Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-14
PERSONAL.

MRS. SHERWOOD, writing from Aix-les-
Bains, insists that "princesses are as plentiful
| as blackberries" there.
SENATOR GEORGE GRAY. of Delaware, has
| taken up quarters with his family at Mrs
Richardson's at New Castle.
JAMES f. TAYLOR, the New York artist, has
painted scene from the battle Of Atlanta, on
| a commission from Gen. John W. Fuller of
Toledo, o.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT must mean to civil
| ize his ranch on the border since, as they say,
Miss Carow, of New York, is TO become Mrs.
| Roosevelt,
ROSCOE CoNKLrSG has had the beard along
| the side OF his face closely trimmed. 1t now
| looks like boar frost, and is whittier on his
| ruddy checks.
THERE is a rumor that w. j. Seaman. the
| actor, has married Maggie Jordan, who help
ed Sharkey, the murderer, to escape from the
| Iombs years ago.
Russell, n; John Bright. rs; Lord Selborne.
| rs; the Prince of Wales, Z. The Scotch head
is larger than the English.
GEN. CROOK, who is philosopher as well
as soldier. advances the proposition that
IMAM is more or less savage, according 10 the
| certainty with which his food may be oh
| taincd.'
GEN. DEvENs dress sword is being handed
down a. an heirloom in the families OF officers
| Of the North Carolina brigade which sur
| prised the Judges headquarters at Chancel-
| lorsville.
PROF. GNEIsT, Whole 10Th birthday was re-
! Gently celebrated by the Berlin students in
| Yrand style. /. e., by drinking great deal OF
| beer, is curiosity among German professors.
He has taught for forty seven years without
interruption in the University Of Berlin.
GEN. LLOYD AsPINwALL's will was written
hurriedly on both sides of II single sheet OF
letter paper. The will is witnessed bv two
house servants. 1t saves TO his family about
s2000)0 worth of real estate which he Inher-
tied from his mother,wlth power to bequeath.
II would have reverted to his mothers estate
II he had died without making will.
LARRY DONOVAN. the New York bridge
jumper. thinks OF going to Niagara Falls 90
jump IRON the suspension bridge II there is
enough money in It.. lie says that he will not
go to a museum because he doesn't want 10
s., on q chair aud be stared at for twelve hours
day, hut he IL willing to take a small speak
ing part at some theatre.
GEN. S. w. CRAWFORD. u. S. A., left Phila-
delphia Friday evening for Charleston with n
sum OF money aud drafts at discretion on
New YORK and Philadelphia capitalists, He
is authorized To draw for sufficient to relieve
any immediate distress which comes under
his personal vision. This is the second visit
made tn the stricken city by Gen. Crawford
since he acted as an assistant surgeon at Fort
sumter in 1851.
Ar EMS, says a correspondent, n great
packet OF papers arrives daily for the German
emperor to read. In order to make the sd
ing as little bur,lenaome as possible, a high
court official Is charged with the duty OF look
ing through the entire heap OF newspapers
and marking with red INK the passages which
the kaiser's private secretary Is TO read aloud
to his august master. The Emperor one day
took M one OF the journals. and asked the
meaning OF the red lines with which
II was profusely scored. Upon the sec
rotary explaining the signifcstion OF these
red strokes, the venerable monarch said with
a hearty laugh: sThen. my dear fellow lei
me beg Of you, for once In way. TO read me
everything in this journal which has not a
red line underneath It."