Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-17
PERSONAL.

PROF. CHURCH has selected the period of
the great rebellion in England for his new
historical tale. 1t will DO entitled with the
King at Oxford"
Ex-Gov. LONG, of Massachusetts,, who re-
Gently delivered an antt-Blaine speech in
Boston. will be entertained at dinner by the
Lynn Republican Club.
SENATOR BUTLER is at Nyack, n. Y, with
his family. His eldest daughter has been i'll
with fever for two weeks, and her case is still
cause for anxiety to her friends.
CANON FAR2AR, who has lust arrived for
an autumnal American tour, was first made
famous by repudlating, in Westminster
Abbey, the doctrine OF endless punishment.
REV. MOSES \. HOPKINS, appointed Minis
ter 10 Liberia, used to live in Pittsburg He
went there poor boy aRd worked as a hotel
porter, devoting all his spare moments to
study, and finally prepared himself for col
lege.
GEN. FRANCIS A. WALKER, OF the Massa-
chusetts school OF Technology. in now in Cali
fOrnia. The object OF his Welt is TO confer
with senator Stanford on the subject OF the
educational enterprise which the latter pro-
poses TO found.
THE late Mark Pattison, rector OF Lincoln
college. makes no mention in his memoirs of
his marriage TO Miss Emile Strong, now the
aiiianced wife OF Sir Charles Dixie The
memoirs only come down 20 1860, aud the
rector did not marry till 1868.
AINsw0RrH X. sPoFFoRD, the Librarian Of
Congress, "a described as n curious looking
man; dark as a Spaniard, with BLACK hair and
WHISPERS mixed with gray eyes like jet, and
a short, 1.-THE, wlry frame, all muscle. George
Bancroft and he are great friends.
MRS. JULIA WARD HowE's successor a.
superintendent OF the Woman's Department
OF the New Orleans Exposition has resigned
that Office because OF her husbands aversion
TO having her ngure in public. Mrs. Howe
had her husband under better discipline.
MRS. ALICE KING HAMILTON has found
time TO write the two novels, "Buttonsr and
zone Of the Duanes,m become the mother OF
three children. and il only "A. She is a grand
daughter Of Chancellor Livingston. ~ New
YORK, and married descendant OF Alexander
Hamilton
NJ CHgvRUIL. the eminent chemist ami now
centeuarian. IL a frugal man. For more
than forty years he has been n total ah.
stainer, and, although his appetite ia ex-
tremely good, he confines himself 10 two meals
day-at both Of which he eats a certain
amount Of meat-with an interval OF twelve
hours between the two.
VICTOR HuGo died worth about 81 .oOo. 900.
bis royalties amounting TO $500, 900 yearly.
Jules Grevy, Leon Say and Leon Gambetta
were the executors named in his will Death
incapacitated the last. the first refused 10 act,
and the great fnancier. left alone, found his
other business too pressing: 70 he has nomi.
mated NJ. G.. Pallain to take his place and ex-
ecute the poets Will.
AMONG the prominent ladies az the late Chi.
cAgo races Mrs. John A. Logan attracted the
most attention. A coquettish little bonnet OF
indigo plumes and white lace was pinned
on her beautiful white hair, and her bright
brown eyes are said by an enthusiastic CORE.
spOndeut TO have fairly danced with delight
every time a now conner was presented. She
was Attircd ia an indigo blue toilet OF aatfn.
trimmed with marabout feathers, and a Geld,
glass, fan, bouquet, vinagrette, and handker-
chief kept her hands full.