Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-10-24
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

Dion BoUCIcAULT, the younger, is an au-
thor of plays of some repute.
LOUIS KossUTH, the Hungarian patriot
has just entered his Goth year. lie Is IN iair
health in his Italian home.
Mrs. KENDAL says that in America the
press is irrepronchable, but in England the
critics are not 10 he relied upon.
Mn T.. SIDNEY COOPER the British Royal
Academician, has just celebrated his SSth
birthday. lie is in excellent health.
THE Prince Of Wales and Lord Dudley USE
lavender as a perfume. The latter uses sachets
for his ties, lEandkerehie.s and silk socks
Mrs. KATE HOWELL, aged l02, is the oldest
woman in Wayne County, n {. Her nus
band died thirteen years ago at the age OF u.
1T Is rumored in London that the Duke of
COnnaught will succeed Sir Frederick Roberts
as commander-in-chief Of the army OF India.
OUIDA's frmest friend in England is Lady
Paget, wife Of the former Ambassador TO
Rome. She figures in several Of the noyelist's
books.
REV. W II. QuILLIAN, of the English
Church in Liverpool, has embraced Moham-
mechanism. There is a Mos,em institute in
Liverpool.
JUDGE PRUDES, Of Ohio, who has been
making an extended tour Of Alaska, says that
he thinks the natives of that land are Of Chi
nese or japanese rather than Indian descent.
COLONEL GEO A. PEARRE has lately reor
ganized the famous Haymaker Rifle Team OF
the Second Battalion Maryland National
Guard and expects to take the team TO the
Worlds Fair at Chicago.
BARON NoRDENsKJoLD, the famous Arctic
explorer is to lead an expedition to the South
Pole in July, 1892 Ii certainly is not fair
that the North Pole region should have MON
opoiy of these tragedies.
Mr.. GLADSTONE is said to believe that Mil
ton was the first to sell manuscript. with
all the good done by the author Of Paradise
Lost it is hard to think Of him as the original
man with poem for sale, remarks the Chi
cago Tribune.
WILLIAM ALLEN. nationally known years
ago as Land Bill Allen, was sent to the
Columbus, Ohio, poorhouse last week lie is
said to have spent a fortune in the work that
finally resulted in the passage by Congress Of
the national homestead law giving actual
settlers saeh 100 acres of land. lie is Sc years
old.
c. P. HUNTINGTON, Of Southern Pacific
renown paid over 81 0)0oC1 OF Prince HAITI
fe dts gambling debts when that worthy be-
came his son-in-law, and now be has 500, 600
more to pay. He evidently is getting his
pocket felt, as we'll rs getting his Hatzfeidt,
and all for the sickly seHtimentality Of a
foolish, un-American nd pied daughter.
MAJOR HoYT SHERMAN. who lives in Dcs
Moins, is a brother OF the Ohio Senator and Of
the late General Sherman. He is the youngest
member of the famous family and bears n
striking facial resemblance to John and Old
Tecumseh. Major Sherman was himself a
brave soldier in the late war, and is now a
member of the organization of the Army of
the Tennessee
President HARRISON has received a
unique present from :. Eiwood May, of New
York. II is an elephants forefoot. beautifully
dressed and mounted in ebony. The interior
is followed ont and lined with perfumed ma
tive woods and then filed with the choicest
native tea. The foot is from the Island Of
Ceylon and is intended to represent native in
dustries
Miss CREsSELr, the Posimstress Of Gibral
tar, is an official who has a very important
part to play in the regular business Of the
colony. She is the superintendent the Gov
eminent telegraph ofiee, and for the last five
years has had sole control Of the postofice.
with large staff under her, and branches at
Tangier, Maszagan and other towns Of Nor
Deco. Miss Creswell gets $3.50 year and
occupies The unique position of being !enale
civil servant.