The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-23
PERSONA.

The Billings family in America will have a re-
union at Springfield, Mass, Sept. Il.
HON BERIAH WILKINS will continue to live at
Washington after his career in congress is
ended.
LIEUT.. Quay son of the Pennsylvania senator,
who graduated at West Point this year has
been assigned TO cavalry service in Dakota.
ADMIRAL PORTER, after trying both. says that
running fleet is child's play compared with
supervising alterations in your seaside cottage
and getting them made to suit you.
Mrs. HARRIET BEEcHER Stowe is reported TO
be losing health and strength rapidly, being
now hardly able TO walk out of doors. She is ct
Sag Harbor with her son, the Rev Charles E.
Stowe.
REPRESENTATIVE O'NEILL of PENNSYLVANIA
spends most Of his time while in Washington in
answering the letters of his constituents This
is a custom which should be encouraged among
congressman.
JAMES r. KEExE is reported to have made
$500 ,000 in Wall street within the last two
weeks. Let's see, isn't this the same Keene
whom Jay Gould threatened to send back TO the
Pacific coast in freight trainf
DR.. RIDLEY, the prison surgeon who killed
himself after the death Of Mr.. Vaudeville at
Tullanore, was for time settled in Liverpool
an was universally Beloved there for his gen
ercis and benevolent character. He was known
rs the friend Of the poor and suffering
rmL ARMOUR, the Chicago pork king, is a man
shavsn cheeks and clear complexion. with a
handsome mouth and warm blue eye, His ex-
preston is most kindly, a he has not a single
repelant trait Of character. He dresses plainly,
but in excellent taste.
Mr. SrRoSAcH once one of the merchant
princes of Scotland, is dead. He was tine mana
ger of the City of Glasgow bank, which failed
few years ago with losses of more than S33500.-
900. He was sent to jail for year and half
for classifying balance sheets, and ever since
lived in obscurty. thoroughly broken man.
THE daughter of Juarez, the revolutonist and
ex-presi lent OF Mexico, VINO caused the execu-
tioa Of Emperor Mnxinian was recently a
guest at a Chicago hotel with her husband,
Delhn Sanchez. Nine. Sanchez possesses a de-
cidod Indian cast of countenance, with dark
complexion and large lustrous eyes. She was
formerly reigning belle in Mexico, and is still
very beautiful.
ONE OF the many actions between Nine. Bern
hardt and her creditors was recently decided
against her in Paris. The bailiff authorize to
se.zc her personal property in her mansion sue
ceeded in discovering the following valuable
articles: A tame monkeyin cage, a coftin. a
lfeSize portrait of Rachel, and lastly, aoout
$1,000 worth of silks and satins aud theatrical
costumes. The debt was only $1,000
SESoR CASTELAR, has been called the Spanish
Gladstone, but beyond the fact that he is "A
great talkcr, and tnat ne mas fallen from his
high estate there is liule similarity between
the two statesmen. Senior CASTELAR, has neither
Mr. Gladstone's depth of thought, nor bis mes
merle charms and unlike the great English
mamie fails, even in his most earnest moments,
to convey the impression that he is sincere.
Sin George BowES. governor Of Victoria,
recently astonished a Melbourne dinner party at
at which he Inquired as the honored guest. The
great difficulty the "Squatters' have 10 contend
with In the dry seasons is the lack Of water which
often decimates the flocks Of sheep ami dries up
the pas ures. GenClemen," said Sir Gcorgf,
in concluding his after-dinncr speech, this IL q
iine country. only-olast your rocks and dam
your rivers