Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-21
THE LISTENER.

Mark Scxson of Missouri, aged F, is the latest wonderful boy preacher.
 Mir John Morley is tho most difficult subject in England to portray in black and white
 Senator George always carries his watch in his trousers pocket, where it ticks away among his keys and car nickels
 President Cleveland will reappont En- gincCr In Chief George w. Melville to his position when his present term expires on Aug D.
 Peter Bintrnwarp Ut Grand Haven, Mich, was once the champion skater of Holland, and still, at an advanced age skates very well.
 samuel D. Lane of Northampton, Mass, S5 years of age, iS serving his fifty sixth year as justice of the peace. His term of office had been uninterrupted from its be- ginning.
 The Rev. Dr. Alexander Crummell, the we'll known colored Episcopal clergyman of Washington and rector of St. Luke's church in that city, has been 50 years in the ministry.
 Count CaStellane the Frenohman who Is engaged to Miss Anna Gould, is n hand some young fellow and is not poor, strange to say He has money enough to satisfy any French girl.
 Amos Markham of Memphis is the great American mover. He has fitted 15 times since he first set up housekeeping ill lS6O, and l3 of his children have been born in different states
 StilsOn Hutchins of New Hampshire has received $325 900 from the National Topographic company as commission for negotiating the typesctting machine patents for England in lSo9 Tom Johnson believes in free coinage of | orthodoxy in a! denominations, He has | given building lots in m Ohio town to churches ct five different creeds for the erection of houses of worship. General Resvy, tho senior officer in tho ! Russian artillery, has just celebrated his sevCutIeth year of active service. He en- 1 tered the army ill 1895 under Alexander l | and has served under five czarS Thomas Holland, who died recently in | Indiana. was one of those men who like to | have things at hand when they need them. l He even kept bis coffin under his bed for ! 50 years before he was put into 1t. Governor Atkinson of Georgia has just | appointed Us pCrter Robert Atkinson. a negro who was owned by the governor s | father, who went tu the war with the gov | ernor'S brother and brought his dead body home from Virginia battlefield. President Diaz of Mexico ran for presi- l dent three times before he was elected. He is puenAcious, and threatened a rebel lion every time he was defeated. He fought | against General Scott In the Mexican war, and now, at 65 years of Hgc, Is ready to take up arms against Guatemala.
 Baron A. von Surma- Jeltsch. German embasSador at spoken of by l irrCvCrcnt persons as Sour Mash Jelly l has the reputation of maintaining him sylf in Groater scclusion than any other member of the diplomatic corps. He Is, so far as known. the only person in Wash 1 ineton who refuses to see newspaper men
 Tho senior bishop of the United States l John Williams of Connecticut, Is an old
 bachelor Although the most genial ana 1 charming Of men. hc has never displayed
 much sympathy with women nor with
 InatriInNnv. and it k ono of his stock
 CrICvanrc, that the young men of hi,
 H,rhcicy Divinity ~chool marry as soon ar
 tE,.y are Drt'IiU,d