Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-02
PERSONAL.

MORE than 100000 year is received by
Queen Victoria from the estates OF persons
who die intestate and without heirs, all such
properly belonging to her majesty in right OF
her roy al prerogative.
ODFLLE WEBER, the French actress, who
has just made her first appearance in Paris.
is SAID to have made the greatest hit since
sara Bernhardt first reused the French capt.
tai TO unwonted praise and criticism.
j. G. BLAINE has generously given St.
Marks Home, Augusta, Me-, pound of silver
dollars. The occasion was ''pound" party,
though pound of silver dollars is very far
from representing pound of pure silver,
THE alta California asks why. as American
labor would not be permitted to compete IN
China, should the pres nee of Chinese labor
be permitted here under a treaty that is based
upon the theory of reciprocal advantages"
MR.. ENGLISH, the most conspicuous OF the
Democratic eX-GOvernors OF Connecticut,
who has turned his face from the political
vanities to enjoy the Indian summer of life,
is with his bride in Florida, whittier many
other NOrtherners are bound.
ELI PERKINS, in issuing his tickets for a
lecture in Brooklyn, has given his idea OF hu-
NOR by the following invitation: III the lee
turer should die or be hung before the evening
OF the disturbance, this ticket Will admit the
bearer to front seat at the funeral"
soME Of Logan's unwise friends suggest
that he is not Senator until sw I'm in; there
is no in propriety IN canvasstng to place him
in position where the public vote has ALREADY
said ne should not 60. Logan himself ia cred
tied with being opposed ~ the use OF his name.
ALLAN CUNNINGHAM, after twenty three
years observation In india, has come to the
Inclusion that very few Of the $50, 600 600 in
hahitants have a well developed sense of color,
which appears erroneous, since color, from
light yellow o dark brown, is well developed
IN the whole of EN-,
WHILE MIR. Edwin Arnold ia searching
IuH IN fnV al he al ao,
wi contribute the results OF his general OBJ
rvatiOns IN correspondence TO the London
TslegrdDA. MIR. Arnold already has written
"The Light of ASIA but he might light on
something even better.
GEORGE MEAcK, Wisconsin farmer,
though not one Of the meek prophesied TO in
herit the earth. has nevertheless fallen hclr
to a large fortune from an unlocked for
source and IA he tells everybody that he was
forewarned OF his good luck by partridge
alighting three times on his head while he
was wOrking aheld, his name should DO
changed from Meack to Cheek.
FRANK Il. STARK. Of Cincinnati. who. two
years ago. while advance agent for the atri-
csl company. became involved in quarrel
with ID. r. Allen, the manager, at Nicksburg,
Miss, shooting and killing him. died at the
home OF relatives in Detroit. ON Thursday
night. Though acquitted by the courts,
stark's mind was always troubled about the
AFFAIR. and II was regarded ~ a principal
cause of his death.
S b, ELKIRs, who was IN Augusta. Me-,
last week Co see Mr.. Blaine on business mat
ters M which they are jointly Interested, SAYS
that Mr. Blame 10 wholly devoted to wOrk on
be out m January. He h In better ne nth
than at any time In 10 wears and weighs l0l
pounds. His book, Mr.. Elkins thinks. would
never have been finished II he had been
elected President. and tts preparation oceu-
pies hts time 30 completely that he has little
Interest in politics.