Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-27
PERSONAL.

of g. So 'AAOA" H"n''om9 young 'eiiOw
HON. w. f. CHANDLER and family have
gone TO Washington for the winter.
JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS is credited with
$500 as the annual product of his humorous
pen.
GEN. MALONE, it is said, will become gen
eral manager Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad
MRS. CUSTER, tho widow Of Gen Custer. is
writing story for children concerning life
on the plains.
SECRETARY WHITNEY keeps up four houses
one in New York, one in Lenox. one near
Georgetown Heights and one in Washington.
PEARLIE GLEASON. little girl only years
old, toOk the first prize for oil painting at the
Los Angeles fair. Her subject was Christ
mas Roses"
ANDREW CARNEGIE will publish in the
spring new book with the title; 1.-THE 'rrl-
umph Of the Democracy: Fifty Years March
OF the Republic"
THE young violiniste, signora Teresima
Tua. has just signed an agreement with the
impresariO, Mr.. Henry Klein. for a tour in
America in lSS6-S7, for which she 10 to receive
$4,000.
MISS MARY LEE, daughter Of Gen. Robert
Z Lee, IL now making visit in Portugal to
Mr.. Lewis. her cousin, who is Minister there.
Before returning TO this country she will visit
Japan and other places OF interest,
REV. EDWARD BIcKERsTETH. son Of the
Bishop OF Exeter, who worked so hard as
head OF the { amhridgs mission at Delhi, has
resigned one OF the best livings in Suffolk
Eng, for the missionary blshOpric Of Japan.
MISSIONER used to be short-s GIFTED. and
minute. ,wOrk,su rs he did, was easy for
Jim. NOW, h0Wever, he isgrOwiug far ight-
Ell, and worn OF the Kind greatly jacques him
he Is engsged uppn picture OF 81. Marks,
ia Nenice. bus for three au umns has been
unable 10 work 1T II, nnding the SKY contn-
ualy too dark. Ht
WILLIAM L. SoOrT, of Erie. Penn, is said to
be the richest m an In She next House Of Rep
reseutatives. His wealth n estimated nc
$1,000 900, invested ia railroads, 81! lands
al mlnes, etc. He was a page in the House
when Webster, Clay and Calhoun were su
active 40 Washington Mr.. scott Is a Demo.
crat, is Of medium slze aad about IS years Of
age. tis 30
APPOINTMENT CLERK HIGGINS denies that
he De- "A candidate for DOorkecper OF the 10 So
OF Representatives. he s.yA he could scarcely
Dee a candidate for me Office while he held an.
other, but snftiy intimateset the same time
that II he was elected Doorkeeper he would
accept it. There is modest cuyuess about HtR.
gin- hat ais the souls Of hisfriends with ex-
ultation. 81 ~ a
SENATOR HALE when absent from wash.
ington devotes his time 10 improving the
grounds about the fine new house he has
built on high hill NJ Eliswortb. Me. II Is
the finest private dwelling IA Maine. The
foundation IA blasted out OF the solid rock
Trees and walks beautfy what was formerly
% barren hill. The Mt. Desert mountains are
conspicuous from his front door
Dr Pro PICo, the lsst Mexican Governor
General ~ Alta California, returned 80 his
% q quarters at Los Angeles soon after the
cpuntry was acquired by the United state.
and has lived there from that day this. lie
has never been able to M tster a single sem
teuce ~ the English Language, however. and,
aside from adoi ting the American style Of
dress, remains just whore the conquest found
him forty years ago. lie "a ~ lid-lnoking
man, short OF stature, thickset and sturdy.