The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-02
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Justice Bradley, OF the United States su-
preme court, amuses himself making al
manacs.
The Marquis of Drogheda is 6 feet s
nches in his stockings. He is the biggest
English peer.
Commodore Francis NJ. Ramsey, United
States navy, is very fine looking man.
He is noted for his austerity, coldness and
haughtiness.
Marshal Canrobert is one of the oldest,
as he is probably the most popular, of the
soldiers of France He is now 80, and is
still in vigorous health
Charles D. Young, Denver boy of Is,
has recently built the smallest coal burn
ing locomotive in existence. 1t is about
five feet long and weighs 235 pounds.
F. A. Dewey, of Cambridge, Mich, is I'M
doubtedly the oldest stage driver and mail
contractor in the state He is so, and drove
a stage out of Detroit sixty years ago.
Capt. James Bend, who saved the lives
of 29S persons wrecked off Long Beach on
the ship State of Georgia, in December,
1852, still lives at the age Of 30 near Beach
Haven, n. J.
DR.. Norvin Green, the head OF the West
ern Union Telegraph company, is a Ken
tucl1ian Of giant frame, nearly 70 years Of
age. He was a practising physician in the
early days of his career
Frank A. Hosmer, of Great Darlington,
Mass, has been elected president of Oahu
college, Honolulu. lie is an Amherst
graduate, and lately has done editorial
work for The Berkshire Courier
DR.. Allan McIane Hamilton openly
avows his belief that carbonic acid gas in
troduced secretly by concealed pipes into
lethal chamber would furnish the ideal of
civilized determination for murderers.
Professor Albert B. Prescott, of Ann
Arbor, president-elect Of the American AS
eociation for the Advancement of Science,
is the first representative of chemistry hon
ored by such an appointment since 1872
Mr.. Sims Reeves, the famous English
tenor, is Is years old, and still a charming
singer. He lives with his wife and daugh-
ter in a quiet country home in the suburbs
of London, not far from the Crystal palace.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, is one of the
best story tellers in congress. His fund OF
stories seems to be ineXhauStible, and it
has become one of the traditions of the
senate that he has new story every morn
ing.
j. w. Patterson, Of Oklahoma City, Is
undoubtedly the tallest man in the United
States. lie stands feet inches in his
stockings, and is % years old. His wife
is nearly six feet high and weighs 200
pounds.
Tho Ia+a Cop+ NgcNriotyor 1ros tba o,,+bo-
of the remark concerning ocean grey
hounds, that steamship should be run
for all she was worth, because In col
lision the boat going the fastest would
come out on top"
Mir. John Morley attends high mass at
the Brompton Oratory In London with great
regularity on Sunday when parliament is
IN session. He has great liking for sacred
music, and also enjoys hearing the preach
ing of the Catholic priests.
Professor John r. Hanlon, vice presi-
dent of Pennington seminary, has invent
ed a new theodolits and transit instru-
ment. OF which the telescope can be accu-
rately raised or lowered TO the proper
height after il has been leveled.
Senator Plumb is des cribed as the very
picture Of rough-and- ready farmer from
the wild and woollv west. He is a tall,
broad. stout man, with big head and
big chest. He is a lawyer by profession,
despite his granger like appearance.
Sam Small, the noted southern evangel-
ist. is a tall slender man, with quick and
nervous walk. His face is pale, his voice
low and pleasant and be wears glasses.
His dress is that of the typical clergyman,
except for the slouch hat on mis- head.
The Rev. DR.. wsyland, who has been
called the Chsuncey Depew of Philadel-
phia in the matter Of after dinner speaking.
is q feet II inches in height, has dark
and heavy eyebrows. T-is phy-
steal appearance Is much like that of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
Cyrus W. Field has hennery with 1000
chickens in it at his country estate at
Ardsley on the Hudson, and cultivstes an
acre Of sunfowers, the seeds of which are
10 be fed 20 them. His flock Yields over
three thousand dozen eggP yearly. Besides
the chickens he has about SIX hundred
ducks
Gen. Alger is a New Englander by birth.
but the greater part Of his life has been
spent in Michigan IL was there that he
met the lady who afterwards became his
wife. At the time Of his marriage lie was
SO poor that 1t was necessary TO so into
debt for his wedding expenses