The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-14
PERSONAL.

MISSIONER, the famous French painter lives
in gorgeous house in Paris but he is said to be
discontinued because wealthy as he is, he is not
Weather
CHAUNCEY NJ DEPEw is not regarded as Presi-
dental timber in Boston The great after-din-
ner talker has mortally offended the bean-eaters
by calling railroad station depot.
GEN BooTH of the Salvation Army intends to
asSail the wckedr5-s of Chicago with a brass
band of eightesn pieces. The General is be-
heved to holt insurance policies on the lives of
his musicians.
SENATOR SrANFoRD's 100000 mausoleum is
intended but for three people--the Senator and
his wife and the dead son whose body is lying
in a receiving vault in San Francisco awaiting
its final sepulture.
THE Princess of Wales, on two recent occa-
sions, has given an example in good manners to
late corners at concerts. She vas late on these
occasions and insisted on standing in the CORR
dor until the overture was finished.
A HANDSOME MARBLE TABLET has been placed
on the front of the house at No. DOB Main street
Charlestown Mass. bearing this inscription
Here was born Samuel Finley Breese Morse
q April, 1891; Inventor Of the electric tee-
graph"
MAYOR LATRoBE, of Baltimore, Md, has had
his attention called to the fact that the date on
the Washington monument in that city. which
states that the battle of Trenton occurred on
Dec 25 1910 is incorrect. The battle took place
on Dec. 96, 1776.
+. C. BuRNANn, OF London Punch. possesses
remarkable skill as ventrOquSt. He was Cd
ucated for Jesuit priest. but his inclinstion TO
play practical jokes with the ventrioquial
power under his control brought him into dlsfa.
Vor with his superiors
WARD McALLIsTER has revised his assertion
regar ing tine numerical strength of New York
society" and now says that the inner sanctlI-
airy holds 800 rather than 400 persons Ward
McAllister, Jr.. son of the social autOcrat has
been practicing law in San Francisco for some
time past.
GEN. BoULANGER is the victim OF an English
seer. The latter has discovered that the num-
erical value Of the letters Of the name "Boul-
an GER IN Greek Ia Just 666 and propheSes that
the melodramatic genera ~ TO play Leading
part in affairs between this time and the second
advent Of Christ, which Is to occur at O'Clock
in the afternoon of March 8, 1876.
rnai S1'h chef sacsEk living i at e Hsr Sr
Springs, Mich. has written n history Of the
OTTAWA and Chippewa tribes that will soon be
published Bluckbird is well-educated man.
having been diigent student at the Up ilant
Normal school in his youth. He expects also to
publish some DAY treatise on the language OF
his tribe.
CAPT. L. LIVINGSTON BREEsE, late Fleet Cap
tain Of the South Atlantic Squadron, has taken
advantage of the law of retirement for navy
officers and been put on the retired list at HIS
own request. This action has removed the
necessity for a court OF inquiry as to the diff
Guilty between himself and Rear Admiral
Braine, in which it is charged that both ex-
changed opinions of each other that were de-
cidedly uncompmentary and disgraceful.
wHEN the United States Senate is doing bust
ness under what Is known the five minute
rule President ingalls, limits the time of the
speakers not by his watch, but by an ancient
sun.glass which has been in the use Of the Sen
ate for many years AS soon a Sena-
tor begins his speech the glass is set aud as soon
as the sand has all ruuAout, in just five minutes
that is, down comes the Presidents gavel. IL
may b, mentioned in this connection that there
is often more sand in the glass than the speeches
IL serves to huiit.