The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-22
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President Harrison often plays billiards
Tho late Count Alloys Karolyi, OF Hungary,
left fortune Of S2,5o0o00.
George W. Childs recently bought 800
clocks. Tie paid 81 100 for one
Tamagno, the opera singer. receives s2.C0O
anight, and tips hotel walters with one cent
pieces
Senator Stanford Is one Of the many pub
DC men who subscribe 20 newspaper clippings
agencies.
The late John H. Applesate Of Asbury
Park, invented o machine FOR lasting shoes
that brought h.m $4,000
T. is related that vhsr Calvin S. Price
went 90 college be often found 10 bard work
b pay his necessary expenses
Secretary Proctor has "a fortune Of nearly
taW.000 and some valuable marble contracts
that bring him 100 $1,000 year besides bis
official salary.
The late Capt Alexander Cutbhort, 81 On
tario. Canada. built the yachts Counties Of
DuGcuu and Atalauta. which sailed for the
America cup res pectively in 1876 and 1851.
The late Henry w. Grady. II Atlanta, Ca,
left "A comfortably large estate. A partner
values Boo, newspaper interest at 100000 and
bis home property 40 $4,000 Tie had Sl6,-
600 or $1,000 life insurance.
TIE late Judge Kelley told friend Of Dis
some tire ago chat the trouble with bis jaw
grew ont of habit he bad of going TO bed
with q1il of tobacco boo DIS cheek-a prac-
tice which Doe bad kept up from his boy
hood
Dr. Frederick Bramann, who performed
tracheaf0my ou Emperor Frederick in ISIS,
recently became extraordinary professor Of
surgery boo the University of Berlin. Tie was
graduated n medicine and surgery barely
Gem years ago.
The Vanderbilt family. who are members
of ST. Bartholomew parish, New York, gave
their rector. tho Rev. DIR Greer, saiisiac-
tory SORT of Christmas present. in the shape
% paid up li.e insurance policy on tho enc
I1vmeni plan for $4,000
Tie late Dr. R.ich.n lch, keeper Of Che
botanical gardens at Hamburg, left his
library anl clIoct.onso nc plants 20 the Vienna
Court museum. Iao library contains about
1000 nora. in 1860 volumes, and the ber-
harun about 10000 sheets
Junn. S. Morgan. the London banker,
ha, m4ie e.fi totae library of Yale uni-
rersty and to The Connecticut Historical sl-
e..ty oachofa oopyo the work Of Che iac-sim-
Ies of manuscripts relative to America,
from 1865 90 ls-3. Do the arclivcs Of Eng
land. France. Holland and Spain.
Chauncey H. Depen says Dee made the
great mistake of bis lfo wien Doe delivered
bis first humorous speech Tie didn't see it
then. but now Dee realizes DO kceniy. Instead
of being regarded as convincing logician,
9r COOL lawyer. or even as @ serious think
.r. hc g. always taken for % funny man.
Mai scira Pinto. whose name Is so promi-
asnt in connection with african diiairs, was
born n tle province of Douro. Portugal, 10
Anril. 1916. and was educated at the Military
college. Lisbon lie joined the Portuguese
army DO ls3. roe pretty rapidly and be-
came an at-ie-camp to tAe king in $50
H. was in the Zamh,si war in 1862, and COM
manded the African native troop.
Christian. the late veteran comedian Of tho
pari. Varletes. nas the most prolific and IN
veterate uuaster on the French stage. His
gags were SD successful that they were
acar.y alway- adopted by tAe playwrghts in
th. printed editions Of their works. Ills ORA
Matte career. though obscure in its begin
4ine. eventually brought him 90 the front
rank. Hi, greatest creation was probably
DE role of Jupiter, Ia Oienhachs "Orphee
aux Eniers.'