Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-02-04
PERSONAL.

NJ. DE LEssEPs is a candidate for the seat
in the French Academy vacated by the death
OF NJ. Henry Martin.
THE widow Of Gen. Custer is spending the
winter in Detroit, the guest Of her husbands
sister, Mrs. Calhoun.
MISS WELLER is the name ofthe plaintiff IN a
breach Of promise case in London, and Mr..
Dickens Is her counsel.
HENRY WATTERsoN, of the Louisville
COurier-yoUrnd1, Is spending the most of his
time in Washington now.
Mr.. BLAINE's book Is to be issued stimuli
taneously in English, French and German.
A force OF ten translatOrs is now at work on
the manuscript.
THE gall Of the interviewer is illustrated IN
Chicago. One OF them recently interviewed
Mile. Sembrich and reports that she has small.
white, firm set teeth, thirty-siX in number by
actual count!
Mas. MARY \. DENIsoN, author of His
Triumph and other novels, is now at her new
home in Florida. She is making preparations
10 set out an orange grove and is much pleased
with the climate and surroundings.
FRANK ROCKWELL, the young lawyer who
succeeds Governor Robinson, Of Massachu-
sets, in Congress, Is but thirty eight years
old His father. Julius Rockwell, was the
first Free-Soil candidate for Governor, and is
now Judge of the Supreme Court.
NJ. Y. De LAURIERs, native OF France. 4
practical silk grower. and formerly Superin-
tendent Of the New York silk Exchange, pro-
poses TO found IN Richmond county, y. c., a
c0le-sy IF French people who wish to engage
n SIX culture. North Carolina. he saws. has
the same climate and soil as Southern France
and Italy, and is equally fitted for silk cul-
ture.
CONGRESSMAN BELFORD is described as 4
true tFPe OF the big hearted Westerner. full
OF good humor and good stories. and the hero
and pet OF the "bOYsH n his home town. He
makes a tearing Western speech on every sub
lar no II nd hfE aef ,1ar,
Is how Ito enlarge the Tres sury vaults and
distribute Sl00,000,000 among the honest, COM
mon people. sir!'
DoN CARLOS, whose friends have set him
up as the successor of the COmte de Cham
bOrd, is a sort Of Royal Dick Turpin, and has
played bold and picturesque part in the
highway rObberies of his time. His adyen-
lures in love and war are sensational and
amusing. Ii IS said he might write some Won
derful memoirs II he chose, but he prefers TO
go on writing political manifestOes.
SECRETARY FoLGER is reported to have
said that he viii remain in President Ar
thurs Cabinet until the close OF the admins
tration. Il shall never hold another Office"
he continued. 1t was my ambition to be
Governor of New York, but that is a thing of
the past. When l leave the Treasury it will
be to go back to my farm at Geneva. and
spend the rest of my days there. l have
worked hard, and it is about time to take
some rest
FATHER STEPHAN, the famous Catholic
Missionary, who is now in Washington, has
had a life full of romance and adventure.
For long time Sitting Bull was under his
charge. He was a classmate of the Able
Lfszt He served through the late war on the
Union side, and was the companion and
friend of the heroic Pap Thomas" He is
the trusted counsellor of all the Northwest
ern Indians, and is said to have more infu-
ence over them than any other white man.
Ex-sEcRErARY EvARTs tells delightful
story at his own expense about a small don
kew which he sent up to his country seat for
the use Of his children. One of his little
daughters. going out with her nurse to admire
the animal In its paddock, was sOrely dis
tressed when the donkey lifted up its voice
and brayed dolefully. Poor thing! Poor
thing!" exclaimed the sympathetic child; but,
suddenly Frightening up, she turned to her
nurse and said: "Oh, [ am so glad! Papa
Will be here on Saturday, and then it won't
feel so lonesome