The morning news., 1890-05-24
PERSONAL.

MISS Mary HowE of Brattleboro. vt, is
spoken Of by Boston Journal another
Gerster.
GEORGE MEREDITH has been suggested as
Lord Tennyson's successor as poet laureate of
England.
GEN. JOSEPH E. JoHSsToS, one of the surviv-
ing heroes OF the lost cause, is a. but as bouy-
ant and as active as a man of 50.
p. S. GILMORE. the band leader, has purchased
an interest in the comic opera called '"rhe Sea
King, written By Richard Stahl, author of
''SaId Pasha.,'
hRs. MARY H. MILLER. who mas served as
state librarian Of Iowa for two years. will be
reappointed. The governor has refused to put
her on the shelf.
ONE OF the.best known men in Washington is
ex-Secretary Belknap. He is famous as wit,
story-teller and gastronome. He makes
soout $1,000 a year as claim agent.
DR.. GArLIse, inventor of the sulphur shower
bath gun which bears his name, is Sc years old
and lives at Hartford. Inventing deadly
weapons must be conducive TO longevity
MAYOR jon MALE of PIainfeld n j., who is
80 years old, has an umbrella that he has car
ried for thirty-sve yeas II. has been recovered
four times. though nsver lost or mislaid once.
MRs. Maxwell Scorr, owner of Abbotsford,
the fees paid by tourists who wish to see Sir
Walter Scoot'S books, curioSities, and personal
relics.
THE OPINION Of the general public, as opposed
to the few critics of W. D. Howelrs works, is
not shown by the enormous sales of mis-
books. His income is said to be nearly S25, 900
year,
Ex-SPEAKER CARLISLE occupies a large and
handsome house on the fashionable part of X
street in Washington 1t is handsomely fur
nished. and some of the pictures on the walls
are rare specimens Of the painters art
HUeH o. PENTEcosT, who no longer uses the
prefix rev." announces that he is an ''an-
archist'-not, indeed, of the bomb-throwing
variety. but of the kind who believe that the
world is to be reformed by talk rather than by
deeds.
CARL SeHuRz is said to be growing old fast.
He has almost completely dropped out of life
in New York. Occasionally he is seen in Wall
street, and once in while at the theater or
public dinner. but he no longer mingles in the
great whirl of tne town.
JUDGE COOLEY. of the interstate commerce
commission, is in Washington. His health has
improved somewhat. but ne still stays close to
his room, and will probably be unable to
actively participate in the work of the commits
sion for some time to come.
Hon. REUBEN R THRALI, said to be the Oldest
practicing attorney in the United States, died in
Rutland, Vt, last Sunday in bis 95th year. He
had cases on the dockets of the county ard
supreme courts at the time of his death. He
was state attorney in 1895, and an old time
aholtionist and co-worker with William Lloyd
Garrison.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Though himself
Presbyterian has addressed to the Rev. Mr..
Hyde of Honolulu letter defending the late
Father Damien from Mr. Hyde's defamatory
charges, and reminding him that he is not likely
to incur eprosy by contact with the lepers, as
be keeps safely away from them, living in ee-
CANT ease a swell missionary. The attack on
Father Damien appeared gratuitous that
there are few who will not feel gratifed at Mr..
SteyenSon's defense of him.