Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-17

IN 1899, began teaching IN 1916, graduated at
Yale in 1923, and does not use spectacles.
SIMON CAMERON win soon be So years old.
and he tells his friends that his mental
powers are unImpaired," which simply means
that he knows as much now as he ever did.
DIR. GIUsEPPINA CATANI has passed bril-
liant examination in medicine at the Univer-
sity of Bologna, and goes upon record las the
first woman in Italy," so runs the account,
Ito become brother of HippOcrates."
MRS. HERRIcK, wife of the rector of the
pretty Episcopal church at Fortress Monroe,
has dressed 5000 dolls within the last two
years, which she sold at 81 each for various
ecclesiastical and charitable purposes.
MRS. MINNIE STEVENS FACETS son had
his sixth birthday in London on the Queens
birthday as well, and. as the Prince of Wales
is the little fellows godfather, the anniyer-
sary was not overlooked by the royal family.
CONGRESSMAN PIG IRON KELLEY's daughter
Florence has prepared for publication
Twenty Letters from england" none OF
them Mulligah letters and all of them dealing
with the life of English labOrers and the laws
under which they work.
MONsIGNoR CAPEL, when in st. Paul fort
night ago, dIned in a restaurant, the manager
Of which is the son of the former proprietor of
the once famous Maison DOree, in New York,
and the chef of which was. until recently, en-
ployed on Jay Gould's yacht Atalanta.
MRS. NETTIE SANFORD, of the Fourth Audi
tors Office in Washington, is indignant be-
cause the PrOhibitionists of Iowa have nOmi-
mated her for Superintendent of Schools. She
calls st. John ali sorts of naughty names and
says she is no more Prohlbitionist than Maj.
Blaine is.
MARION CRAWFORD, the novelist, is a per-
sistent smoker of cigarettes, which he makes
himself very adroltly,. When writing he has
book of cigarette papers at his elbow, and
whenever he pauses for thought the time is
utilized to manufacture fresh cigarette.
QUEEN VICTORIA, according to the Leisure
Hour, first brought the red balmOral petit
coat into style, about 1855 Sc. 1t is said that
the late Prince C0nsOrt, in admirlng the
effect of the red petticoat in the landscape,
suggested that Her Majesty should adopt one
also. This sealed the fate OF white peIticoats
in England.
Al BLETHEN, a briedess young barrister
in Maine, went West about five years ago ID
by hard work got an interest in the Kansas
City Journal. The other day he sold his
with William E. Haskell, has bought the
Minneapolis Tribune. Young Haskell is a
son of Z. 3. Haskell, editor of the Boston
Herald.
MATHEW ARNOLD, in view of the memorial
recently dedicated to George Sand at La
Chatre, in the Pal Nal Gazette criticises Bal
FAC and his school of realists for being inspired
by ''the approved recipe, disinterested Gu
riosity." He also says that SIN the literature
of our century, If the work of Goethe is the
greatest and wisest influence, if the work of
Wordsworth is the purest and most poetic, the
most varied and attractive influence Is, per-
haps, the work Of George Sand"
THE widow of Gen. Z. o. c. Ord is the
owner of the table upon which the articles of
capitulation were written when Gen. Robert
E. Lee surrendered at AppomattOX Court
House. Gen. Ord commanded a corps In the
Federal army, and was present when Gems.
Grant and Lee agreed upon the terms of sur
render. Immediately afterwards he pur-
chased the tab and presented it to Mrs. Gen.
Grant. but she declined to receive 1t. 1t was
taken to Gen. Ord's home, and has been in
the nOssession of his family ever since.