Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-13
PERSONAL.

HENRY GEORGE, the writer on economical
topics, has become his own publisher.
THE eminent comedian. Mr.. John f. Owens,
has almost entirely regained his health.
NJ. PAsTEUR. will Join the Legion of Honor
on the French Fourth Of July the lith.)
Mrs. FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT is pass
ing the early spring with friends at Norfolk
MISS BELLE WARNER BOTsFoRp, young
American, is violinist of high class note in
Paris.
SENATOR sABIN and wife have permanently
taken into their family the two little orphan
girls of the late Delegate Raymond. of Da-
kota.
FX-SFCRETARY COLOMBUs DELANO is still
living at Mount Vernon, o., on the outskirts
OF which town he has Il finely improved farm
of 500 acres.
ONE Of the saddest-looking OF all Congress
men is senator Morgan, of Alabama, whose
family hercavements have left deep marks
upon his face.
BRIG. GEN. HAzEN. of the Signal Service. is
q tail. stout man, of dne bearing. with the
face OF French soldier. which is heightened
by his imperial and moustache.
DR.. WILLIAM HUNT is not satisfied with
Shakespeare's smOthering of Desdemona, but
declares that she died Of fracture OF the
cricold cartilage Of the larynx."
GEN. AND MRS. FREMONT are quietly domi-
ciled az Washington, busily ana happily en-
gagged in the preparation OF the General r
memoirs, II the widow Of Gen. samuel r.
Curtis, OF Iowa, ia still living valuable dOcu-
removal from command in Missouri Gen.
Curtis had an the Lincoln cores pOndence on
the subject i'm his army scrapbooks.
SIR CHARLES WARREN, the new chief com
missioner 81 the London police, isan engineer
officer Of the BritiS army, As years OF age.
HIS military service has principally been in
south Africa and Egypt. lie has been IN
charge of several explorations i'm Palestine.
and has published three important works on
ancient Jerusal en-, which has practically been
uncovered and mapped out under his direc-
ton.
MIR. PANELS GRANDFATHER, Commodore
stewart Of our navy, WAS, ia MS dav, a very
pronounced advocate of Irish liberty. and
there are several letters from him In posses
sion OF Philadelphia gentlemen IN which he
gives his ouiuion ON the subject strong ex
preston. But he, like the irish leader OF to-
day, was far-seeIng, patient and level headed
liis wife, Boston woman, was very beauti.
ful aud highly educated. II Is good stock an
round
MRS. CoNGER, wife Of the Michigan senator.
Is a very large, stout lady. weighing over $40
pounds. She Is descr bed A. dressy rather
pronounce 1. and hasawlld northwestern way
with her that is quite effective in giving Omar
20 bOost-for every Senator's and every Repre.
.eutatiye's wife in Washing ton ~ working for
ner own particular husband. whether they do
II uproariously, like Mrs. Conger and Mrs.
logan, or suoty, like Mrs Sherman aud Mrs.
Harrison.
GIN, BARoN BRENDENsrE1N. Chief Of the
Pru-sian Engineers, has just died, az the com &.
paratvey early age of s.. Tie WAS an excel l..
ent strategist, and had brought the system OF
military railways to such q state OF perfec.
ION. and had so carefully prepared the
March Tableau." Of every troop, that when
ne French war broke out and mobilization
the hrst days advance TO have the whole plan
In working order.