looking man.
He is noted for his austerity. GOODNESS and
haughtiness.
Marshal Canrobert is one Of the oldest,
as he is probably the most popular, Of the
soldiers of France. He is now 80 and is
still in vigorous health.
Charles d. Young. a Denver boy of 49,
has recently built the smallest coal burn
ing locomotive in existence 1t is about
five feet long and weighs 235 pounds.
F. A. Dewey. of Cambridge, Mich, is un-
doubtedly the Oldest stage driver and mail
contractor in the state He is so, and drove
stage out of Detroit sixty years ago.
Capt. James Bend, who saved the lives
Of 29S persons wrecked off Long Beach on
the ship State of Georgia, in December,
1852, still lives at the age of 90 near Beach
Haven, n. J,
DR.. Norvin Green, the head of the West
ern Union Telegraph company, is Ken
tuckian of giant frame, nearly 70 years OF
age. lie was practising physician in the
early days of his career.
Frank A. Hosmer, of Great Darlington,
Mass. has been elected president of Oahu
college, Honolulu He is an Amherst
graduate, and lately has done editorial
work for The Berkshire Courier.
DIR. Allan McI.ane Hamilton openly
avows his belief that carbonic acid gas in
troduced secretly by concealed pipes intoa
iethal chamber would furnish the ideal of
civilized determination for murderers.
Professor Albert B. Prescott, of Ann
Arbor, president elect Of the American AS
ISOLATION for the Advancement of Science,
is the first representative of chemistry hon
ored by such an appointment since 1872
Mr.. Sims Reeves, the famous English
tenor. is Gs years old. and still a charming
singer He lives with his wfcand "a daugh-
ter in quiet country home in the suburbs
Of London. not far from the Crystal palace
Senator Jones, of Nevada, is one of the
best story tellers in congress. His fund OF
stories seems to be inexhaustible, and it
has become one of the traditions of the
senate that he has a new story every morn
ing.
J. W. Patterson, of Oklahoma City, is
undoubtedly the tallest man in the United
States. He stands feet z inches in his
stockings. and is 81 years old. His wife
is nearly six feet high and weighs 200
pounds.
The late Capt. McMickan was the author
Of the remark concerning ocean grey
hounds, that steamship should be run
for all she was worth, because in col
lision the boat going the fastest would
come out on top
Mr.. John Morley attends high mass at
the Brompton oratory in London with great
regularity on Sunday when parliament is
in session. He has great liking for sacred
music, and also enjoys hearing the preach
ing Of the Catholic priests.
Professor John r. Hanlon, vice presi
dent of Pennington seminary, has invent
ed new theodolite and transit instru-
ment. of which the telescope can be accu-
rately raised or lowered to the proper
height after it has been leveled.
Senator Plumb is described as the very
picture Of rough-and-re ready farmer from
the wild and woolly west. He is tall.
broad, stout man, with big head and "A
big chest He is a lawyer by profession,
despite his granger like appearance
Sam Small, the noted southern evangel.
list, is a tall, slender man. with quick and
nervous walk His face is pale, his voice
low and pleasant and he wears glasses.
His dress is that of the typical clergy man.
except for the SLOUGH hat on his head
n r. l.
called the Chauncey Depew of philadel-
phia in the matter of after dinner speaking,
is feet II inches in height. has q dark
complexion and heavy eyebrows. His ply
steal appearance is much like that of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Cyrus W. Field has hennery with 600
chickens in it at his country estate at
Ardsley on the Hudson, and cnltivates an
acre of sunfiowers. the seeds Of which are
to be fed to them. His flock yields over
three Thousand dozen eggs yearly. Besides
the chickens he has about six hundred
ducks.
Gen. Alger rs New Englander by birth,
but the greater part of his life has been
spent in Michigan. It was there that he
met the lady who afterwards became his
wife. At the time Of his marriage he was
so poor that it was necessary to 20 into
debt for his wedding expenses.
The rolling Of cold steel wire 10 now
accomplished with ease, and instead Of
the wire becoming weakened by the
process practical tests have demonstrated
that its tensile strength is nearly doubled.
In other words, the tensile strength Of
hot drawn steel wire is %, 400 pounds to