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

SENATOR DAWES, of Massachusetts, is
| making his annual visit to the Indian agen-
| cies of the far West.
| SAMUEL PLIMsoLL, ex member of Parla-
ment for Derby, Eng, and well known as "the
| seaman's FRIEND" is visiting Montreal.
| THOMAS A. EDISON is said to have pro-
| longed for two hours by means OF powerful
current of electricity the life of his wife, who
| died recently.
| ASSISTANT BISHOP HENRY c. POTTER calls
| the DOrte- cOcheFe Of his Newport cottage the
| "Whiting Fee" because he devoted a very fat
marriage fee to that particular improvement
| OF his premises.
VIOLET FREEMAN CHAPEL, colOred wo-
| man. who was born at Belchertown, Mass. in
| 1888, and who is said to be in possession of
| every faculty, celebrated her l0lst birthday
| at Ellington, Conn.,, last week.
JAMES pawn, the novelist, says of his
| brothers and sisters of the pen: "My expert
ence of men and women of letters, which has
been continuous and extends over thirty years,
is that for kindness of heart they have no
| equals"
THE wealthiest man in the world is the
Chinese banker Han-Qua, of Canton. He
pays taxes upon an estate Of $3.50, 100000, and
is estimated to be worth 1000, 100000 taels,
which, in our money, would be about Sl,4O0,-
000,00U.
PROF. G. f. ARMSTRONG, Of the Yorkshire
College, Leeds, some time Professor of En-
gineering and Applied Science Examiner in
the University Of Montreal, yOuches for the
high character of the instruction provided in
American schools, some of which ''are in
deed models of what technical school ought
to be-"
MICHAEL DAvITT's ''Leaves from a Prison
Diary" which is to be published simultane
ously in England and in this country, is now
nearly ready. The first part OF the work will
consist of a monologae addressed to a tame
blackbird, which was the authors companion
in Portland prison, on traits OF criminal
character.
Col. NORTON, Of Dallas, Tex, the man
who vowed in 1874 never to shave or cut his
hair till Henry Clay was elected President, is
visiting jackson, Tenn. He is the oldest Wing
in the country, and edits the oldest paper in
Texas. He nominated Gen. Houston once for
President, is strong and well preserved, and
has kept his vow.
Mr.. GLADsToNE's simplicity of manners
captures the Scots completely. While the
committee of the Forestry Exhibition. being
of mixed political complexion, were disput-
ing whether his reception should be private
or official, he solved the question by present
ing himself, like anybody else, at the common
shilling entrance and took a ride in the minla-
ture electric railway. The result was that he
was cheered throughout the whole exhibition,
and before he left had innumerable presents.
THE sole object OF the Queens recent visit
to London was TO make personal eXamlna-
tion Of the Albert Memorial in henslngton
Gardens. 1t had been reported to her that tho
efgy Of the Prince and the decorative work
of the memorial were suffering from the eX-
posure to London fogs and smoke. The Queen
went TO the spot very early in the morning,
before KensingtOn was out, and seeing the de-
structlve effect on the Mosaic work, is
sued an order that the statue should be re-
gilt and the ornate surroundings renewed.
This has been done, and II looks remarkably
like brazen idol.