Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-23
THE LISTENER.

Jesus Compeche, who lives in the City of Mexico. is reputed to be 157 years old
 Judge Gayarro, tho Louisiana historian, Is 9l years of age and in full possession of his mental faculties.
 Mir. John W. Foster comes high as a peacemaker, but it seems that China has to have him. It is said China has agreed to pay him $lO0, 900.
 sam Fessenden. a familiar figure in Republican national conventions, has been unanimously chosen speaker of the Con- necticut house of representatives.
 Ex-Senator George w. Jones of Iowa is something of veteran, having entered national politics in 1855 as a congressional delegate from Wisconsin territory.
 Andrew J. Patterson of Tennessee, who has been appointed consul to Demarara, Is a grandson of President Johnson. His fa- ther was a senator from Tennessee.
 William A Nave, the son of a St. Louis millionaire, is credited by Tom Ochiltreo with being the Chesterfield of America and in some respects resembling Beau BrummCl.
 Edward Wilmot BlTden, who formerly represented Liberia at the court of St. James, is said to be the most accomplished negro scholar in the world. He is pro- found thinker and valued contributor to many English magazines
 Theodore Runyon, United States em- bassador to Germany, was most affec- tionate son. He is said to have refused an offer of the Austrian ministry in MT. Clevcland's s first term because he did not wish to lcavo his father since deceased.
 William w. Thomas, Jr., ex-minister to Sweden, is an enthusiastic sportsman and has taken great pleasure in hunting both in Maine and Sweden. He has made a special study of the capercailZie with n view to introducing these game birds into Maine.
 Martin | Townsend of Troy, x. Y, Is just GladstOnc's age. He gained fame as 1 n congressman by his speech advocating the appropriation for Philadclphia's Cen tennial commission. He enjoys robust health and is still an eloquent and witty speaker
 General Franz Slgcl celebrated his sev- | cntieth birthday few days ago at his home in Mott Haven. He received a large number of letters and tClegrams, among the German revolution of ls4S and in the ! civil war here, Carl SChurz.
 The name of the young Duke of Or 
 member of tho Paris Jockey club, had to | be withdrawn in order to save the duke | from the disgrace of being black ballcd by | tho most exclusive, ariStOcratic and chic social organization in France. Edison says that when he is busy and deeply absorbed in his work he consumes about 20 cigars a day; when ho is less ac- ] tive mentally, about ten. They arc always strong cigars. The inventor says that this excessive smoking has never, so far as be can discover, done him any harm.
 stephen E. White, Tho Deacon. " as he is called in Wall street parlance. comes from old North Carolina Quaker stock. He arrived in New York in 1865. Since then he has made and lost his millions and thoroughly typiilcs a class of men | who don't know when they arc whipped. ] Christian Conrad, now of Winchester Ia, but originally of Pennsylvania, is 1lj years old, according to his own statement and is enjoying good health. Conrad wa: F years old when he heard George Wash ingtOn deliver speech in Philadelphia | He fought in the war of lSl2 and woul( havc lonncd the soldiers uniform in tn, | Mexican war, but was too old.