The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-04-06
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

PRESIDENT CARNoT is one Of the very few
Nenchmen who never get axcited.
SENATOR SHERMAN, Of Ohio is about to
build asmansion in Washington to cost
500, GOO.
EX-SENATOR EDMUNDs, of Vermont takes
only cases of Importance, and his smallest
retainer is $1,000.
The late w. e. Smith, the London news
man who became British Cabinet Minister,
left s2O,O00.OOO.
JOHN D. RocKEFKLLER's income from his
Standard Oil interests is probably nearly
$1,000, 600 year.
Ex-Governor THAYER, Of Nebraska, has
decided to contest anew the right Of Cover.
nor Boyd to his Office.
BARON HrRscH, the wealthy Austrian
banker and friend Of the Prince of Wales, is
just s11ty-one years old.
THE Queen of Greece is at present in
very bad state Of health and causes her hus-
band and family much alarm.
EX-SENATOR INGALLS, is reported to have
declined an offer OF $lO, 600 year to edit
Kansas City (Mo.) evening paper.
PRINCE GEORGE OF WALES now has an
annual allowance amounting to S7o, 600 a
wear. Previous to the death Of his brother
be had s25, 900 year.
Few people are aware that the late evan
gelist, Mr.. Spurgeon was never ordained.
He began and ended his remarkable min
istry as lay preacher.
Ex-PREs1DENT CLEVELAND and Governor
Flower, of New York, were guests for few
days of the New York Rod and Gun Cluo at
their club house on Spesutia Island, Md.
BISMARCK sprinkles his conversation,
which Is at all times interesting and some.
times episramatic, with choice aud pertinent
extracts from Shakespeare, OF whose works
/ e is especially fond.
:, One of the largest salaries received by any
man in this country is drawn by Z. A. Girls.
COM the Chief ct the International Naviga-
zion Company, OF Philadelphia, Fenn., VINO
receives SjO,uDO year.
WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS, the United
States Minister, returned to Berlin, Germany,
from his trip to Egypt enjoying splendid
health. He says he feels in good form Tor
work after his vacation.
ALEXANDER R1BoT, the new French Pre-
mier. is lust two weeks over fifty years OF
are. He is sometimes called q youthful
Theirs. and he has had a meteorlc career IN
lolitics during the last ten years.
fHE United States Army now carries on
its retired list thirty-two Brigadier Generals
and four Major Generals. The quartet of
Major Generals is composed Of John Pope,
s. S. Carroll, j. e. Robinson and Daniel Z.
SlckleS.
CONGRESSMAN STONE, Of Kentucky, owes
his life to his wife, who, when young girl
found him lying dangerously wounded after
one of the battles of the Civil War, and tax
ing him to her fathers house nursed him
back to health.
Mrs. HARRISON, wife of the President, is
reported to have made great progress IN her
art studies, to which she has devoted much
time during all her occupancy OF the White
House. She has become especially skllful
in water-color work.
SENATOR VOORHEES,, of Indiana, is a de-
voted admirer of art and is often to be seen
in the Corcoran Gallery, in washington,
standing before some favorite painting on
statue in evident delight. He IS said to be
an able critic in the matter OF art, and quite
connoisseur.
ANDREW CARNEGIE, the Pennsylvania
iron manufacturer, has been talking very
frankly to the San Francisco newspaper
men. He rates himself as worth from $50, :
OOO. 900 to $35, ,OOO, 900. and says he will spend
every cent OF his money before he dies. He
is an agnostic, and declares he will never
give q penny to church.