Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1890-04-05
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

Louise Michel has written comic opera.
Julia Ward Howe is the best Greek scholar
Of her sex in the country.
Princess Christian, cousin of Queen Vic
toria, has lost the sight of one eye.
The Prince of Wales is in much better
health than he was some months ago.
Ex-Governor smytb, of New Hampshire,
has entered his 70 year in capital health.
Edgar Saltus will go to Europe in May and
spend The summer there Saltus looks thin
and worried.
Lewis Carroll, Of "Aice in Wonderland
fame, is arranging" Shakespeare to make
his work suitable for girls.
Mr.. Henry l. Warner, of Boston, has given
$4,000 to his native town of Harvard, Mass,
TO establish free, non-partisan and unsec-
tariun lecture course.
Governor Merriam, Of Minnesota, is thick
set as to build, rotund as to head, and neither
one thing nor tho other as to height. de
wears red Soatee.
NJ. Goblet, who was Prime Minister of
France when Boulanger was Minister of War,
hrs returned to the pract.c, Of law since bis
defest for Deputy at the election.
Deputy Laur, one of the young men
brought to the front in French politics by
Boulangism, is an engineer Of first class re-
putation, aud lives close to the E:ffel Tower.
The Crown Prince Of Sweden aud Norway
during his recent stay at Meran, adopted two
little Tyro'ess Doys sons OF poor carpenter,
and they ore now members Of his household
at Stockholm.
Austin Dohsons appearance would sur
prise those who have so long admired the
cay grace and airy fancy of his poems.
II ,;,t l. T.
n heavily set man, with aorid countenancs.
General Sheridan's three little daughters
are pupils of the Convent of Visitation in
Washington. The girls are day scholars,
living in retirement with their mother in her
plaiu, quiet homo on Rhode Island Avenue
jan Hofmeyr, 1.-THE Parnell of the Dutch, {"
is tall and large, and specialized and created,
owned aud made his mark by writing for the
Znid 4 frikCtala, q South African paper which
voiced The sentiment of Dutch Cape Colony.
taeuth Century Club, New York, who, be-
les success in law, has achieved European
reputation as writer on psychology, is the
risntful owner of the title of Count Rum
ford.
4 daughter of the late oldest member OF
the House OF Commons, Christopher Talbot
has, out Of one of the largest fortunes in
England, donated S12.5OO for tho relief OF
wives widowed by the Morsa colliery disaster
il Wales.
The En- peror of Garmanyis fond OF chess
King Humbert likes checkers The Gar
plays backgammon. King William, of Hol
land, finds relief in picquet The Prince Of
Wales is an enthusiast over baccaraE Presi-
dent Carnor Of France has learned poker.
Queen Victoria has written two books
which have never been published. They are
volumes Of travel and recount her impress
sions Of various places on the Continent. Sho
has been SO annoyed at the criticisms Of ter
published works that she has refused to bave
these manuscripts put in print Tuey will be
published utter her DEATH
Max O'Rell tells story to the effect that
Alfred Tennyson when young poet, called
on bluff, gruff Thomas Carlyle aud to .ether
they sat near the fireplac, for hours, neither
speaking. Finally Carlyle accompanied
Tennyson to the door, and, shaking bis hand
warmly, bade the young man come again,
for he (Carlyle) had enjoyed such g pleasant
time.
Senator William Draw Washburn, OF Min
nesota, shayes his upper lip daily, but woars
seyerely-trimmed iron-gray sids-wDiskers,
and looks more like prosperous PresDyt5r-
ian preacher than like the pcactical-miuded
politician that he is. He is |. keen-featured.
Dlue-eyed man Of inrisive manner, and
brushes his hair back so as not to obscure bis
forehead.
General John F. Farnsworth Is q lean aud
lank-looking veteran Of picturesque appear
ance, with bushy, gray beard aud his
served his country in war and peace. He
halls from Illinois and sat in Congress; for
some years after the war, but was defeated
in 1872, and after making several unsuccoss.
ful attemps to regain his seat, settled down
into railroad lawyer. He is typica! west
arn lobbyist