The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-09-09
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

The King of Sweden is a great swimmen
SENATOR PLUMB, of Kansas, is an enthusl
astic bowler.
BISMARCK pockets $1,000 week as th'
profits of his little poultry business.
Ex-EMpREss EUGENE, widow Of Napoleon
Ill. has failed visibly during the last few
months.
GOVERNOR FRANCIS, of Missouri, has within
the last ten years amasSei a fortune oil
sl.OOoOO0 by judiciols and lucky invest
mentS.
FULLY 5000, 900 has been spent on the En-
press of Austria's new palace at Corfu. The
wood-carving alone in one suit of rooms cost
$4,000.
BLAINE and Proctor are the only members
of the Cabinet who do not smoke, and Secre-
tary Foster is the most inveterate smoker
among the Others.
THE old Duke Of Nassau, who at seventy
Eve is hale and active has fortune OF S25,
100000 and is consequently set down as the
richest prince in Europe.
OFFICER RoLLINGs, Of Philadelphia, is
said to be the largest policeman IN the
United States. He is six feet eight inches IN
height and weighs :40 pounds.
FATHER Tom SHERMAN, the ecclesiastical
son OF the late General. has recently
preached in Chicago, where he created a
distinctly favorable impression.
CAPTAIN PALMER, the new commander
in-chief of the G. A. R., is going to bend his
energies to the task Of fastening the con-
struction Of the Grant monument.
AMONG the several foreign gentleman VINO
are coming across this fall to enlighten AM
erica from the platform is Austin Dobson,
who is to give readings from his poems
THE Emperor Of Japan has decreed that
every man who provokes duel or accepts a
challenge shall pay heavy fine and serve
from six months to two years in the gal
leys.
ALTHOUGH in his eighty-first year, Sena-
tor Morrill,, of Vermont, is an ardent sports
man, and is often seen, gun in hand,
engaged in the healthful pursuit OF field
sports
SENATOR GoRNAN is building new
honse near Laursl, Nd, to replace the one
that was burned last winter. 1t IS described
as conmodious, substantial and unpreten-
tious farm house.
Mr.. FREDERICK K. B1NIDGE, Of Cam
bridge Mass, who inherited very large
fortune. has within the last three years
given to charitable, religious AMI municipal
Institutions more than 50, 900, 600.
MRS. ISABELLA DlRD DlShOF, tuo "ci
known author of books describing her travels
in 'unbeaten tracks" has received the honor
Of being the first woman to deliver an address
in the British House of Commons.
DIR. SELa H. PEABODY, President of the
National Educational Association, has been
nominated and confirmed as chief of the De-
psrtment of Liberal Arts Of the Worlds
Fair, vice Professor Adams. resigned.
CONGRESSMAN LIVINGSTONE, of Georgia,
who is one of the leaders of thu farmers
movement, is about ifty-five years old, and
lives at Covington, little town within an
hours ride of Atlanta. He is farmer, but
has always taken an active interest in poll
tics.
MISS FORBES LE1rH, the American girl
who recently became the wife of Captain
Burn. the handSomest aide-de-camp in the
British service, is tall and rather slender
woman. She is hardly pretty, but is very
distinguished and attractive in her appear
ance.
L1EUTENANTs THIESEN AND ARNOLD, OF
the Ninety-fifth Coburg Regiment, haveper-
formed the remarkable feat OF walking from
Coburs to Bamberg, distance of twenty.
six miles and return in sixteen hours aud
thirty-five minutes with full marching
equipments.