Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-25
PERSONAL.

GOVERNOR BUTLER Is reported 10 nave
given s.. 0G0 toward building gymnasium
for Williams College.
TON FIELDS. Of Tweed ring fame, is a
patent medicine manufacturer at Il. An
drews. near Montreal.
JOHN BURROUGHS calls Herbert Spen-
Ger .the intellectual clearin g-h0use" Of
the nineteenth century.
CONGRESSMAN BRETTUNCi. of Michigan.
has thus far had no post office guarrels 10
settle. His interests in iron mines in the
Upper Peninsula are valued at Sl,"g0,oJ.
CHARLES 4. DANA is said TO be writing
a PLAY. the subject being the defense Of
ThermOpylE BY the Spartans. IL VIII be
offered for production 10 Lawrence Bar
rett.
SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH. d. D., the
author Of our national hymn. My Coun-
try. its OF Thee" now resides. at the age
OF =. in Newton Center. Mass. His sig
nature Is in great demand among auto
graph hunters.
Hon. L. BOYD FAULKNER, Of Martins
burg. has decided 10 become a candidate
for Governor Of W est Virginia before the
next state cOnK entiOn Of the Democratic
party. He IS a son Of the Hon. Charles
James Faulkner.
EDITH TwFNTYMAN. a bar-maid at the
-
10 BIZ the handsOmest woman in England,
and her good sense Is equal 10 her beauty.
She has no idea Of posing as a professional
OF taking 70 the stage.
JUDGE ". ;. GOODWIN died at his home
i'm HicksfOrds. Virginia. Saturday night.
The deceased was a graduate al Trinity
College. and was one Of the ablest law
yers Of Virginia. He was member Of
the state Democratic Central Committee.
JUDGE LAWRENCE. First Comptroller
Of the Treasury. who gets 5000 year,
cOuutersigns all warrants drawn on the
Treasury or directing the payments Of
public moneys. He can legally reverse
the decision Of any member Of the Cabinet
or Of the President himself
\ LETTER from Atlantic City to the
Baltimore -iDl-TicGH says: General Joe
Johnston. Of Virginia. is still a cOnspicu-
Gus guest Of the Brighton. His gray
hair. straight-cut black coat and fine.
benevolent features combine 10 form a
commanding as well as very attractive
looking old gentleman.
NIEHAUs' MODEL for a statue Of Car
field for the State Of Ohio is finished. Il
represents the statesman in the act Of adj
dressing an audience, standing erect, with
the right foot advanced. the right hand
thrustintO his bosom. and the left grasping
a glove. hanging easily al his side. At his
feet are a scroll, books, and a laurel
wreath.
THE STORY goes that Senator Edmp-ds
/ os~s H.roE-osad 10 join the COngre=Atio
Church, and after examples the articles
Z for several days returned them with the
decision that if ten out Of the twenty
T seven clauses were omitted. six modified
and two new ones added he would come
in. He now goes 70 the Episcopal Church.
PRESIDENT LINCOLN never swore.
saws an Old-time politician. but Andrew
Johnson did, rOUndly and iuently. -
did stanton. seward. Fessenden and
! Henry Wilson a little when wrought up.
/ Gen. Grant didn't swear, neither did Gen.
Garfield. Attorney General Brewster can
swear fiuently in three languages. Mr..
HAYES swOre only in his mind, and then
only in the absence Of his wife. Gen.
Arthur is too much Of a gentleman TO
swear.
Mr.. ANDREW CARNEGIE gave a bril-
liant dinner in London last Tuesday 10
Matthew Arnold. in view Of his approach
ing departure for America to lecture on
sweetness and light. All the eminent
Americans in London. including senator
+ Cameron. were present. Mr.. Carnegie
has apparently hidden farewell to Pitts
burg. He Is negotiating for a mansion in
MAYFAIR. and viii stand for a Northern
borough at the earliest opportunity. He
believes that he has a useful mission 10
fulfill in Westminster. and he is ALREADY
on intimate terms with Minister Cham
berlaln and the Birmingham Radicals.