Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-29


WILLIAM CULLES BRYAST Is 70 have 8
statue in Central Park. New York.
CHAKLEs DUDLEY wARSEz has been made
a lecturer on English literature at cornell
University.
TIE once brilliant Gen. y. P. Banks Is said
10 be now rokeB-down old man. dependent
On his salary for living.
BANCROFT. the historian. is in Mexico. with
three assistants. gathering material Tor MS
History Of the Pacific States
GEx. sHERIDAs. Col. Taylor. Col. Benjamin
and Dr. John Billings. all Of the regular army.
stationed at Washington, are the happy
fathers Of twins.
Ma. GOscHES declined the speakershIp Of
the House Of Commons because OF his near,
sightedness, which i 80 great that u Woald
retard him in his duties.
THOMAS HAKRIsox, the boy preacher, de-
MES the report that he Is engaged TO Be mar
RED and savs that he does not know the lady
with whom his name Is connected
REPRESENT HEWITT, the new Chair
man Of the COMMITTEES on Pensions, was q
Captain in the Confederate service. ana " a.
wounded severely at Chlckamauga-
AYoTHER alleged cousin Of the late A. T.
Stewart has just announced himself IN 81
Adams. VI. and he proposes to appeal 10 the
courts for share Of the millionaire estate
Miss CLARA MORRIS expended over $1,000
on Christmas presents IN New Orleans 10 be
parts Of the country. She Is as generous az
wealthy.
H0S. GEORGE 4. Posi- is the youngest mem
Der of Congress. He Is . years old. AT y he
was Mayor OF SusQuehanna. Pa. he l. physl-
caly large and has smooth face. de l.
Democrat.
STANLEY. the explorer, will remain with
the expedition which he is now conducting
through Africa until NAY. when he hopes to
take ! few months holiday, returning, how
ever, TO his work Immediately.
GAxBErTA's friends intend to make great
political demonstration on the first annlyer-
sary Of his death. December 81. at Nice. A
celebration will also be held in Paris On
January 6. the day Of his funeral.
THEODORE TILTON is living quietly in the
Quarter Latin. Paris, near the School OF Fine
Arts. He L hard at work on unfinished liter
airy articles. and intends TO remain IN Paris
during the winter. that he may complete what
he has begun.
TIE DUKE OF PORTLAND is said 10 be very
indignant over the report sent out about his
engagement 70 Mary Anderson. the actress.
He has had 4 stormy interview with DR.. Ham.
Griffin. Tae extravagant doctor was COM
PEELED TO open a bottle Of ginger ale in order
TO pacIfy him.
CALAMITY WELLER. one OF the Iowa Con-
gresslonal delegation, has had varied, II not
brilliant career. He sums II up as follows:
4 titled the soil in the daytime, and studied
law and politics at night; was admitted to
peiities at once. to State courts at once, and
finally TO the church
Mrs. OSCAR RANNEIsBERG. Of Wheeling.
". Va, q years Of age, has made an i'm
preston on local critics by her vocal powers,
and N order to begin her career on the stage
in proper form she has applied for divorce
from her husband. She charges him with be-
ing professional drunkard.
IT il said, on official Methodist authority.
that Sojourner Truth was not lbs years old
when she died. nor 100, nor even 80. Conyinc-
ing evidence was years ago collected to refute
her claim Of centenarianism. and, worse yet,
to indicate that she was a conscious humbug.
That was the reason why her revlyalistlc
work never received any sanction from
clergymen who knew the truth.
DE. p. J. FINNEGAN, a medical practitioner
at East Cambridge Mass, inadvertently rubb-
ed his eye with the hand with which he had
manipulated the diseased limb Of patient q
short time before. The eve soon became in
famed in consequence of the absorption OF an
active poison from the patient. and In a few
days after the doctor entirely lost the sight Of
one eye.
ENGLISH society Journals have discovered
in a workman on the Illinois Railway the son
OF Prince Salm- Salm. who fed his country in
consequence Of an affair Of the heart. 1t ap-
pears that another member Of the family,
under similar circumstances, displayed more
sense. Count Manfred Salm- Salm, having
fallen in love with a shOemaker's daughter,
married her, and set mp as grocer IN a Ger
man watering place, Hhere ne mas achleNeu d
fortune and purchased an estate.
ACCORDING to Belgian papers the health Of
the ex- Empress Charlotte, widow of Maxi
milan. has so much improved within the last
five months that her physicians entertain
hopes of her recovery. The eX-Empress is
now in her fOrty-third year, but looks much
older. her hair being very gray. She has be-
come thin and wrinkled, but her eyes still re-
tain their old animated expression. The King
and Queen Of the Belgians often visit her at
the Castle Of BorchOntes, where she resides.
THERE is no joking about Senator Beck and
Senator Sherman" says a correspondent Of
the New York Sun. ''They don't like each
other, and when occasion serves each fires hot
shot at the other. They have had one tiff this
session on the question Of the sinking fund
and Senator Sherman said to Senator Beck
DO YOU bite your thumb at meF And Sena-
tor Beck said 10 Senator Sherman; i bite my
thumb Senator Beck is like Jim Bludso.
He never flunked, cause he didn't know
how.'n