The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-08-08
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

VICTORIA has been on the British throne
ffty-s1x years.
The German Emperor Is now titular COM
mander Of seventeen regiments.
No English sovereign before Queen Vic
toria ever lived 10 see great-grandchild.
MRS. U. 8. GRANT visited Mrs. Jefferson
Davis at Narragansett Pier, R. l., one day
recently.
EDISON, the inventor, has never carried g
watch In his life. He says he has never
wanted to know the time.
MRS. MARTIN G. K1MBALL, who lately died
in Philadelphia. was the first person to sug-
gest the observance OF q national Decoration
Day.
THE Duke OF Devonshire owns 200, ,00l
acres in England alone, and his revenue is
enormous. His father died worth 81, SOC, ,O0d
Of personally.
The son of President Tyler, who acted as
the latter's private secretary at the White
House, is now seventy-fve years old and q
resident OF Georgetown.
Some one who has been reading up the
peeraee says that the Prince of Wales has
seventeen brothers-in-law, fltty-seven cousins
and ffty-eight nephews and neices.
GENERALS JAMES LoNesTEET, John B. Cor
tho only survivors Of the nineteen Lieuten-
Generals OF the Confederate Army.
M. CAs1M1n-PER1ER, President of France,
is a genial, shrewd, kindly man OF agreeable
manners and polite address, has fine ply
sioue, enjoys excellent health and a calm
energy.
ONE woman has been nominated for Rep
resentative In the next Congress, Mrs. Caro-
line Woodward having been made ths Pro-
hibition candidate In the Fourth District Of
Nebraska.
TIE late Earl OF Charlemont, prior to 1866,
was a great admirer of Mr.. Gladstone, but
after the distinguished statesman's change
In his Irish policy, the noble lord had his
statue at Roxborough Castle painted black
to mark his disapprobation Of the change.
GEORGE R. GRAHAM, who died in New
York the other day at the age OF eighty-one,
was the first man who ever employed Edgar
A, Poe as the editor of q magazine. Graham
made fortune, lost 1t. and In late years has
lived on the voluntary contrlbutions.ot liter
ary men.
WHEN it comes to costly toys the latest
present to the boy king Of Spain may be said
to cap the climax. It Is nothing less than
an Infant Regiment, comprising 400 warri-
ors, ranging in age from five to eight years.
This Is indeed teaching the young idea how
to shoot.
ApnETTY incident occurred to Mrs. Cleve-
land while driving to the postoflce at BuZ-
Yards Bay, Mass. Miss Derby, Of Boston.
who Is deaf, dumb and blind, was introduced
to her by touch signs. and the Presidents
wife finally showed her womanlIness BY Civ
ing the young lady sound kiss on the
cheek.
NJ. DUpuY. President Of the French Cham
ber OF Deputies, has just been elected Hon.
orary Corporal OF the regiment OF Soudanese
Sharpshooters, one of the crack corps Of
frances African army. This honor was
conferred in recognition Of his bravery in
restoring order in the Chamber when Vail
lant's bomb was exploded there.
TIE Emperor William of Germany Is rr-
ported to have introduced an innovation in
10 his court. After sneezing violently one
day, the Emperor remarked to those with
him: "Well, you don't trouble yourself at
all about one" The hint was taken. and
since then court etiquette prescribes the
words, "Health, Your Majesty" when, and
rs often as, the Kaiser sneezes.
COLONEL CHILL W. HAZARD, the new
Supreme Regent Of the Royal Arcanum, a
beneficial Order with membership of near
Iy l55, 900, Is editor OF the Monongahela
penn Daily Republican. He is thirty
second degree Mason, a Knight Templar, Il
Past Department Commander of the G. A.
II. anu Secretary OF the Pennsylvania, Ohio,
and West Virginia Editorial Association.