The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-11
PERSONAL.

PHILIP BEAUBIEN who was the first white
child born in Chicago lately died there
B. F. HUTCHINSON, the Chicago wheat manipu-
lator, is averse to having his photograph taken
and has never allowed a photographer to point
camera at him. His son said few days ago that
he would give $1,000 to get photograph of his
father.
LOUIS CoRRAUD, Frenchman and well-knovn
art collector lately deceased, has bequeathed
his property to the Florentine Museum of Fine
Arts. He says in his will that he leaves to the
French republicans and revolutionists nothing
but his deepest hate and uumitigated contempt
THE widow of President Polk is in her eighty
seventh year. She is feeble and rather forget
full but she maintains her cheerfulness and her
interest in the world about her. OF late she has
been taking her meals in her own room, and
leaves it once a day, to take airing on the
porch. Here she sits and receives her visitors
Miss AMANDA DELMAs is one Of the most sue
cessiul sugar planters in Louisiana. She is a
creole and was brought up in Incidence until
the wheel OF fortune took a backward turn, and
she was thrown upon her own resources. To the
surprise of her friends she took the situation by
the horns. and undertook the management of
the plantation that belonged to her. Every
morning Miss Demas may be seen riding
horseback with big sunshade over her head
inspecting the gangs of workmen on her estate.
Mr.. GLADSTONE has received the large book
of autographs set down by Americans under a
strong Endorsement of his work in the cause of
Home Rule. lie writes thus to DR.. Van Box
kelen and j. J. Mcbride, of Buffalo, who pre-
pared and forwarded the book: This new
proof of American sentiment was in no way
required for my personal satisfaction, but il
may serve to convince the incredulous, IL such
there be, that your great country has an i'm
movable conviction of the justice of the Irish
cause" ~
JAMES RENwIcK, the architect, is one of the
young old men Of New York. His greatest
work. ST. Paul's cathedral, had its topmost
stone laid last week. Mr.. Renwick is slightly
and slender. Ills hair is white and his beard
whitening, but his step is firm and vigorous his
eyesight good, his voice strong, and his mind as
ever. He still is actively at work at the office
OF bis firm every day. He could easily pass for
a man Of so, but 1t was thirty-fv years ago that
he drew the first plans for the cathedral.
PLENTY Of good" of great" and of wise
kings have ruled in Europe, and some of the
other kind, but not since the iron crown was
made from supposed nall from the cross OF
Calvary, has one Of them all earned the title
given Christian Of Denmark by his people
Punctuality is the old kings hobby, and IL
kingdom. 1t is not the fashion at the Danish
court to be late. The sovereign is not only
himself punctual TO the second, but expects
everybody else to follow his example. He will
neither wait for any one, nor let anybody wait
for him. The people Of Copenhagen, who are
rather an easy going lot. have dubbo him. half
in amusement and half in ANNOYANCE, Christian
the Precise, and the name has stuck.
WORD mas come OF the death or lsldore. the
grand rabbi of France, at the age OF rs years.
He studied jewish theology at the rabbinical
school OF Metz, and first exercised his ministry
at Phalsburg, where he was too liberal for his
congregation aud gave deep offense by refus-
ing 10 receive on tho tables of the law the oath
more Jtddtco An attempt was made TO turn
him out, but he took the affair before the court
OF cessation, where his co-religic mist Cremieux
defended him and gained bis appeal lsdore
was against narrow Judaism, and, unlike most
Alsatian rabbis, did not discourage mixed mar
riages. NJ. Cremieux's influence obtained for
him the function of Grand Rabbi of the Central
talent and practical benevolence in the channels
into which he turned Jewish fraternal charity.
and he rather dwelt on high morality than on
the observance of rites. HIS sermons were elo
quent and showed him a man OF thought, feel
ing and conviction. He was truly kind. never
forgot face or name, and had pleasant way
OF showing poor Jews that he remembered them
and was interested in their welfare