The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-29
Personal.

Mrs. AsHaEAD-BARTLETT. wife of the member
| of parliament always dresses in ultra aesthetic
caro-, and makes her children look like some of
Kate Greenaway's pictures.
EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany is a monarch
of the old STYLE fond of war and the chase. He
has abandoned sham battles for a while and
gone TO Hubertusburg on a hunting expedition.
SIR GEORGE ELLIOTT, the English admiral, says
that the ideal battleship possesses qualifications
ranking in this order: /. Seaworthiness: 2, Guns
and armor; 8. Hardness; 4. Coal endurance; 5.
Speed; g. Light draught of water.
THE Burnham house, at Round Lake, n. Y,
has been purchased by Mrs. Newman wife of
Bishop J. p Newman, for $4,000 The building
is to be converted into a home of missionaries
who return to this country for rest.
Col. L. FoNTAINE of Canton, Miss, has trained
pair of pet bears so that he drives them double
to a buggy. He occasionally appears on the
streets with them soaring the horses half out
of their wits. The bears amble along at pretty
fair sort OF pace.
MR.. JACKSON husband of the late Helen Hunt
Jackson, was married recently and is now re-
siding at Colorado Springs, Col. He married a
niece of his first wife, and there is still
Helen Hunt Jackson. The grave of the first
Mrs. Jackson, known as II. H." is literally
covered with visiting cards left by tourists
who climb the mountain near Colorado Springs
TO visit the last resting place of this noble
woman.
THERE seems to be ducal epidemic ranging
IN society at present, ahu Jne dement, OF the
young ladies of Pittsburg who are afflicted with
this malady, the subjoined list of all the unmar
red available dukes left is given. IL would be
well to commence operations at once for most
Of them are quite old and cannot wait much
longer. Duke of Somerset, born Dec. 80, 1910;
Duke of Richmond. born Feb q, 1918. widower;
Duke of Grafton, born June 2, 1921, widower;
Duke Of st. Adams, born April IS, 1910, widower;
Duke OF Devonshire, born April q, 1S0S, widower;
Duke of Rutland born May &c, 1915; Duke of
Argyle. born April 80, 1898, widower; Duke of
Portland, born Dec S 1851; Duke OF Bucking-
ham and Chandos, born Sept. 10, 1922 widower;
Duke OF Westminster, born Oct. IS, 1926,
wdower
WHEN Mr.. Newdegate, for more than forty
years member of parliament for North War
wickshire, died, it seemed as if his honored
name would disappear. MIR. Newdegate was
not married, and there were no heirs, Girect or
collateral, bearing his name. Bya curious coin
cidence, his father married the dsug Jter of the
her TO wealthy baronet named Sir Roger New
dlsate, aud the late member, with a considera
BILE property, was heir to the double name. his
full style being Charles Newdigate- Newdegate
His only living relations were members ut his
mothers family and TO one Of these Gen. New
digate, G. b., Mr.. Newdegate has left his prop
erty, STIMULATING that he shall change the Il" for
an "e. aud shall henceforward be Newdigate-
Newdegate The General has accepted the
terms, and will henceforward sign his newly
spelled name
! RAN across Jesse D. Grant, the youngest son
OF Gen. Grant, In hotel corridor uptown few
Gays ago, says New YORK letter, when be told
Inc that he had been for nearly year located
permanently at San Francisco where he is en-.
gagged In promoting number OF mining enter
prseS His family is there and his visit to New
York was only flying business trip. There has
been great deal of newspaper talk about the
resemblance Of Col. + ID. Grant to his father
and TO some extent there is q resemblance, but
old men who knew Gen. Grant in his younger
days say that Jesse is the exact counterpart of
his father and gives general promise OF closer
resemblance than any OF the draut BOYS. CJl
Grant Is larger man than his father was, and
both the colonel aud u. $. Grant, Jr.. Buck"
Grant as he IL best known, have black hair and
WHISPERS, whereas jesse has the sandy COM
pick "a and hirsute growth Of his father