The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1890-11-05
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

MRS. LANGTRY, the actress, Is resting IN
Paris.
SAM JONES, the evangelist, will lecture in
Florida this winter.
MARK TWAIN received $50, 900 in royalties
from the play in which the famous Mulberry
Sellers appears.
Mrs. CUSTER has been visiting several Of
her gallant husbands army friends in Mon
tana and the Dakotas.
RICHARD ". THOMPSON, ex-Secretary Of
the Navy, has been in politics since 1884. He
is eighty-two years old.
Oscar WILDE, the apostle of aesthetics,
has grown quite stout and looks like a sue
ceSStul butter merchant.
WILLIAM II. ENGLISH, of Indiana, e1-
Governor and ex-candidate for Fice-Presi-
dent, is writing history Of Hocsierdom.
GENERAL BoyLANGER is the son Of
Breton father and an English mother. Ha
has spoken English fuontly from childhood.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE, the author Of
"Ben HUI" writes q small and neat hand
which is as clear and legible as copper-plate.
QUEEN VICTORIA is very tenacious of the
rule tGat she shall hear at least once q week
from members of her family absent in other
lands. She likes letters.
THE Duke Of Portland is thirty-three years
old and one Of the fattest men i'll the United
Kingdom His girth increases almost visibly,
and he is daily becoming more ponderous
J. NJ. ASHLEY, who is one Of the more
prominent of the new Michigan millionaires,
did not have dollar few years ago. He
has since made s., 900, 900 in railroad build.
ing.
THOMAS B. JONES. the new Governor OF
Alabama, is a man six feet tall, straight as
an arrow, with Jet BLACK hair aud piercing
black eyes. His counteaancs is rather
stern.
The richest banker in the world is Baron
Ble;chroe1er, of Berlin, who is the agent of
the Rothschilds in Germany, but is in
dividually worth more than any one IF the
Rotaschilds
ANDREW CARNEGIE has the reputation of
being the richest Scotchnan in the world.
Yet there was time when he earned only So
weei in Pittsburg, and was glad enough to
get that amount.
The Duke of Portland IS erecting at We'll
bec.S, England, row OF alnshouses to COM
memorate the successes Of his racehorseS.
They are intended for widows on the estate
and are near the Abbey.
JESSE PARRoTT, who fought under General
Andrew Jackson at New Orleans, islivingo on
10rh near CaTTOlCOu, Ua ne was DOTH
March 90, 1890 up to his sixty-ffth year
be ,na4e a good farm hand" writes recent
visitor.
The Rev. Edward Everett Hale the Boston
preacher and author, is sixty years DID,
He was q practical newspaper man in his
youth, an even now, if called on, he could
set typo and report fire in On entirely
creditable way.
JOHN HA33ERToS, who wrote "Helen's
Babies" is very fond of the sea and looks
sonewhat like sailor with his bronzed
face, shaggy hair and loose shirt collar. He
is one Of the most successful authors and
newspaper writers Of the day.
Rev. DIR. MEREDITH, who, next to DR..
Talmagc breaches to the largest audiences
in Brooklyn, was sailor boy. 1t was in that
capacity that be first arrived in San Fran
cisco. where he remained some time and then
went to Boston to stuly for the ministry.
GENERAL n. P. BANKS is now more than
seventy years old. He began life as a factory
boy, aud for forty years he hls been promi.
nent before the public-as member OF Con-
gress, Speaker Of the House. Governor and
Major-General. He bears his years well aal
is man OF distinguished presence.