The sun., 1890-01-05

| stake money. Slavin will not talk about this
30 the probability is that he has received f5OC
from somebody. Probably the whole story
will be made known on Wednesday ne1t when
the Pelicsns again meet The most amusing
thing now in connection with the fight is the
attitude Of Badock. ono Of Smiths SEQ
onds He has invaded Abington's town house
in Belgravia, and declares. with many oaths,
that he will not leave tho place until the Squire
has recompensed him for his loss OF charnc-
ter" He asserts again, with many superlative
adiectives, that all the reproach that has been
cast upon him and his pal Harper Ia entirely
due to AbinRtons orders that Smith must not
lose, and he intends remaining In possession
until the Squire does the square thing. Bal
dock objects to the brio n brac In the drawing
room. preferring the moro solid upholstery OF
the library, where be lounges on the sofa,
smokes Abington's cigars. and tells the most
atrocious stories to the servants. who are
afraid OF their lives when the invader 8 near.
Betting is even that Baldock will yet pension
for life. Arlington is still on the Continent.
Ah Sing. the most famous Chinese out OF tho
flowery Kingdom, was called to his fathers this
week. He is the original Of the Chinese opium
joint keeper in THE Mystery OF Edwin Brood"
Dickenss uncompleted novel All Sing died
In poverty. and although he has been o bad
man In his day. he passed away In grace. He
leaves widow. an Engishwoman OF 63 years.
who says that his last days were exemplary. as
he passed the time on Christmas reading the
Bible and singing hymns, and on the Sunday
before his death was with difficulty restrained
from going TO church.
1t should not be imagined that because All
Sing gave up the business opium smoking Is
dying out in London. On the contrary there are
moro people now using the drug than ever. and
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West End for fashionable society that is ad-
dicted TO the practice.
An anonymous donor has this week given
100000 to establish q convslescent homo for
the benefit Of the London poor He rightly
holds that whom patient has gone through
severe illness in hospital 1t is only inviting
serious return OF disease to send him or her
back to their squalid homo before having
gained full measure OF strength. 1t is re-
ported that the princely donor is the Duke Of
Westminster. but those who know him best
doubt it.
The gas stokers are making their final effort.
They have failed to interest the Northern
miners in their cause and they are now seek
ing to bring out the sailors and nremen work.
ing aboard coal ships. To slight extent they
have succeeded. but the police again have
stepped in to prevent undue intimidation. and
the strikers are bound to be beaten again. The
company makes as much gas now as they used
to with the old hands. The union has been
beaten point after point and public opinion
continues against 1t.
Herbert Smith Of Philadelphia died at the
Victoria Hotel yesterday Of bronchitis. Smith
came over on the Umbria arriving in London
on Sunday. to meet his wife and children. who
have been travelling abroad a year. and were
in Switzerland. He was taken sick on Tues
day. and on Wednesday telegrapbed for his
wife, who arrived after his death last night
without previous knowledge OF his sickness
Smiths body will be embalmed. and Mrs.
Smith and her family will sail with 1t for
America on next Thursday.
The marriage Of Miss Clara Bigelow. the
younger daughter Of John 2. Bigelow OF Lon
don. formerly Of Washington. to Edward Fau-
vel Powers, son Of the Rev. Mr. Powers of Now
burgh. N. Y. Is announced for next week.
Some important changes have been made in
the staff of the London Herald this week.
John C. Reid and Joseph Hatton have retired
from the paper and Louis ]. jennings has
been placed In control. James Creelman OF
the New York Herald has arrived to assist Jen-
nings as news editor. Mr.. Reid, whose health
Is not good. will spend the winter in Africa,
and expects to arrive in New York In May.
Edward Lloyd, the famous London tenor,
starts for America on March Is. and will sing
In the United States and Canada