Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-07
PERSONAL.

BURNE JONES is busy at work on four de-
signs depicting the Legend of the Sleeping
Palace"
THE children of Queen Victoria now take
people. The next time Mr.. Bail rents Wind
sOr Castle he will endeavor TO get in parties
without children.
WILLIAM d HOwELLs has been engaged to
write exclusively for HdrDer'S Magazine here
after, the consideration being $4,000 a year,
IL is said. and his story which is soon to begin
in the Century VIII. therefore, be his last
contribution to that publication.
CLARK WHITTIER, brother of the poet.
has gwen tae North Carolina peoDe moder-
ate shock by an attempt to found q town in
swain county very much on Puritan priDci-
the owners thereof sells or buys intoxicating
liquors.
"HIAwATHA," told in words by Mr.. Long
fellow, is being put into carved wood by Win
throp Pierce artist, at the fine new house Of
George slater. at Norwich. Conn. Mr.. Slater
Inherited about Sl5,0QQ,000 from his father
who gave $1,000, 900 for the benefit OF Southern
freedmen.
PROF. ASA GRAY, of Cambridge, Mass, has
just received a pleasant reminder that he is a
member Of the oldest natural history society
In Germany Imperial Ac 'demia Leopol-
dius- Carolina Natura Curiosorium-and as
he was elected fifty years ago he has had time
TO take in the entire name Of the society.
FoRTY-FTvE YEARS ago, Sept. !. 1910. the
first census of Chicago was taken. The enum-
orator was the late samuel Hoard, ESQ. The
population { 1 the town WAS found TO he I41a
souls. The four thousand, four hundred and
seventy ninth inhobltant was MIR. Hpard's
own son now living. and resident OF
Chicago. who was born that day just In time
TO be counted.
GEN. SIMON CAMERoN's favorite riding
horse. Colonel" Is dead He was 80 Years
Old, ana was one OF par of horses which
Gen. Camelon purchased in New York in 1850
at $4,000 for the pair. 4 Russian gentleman
visited Donegal farms some years ago aud
when no spied this horse he remarked. "Do
you know that that breed Of horses is 81 owed
in Russia TO be owned by the nobility only"
"RoCHEFoRr." writes the Paris gossip OF
Truth, "is commodiously lodged IN a seaside
villa at Les koches Notres, which ie took 10
afford plenty Of space TO his daughters and
callow offspring. He bet heavily at the races
sometimes winning, hut more often losing.
His Nllet won 4,O00l. on the first day and loot
on the second. Rochefort on one race lost
I,t0H lie Is running across 20 nieppe races
in the hope OF rccouping. I never saw one
take ill-luck with lighter heart"
PLAYING IN Boston long ago the elder Booth
was seized with = sudden fancy Tor taxing
long nigh, wake, on which he made his son
accompany him. one night they started out
after midnight, ana for three hours walked
about she docks ami quays Not "a soul did
they meet until them return 90 the hotel,
when they saw dark hgure following them,
skulking In the shadows OF the warehouses,
Edwin was somewhat scared. but his father
stepped forward snd 10 a loud voice said:
GOOD evening, my friend" The man did
not answer, but came forward into the light
and showed him Ell, in looks, at least, a thor
ough ruhlan. With curse he came towards
them. The old man drew himself up and
asked. "Who are YOU. my friend? Who are
your "lm thief, that's what am said
the fellow. "And l." said Booth, in voice
OF wonderful sweetness, Fam a pirate and
he shook the astonished ruffian warmly by
the hand. The effect was electrical Edwin
Booth said, aud the man troubled them no
further.