The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-25
PERSONAL.

Edwin r. CHOW, aged rs years. elder brother
of Hon Galusha A. Grow, died recently at
Glenwoad Susquehanna county. Pennsylvania,
where he had been postmaster for forty-flve
consecutive years.
THE emperor of Brazil wrote as follows from
Ax-la Chapelle to NJ Daubree, a member of the
French academy of sciences: Before leaving
for Brazil feel impelle5 to bid you farewell
and to request you to express my sentiments to
the academy % sciences. / send my dear col
leagues hearty farewell greeting the sue
cess which has attended my Journey will,
trust enable me for long time to come to be
of service to my country, especially in promot-
ing the progress of science there"
MRS DEBORAH POWERS of Troy, N. Y, who
last Sunday celebrated her 90th birthday, is not
only an active woman but millionaire in her
own right. Sixty-five years ago her husband
founded an ol-cloth factory In LafsingburS,
and soon afterward died. Since then Mrs. Pow
ers has run the factory, and also. with her sons,
established private banking house. She at
tends the business meetings of both enterprises,
walking part OF the way. Her two sons are -
and 63 years old, and in business with her
CARL w. MoLLER is a man who deserves to be
remembered He is the captain who com
manded tine Inflated steamer Geiser, and the
story just now come to light Of his conduct on
that terrible morning when his ship went down
tells of duty wel-performed and deaths dan
gers bravely met lie stood on the bridge Of
his boat and stilled the tumult as much as lie
could. He gathered the life belts and dis
tributed them among the terrified and horror
stricken passengers that crowded around him
He hurried the crews to the life boats, and AK
in hand aided in the attempt TO cut them away.
When the supreme moment OF danger came he
sprang back to his place on the bridge and full
filed a sea captains last duty by going down
with his ship. Swept into the awful whirlpool
he struggled 10 preserve in his own right the life
he had so nobly offered in his line OF duty, and
after what seemed TO him whole nigat Of
drowning terror, was dashed by the recOiing
waves to the surface of the sea. A floating
piece of wrocSage held him above the water
tor an hour, and then b az from the Thing
valla brought him help and safety.
He IL a real nice old gentleman, this James
Langdon Curtis who IL the candidate of the
American party for President, says the New
York Graphic lie has a cheerful BIT Of a back
Office over in the upper story OF dreary look
ing William street building, and lie lolls there
all through the sweltering heat Of these suun-
mer days. He goes every week a couple of times
over to his nice home at Bridgeport. Conn, but
he seemsto feel now that he ought to remain
does he look likeS Something Of the Mayor
Hewitt style of a man. only smaller in stature
perhaps more dminutive in mind-grizzled,
bright eyed, fussy and very gentlemanly, with
a fortune of a couple Of millions, a family tree
aud host of ancestors that he loves 20 talk
about, and with wonderful faith that ne
himself is destined to be a great character in
the history OF this country HoDesty Yes. to
the very core, not only personally. but In his
taat radical reformers are sometimes made--n
a sort OF way. Still, he loves lfe-loves good
living. and Is man who has an eye for the
beautiful. lie knows no more about politics
than child does, and the nomination pleases
him as new toy docs q chubby infant