Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-25
PERSONAL.

SENATOR ANTHONY says he is now in better
health than for weeks past.
WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT is to have a
statue in Central Park, New York.
JoHN MCCULLOUGH. the actor, is said to
have over $50,000 in government bonds.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARNER has been made
a lecturer on English literature at Corneh
University.
GEN. HAzEN has launched upon the sea of
literature another book on the weather. II
deals with tornadoes.
SENATOR PENDLEToN is not expected to re-
turn to Washington until after the Ohio SEN
atorial struggle is over.
IT is about time for Dorsey to write another
card. He has quarreled with his partner in
the New Mexican cattle ranch.
GEN. G. PENNYPAcKER, Z. 5 A., who, for
several months has been ill with typhoid
fever, will spend the winter at Hot Springs,
ARK.
THE lady whom Oscar Wilde is about to
marry is Miss Constance Lloyd, daughter of
the late Horace Lloyd, ESD, an eminent bar
rIster.
DIR. WoOD says that the cockroaeh has 5000
teeth. From the way the ladies scream when
they see one we imagined it had atleast 3,0O0,-
600 teeth.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER left Wash
ington Saturday for New Orleans, where he
will appear in the prosecution of the LOulsl-
ana lottery cases.
SERGEANT MASON, who shot at Guiteau, will
settle down in Washington as shoemaker
He seems to be a supplemented, simple
minded sort of man.
EX-SENATOR CHRIsTIANCY is said to have
taken the news of his wlfe's death very calm
lv, though it is apparent that her demise has
deeply affected him.
Col ROBT. G. INGERsoLL is constantly in
receipt of bushels of letters arguing in favor
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him one composed of ninety pages of finely
written foolscap.
EMILE OLIVIER denies that on hearing of
the first disasters to the French army in 1870
he exclaimed: st is the end of France"
What he did say was (he says: ut Is all over
with the Empire"
Miss MARY ANDERSON says she has not yet
read the criticisms of her acting which have
appeared in the English newspapers, for the
reason that if she did she might be influenced
to carry the advice Of the critics into elect.
SPEAKER CARLISLE looks haggard and care
worn. says a Washington correspondent, and
his appearance makes his friends little
solicit0us lest the continued pressure upon
him will overtaX his strength and seriously
undermine his health.
GEORGE W. CABLE, the well known writer.
arrived home recently after a most successful
lecture tour in the North and East, greatly
improved in health. Mr.. Cable will spend the
holidays in New Orleans, but will leave again
shortly after New ears upon secohu lec-
ture tour.
ARTHUR PEEL, who is announced as the
coming Speaker of the English House of Com
mons, is a very presentable sort of gentle
man-tall. dignifed, and, withal, good-lOok-
ing. Nor is there any reason to believe that
he is wanting either in judicial calm or in de-
| cision, though. of course, he has much to learn
] in the way of managing unruly members.
1T is said in Mexico that the Inflated En-
press Carlotta owes her madness to dose Of
| the milk of the plant 'HTOloachi' administered
soon after her arrival in Vera Cruz. 1t is
harmless looking plant, much resembling the
Northern milk weed. but few drops Of the
| tasteless white fluid act Immediately on the
brain. producing first violent insanity and
| then hopeless ldiocy
| HENRY HERBERT, q member of the English
| Parliament, who, it will be remembered. was
| engaged to Miss Williams, of Baltimore, re-
| turned to that city on Wednesday from his
| trip abroad only to find his afiianced deter
| mined to break the engagement. Miss Will
| liams was injured by being thrown from her
| carriage some time ago, and as she will be an
! invalid during life she declines to burden her
/ intended husband with her care. Mr.. Her
| bert. however, says he will live near her. if
! not with her. and his home will henceforth be
! in Baltimore.