The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-02-05
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

SPEAKER REED, Of the House Of Represen-
tative is great reader Of novels.
=. P. T. BARNUM, the Snowman, has refused
an offer Of $50 900 for a book on Europe.
BOSTON CoRBETT, the slayer Of John
Wilkes Booth, is in a Western insane asylum.
The Khedive of Egypt conferred upon
Stanley the Medjidieh decoration at Cairo.
GENERAL BINGHAM, of Philadelphia, is
said to be the best-dressed man in Congress.
HENRY WATTERsoN's father, at the age Of
eighty-three continues to write newspaper
letters.
GENERAL SHERMAN had the ''Tyler grip"
half a century ago OF so, but he hasn't som-
pied this one
HISTORIAN BANCROFT is remarkably well
this winter. He ascribes his good health to
the warm weather.
MARSHAL FoNsEcA, Chief Of the Pro-
visional Government Of Brazil, speaks and
writes five languages.
TIE Car of Russia is said to be suffering
from recurrent epilepsy, brought on by the
Bouki railway accident.
The late Congressman Kelley acquired
his strong voice while acting as copy reader
In a Philadelphia printing Office.
THREE members of Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, offered to erect an addition to it as
a memorial to Henry Ward Beecher.
PoRTUGAL's new King, Carlos, is de-
voted sportsman, an accomplished musician,
speaks seven languages, and paints in water
colors.
THE Prince Of Wales was recently fined a
dollar and a quarter in London police
court, for letting his dog go abroad without
O muZZle.
JOHN l. BLAIR, the millionaire of Hack
ettstown, N. j., presented his Private Sec
retary with check for SIC, 900 on the occa-
sion of his recent marriage.
A CLOSE personal friend Of John D. Rookie
feller, the Standard Oil magnate, estimates
his wealth at $120, 600 900, and predicts that
earth.
SENATOR WALcorT, who is the youngest
man in the higher branch Of Congress, is de-
scribed as a man Of imposing physique, with
broad shoulders, deep chest and polished
manners.
CONGRESSMAN JOE WHEELER is said to
send out more public documents than any
other three men in Congress. He employs
four clerks especially to put up and address
such matter.
MAX ORELL, the wel-known writer,
says: THE thing that most strikes Euro
pean in this country is the entire absence Of
stupid looking faces. Everybody here works
and is proud Of it.
SENATOR EDMUNDs, Of Vermont, has
served longer in the United States Senate
than any of his colleagues. On April 5, 1889,
he will have been in the Sen:te without a
single break twentyfour years.
CONGRESSMAN w. C. BRECKENRIDGE, Of
Kentucky, has accepted the invitation of the
Pennsylvania Scotch-Irish Society to deliver
an address at its first annual banquet, to be
given in Philadelphia on February 13.
CYRUS W. FIELD is now three score and
ten years old, but still in active business life.
His first employment was an errand boy for
A. T. Stewart at 50 week. His duties
required him to open and sweep out the
store
THOMAS B. ALLEN, Of Pennington, W.
Va, claims that he was the oldest soldier
that served in the late war. He was over
seventy years Of age when he enlisted. He
is now ninety-eight years old, and served
under Wellington at Waterloo
SENATOR TURPIE, of Indiana, is said to
be perfect master of no less than seven
languages besides the English. He reads
Latin, Greek and Hebrew almost as fluently
as he does English, and can speak French,
Spanish, German and Italian. He has also
pursued studies in Indian, Celtic and other
tongues. s:sss--'