Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-08-16
PERSONAL AND IMPERsonAL.


The Empress Frederick has col.
lected S125, 900 for the new Childran's
Hospital at Berlin.
George Hugo, grandson Of Victor,
was bunkoed recently out s35, 600, the
basis OF the transaction being played
out stone quarry.
"A fat mans club, containing iI9
members and represen ling an aggregate
weight Of $4,000 pounds, iourishes In
Mt Pleasant, Mich. -
Mrs. John W. Mackay, the wife Of
the American millionaire, is again
suing the English papers which assert
that at one time in her life she was
washerwoman.
The Czarowitch and his brother,
Grand Duke George, are to visit India
next winter. They will embark at
Athens in the Russian Imperial yacht
uext November.
There is eolored man in Galveston
who is worth over $3.50, 900. He has
fine house in the most desirable resi-
Dental portion Of the city and his wife
employs none but white servants.
-Aman named Fields has justdied near.
Danville, KY, who, though sixty-seven
years old. never slept single night out
OF the house in which he was born and
never ate but one meal away from
home.
Buffalo Bill has purchased a house
in Naples. He has become an enthusiast
regarding life on the European conti-
nent, and was offered an old house at
ridiculously small price. 1t is a place
of historical interest, as King Bomba
once owned it.
Lord Howe who distinguished him
self in the Katfir war of 1852 and in the
great Indian mutiny, has been appointed
to the colonelcy Of the Second English
life guards. This confers on him the
position OF "Gold Stck-in-Waiting,"
which the old soldier will probably find
somewhat irksome.
Herr Schmidt relates that one day
when Chancellor then Lieutenant) Won
Caprivl was at military school three vol.
unteers were summoned to give evidence
against a sergeant Appearing at the
barracks they inquired where this i'm
portant matter was to be settled. "Of
course at Lieutenant Won Caprivi's." "
"Why of course" "Well, he is the only
Lieutenant in the barracks whohas ink
| in his room"
Louis Pagan, master OF prints in the
British Museum, was recently asked by
an American who had heard of his ex-
traordinary power of locating every
thing in his charge for copy of the
Vermont Farmers Almanac, an almost
unknown publication. Mr.. Pagan
touched bell, told an attendant the
exact location of the thing wanted, and
in just 10 seconds complete file was
in the Americans hands. -
Coils P. Huntington, who Is many
times a milliona re, is said to have
made the statement that If he were
young man with $1,000 or 100000 he
would 90 to Africa and make mill ons
in the rubber trade. A man with $780,
Vuo Gail mdhe hVhCy al q ehouooHN ohu
one ways. II Mr.. Huntington can In
form the young man without a penny
how to make a moderate fortune it will
be worth while speaking out
George story, OF San Francisco, Is
eighty-nine years old, and attracts at
tention on account of his remarkable
growth Of hair. In lS49 he left Nam
tucket for California, expecting to re-
turn in year or SO. Before leaving he
told his friends that he would not cut
his hair or shave until he returned. He
kept his word, and as he has not been
home since his hair now represents a
growth of forty years. Notw thstanding
his great age, his hair and beard are
coal black.