The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-09-19
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

TIE President of Chile gets $15,00 year.
BISMARCK has 1872 crosses and decorations.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES has just cele bra
ted his eighty-ffth birthday.
KING BuTARrTARr, OF the Gilbert Islands,
Is a great monarch weight, S45 pounds.
TIE Oldest prelate in the Church of Eng
land Is the Bishop OF Chichester, who Is
ninety-one.
De, V1RcHow, It Is said, has fallen into the
habit Of taking only three hours sleep out OF
the twenty-four.
Iris one Of the odd habits OF Dr.. Blackie,
the distinguished Scotch philosopher, to
Wear indoors broad-brlmmed hat.
SECRETARY GRESHAM. who is rarely seen
without cigar In his mouth, IS said to allow
himself twenty cigars, OF the best grade,
day.
ROBERT BLAINE, brother Of the late James
Il. Blaine, has been appointed to $500
clerkship In the Library OF Congress, Wash
ington.
GENERAL O. G. HOWARD Is having house
built overlooking Lake Champlain at Bur
lington, where he will reside after his retire.
ment from the army.
IT is now rumored that childless Russell
Sage will build monument to himself by
leaving III Ills Will u lOrtUuo Ol ONoE CZ0jUVUJ-
600 in philanthroplc bequests.
A Static OF Prince Luitpold, Regent Of
Bavaria, has been torn down from park in
Garmisch and carried away. This Is said to
be sign OF his growing popularity.
The German Emperor, in spite OF his lame
and useless arm, Is an excellent horseman.
Attendants have to help him into the saddle,
but once there he can master any horse.
famous oculist of the University Of Vienna,
has retired owing to old age. Many Ameri-
cans have studied under the professor.
Ex-Governor SPRAGUE, OF Rhode Island,
Is now living In a small cottage near the
beach at Narragansett Pier; and discharges
the duties OF Chief of Police at NarraSansett
Pier.
IT Is said that Senator Dolph, of Oregon,
never smiles. In the whole course OF his
service In the Senate nobody has seen his
eve light up or his lip culver. Why It Is no
one has ever had the courage to ask.
LORD BREADALBAyE Is credited with own.
ing the most magnificent residence in Scot
land. His lordshlp can ride 100 miles west
from Taymouth Park 10 Armaddy Castle, on
the Argylshire coast, Without setting hooi
of his possessions.
GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN started In life as
house mover. He made his hrSt stake In
contract for moving large number ofstores
and other buildings from the banks Of the
Erie Canal, the job being made necessary by
the widening OF that waterway.
REPRESENTATIVE TALBERT, Of South Caro-.
lima, occupies unique position among Con-
gressmen In that he neither goes to the the.
atre, drinks, smokes, chews or plays cards.
Hehas habit, however, OF never passing
beggar on the street without giving him
nickel. disposing thus Of the small change
that most men spend On themselves.
". C. HowELLs, father Of W. D. Howells,
the novelist, died at Jefferson, Ohio, Of pa
ralysis. He was eighty-eight years old. He
was engaged in newspaper work from 1880
until 1874, when President Grant appointed
him United States Consul at Quebec, where
he served four years. He was also Consul
at Toronto for five years. He served In the
Ohio State Senate In 1s64-5.