Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-12-27
PERSONAL.

SCULPTOR EzEKIAL has finished a little
figure OF Robert X. Lee to be placed in front
of the house in W estmoreland county. Va IN
which the General was born.
MR.. BANCROFT, the historian, has a fine
collection of unpublished historical papers
which are to be free TO historical students in
the new Congressional Library.
Mr.. HILL, Chicago speculator, sold So.
100000 bushels OF wheat on SO, 600 capital.
This is mentioned as remarkable 1t ia
Why did Mr.. Hill risk so much capital?
1T is said that the natives were shocked to
see the Princess Louise dance a Hig HAND
schottische at a German watering place. They
thought 1t was the naughty French cane an.
WV. FULTON, formerly Associated Press
Agent at Philadelphia, Is now "a years old
and dallles with pen, paste and scissors till
midnight IN the office of the Baltimore Amer
lean.
THE appearance of Senator Evarts In a new
hat has created sensation in circles of states
manshp and journalism at Washington. 1t
Ia understood that the senator laid by his
grandiather's tile with great reluctance,
WILLIAM d. HowELLs wrote some verses
in a lady's album, and she eXclai med: "Oh.
Mr.. HOwels, | should think you might do
something for the papers and magazines; rve
seen much worse things than that in print"
AN eccentric woman, recently deceased.
left $50 600 by will 10 Miss Christie King of
Ontario, Canada. provided she marry young
man named Gilbert Allen on the aay of the
funeral. The provisions OF the will were
promptly complied with.
A GERMAN ENGINEER named Henkels has
invented Ventllatlng window pane, which
admits fresh air while preventing draught,
Each square meter OF glass contains $500
holes. winch are OF a cooical shape. widening
toward the inside. The new device h S
already been adopted by many Of the German
hospitals.
A. II. ALLEN, IN paper on oils, read IN the
American Association. SAID That shark and
fish oils are often unsaponiiable, and hence
are not fatty ethers. lie believed them to
contain choksterine. like cod-liver oil. The
fixed oils can DO separated into groups, but
We know no process Tor separating mixture
OF lard and cotton seed oil.
c. W. CoULDoCK, the veteran actor, after a
busy theatrical NE extending over fifty years
contemplates retiring from the stage. His
career has Deen singularly successful, his
greatest success being IN the character OF the
Old miller in "IIazel kirke.u Last season he
starred in 1.-THE Willow Copse." Mr.. Coul-
dock Is over 10 years old.
TIE Due de Lewis, head of tho oldest family
OF French nobility. died recently. lie was
the owner of two paintings, one representing
one Of his ancestors bowling, hat in hand, 10
the virgin Mary VINO SAYS TO him. "Couvrez-
vous. mon cousinn' and the other showing a
more remote ancestor shouting to Noah "a he
entered the ark "Sauvez les papiers dc la
Mason de Levis!" ..4.
VICTOR HUGO once cleverly avoided prsis-
ing Nine. Adams novel, "PAienne." by ad-
dressing her the following complimentary
letter: MADAME, the heart of woman Is
cavern. You are the sphynX of that cavern.
dare not Kiss your hands. so | kiss your
wings" The lady was 90 delighted that she
wanted TO have the letter published, but was
dissnaded from her purpose by Alexandra
Dumas.
THREE weddings are TO occur in the family
Of eN-President HAYES within u month. On
Dec. 30 his son Burclard will marry Miss
Mary sherman, Of Norwalk, q. Miss Addie
Cook, niece OF Mrs. Hayes, and Walter Hunt
lngton, wealthy young lumber merchant of
Mobile. are To be welded on Jan. 4 at Mrs.
Hayes house 10 Fremont. Rutherford HAYES
Plat, the nephew OF the eN-President, a few
days later az Columbus, o., to the daughter
OF Capt. smith. Of Columbus. ..