Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-24
PERSONAL.

LOUIS KOssUTH, at the age of SO, is still an
| enthusiastic botanist.
GEN. W. P. CARLIN will, it is reported, sue
! ceed Gen. Merritt as commandant at West
| Point in August.
THE Prince Of Wales was lucky in betting
| on the first and second horses in the Derby
| and the winner OF the Oaks.
A MALICIOUS correspondent writes from
! Wales that FAITHS much celebrat ted 'scastle'
| Is nothing more than a common cottage.
| LADY SALISBURY, wife of the new Premier.
! prides herself upon her illiberal conduct in
never having crossed Liberal threshold.
JUDGE STALLO, of Cincinnati. when asked
| by reporter If he would accept the mission
to Rome, remarked quickly, II must first con-
| suit my Wife"
BLAEcHE CURTIss is the stage name of a
recent Vassar graduate. who ran away from
her home in Brooklyn and joined the only a
Farmers Daughter" troupe.
TIE late Rev Frederick ROUGH. Minor
| Canon of Canterbury Cathedral. had held
| that position since 1871, and witnessed the en-
thronement OF six Archblshops of Canterbury.
beginning with Manners sutton.
HoRATIo SEYMOUR sits in chair that be-
longed to Daniel Webster, looks out OF win
dow which was once In Faneuil Hall and
waFme his feet at a fireplace of tiles taken
from the house OF John Jay. al Albany.
ALL efforts to bridge the chasm between
Harrigsn and Hart, the New York variety
actors, have thus Tar proved futile. Hart in
sists upon going 10 alone and Harrigan has &C
cordiDgly hired his own company for the sea
son.
Is personal appearance Mrs. Gladstone is
said to be simplicity itself; but her shrewd-
ness is said TO be something remarkable. In
the complicated polltico social relations
forced upon her 10y her husbands position she
never committed a bunder.
EX-SENATOR WTTHEBs, OF Virginia, the new
United States Consul TO Hong Kong aud the
present Grand Commander % the knights
Templar Of America. has issued a general or
der informing the Tempara Of his absence
from the country, and delegating the COM
mand 10 the officer next in rank. lie has Just
sailed from San Francisco for Hong Kong, ac-
cOmpanied by his wife and son.
joins HUNTINGTON. Of Cleveland. who is
now the owner Of S2,0O0,OO0 or $1,000, 600 Of
Standard oil stock, was In the early days OF
petroleum refining poor man. ladllng oil for
cry for new processes. which be sold TO the
Standard oil Company for an interest In the
stock. and has accumulated great wealth
lie has gone TO Europe with his family.
Miss sYDEsHAM o'NKAL, the youngest
daughter Of Gov. O'Neal, Of Alabama, Is 20 be
married Ia Florence. Ala. to-day 10 Mr..
George II. dudley, President Of the Union
Refining Company OF Montgomery. Miss
O'Neal Is one Of the loyehest girls in the
Tennessee valley, and a great favorlte In
society. Mr.. Dudley Ia young and highly
prosperous business man OF Montgomery.
JoHN BINNs and David Conner. two New
York 1remen, have been presented with med.
ais for bravery displayed In rescuing the eie-
vAtor boy Of the ST. Georges fats, who had
gone up 10 the seventh story 20 warn the in
mates Of the FIRE. and WAS cut 90 from escape
by the fall Of the elevator. They assembled
by means Of small laddere ard descended with
the boy who had Dintcd from The effects OF
heat and smoke.
UNITED STATES MINISTER PHELps and wife
attended the Ascot races lnet Tuesday and
Wednesday, and were treated wi marked
distinction hy the representatives OF ROYALTY
and nobility present. On Wednesday they
were invited 10 luncheon by the Earl OF Cork
aud Orrery, and muster Of the royal buck
hounds. Mr.. Phelps was compelled TO decline
the honor, a. just AZ he arrived on .ho ground
the Prince 81 Wales bad sent ha equerry
with a similar invitation, which had been
accepted.