The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
PERSONAL.

SENATOR RANSOM and his son resemble each
other in appearance so closely that it is not easy
to distinguish one from the other at distance
DIR RoDERT MORRIS, who recently died at La
Grange, Ky, was one of the only two poets
laureate the Freemasons have ever had. Robert
| Burns was the first.
THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH and his new
duchess will return to America shortly, to give
his grace an opportunity to go on an extensive
western hunting trip
MISS CARRIE, the youngest daughter of Sena-
| tor Cullom, is engaged to Robert Gordon Har-
die, the portrait artist of New York The wed
ding will take place at Springfield in October
WILL G.. TAGGART, Pittsburg stenographer
wears cravat made from the skin of Rocky
Mountain rattlesnake, decorated with pin
made OF five rattles from the tail of the snake
Princess LEurIA BoNAPARTE will receive
Some beautiful wedding presents from the cit
zens of Turin. The artists of that famous Italian
center intend to combine all their ill to pro
duce lovely casket, and twenty four ladies of
that city are planning to furnish the brides
boudoir with gorgeous furniture and hangings
ANDREW LANG, the English writer, is said to
spend four hours day at pure literature -"
and to write six articles a week for the London
Daily NeiCs, two articles and two reviews for
the Saturday ReUieiC and two humorous
| sketches for the 81. James Gazette. For his
work for the three journals named, he is said to
receive $4,000 a year.
Mr.. WINAN's LEASE of a deer forest In Scot
land, of which a good deal was said in the pa
pers some time ago, has terminated in a law
suit, in which he was defeated. Mr. Winans first
took the forest 1874 for a term of twelve years
and in 1885 the ease was extended to 1898, the
annual rental being e. 500 year Becoming
dissatisfied in some way, Mr.. Winans gave up the
forest on Oct 80 of last year and declined to pay
the full amount Of the last years rental. There
upon the Baroness Lovat who owned the estate
brought suit for f6,46l 15s. Sd. Mr.. Winans
was first compelled to pay eJ, 600 I'D interim and
has just been mulcted in the balance claimed
by the baroness.
THERE are many industrious letter writers in
the house, but the two men who appear to con-
sumo more letter heads, envelopes, ink and post
age stamps than any others, are Alfred G..
Harmer and Charles O'Neill OF Philadelphia.
Both OF these faithful representatives are more
often In thei seats than any of the three other
members from the Centennial city. Mr.. BinR-
hams social instincts lead him away from the
capital good portion of the time when business
does not require his presence there. Mr.. Ran
dall-everybody knows why he is not in his seat
just now. Judge Kellcy's health has carried
him TO the seashore, where he will probably
stay until some stage of tariff legislation calls
him away; but Messrs. Harmer and O'Neill are
constantly at their desks, and constantly writ.
ing. When they come there in the morning
they carry a big pile OF letters Just received
These they open and read and arrange In order
and then begin their days task of writing an
swers
ALFRED r. EDeERToN, he of the civil service
commission, was in town the other day, ami
cheered the democratic heart with his stories Of
the ancient times. The old gentleman has kept
up with the procession pretty well II is nearly
fifty years since he was elected 10 congress-
where he served for six years, and then for a
time went out of politics and made good deal
of money. He is an old school democrat and
was one Of the sturdy fellows who refused TO
support Horace Greeley as his party's candidate,
but voted instead for the great lawyer, Charles
O'Conor. The seventy-tive years he has lived in
this world sit very lightly on the genial old
statesman, aud he dresses az neatly and as
jauntily as a man Of ripe middle age. There
are scarcely a half dozen men now alive who
served with him In the house of representatives
half a century ago but one Of them. still hale
and hearty, has a nice and comfortable berth
In the custom house In this city. All the boys
know mm. and HIS name is Emanuel b. Hart
He owns up 10 seventy seven, but the grand
fathers OF che voters Of to-day wore boys when
Emanuel was q democratic leader.