The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-23
PERSONAL,


PAX CHuNG YANG, the Corean Minister at
Washington, is very anxious to learn English
He longs to hear the orations of our national
statesmen.
RoBERT SMITH is the latest musical prodigy
who has been uuearthed in England He is a
years, selttaught, and he plays the clarionet
Oilers rom American managers are now in or
der.
Mrs. AYRroN. wife of Prof. Ayrton of En-
gland is delivering series of lectures in london
on electricity This is the first time that Brit
ish matrou has discussed a subject of this kind
III public. Her friends now speak of her as AM
electric belle.
JOHNNY JONES, as he is called, is the financial
king of New Zealand He lives at Dunedin and
his wealth runs up into the millions, and the
greater part of it was made in steamboating
He is native and once earned scant wages as
an oarsman on a ferryboat
PRESIDENT CARNoT, of France believes in his
lucky star. Even as a Schooiboy he felt that he
was destined to be great This will encourage
the American youngSter and his name is legion,
who cherishes the conviction that he will some
day occupy the White House
PRoDIGIEs of all kinds are springing IN in va
rious parts of the world Chicago has a lingIis-
tic wonder in the person of COrinne Conn. aged
SIX, who speaks with tiuency English, German,
French and Noapuk She is now learning Rus.
san and Italian. Her father is Henry COIN
President OF the National School of Languages.
WALT WHITMAN is living quietly at Camden
and enjoying existence as much as he can I'M
der adverse circumstances. He takes great
interest in all the leading topics of the dav and
likes to talk about his travels. He recently
said: denver. Col, is my favOrite Western
city II should want to live in the West to,
use Western term, think shonld squat at
Denver
Mrs. DoN DICKINSON, wife of the Postmaster
General, held her first reception in her Wash
lugton home Wednesday, and enjoyed the nov
city Mrs. Dickinson has brown hair and eyes
is above the medium height, and has a we'll
rounded figure, and pleasing sincerity of man
ner. She wore dress of indigo blue ottoman
trimmed with gray paSscmenterie and knot
OF violetS IN her pompadour corsa1e. She was
assisted by Mrs. Gen. King and Miss King The
Postmaster Generals family consists of his
wife and little daughter years old, and Mrs
Blair, his wife's mother
THERE is man in Chicago whose facial re-
semblance to Rutherford b HAYES is remark
able. The Chicago M0d says that at recent
meeting OF the Thirteen Club of that city this
man was present After a time a member OF
the club arose and remarked that a certain in
divldual was at the table who was Objectionable
on various grounds, and he hoped he would
leave the room at once. There was silence for a
moment, and then the marshal, taking the man
who looks like Hayes by the arm, said: ~
guess you are the man. Your name is Ruther-
ford b. Hayes, and this isn't the first time
You We been caught where you didn't belong"
Explanations and apologies followed, of course
The mere mention of any man as the possess.
or Of wealth brings about a general receipt of
begging letters. Ex-Gov. :. T. Hauser of Mon.
tana has had a recent experience in that dircc-
ton. In an afternoon paper there was recently
n sketch of his prosperous career and accumula-
ton OF fortune which brought to his hotel over
hundred letters which l was permitted TO
glance over They were from artists who had
pictures to sell; dealers in almost every kind of
commodity, from pins and needles 10 furs from
men who wanted to publish his biographical
sketch and )rtrait for so much cash: from I'M
fortunate women asking loans; from dead
beats and wretches OF both sexes. from men
with great schemes for moneymaking: from
Wall street brokers soliciting business orders
and 80 on II the Governor had answered them
all he would have required a stenographer's as
sistance for at least day, but they all went
into the waste basket or fire.