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

| HANS Won BULOw is now making a success
| ful concert tour in Russia.
| IT is said Speaker Carlisle gets the largest
mail in Congress, and Gen. Logan the next.
| Hon. DENNIS MCCARTHY, President of the
| New York State Senate, is said to be the \.
| T. Stewart Of Central New York.
Henry GEORGE was a passenger by the
| disabled steamer Alaska. which reached New
York with a broken rudder on Sunday.
WILLIAM DWIGHT CHANDLER. second son
| of Secretary Chandler, and Lily NJ. Porter.
| daughter Of L. {. Porter, banker and mill
| owner, were married at Wirona, Mimi, Mon
day.
4 LONDON PAPER intimates that Lord Car
movie viii marry Miss FOrtescue on his re-
turn from America, notwithstanding the law
suit 1t does not appear to have the lady 3
authority for the announcement, however.
SENATOR HoAR is said to be the worst story
teller in the Senate. He likes to entertain
his friends by relating funny incidents now
and then, but they say he would spoil the
most laughable story ever known in the telling
OF it.
PRINCE FREDERICK CHARLES OF Prussia Is
a great geographer, and, but for his position
and duties would be a great traveller. His
nalace is called the Berlin African headquar-
tiers, and all explorers are welcome guests
there.
SENATOR GARLAND rarely goes to the
theatre. 1t is told on him that, several years
ago, he went to see Joe Jefferson IN KIP an
Winklem the whole week through-seVen per-
formances-and then regretted that "Rlp"
was not to run another week
THE announcement is made in Brussels that
a marriage has been arranged between FTin-
cess CIementine, daughter of King Leopold,
of ReIrium and Prince Albert Victor, elder
son az the Prince of Wales. Princess Clemen-
tine was born ON July 30, 1854, and Prince AL
bert Victor has just attained his majority.
IL every part OF the musical world will be
celebrated this year the bicentenaries OF the
birth of Bach and Handel. England, being
the country where the traditions of George
Frederick Handel are preserved in the purest
form, is naturally taking the lead IN the mat
ter, but already German, Belgian ana even
exclusively TO the works Of these composers.
GEORGE ELIoT's biography is still largely
discussed, and the strong reaction against the
too idealized portrait is continued. Some fe-
male writers especially condemn the apology
for her union with George Henry Lewes in
the lifetime of his wife, and lively CORES
nondence is proceeding as to the eternal ques-
lion of sexual morality. The main defense of
George Eliot's admirers is that there was no
divorce law at the time, by which Lewes
could have got rid Of his unchaste wife.
REPRESENTATIVE "DICK" TowNsHEND, of
Illinois who has been named as Democratic
candidate for the United states senatorship,
in his bOyhOOd was clerk In W ashlngton
bookstore and used to discuss politics with
an older clerk, Buckingham by name. One
day the latter, beaten IN an argument. SAID !:
SIT makes no difference what you say, DICK
T0wnshend; you are nothing but boy any
how :" The boy Townshend replied; i know
| am only boy now, but am going TO be
Congressman some day. Just you wait few
wears and l will be getting $1,000 year IN
that house on the hill while you are still
clerking at few dollars week"