Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-04
PERSONAL.

THE coincidence is noted that Mr.. Blaine
was born in Brownsville, Pa, and Mr.. Logan
in Brownsville, Ill.
CHARLES j. FAULKNER,a member of a noted
Virginia family, and formerly Congressman,
is critically Ill at his home in MartInsburgh,
w. Va.
MARION CRAWFORD, the novelist, is spend
ing the summer in Constantinople in house
high up above the BosphOrus, overlooking the
mouth Of the Black Sea. This may serve as
scenery for the next exotic novel.
Mr. MORTON the American Minister at
Paris, has subscribed 900 francs toward the
fund which the American artists in Paris are
raising for he purpose OF presenting the city
of Paris with bronze model OF BartholdIs
statue of Liberty Enlightening the World"
THE Prince of Wales, Earl Granville, Sir
Stafford Northcote, the Earl OF Derby, Cardi-
nal Manning, ex-senator Ferry, of Michigan,
and many other distinguished persons were
among those present at the jubilee of the
Anti-Slavery Society in Guild Hall, London.
MISS Aston. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Astor, succeeded to the general direction
of the large and exclusive dancing class which
formerly met at the house OF Mrs. Frederick
W. Stevens before that lady had encountered
the Marquis Talleyrand and fallen in love
with Partisan life.
EX-SENATOR TABOR, he of the Denver Opera
House and the Leadville robes de mutt, is seek
ing a new bonanza in the Ceur de Alene
mines Mrs. Tabor, the Presidential boom
and the new baby have impaired the eX-Sena-
tors fortune. The baby is said to be named
Magnifico PampOso Tabor.
Ex-Gov. JOSHUA H. CHAMBERLAIN, Of
Maine, now President of BowdOin College,
has written letter to an Independent friend
in Boston, denying his reported intention to
vote for Mr.. Blaine, as was circulated after
his recent commencement attentions to the
candidate. He says these were merely official
and no way binding upon him politically. He
also announces his intention OF voting for
Cleveland.
PROF. HENRY A. ROWLAND, of the Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, has been ide-
sirnated by President Arthur to serve as
chairman Of the commission recently ap-
pointed to conduct q national conference of
Electricians in connection with the Interna-
fionaI Electrical Exhibition to be held in
Philadelphia in September. The first meeting
of the commission will take place on the 9TH
instantin Philadelphia.
REV. w. X. CHAFY-C HAFY, rector and
Squire alike of Rous-Leuch, an out-Of-the-
way Worcestershire village, in England, be-
gan producing tableauX year or two ago TO
stir up the stagnant life of his country nook.
The clergy made an cutlery, but since the rev.
erend manager has produced spectacular fairy
stories with such success everybody praises
costumes, recently ran eight nights in Mr..
Chafy- Chafy's theatre.
THE Prince of Wales speaks good English,
of course, but his pronunciation is strongly
touched with the thick tongued, cultural ut
terance of his race. All his g's have his after
them. and the same may be said Of all the
royal family. This defect is particularly no.
ticeable, as the higher you go in English sOci-
ETY. the less pronounced and apparently af-
fected does the accent become. 1t is only
accent the American Anglomaniacs affect,
and that is thought the proper style of thing
when American actors play the parts Of En-
glishmen on the stage,