The morning call., 1890-11-28
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Admiral David ID. Porter is recovering
very slowly from his recent illness.
Mr.. Moody is growing much stouter than
he was, and good deal of silver has crept
into his hair.
Succi, the Italian faster, has shrunk half
an inch in height since lie began his forty
five days fast.
Barry Sullivan, the celebrated tragedian.
is lying seriously i'll at his residence in
Brighton, England
Prince Albert OF Prussia is q frst-class
oG-bindcr, and his two sons are learning
masonry as trade.
NJ. Tame has just finished reading the
proofs OF his book. La Regime Moderne,
in which he yields with the Napoleonic
period.
The last words of James Lille, the ball
player, who died in Kansas City few days
ago. were: Pm afraid that it's three strikes
and out.
Adelaide Detchon, the actress, has Just re-
turned from two months engagement I'D
Sweden, where she has achieved Il universal
triumph.
Prime Minister de Freycinet and Cardinal
Lavigerie, the anti-slavery preacher, are
both candidates for admission to the French
Academy.
Florence ST. John has got a verdict of
$3.50 and costs against the London Sporting
Truth for printing story that she had lost
her diamonds.
The original of the song sold Black joe
was native of Virginia, and died recently
at his home in Mount Holly. n. j., at the
age of 112 years.
Alexander Dumas. novelist and dramatist,
is generous and cultivated art collector.
his private gallery Of moern pictures being
considered the finest in Paris.
SANKEY'S little black boy attracts great
attention. He sp AXIS no English, but can
manage wee quantity of French, and chat
tiers by the hour i'll his native tongue.
The Prussan Minister of Railroads has
ordered an empty carriage, labeled safety
Carriage" to be placed between the loc0mo-
tive and the other Coaches in all trains.
Chief Justice Royce, of the Vermont
Supreme Court bench, who is in his seventy
first year, has announced his intention OF
resigning owing to physical indisposition.
Frederick Viliers, the famous war cor
respondent, will deliver series Of lectures
through the United States during the COM
Ing winter. He is now on his way TO
America.
A quarter of a million copies of Professor
Koch's statement OF his cure for consump-
ton have already been sold in Berlin and
the publishers refused $1,000 Tor advance
proofs Of the work.
Mrs. Maud Howe Elliott, the Boston nov
elist, is a woman of great beauty. She is
of medium height, with fair complexion
and pair of expressive brown eyes. Her
hair is brown and curly.
Away off in an obscure part of Texas,
near Hampstead, lives Elizabeth Ney. a
grandniece of the famous Marshal Ney, of
France. She Is. both pretty and talented
and sculptresS by profession.
The renowned Spanish fencer, Baron San
Malat0, has returned to Paris from America.
One result will be the issue of 100 photo
graphs Of attitudes of defense and attack in
fencing for which the Baron has posed.
lott IF Cbris paa
the celebrated writer Of fairy tales, are soon
to be published and are said to be OF unusual
interest. They will include his cores
pondeDce with Charles Dickens and other
celebrities.
Colonel Ingersol," says one of his
can never have career in politics, legislation
or craftsmanship, and can never hold any
important Office under the Government for
which he fought"
The Marquis of Lorne, who has not been
heard of for some time, has attained little
temporary prominence by his recent attack
upon Mr.. Gladstone and his political
methods. 1t is an inpudent mouse that
attacks an elephant.
Locke Richardson, who is now in this
country for short time, after four years
tour around the world, will soon revisit
England. He has engaged to give course
of bis wonderful Shakesperean readings in
the University OF Oxford.
Mrs Whitelaw Reid, wife OF the American
Minister TO France, Is very popular with So
ciety in Paris. Her house is sumptuous, her
hospitality unb0unded, her dressing costly
and in perfect taste, her manner simple,
kindly and elegant, and her French ire
prOacnable.
The Syracuse swell people are surprised
to learn that Fred Levetzow, dry-goods
clerk who worked in that city last year, was
PRINCE Frederick Ferdinand you Lsvetzow
Ut Germany, Lieutenant in the Royal
Guard. His mother lately died leaving
vast estate.
General Hastings was in Washington
recently to see the President and Secretary
Tracy about the reinstatement of his friend.
Andrew Cruise, as cadet at Annapolis,
whence he was dismissed for not divulging
the names of the guilty parties in haZing
scrape of which he was witness.
Horace Greeley once successfully resisted
proposed increase in his salary, alleging
that he did not think the PAPER could afford
to pay it. President Bliss OF the Boston and
Albany Railroad has just refused an increase
of pay from So, 000 to $4,000 a year for the
reason that he does not consider his SER
vices worth so much.
Baron Hirsch, Whose enormous wealth, as
well as his intimacy with tile Prince of
Wales, has brought him into publicity, is
| fifty-nine years old. He is the son of
wealthy merchant of Bavaria, who was en-
nobIed in 1869. The Baron's principal resi-
dence is in Paris, but a great part of his
time is spent in England.
| Anastasius, the chief Of the brigands who
captured the son Of the Sultan recently, is
| described as very handsome and well in-
| formed man, who speaks four languages and
| behaves Hike a born gentleman. He pre-
| serves strict military order among his fol-
lowers and treated his prisoner in u manner
| BETTING his rank.
Princess Maud of Wales masqueraded
lately at Wiesbaden,. Homburg, Wildbad
| and Ems as plain Miss Wolf at times and
| again as Miss Welsh, and none of the lion
hunters penetrated her disguise She was
| chaperOned by a quiet, retiring elderly lady,
| who was supposed TO be her aunt, but in
fact was an important lady of the court sent
to attend the Princess.
| General Wilder, an Indiana man, who COM
manded a brigade in the battle of Chicka-
manga, is about to erect the real rock Of
| Chickamauga in memory Of his old COM
! mander. This bowlder is to be set up at the
| spot where General Thomas stood while The
successive charges of the Confederates were
| beaten back from Snodgrass Hill. Upon the
| bowlder will be inscribed these words only:
George II. Thomas, the Rock OF Chicka-
| manga"
Her Scalp Torn OF.
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