The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-22
PERSONAL.

AMONG the clever young southern women who
have won distinction in art in recent years is
Miss Eleanor T. Wragg of Charleston, S. c.,
who is rapidly assuming the position of the
foremost woman engraver of the south.
GEORGE KEENAN,, the we'll known writer on
Siberia has received over 800 invitations TO
lecture in Europe and America, but has de-
clined them all. preferring to continue his
literary work He says he will some day dis
cover the north pole.
IT has been said that the manuscript of 1.-THE
Quick or the Dead" had to he carefully ex-
purgated before it could be printed. William
S. Walsh, editor of LirpncoH's Magazine,
writes to the Critic that the manuscript of
The Quick or the Dead was set UP exactly as
it was received few alterations listeand there
were suggested in proof and accepted by the
authoress, but the entire corrections would not
altogether have made so much as four lines of
printed matter"
JOIN LESTER. MURPHY is Queen Victorias
private telegrapher He travels about with her
and has nothing to do but attend to her tele-
graphic dispatches HIS position is PRACTICAL
a snecurc The queen never dictates to him
directly, but sends her message to him by sec
rotary. The queen admires Murphy Not long
ago, at Windsor, she remarked that he was 'the
only man of sense III the house. - Az the prince
of Wales and Henry of Batrenberg were in the
mansion at the time, Murphy felt quite flat
tered.
MISS HATTIE BLAINE has been voted the beauty
Of the Blaine family She has pink cheeks, a
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exceedingly girliSh in her actions. Miss Mar
garet Blaine seems to have taken some of her
mothers duties upon herself, as Walker has his
fathers Emmons Blaine fatty declares that
he doesn't like politics. and he has gone back to
his desk in a railroad office in Chicago. Young
James and Miss Hattie are the pets of the
family; but il is pleasant 10 see the solid fond
ness portrayed for Walker and Emmons by the
entire family.
WHEN DIR. Hans Won Bulow visited London
few weeks ago, he was a frequent caller at the
rooms Of a leading piano maker whose Office
was adorned with large pictures of eminent
musicians. Formerly LISTS portrait came
first In the placa of honor. Rubinsteins second
and Won Bulow's third; but in preparation for
his eminent but vain and cranky" visitor, the
business man put RuOenStein's third and Won
Buow second. The pianist came and saw. At
first he smiled at sight of his own likeness.
Then he frowned at noticing that il did not oc-
cupy the best place, who is that, preferred
before mef' he demanded; "Oh, List, liz ity
Well, perhaps you are right. Liszt is dead"
THERE walked through the corridor of the
Fifth Avenue hotel, New York. on Saturday in
the midst of the Blaine outpourlng, thin,
small, Old gentleman that nobody seemed to
know. He looked as though the world and he
were greatly at peace, and well he might, for IL
has boon q good many years since the white
faced and still sturdy statesman of the olden
time gave up his care for public affairs Thirty
five years ago he WIS one OF the cabinet officers
of the United States. His name is James
Campbell, AID he was postmaster general dur
ing the four years when franklin Pierce was
President. With him in the cabinet were Will
lam l.. Marcy, Secretary OF State; James
Guthrie of the Treasury, Jefferson Davis in the
War Department, James C. Dobbin In the Navy
IND Robert McCleland in the Interior. They
are all dead except Mr.. DAVIS and Mr.. Campbell
lie was the leader Of the Pennsylvania democ-
racy for nearly twenty years In the days before
the war, and now lives in an honored retirement
at his home in Philadelphia.