Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-06

JAMES C. FLOOD, the bonanza king, gave
$o,OOt TO San Francisco charitable institutions
on Christmas.
JEPHTHA II. WADE, a leading Democrat.
owns a controlling interest in the Cleveland
HerG d, Republican.
EX-GOvERNoR and Miss Hendricks of In
dianapOls. were registered Monday at No. 9
Boulevard des Capucines, Paris.
JAMES DONALD CAMERON BRADLEY is the
name TO be given Senator CamerOns grand
son at washington, now week old.
A JAPANESE student has been selected for
the important position of assistant to the Pro-
fessOr Of Anatomy at Berlin University.
REV. FRANCIS HAwLEy. father of United
States Senator Hawley, of Connections, died
Wednesday in Hartford, at the age of 81.
MRS. JANE BROWN has organized, in Paris,
meetings composed wholly of French ladies'
for the study OF the works Of Shakespeare.
EDWARD BAcKUs. who failed at Chicago
eight years ago and went to Brazil. has re-
turned and paid his debts. lie is not insane.
DIR. MARY WALKER. attired in a full black
SUIT, FUR bound Overcoat aud lug hat. paid
her respects to the President on New Years
day.
DR.. JOHNSON ELIOT, an eminent surgeon of
Washington, II dead. lie was for the past
$ Vt-en Years Daan of the Columbian Medical
College in Washington.
CARDINAL NEWMAN entered the Roman
Catholic Church when he was f0Pty-fve YEAR
old, and Cardinal Manning was a clergyman
+ the English Church until he was forty
three.
ISAIAH RYHDERs, for forty years a power
in New York politics, ana head of the famous
Empire Club, is still living in that city, a poor
old man, with the almshOuse staring him in
the face.
THE late Duttou Cook first met the lady who
was to become his wife at the house of MIR.
Charles Dickens. His daughter and only child
he named Sylvia, after the heroine of his
first novel.
DIR. ALFRED EDMUND BREHM. a zOOl0gist of
wide celebrity. and at present Director OF the
Berlin Aquarium, will arrive in Phiadep hia
next week, and will deliver during the month
a series OF lectures there.
IT Is reported that DR.. Jackimoviez. OF Jar
vskinka, in the government of Kew, Russia,
has just died, at the age of l0G, and that he
able until nearly the close Of his life
to superlntend the working OF an extensive
practice.
MISS MARIA BROWN. the American author
ess, who has devoted herself chief, TO Scaa-
dinavian literature and wit. is about to pub
lish at Stockholm under the patronage of
King Oscar Il description Of Sweden, under
the title The Sunny North"
MIR. s. S. SENSIBLE, of Rock Island, is the
new Secretary of the Illinois tate Teachers
Assoc alton. Ii may be well TO suggest to the
editors of the State papers that Mr.. Sensible
vas not elected for the sole purpose OF giving
them stock pun to run through the year
THE attempt to trace the Tennysons back to
! ari~tocratic ancestors has failed There is not
"a drop of noble blood IN the veins of the noble
poet. lie Is a plebeian who comes honestly OF
! good apothecarieS, clerks, and such, and he
/ should be ashamed OF this d. EyncOurt rubbish.
| DIR. ALFONSO CELsO. the youngest member
! of the Brazilian Parliament, and one OF the
/ leading members of that body, is at present in
| Washington. He is but % years of age and
! has served three years as a legislator. lie is
IN this country to study American institutions
Miss CLARA BARTON, who has been at the
mead of the wuman's prison at Sh rborn,
Mass. since April l, resigns to resume her
work in the interest or the Society of the Red
! Gross. She resigned in November, but Gov
ernor Butler persuaded her to serve during
! the year.
Mr.. MUNDELLA, M. P, in distributing the
prizes at the sheffield School of Art lately,
urged the students, instead of endeayoring to
1 be second or third rate painters of pictures. to
| aim at applying art to such occupations as
! silver work. iron work, or even as house
| painters IN making houses beautiful.
! GEN. ROGER A. PRYOR has accepted an in
/ vitatlon TO deliver an address before the
| Demo 'racy of Massachusetts at their annual
jackson dinner in Boston, on Tuesday after
noon, January 8. Gov. Albeit, of New Jer-
! sey, and other prominent Democrats have
i sgnified their purpose to be present, and the
| affair promises to be an exceptionally brilliant
one.
/ Rev. DIR. Cathcart, pastor of the Second
Baptist Church of Baltimore, has offered his
resignation to take effect April /. The state
! OF his health, and the conviction that he can
/ not give that care to the large congregation
/ which is required. have led him to take this
/ step. lie was settled as pastor in $751; since
which he has labOrrd necessarily for the well
/ fare OF the congregation.
THE most conclusive proof that Charles
! Sumner thought out and prepared his speeches
! in advance is found IN this anecdote now re-
/ lated of him. A friend who happened TO call
at summers rooms in Washington was told by
the young negro servant: ''Massa Sumner ne
gone to de Senate to make him speech"
"What speech?' asked The friend. in surprise.
'Why, dat ar speech" was the reply, (which
he's been hollerin' out in BID ebery m0rnin'
desc free weeks"
JOHANN HEINRICH XIV, Prince of Pless,
Count of Hachberg, and Baron Furstens eiu.
arrived at New y ork Tuesday the steam
ship Samaria, accompanied only by a valet,
and is now taking ia the sights of Gotham. In
few days he will proceed 10 Warrington, and
/ leaving there VIII visit several of the " est
ern cities; thence to San Francisco, whence
/ he will pursue his voyage around the world.
! The Prince is less than % years of age, un-
married and accomplished. The principal
residence of the princely house of Piess u a
picturesque castle overlooking the thriving
and p0puOus manufacturing town of Piess, in
| Prussan Silesia. from which The Princes
! revenues are mainly derived.