Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-12-19
PERSONAL.

SENATOR COEKLIEG is looking forward to
another trip to Europe in the coming summer.
WILKIE COLLINS, now in full health, has
returned to London, there to pass a busy
winter.
SPEAKER CARLIsLE's personal friends are
said TO be working diligently to secure the
election Of their faYorlie when Senator Beck's
term has expired.
SENATOR EvARTs usually writes his speech
es out IN full, and then, going into a room by
himself, he says them over until he is per-
feet master OF their elaborate periods. He is
n failure rs a hve-minute. oh-hand speaker.
He is pOnderous or nothing.
ROBERT II, COLEMAN, the wealthy iron
man of Lebanon, will throw open his resi-
idence or Christmas day 10 all of his work
men and their families An enormous Christ
mas tree in the parlor will contain present
for each o. the wOrkmen's children.
A coLoRED SAILOR named A. Saunders,
captain of the hold on the United States
steamer Swartara, fell dead in the streets OF
Portsmouth, Va, Wednesday. He was the
first cOlored man ever enlisted In the United
States navy, and entered the service over 40
years ago.
LORD ST. LEoNARDs, while at ST. Kilda, A
fashionable watering place near Melbourne,
Australia, recently received a very sound
thrashing from colonial bushman for having,
At public bar, spoken irreverently and in
decenty Of Queen Victoria.
DIR. MCLEAN, who was deposed frem his
pastorate In st. Paul, Mimi, for alleged scan
daloue conduct. has just been discharged from
a dime museum, in which he ofllciated as a
mesmerizer, for calling visitor "a condemn
ed liar" The deposition seems 20 have been
timely.
WILLIAM M. STEWART. ex-senator from
Nevada. who has not resided in the State for
a single month since his Sena-
torial term expired, but has resided and
voted in California, is building residence
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AS his wife and daughter live either in Paris
or Washington. This IL preliminary to an
attempt 10 capture MIR. Fairs seat.
The Boston Adrertiser's Washington CORES
pOndent, one OF the orHCular Huhites, who
always know more than any one else. saws
that % Is well understood that Attorney Gen
eral Garland is o. have the frat vacancy TO
the supreme Court. And very good uomi-
nation that viii be, indeed. II ever made. The
Boston man adde. however, that the present
justices are all hostile 20 him because he IL not
''austere and dignided" enough.
Contrary TO the rumors anoat the Fmperor
William Is well. An influential Courtier. who
had haitian hours conversation with the I'm.
poror Friday. found RS Majesty iu remarka.
bic heath and spirits, though he complained
that he had bceu troubled with "a m nf cough.
ing and with sleeplessness during the mast
night Prince Bismarok has had "a slight
recurrence Of the Inflammation from which
he has been lately suffering. There is no dan
ger, but the Chancellor IL obliged 20 keep 20
his room.
Ex-srNAroK JHAFFEK has bluf wav of
talking and generally SAYS what ne Think
Ne 10 hostile 20 Hlalne, and especially 10
William Waiter Phelps, whom he calls A
New jersey dude.h Mr.. Chadee snvss
"Why. went over into New jersey few
DAYS after the elec ion and found IL had been
generally understood in that State that In
eiecied blame would make william Waitor
Phelps hia secretary N state. Tho worst of
4 wHs th4t = Wfs true, ! guess. The country
had a narrow escape