Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-11-05
PERSONAL.

IT Is remarked OF Brick Pomeroy that
he is editing a silver mine and running a
newspaper.
QUEEN VICTORIA still has on hand her
Youngest daughter, the Princess Beatrice.
Tricy is little beyond 80, and is said TO
be fond Of cats.
JOHN KELLY'S ambition, according to
a prominent politician in New Ork, is to
be Postmaster General under the next
Democratic President.
ANNA DICKINSON has had nothing but
iii luck with that persOnage-the theatre
cal manager. And the villain still pur-
sues her, say her friends.
ONE Samuel Walsh, Of Canada, has
sued Henrietta Prize, wife Of J. B. Prize.
Of Dundee, Ontario, Tor 5000 damages
for alleged breach of promise Of mar
riage.
GEORGE JOHNSON, Of New Castle, Del,
is a hale old man. He is nearly 80 years
Of age, and frequently walks from his
home to his farm in Christiana, distance
Of seven miles.
THE King Of Italy wants to insure his
life for 9120. 600 in order TO make some
provision for his family. but the Italian
companies decline the risk, on the ground
that crowned heads are extra hazardous.
FATHER LEWIS MARTINETTI, a mis-
sionary. died in the interior Of China
about two months ago. after having
labOred in that country Tor IS consecutive
years without having a single leave home.
NEAL Dow, of Maine, writes to Ferdi-
nand Schumacher, late Prohibition candi-
date for Governor of Ohio: sin the East
we regard the defeat Of the Republican
party Of Ohio as a great temperance vic
tory"
4 WOMAN s. years old. living at Ak
ron. o., challenged Bob IRgersOll to a
public discussion Of the Bible. and his
declinatiOn has so raised peoples opinion
OF his wisdom that they think he may be
right after all.
MILE. RHEA, the actress, has had her
ieweled watch stolen in a sleeping car.
1t was a gift from the Car of Russia.
Good advertisement: shows that intimate
friendship has existed between actress
and late Car.
Mr.. BLAINE acknowledges that stem
ographers are useful, but in composition
requiring close thought he prefers to do
his own writing. He finds that the hand
and the eye work with the brain and help
to keep up the connection.
GLADsTONE's fame as tree chopper is
well known in the Orkneys, and during
his recent visit TO Kirkwall some one
posted the following placard on the only
tree standing in the street through which
the English Premier passed: ''WOOdman,
spare that tree"
HANNIBAL HAAfLIN is not the only dis
tinguished parsonage who has made a
practice through life Of never wearing an
oyercoat. The late Canon BladOu, whose
near approach 10 centenarianism will be
remembered, attributed his long years
and good health to the same eccentricity.
FRANK RANDE, the terrible bandit who
killed five men in a cOrnfield near St.
Elmo, H., in 1878, and topped of with
killing policeman in st. Louis, is serv-
ing a life sentence in the Joliet, H., pris-
on. He puts in his spare time inventing
fire-escapes, long-range guns and new
systems Of telegraphing. He has also
taken hack at perpetual motion"
ALTHOUGH Father Anderledy, the fu-
ture General Of the Jesuits, has passed
his 9th year, he continues to enjoy yigor-
GUS health. His black hair is unstreaked
with gray. Little known as writer, he
is highly esteemed as a professor and ad-
ministFatOr. He has some celebrity as a
preacher, and understands, besides the
dead languages, English, German, French,
Spanish and Italian.