Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1890-04-11
PROMINENT PEOPLE,

ANDREW CARNEGIE has made S5G. 600 900
in twenty-six years from his rolling mills
PROFESSOR JOHN FIsKE believes that the
American Indians originally came from Asia
SENATOR HOAR has purchased the summit
OF Asnebumskit Mountain, III Paxton. Mass
SENATOR WAsHBURN, of Minnesota, is
now the sole survivor OF famous family of
seven brothers.
OF the eighty members of the United States
Senate there are but three who are fond of
horseback riding.
ARCHBISHOP kENRICE, of st. Louis now,
III his eighty-fOurth year. takes daily walk
OF nearly six miles.
WILLIAM h. JACKSON, brother of Gov
ernOr jackson, of Maryland owns q peach
orchard containing %, 900 trees.
THE Hon. S. J. Randall is now able to at
tend TO his correspondence, and hopes soon
TO resume his duties in Congress.
B. P. SBILLABER Mrs Parting5on,. is
nearly eighty years Old but he still makes q
living writing humorous articles for & svndi-
cate.
FRANK B. TRACY, the son Of the Secretary
of the Navy, is an enthusiastic fine stock
raiser, and has a farm in Tioga County,
n. Y.
GEORGE w. PECK author of "a Bad Bows
Diary" has been nominated for Mayor of
Milwaukee, Wis, by the Democratic CITY
Convention.
GENERAL BOULANGER has offered to re-
tlTn to France if the Government will per-
NIT him to be tried by a court-martial or the
Court of Appeals.
PRINCESS THERESA, daughter of the Prince
Regent Of Bavaria, is the author of book
of travels that has attracted great attention
throughout Europe.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, United States
Minister to Germany, is said to be worth
IS, OOO, OO0 the greater part of which is in
vested in railroad securities
WILLIAM ENDICOTT of Boston, is lust en-
terlng upon his ninety-third year. He is the
sole survivor of the seventh generation of
John Endicott's descendants
HENRY WATTERsON, of the Louisville
Coc1re1-Jo"rnol, will make the annual adj
dress before the South Carolina Press AssO-
clatlon at Charleston on April 30.
A SON of Compile de Lesseps, of Suez Canal
1ame known as Young de LesSeps," al
though hfty-six years of age is arranging to
visit this country with his family.
JOHN RUSSELL YOUNG is guest Of James
Gordon Bennett on his yacht, for a cruise
which Is expected to last two or three months
and to extend as far east as Ceylon.
THE Earl of Rosebery, who is spoken of as
possible successor to Gladstone in the lead
ership of the English L berals, is a suave-
hammered, hard working ScOtchnan.
LIEUTENANT SEAToN SCHROEDER who is
to command the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius
Is prominent among the young officers in the
navy because of his scientific knowledge.
THE students of Boston University were
delightfully."- entertained the other dav hv
Oliver Wendell Holmes who appeared be
fore them i'll the chapel and read several of
his poems.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM CARLTON FOWLER, the
Oldest pilot in New England has celebrated
his eighty-frst birthday at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. William Evans, of
Everett, Mass
A NEW factory will soon be built by Dr.
Gatling, Of machine-gun fame. His inven-
ton is now used by every Government of the
world, and the doctors purse is proportion
ately heightened.
THE late General SchencA was popularity
believed to have published book on poker
playing, but his explanation was that the
book was published by lady whose guest he
was while Minister to London, and for whom
he had written out the rules Of the game at
her request.