Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-05
THE LISTENER,

Governor James p. Clarke of Arkansas Is tall, dignificd man of pleasiS.s ad- dress He is regarded as ono of the best lawyers in Arkansas
 Lord Ashbournc has snow white hair. At the age of 30 it had already turned gray and was usually designated as "Gib son S premature aUtumn.'
 w. Bourkc Cochran, it k said was once precepter in seminary near White Plains, N. Y, in which village ho subse- quently practiccd law in an inconspicuous way.
 Rev Dr. Alexander CrummeIl, tho well known ColOrCd Episcopal clergyman of Washington and rector of St Luke's church in that city, has bccn 50 years in the ministry.
 Colonel Hamilton Robinson of Indiana who is So years old, is the oldest Odd Eel low in the state and one of the oldest in the Union. Despite his extreme age, he is hale and hearty.
 M. Faure president of France, is a good linguist. He learned English during n two years residence in London. It was there that he picked up, 2s years ago, his neat style of dressing
 The application of John Jacob Astor for membership in the New York Coaching club has been rejected. This does not mean that he was black balled, but that he cant dri' four horses.
 General Lloyd F.. Baldwin of Willi- mantle. Conn.,, now S5 years of age, is the only surviving brigadior general of the old Connecticut militia which was dis banded nearly 90 years ago.
 Governor Morton of New York is an ideal host, and, without being fusSy with his guests, gives them such courteous at tcntions as make them remember his gen iality long after it has passed away.
 William :. Gummcre, who has been ap- pointed to the supreme court bench of New dorsey, is fl years of age, a Prince ton graduate and son-in-law of Justice Beasley, counsel of the Pennsylvania Rail way company.
 James J. Murphy, who is now serving his second term president of Typo graphical Union, No. 6, of New York, has been appointed a school trustee Ho is a Democrat in politics, but is affiliated with no organization.
 Mir J. COmyns Carr, the English dram atist, is thfCksct man, with a bushy beard just tinged with gray. His dark hair is thick and curly, and his face en- joys an expression of frmness blended with strange sOftncsS.
 NJ. Andre Lehon, the new French min iSter of commerce, is only B years of age In the study of political science he spent two years in England As a member of the chamber of deputies ho was a frequent speaker on economic topics.
 Dr. Parkhurst, when n young thcolog iCal student, was sent abroad for several years tu study. When he rrturned, he preached in the little town of Clinton, Mass, where he was born and where his father had been minister for F years.
 General Barrios, president of tho mili- tant state of Guatemala, is a professional soldier and IA West Pointer. His ambi- tiOn is said to be bOundless, and he comes of a fierce and warlike family whose name is dreaded throughout Central America The Rev. Dr. J. D. Davis, who is now professor in Doshisha university, Kioto, Japan, served four years as Union sol dier in tho civil war, and during the last year of the war commanded a regiment. He has been a missionary of the American board for 23 years and professor in Do shisha for 19 years.