Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-12
PERSONAL.

THE youthful Emperor of China is seriously
! i'll with consumption.
GEN. DAN SICKLEs is being gossiped about
! as New lork's coming Mayor.
Col. c. NJ. DERRTNGER. the inventor, has
| lived 10 see the rise and fall of the pistol IN
| private life.
Mr.. GLADSTONE may be overwhelmed in
| Britain-Out New Jersey post Office has just
! been named after him.
Mrs. HARRIET BERCHER STOWE recently
assured friend that she would never do any
! further work in literature.
SIR john LUBBOCKs present fancy is for a
tame wasp, which allows Sir John to stroke it
ana which eats sugar from his hand.
RHEA Is a stage name, but it is the only one
! the actress uses except when legal contracts
force her to sign herself Hortense Loret.
MRS. LANGTRY is going to convert her lawn
at Meadow Bauk. TwlcEenham, into a circus
ring, where her trained horses will perform.
ONE of Mr. Tlden's most frequent visitors
at Greystone Is eN-COmptroller Andrew Ii .
Green, frequently spoken of as "Tllden's
nearest friend"
SECRETARY FARCuILD and Comptroller
Maynard frequently ride the waves of the Po-
! tomac together in a coc&le-shell boat with
trl -colored sails.
GOV. BATE, of Tennessee, weary OF the
| clash OF coniending political armies in his
| own state, Is lpunging about the corridors OF
SENATOR JONES, of wounded affection fame.
! occupies tae rooms in his Detroit hotel for
merry taken by the late William ii. Wander
| blt when he visited thar city.
r. NJ. PULsIFER, of the Boston Herald, has
liking for the town of NewtonvIlle, Mass,
and he has Just given $500 toward the i'm
proyemcnt Of the pubic square.
Mr. WLFRED ScAwEN BLUNT. the friend OF
| the rebel Arab, declares tnat he renouuces
| publicly and alb 4olutcly and forever all con-
nertion with the Tories and their selfish class
politics.
| DIR. GOULD. who spent the best OF his wears
on the southern half OF The sphere star-gaZing
and who NV makes holiday in Boston, has
| just been hOnored with membership IN the
Vienna Academy Of sciences.
SENATOR STANFORD, Of California, It ia
said. viii soon resign his seat ia the Senate
"ile is tired of public lie. Recently he had
an attack apoplectic In Its nature. lie will
remain in the senate until Congress adjourns
its session, but he Will resign in order to have
ms successor duly elected 50 "a enter the Sen
ate wnenIt meets again next winter.
DR.. JOSEPH WIENER, OF New York, has
found 80 much that II good in the writings OF
Washington Irving that he has given Il bronze
bust of the writer 10 the city OF Nav York.
The bust was made by Mr.. Beer, OF PARIS. and
is to he put upon a pedestal in Central Park
In order that the object may be seen afar. it ia
very large, the shoulders OF the figure being
six feet broad.
ROSE EYTISGE. tho actress, having left the
stage for good, has settled down TO q quiet life
ana Will try ncr hand at literature. A vol
ume OF "reminiscences and novel are under
way, and the latter, her friends saw, will be
In publishers hands within n fow months
| During her dramatic career she contracted
the d1ary habit, aud now has vast fund u
note and comment from which 70 draw her
literary texts. Miss Eytinge Is also engaged
upon a play sort of domestic drama, Mr.
john &c. McCann having partnership in this
work.