Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-08-06
PERSONAL.

GENERAL GRANT never smiles during
| a newspaper interview.
YOUNG GEORGE VANDERBILT, fourth
son oftne millionaire. wants to be news
paper reporter.
LORD CHIEF JUSTICE Coleride has ac-
cepted an invitation TO pass some time as
the guest Of General Butler.
BONANZA MACKAY was asked if he
travelled to Moscow incOg. 'Oh, bless you,
no. he replied. ''we went all the way in
a sleeper"
JOHN WANNAMAKER, the Philadelphia
dry goods king, paid two hundred thou
sand dollars for advertising last year and
made million.
W.K. AKERMAN has resigned the Presi-
dency Of the Illinois Central Railroad,
giving as a reason that he needs rest after
a service Of thirty-One years for that cor
pOTatiOn.
KAISER WILHELM took a drive at
Gastein on July ~. with the thermometer
at 12o deg. Fair. in the sun. 1t was the
twentieth anniversary Of his first visit to
the Gastein waters.
Mr.. JOHN L. LOGAN will be married to
Miss Gertrude p. Tucker, daughter Of
john Randolph Tucker, Congressman
from Virginia. on October 3. Rev. VI. z.
Logan Will perform the ceremony.
E. G. TuDIE, Secretary Of state of Wis
consin. has received the first conscience
money 500 ever sent to the State. 1t
was sent by an unknown person over the
signature Trustee OF Deceased Person"
MURPHY. the English swimmer who
often challenged the late Captain Webb,
and always maintained that he cOnld
never swim the Niagara whirlpOOl.' was
drowned on the same day as Webb in the
Rabble whirlpool.
Mr.. LABoUCHERE says that the greater
part Of the Duchess of Edinburgh's trOus-
seau was sold in London few years ago
as the property of a lady of rank. The
royal family, with the exception OF that
amiable and popular prOdigal, the Prince
Of Wales. appears to be very frugal, as if
a rainy day were coming.
AT THE burial of DR.. Strain, Roman
Catholic Archbishop of Edinburgh, pa
geant was witnessed such as Scotland had
not seen since the reformation. There
were $50 priests, and the multitude Of
Franciscans. Benedictines, Redempto-
rists. Vincentians, acOlytes ana nuns
made up a picture that was irreslsubly
suggestive Of some old church scene Of
medieval days.
DIR. POWER. the pastor of the Garfield
Memorial Church at Washington, says
that there are more church members IN
POLITICAL lie IMAM buc - APT ~ thAAths AAN
saws that Senator Saunders, Judge Jere
Black. Russell Errett, Representatives
Willis. Pettibone, Money, Mcmillan and
Hit ard dozen other men prominent In
politics, are on the regular roll as men,
bers Of his congregation.
GEN. ROBERT TooMBs, of Georgia, is
described as follows by correspondent
OF the ST. Louis GiObe-Democrdt; Il
looked toward the entrance TO see man
dressed in a lOose-titting linen suit, with
craving hair and shriveling face. stoop-
INC shoulders and halting gait. He APP
reared to lean heavily on his cane as he
stopped in the doorway 70 speak to
friend who accosted him. His eyes were
Iustreless and his face tremulous. One
who knew the aggressive leader, the merry
debater, the magnificent specimen OF ply
steal manhood persOnated in United
states Senator Robert TOOmbs twenty-five
wears ago, must look regretfully at the
weak old man whose physical debility is
hardly suggestive Of the shrinkage OF his
influence as a publicist. Personally, he
is held in exalted esteem.