Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-31
PEIsSO NAL.

Ex. SECRETARY and Mrs. Lincoln still re-
main IN wa hiDgIon.
EARL SPENCER, Lord Lieutenant Of ireland.
Is shortly to be created Duke.
j. BRADFoRn. aged s.. has not missed dav
in carrying TIE mail from LenOir, Tenn, to
Hartford, \. c.. in seventy years.
LINDSEY MUSE, the veteran door keeper for
the secretary of the Navy. has served IN that
capacity FOR ffty-seven years, instead OF fifty
three. He was appointed under President
adams administration.
Mas. Van BoKEELEN, wife OF the rector of
Trinity Church. the leading EpiscopaI com
muniOn III Buffalo. is reported to have lain
since January I'm an unconscious state, not
having IN that time partaken Of food of any
kind.
HARCTAKA YOUKURA, who lately took the
medals for the best essay and examination IN
the American Veterinary COLLEGE Of New
York, Is going to Japan 70 show his county
men that horse. Ike q man, may sometimes
survive medical treatment.
JoTHAM JOHNSON. Of Durham. Me. is six
months more than loo years old, and is more
active than his boy. who is only - The olf
man Is proud that he voted for Grover Cleve-
land laSt November, aud SAWS he shall take
pleasure IN doing II again in lSSS.
Mrs. PHELPS. wife OF the new Minister 70
England, is a very handsome woman, a little
above medium height. She is quite fond of
society, aud has a small fortune OF about 500
wv Nulcu Was lllU 10 0ef OY one OF her lus-
bands clients who knew Mr. PHELPS facultv
of spending money. AIr. and Mrs. Phelps are
st present N mourning for an only SON who
died last summer. This son was about "a
Yeas Of age, a civil engineer and was meet
ing with great success in his business. They
have one daughter, who is married and lives
IN New York.
HENRY T. BLAKE, First Lieutenant L. {
r. II. nowln command of the Guthrie, U. s
L. NJ, at Baltimore, has been prom 0tefI to tho
rank of Captain. Capt. Blake is an eXtraor
binary man. but owing TO ms extreme mod.
esty Is not known much outside of those with
whom he has come IN personal contact When
quite young man he enlisted as a seaman in
the Paraguay expedition. which was cOnsid
cred az the time rs one of the greatest DARING
and hazard. When the Harriet Lame was
ordered to Charleston to relieve the forts
Capt. Blake, then 2 seaman. had the honor nj
firing the first gun fired from 4 shin in the
great civil war. So gallantly did he bear
himseit that at the close Of the war ne held
the rank of Ensign.
REV. REGINALD BARNES. Gorion's most in
innate Trend. relates how he made the &C.
quaintance OF the hero of Khartoum nj
Lausanne. For some days / did NOT know
his name, and even after did il did not occ,,,.
TO me that he might be the famous .Chjneae,
Gordon. One day he invited me to his room
1 noticed some strange documents on the
table. I on nave been in Palestine, and know
Arabic ne said; look at those paOers, I
took several and glanced at them. Int soon
laid them down. remarking that Knew very
little Arabic. They are death warrants ; he
said. l was so startled that I exclaimed
Death warrants! Why, who are yOu9'
Don't yOu know rep he answered. Ihave
been Governor General OF the Soudae. and
ing nov remains for me but TO sign these.
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