Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-28
PERSONAL.

JULIAN HAWTHORNE, in contradistinction
to the Angiomanac, Henry James, publicly
announces that he is thoroughly American.
PETER S. PORTER, cOlored, formerly asso-
ciated with William Lloyd Garrison and other
leading abOlitionists in antl-slaVery times,
died Friday in New York, aged 60.
KURAKAWA. a Japanese gentleman, is
firmly convinced that the murder of an Eng
lishman named Richardson brought about the
wonderful political changes in Japan.
GLADsTONE's career as Premier already COW
ers period Of nine and one third years-long-
er than PalmerstOn's term, and only surpassed
within century by Pitts of eighteen years and
ten months and LiverpOOfs of fourteen years
and ten months.
Hon. SAMUEL ]. RANDALL wisely employs
his leisure hours in directing his farm opera
tions from the depths of his big arm chair on
the piazza of his Berwyn cottage, and when
he occasionally runs into Philadelphia he IN
forms all interviewers that 1t is too hot to
talk politics.
PROF. II. C. WHITE, of the Univers ity Of
Georgia. who holds the position Of State chem
ist as well as the chair of chemistry in the
University at Athens, Ca, is now in Balti-
more with Mrs. White on visit to his and
her relatives. Prof. White was former nigh
school graduate of Baltimore city.
PROF. LEE examining student (Profs.
Dwight anG Chase in attendance): Mr..
B-nZl. is the statute of NORMAN now in force
in New YOrkP Student very much embar-
very embarrassing; Prof. Dwight says 1t Is,
while you say it is not" Omnes, great
laughter.-Actd COlumbtGnd.
A GENTLEMAN who knows Joaquin Miller
gave a funny description of how he used to go
calling with him in Washington. That was
before Joaquin cut his hair, and then he car
ried it all carefully fixed up with hairpins.
They would reach the house and ring the bell.
If the lady were out they would go away. If
she were at home joaquin would take off his
hat carefully take out the hairpins, let the
hrsute mass fall over his shoulders and
march into the drawing room with the poetic
stride of Walker Of Nicaragua.
THE Empress of Russia must be endowed
with a wonderful constitution. The mental
anxiety which she has undergone for years
past, with the dreadful shock occaslOned by
her Sather-in-law' death, would have killed
most women long ago. but has not even enfee-
bled her. Last month she reached Berlin one
morning, went to the embassy (Which Is not
merely an embassy, but is provided with regu-
lar quarters for the Imperial family, held a
large reception of royalties there, dined at
with the Emperor, went afterward to the
theatre, and at 1870 was en- route again for
Russia.
DIR. HAMMOND, the noted surgeon of New
York, is about to ride a hobby-horse into the
ranks of the patient populace. To one who
asked him in New 1Ork recently: do you
intend to go on writing nOvels?" he replied:
II shall publish two year. have four writ
ten now. The medical idea will prevail
through them all. have plenty of materials
for many novels should see fit to write them"
navei-writing?'' ''Yes. After dinner, at
O'clock | commence writing. / cease at
O'Clock in the morning. In that time | man.
age to fill twenty foolscap pages" Yet you
attend to your practice during the day2'
'.Certainly. But would rather be novelist
q DOCTOR