The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-10-01
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

GENERAL BENJAMIN F. BUTLER is en-
gagged in writing his autobiography, at hia
home in Boston. 49,.
TIE youngest member Of the next Con.
gress will be j. NJ Bailey, Of Texas, who Is
cnly twenty-five years Of age.
TIE Empress Of Russia is so thin and hag.
gard that the friends who have M seen her
within few years do not recosrzo her.
THF Sultan Of Zanzibar is Bright young
man Of thirty-seven. Ee is one of fifty-seveu
children, all Of whom except five sisters arf
| now dead.
HENRY FOWLER, the English member OF
Parliament, is the rising figure among the
English liberals He has recently developed
great ability.
GENERAL VoS MoLTKE will be presented
the house in which he was born at Parchim,
Mecklenburg, on the occasion Of his nine
tieth birthday.
The largest individual taxpayer in Boston
is John N. Sears, who pays $50, 600 on $3,.
6l70C0 worth Of real estate and personal
estate of sl25,OOO.
PRESIDENT HERRERA-T-OBEs, of Uruguay,
has no palace, but lives modestly in rooms
over milliner's shop in one Of the principal
streets of Montevideo.
GENERAL GREELY, chief of the Signal
Service, is in receipt Of at least twenty let
ters day from cranks who solemnly hold
him responsible for the weather.
PROBABLY the richest man in Alabama IS
Josiah Norris Of Montgomery. He has
fortune Of $1,000, 900, made, for the most
part, from dealing in real estate.
PRINCE Louis, of Battcnberg is one of the
few royal personages Of Europe able to sup
port themselves by means of trade or pro-
fession. He is skilful typesstter.
TIE Pope never leaves his own rooms un-
til they have been swept and busted, which
Is done as soon as he rises. He then closes
all the doors sud window and takes the keys
away with him.
JUSTICE MILLER, Of the United States;
Supreme Court has been on the bench
!! twenty-eight years. His commission was
saSf sSsa ht s 4 4 aad me5er a Ras e 81 hsr
THE mail brings more than seven hundred
letters cay to President Harrison. Only a
few Of them reach his desk, the remainder
being acknowledged and answered, if neces-
Sary, by Secretary Halford's staff Of clerks.
FRINGE FERDINAND, OF Bulgaria, mas fhh5
reputation of being one of the greatest gour-
mands of Europe. His farorite dish Is pie
of linnets, aid when fish is to be served he
before it is sent to the kitchen.
W. E. GLADSTONE has written to friends
In Canada, who invited him to this country,
that his age and engagements utterly disable
bim from crossing the Atlantic, and that he
cannot hope to see this great territory In
which he has always taken so much interest.
PRINCESS L1LINoKALAN1, the heir apparent
to the Hawaiian throne, is fine looking wo.
man Of considerable political ability. She is
married to an American, John Dominis,
though other Foreigners do not find favor in
her sight. She has an annual grant of S10,-
GOO.
SISTER Rose GERTRUDE, the English wo-
man who has been tending the lepers at
Molokai, Is about to leave on account of ma
tive opposition. She says there have recent
ly been several we'll defined cases of cure of
leprosy lately and is corroborated by DR..
Lutz the Physician Governor Of the leper
settlement.
MANY people have expressed astonishment
at the fact that the Prince of Wales speaks
German with perfect fuency. The truth Is
that his command Of English is the surpris-
ing thing. In the royal nursery German was
spoken until Albert Edward was twelve years
of age. The Prince is also in thorough com.
mand of French.
j. HESSIKER HEAToS, the British NJ P.
who has come to the United States to discuss
penny international postage with Mr.. Wana.
maker, is a handsome blonde man, broad.
shouldered and Of medium height. His face
is strong and full Of character. Mr.. Heaton
Is a journalist and the owner Of three sue
cessful Australian newspapers.