The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-22
PERSONAL.

CLEVELAND, Whitney, Dickinson are the names
of three prominent professional ball players
GEN. O'RYAN, the new minister of war of
Spain, is an Irishman by descent, though born
in the land of garlic and guitars
SARA BERNHARDT recently spent an afternoon
at Monte Carlo and won 5000 at roulette, AS a
player Sara is extremely versatile.
THE grave of Henry Fawcett is at Trumpine
ton, England, marked with only plain tablet
bearing the words, speak to the people that
they go forward"
FRANK LIsBIc of San Francisco has worn a
silver assistant windpipe for twenty years, but
as he is only plain carpenter, and not an en-
peror. no fuss has been made about it.
THE king OF Hollands heiress, the Princess
Wilhelmina, aged years, has been betrothed
to the l2-year-old Prince of Sake Wemar The
marriage will unite Sake eimar and Holland
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has been presented
with one of the gorgeous badges worn by the
California delegation at st. LOuiS-the solitary
souvenir possessed by him of the convention
which renominated him for the presidency.
PAUL FIGHTER, son of the wellknown actor.
died recently in Paris from a wound inflicted by
his brother-in-law while fencing The foil
punctured the eye and reached the brain and
young Fechter never recovered consciousness,
ROBERT BROWNING has never written a poem
for magazine publication, and he can not be
induced to do so Mrs. Browning on the con
trary, he says, liked to appear in the magazines
because she enjoyed being in the company of
others.
IoRD DUDLEY, the wealthy young English
noble who has just come into possession of his
heritage of some 81, 900. 900 per annum has al.
ready developed strong taste for gambling
and recently lost 100000 at racing and $500
at cards.
THE Duke of Portland won only ST.. 500 by the
Derby victory of his horse Ayrshire. The heav-
lest winner was T. g. Wilson bookmaker who
cleared 100000. Wilson is the luckiest man in
England, SO far as backing winning horses is
concerned.
LORD WoISELEY, since his outspoken utter.
ances regarding the defenceless condition of
England. has been repeatedly asked to lecture.
That he has some claims to greatness is proved
by the fact that he has persistently refused to
take the rostrum.
Mrs CLEVELAND sent very pretty present 20
Miss Lucy Edwalyn Coffey of New York on the
day Of her marriage to Charles DE Kay. It was
a pair of silver and platinum saltcears in
leather.covered box, the lining of which was
made from piece of the givers wedding
dress.
SECRETARY and Mrs Whitney and their daugh-
ter Pauline were passengers on the train of the
Virginia Midland road which met with an acct
dent at Pope's Head Run Saturday night, but
sustained no injuries whatever, and proceeded
on their way to White sulphur Springs by the
next tram.
J. A. VANDYNE. of East Liverpool. O., was re-
Gently in ST. Clairsville, and from idle curiosity
visited the Jail, In Gertie Williams, a woman
confined there on a charge of murder, he recog-
nized his only sister. who left home mysteri-
ously several years ago, aud whose whereabouts
we've unknown until the chance meeting.
WtLKIE COLLINS is described as one of the
most courteous of correspondents. He is al
ways prompt with his reply, and his letters are
as gracefully written as his books No curt
laconics and br1sque brevities with him; there
is good nature in every line, aud somehow when
we get TO the end Of his chatty epistles we feel
there is less of the usual Journalism in his
Believe me, faithfully yours" His letters,
which are headed Gloucester place, Portman
square, " have a monogram. with quill piercing
the letters, which Is quite a trademark in its
way.