Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-24
PERSONAL.

THOMAS HUGHES sailed from LIVERPOOL
Saturday for America.
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES sailed nv
the Aurania for home Saturday,
LIszT died poor and without q will. He
lately gave 100000 francs to his native place.
AMERICAN FRIENDS of the painter Millet
have bought the house at Barbizon, where
his widow is living, and presented it to her.
SARAH BERNHARDL's once famous negro
servant Domingo is reduced to the position of
an advertising sandwich man on the boule-
wards,
MR.. HALSTEAD's portrait, as now seen in
the newspapers from Name to Mexico, shows
face much more martial than that of his
dearest foe, kr. Nc Lean.
ROBERT BROWNING and Walter Besant are
members of a committee formed to arran pe
an exhibition in London next year TO illus
trate the history of the Jews in England,
GEN. SHERMAN named st. LOUIS as the
city for the next national encampment OF the
Grand Army of the Republic; and st. Louis
it was, Notwithstanding considerable Opposi-
ton.
RED CLOUD, u Sioux chief, believes that il
is better to get living out of the white peo-
pie than to quarrel with them. What we
want" says he, lis white men to plant our
corn, hoe It,, harvest it and put it into the
barns which they will build for us. Warriors
don't work"
"HENRY JAMES" says Harper's Bazaar. "ex.
pressed recently TO an Americ m lady. and in
the frankest manner possible, his decided
preference for English people and English
customs over those of other nations. He de-
clared also that he would not from choice
make his home among Americans"
GEN. JOSEPH K. JOHNSTON, government
director OF the Pacific railroads, who is on ms
annual inspection tour over the Union and
Pacific railroads, is laid up at North Platte
having been seriously Frustrated by heat. He
viii be obliged To abandon his in spec ion trim
and will return East as soon as he is able 10
travel. He Is 10 years old.
ADMIRAL PORTER is in Washington hard at
work on his book. He Is very brusque and ia
not in the habit of seeing everyone who calls.
no matter how important or how prominent
he may be, but he has one standing order tina I
any sailor who ever served in the navy has n
right to come right into his room without
sending in card or knocking at the door.
ROSCOE CoSKLING has cuto the Mephisto-
phclian point to his beard. IL is now closely
ned. somewhat similar TO the style worn
by Gen. Grant. He goes around down town
in cheap jean suit and is active as a youth
OF 20. A Broadway conductor was about to
PM tho bell for him to get OF the car the
mind" and jumped of with the agility of a
news0oy. He entered Congress when %.
Blaine at 30, and Edmunds entered the SEN,
ate at 81. All are OF the same ape-56-and
from present appearance Mr.. Conkline will
be on top Of the earth the longest.
MRS. DELLA STEWART PARSELL. the
mother of Charles Stewart Parnell, is a most
remarkable woman, physically and mentally.
She got out OF sick bed to go TO the Chicago
Convention, and was told by her doctor that
1t would endanger her life TO do so, She said
she was going, and go she did. She bustled
around Just like the rest Of the lady dole
ga es, and the excitement seems 10 give her
renewed life. She Is in love with her son
Charles busindss methods. When a vounR
girl, out in the Pacific Ocean in the cabin OF
his vessel, abe used TO pull her c hair up along
side the old Commodore, her father, aud listen
70 the officers make their report, IL nearly
broke her fathers and mothers heart when
she plighfod her troth TO Parnell. VINO was
then travelling in this country.