Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-09-03
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

THE FRINCK DE CARDE, the well-known
collector has pun chased the autograph manu-
script of TassO's prose treatise in defence of
his great poem 1t is in 800 pages, and is be-
l;eved to be, with its ensures, entirely in
Tasso's handwriting
MICHAEL DAvITT, the Irish politician, was
imprisoned by the English Government, not
for his patriotic Fenianisn, as is generally
imagined, but for Illegally selling firearms
on fat commission Mr. Davitt's patriot
ism was of the paying kind.
SENIOR CAMERAS DEL CASTILLO has come
out in the light of an enthusiastic opponent
of slavery. At a recent meeting of the
Spanish Anti Slavery Society the celebrated
Prime Minister made a fiery speech denounc-
ing traffic in human flesh. He has since off
cred prize of $500 for the best short essay
showing how Spain can best prevent slavery
in Africa.
COLONEL THOMAS DONALDSON is chiefly
responsible for the recently issued first part
of the Indian Census Report Several news
papers, which ought to have known better,
gave the entire credit for the admirable re
port to General Darlington, Colonel Donald
sons able assistant Other reports, continu-
ing the Indian series, are now being prepared
by Colonel Donaldson.
LORD NORRIS or SPIDDAL, who occupies
Ireland's highest legal office-the Lord Chan
cellorship-is the possessor of a mellifiuous
brogue unsurpasse by any in his native Con
nought The otherwise dignihed Chancellor
revels in his broad accent and in the embar-
rassment which it creates in court at all i'm
portant public functions. 1t is shrewdly sus-
pected that he even exagerates his peculiar
ity.
SENATOR MORRILL,, who spent most of last
week in Boston, but who has now returned
to his home in the Green Mountains is over
50 years of age, but does not look it. He is
I,.1.g
men on the sunny side of three-Score years.
His white hair gives him venerable appear
ance, but his eye is bright and keen, his step
quick AMI his movement not those Of an old
man.
RUDYARD kIPLING has taken Mr. Gosse's
kindly advice, and gone back 10 the East. y
He is writing a series of japanese stories in
which we may expect to find many Edwin
Arnold-Lacafadio -Hearn myths overthrow
and replaced by the daring modernism and
reality with which the great young mon
from Hindostan has already sharpencd our
appetites. He is also producing a continual
ton of Private Mulvansys biography Pray
heaven Mulvaney does not become over
done
Ex-senator JOHN c. SPooNER, whom tho
Wis ,onsin Republicans have nominated for
Governor, is very diminutiVe imam physi-
cally, thin and of low stature. His legs are
50 short that correspondent applies TO him
Benton's remark about Douglas, that Ibis
coat-taiI is too near the ground, sir" Mr.
Spooner, dresses very plainly and is said to
look like country schoolmaster His law
practice returns him an income of from s15,-
600 to $50, 900 year, and despite his light
weight he is one Of the soiidest men in the
Badger State
JOHN w. HYNEs, who was captain Of tho
Irish cricket team which visited America in
1888, will this years figure as an ordinary
member o. the eleven. Mr.or rather DR. Hynes
for the littlere haired excaptaiu has become
an LII D., of Dublin University since his
last visit. Is yet brilliant steady bat, and
a u-eful slow bowler. II has been said Of
him that he stels more runs between wick
cts than any other cricketcr In Ireland
Sra JAMES HoNE-SPIERs, whose approach
Ing marriage with the beautiful American
Miss Green, is announced, Is 81 He was Ia
the Black Watch but retired He belongs
to an cid Scotch family. thsre was a harony
in the family 90 years ago. Sir James
father died IN jubilee year, when he became
b1ronet. His mother was a Mis- Spiers aud
Is an only child and heiresa His brother l.
~. and two Of his three sisters are married
His second brother was lost on the Louisa
on the passage between Hobart Town and
Melbourne When he was Is.