The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-05
Personal.

GEN SALoMoN, the exiIed president of Hayti.
| is reported to have a vast fortune securely in
vested in France, but it is not likely that this is
true His salary was only S25, 900 a year and
as he had no control OF the national funds, he
had no opportunity for enrching himself irreg
| ularly.
DE LEssEPs Is approaching his SD birthday.
| 1t is said that the Duke of SueZ" as he is
| playfully called when he went up for his
bachelors degree, in 1922 passed creditably in
the humanities, but failed miserably in
| geography; be could not tell the cardinal
| points on the mapl
| NJ. ZoLA says il is a mistake to regard the
| French democratic people. No nation is
more welded to arstocf attic ideas or fonder of
| outward marks of distinction. True wisdom,
he adds consists in living in accordance with
the spirit of the nation, and therefore he has
accepted the legion OF honor decoration and
will seek election to the academy
SPEAKING Of the late Charles Crocker, the
San Francisco call relates that on one occasion
there was a disastrous wreck out somewhere on
the road, In which a fireman met his death.
When the representatives of the operating de
partment came TO report the matter to Mr..
Croker, he was much disturbed and questioned
very closely TO find out how the accident had
happened. 1t was explained that everything
possible had been done. and that full particulars
would be obtaiaed during the day. This APP
peased him somewhat and, in explanation of
his anxiety, he said But was thinking of this
all last night and could not sleep" One Of the
officials told him that IL was no use worrying
over such things, which were happening with
more or less frequency all the time Mr.. Croker
looked up and replied vehemently: But my
God man, one Of our boys was killed. and
could not get that out of my head"
VAssILL VEREsrcHAerN when a young man
was in the crown service of the car. When he
announced his determination to leave the army
that he might give all his time to painting his
father was greatly shocked. He begged him to
remain in the service until he had made himsef
u name and then, Ii he still insisted on making
| n fool n hiusalf IN do his daIlbinR The
man, however, was determined and left the
army. His father declared That he would never
forgive him and refused to aid him further. A
few years later, when Verestchagin had become
famous and his works were being praised by all
London and Paris, bis father half forgave him
for his mad sten, as he called Il, but he never
became reconciled TO the fact that Mis- son could
prize any other than military fame.
SOME DIscussioH hos been aroused as TO how
ex-senator Thurman OF Ohio came by his sobrl
quet OF the odd Roman" The explanation 10
very plain Me-. Thurman inherited this title
from his uncle, William Allen. The sage OF
Fruit Hill, William Allen, was distinguished in
politics and statesnanshp in the days OF an
drew Jackson. He was Uuitcd states senator
contemporaneous with G .ay and Webster, Ben
ton and Calhoun. When he retired from politics
he took up his abode at Fruit Hill farm, near
Chillicothe, o., and devoted himself TO ancient
history. He was familiar with every feature
Of the Roman republic. its rise and
fall, and he could draw a. parallel
on short notice between all things
modern ana oil things ancient he could quote
MRcaulay and Gibbon by the yard. IL was be-
cause of this coupled with his great high, his
! splendid physique, and his powerful voice, that
be was given the title OF the Old Roman. When
brought out for governor in 1873 In Ohio he was
regarded as a curiosity-the connecting link, Us
IL were, between the farmer republic aud the
commercial republic OF to-day. After his DEATH
MIR Thurman, hts nephew, who developed some
of his characteristics, succeeded to the title OF
the "Old Roman" in the most natural way.
But Judge Thurman has never been able to
Circ,,s MaSSn,,s ,,cs nd f'na rs i;l,,
! his Uncle Bill.