The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-10
PERSONAL.

Mrs. HENRY GEORGE is plump and pretty
little woman.
BELvA LOCKWOOD has a great admiration for
the Mormons
BIsMARCK's WIFE is more than 60 years of age
tall, and very gray.
LADY MoNcKToN is the only English lady of
title on the English stage.
MRS GARRETT ANDERSON, the leading woman
physician of England, makes $4,000 year.
TENNYsoN is working on a long poem It is to
be hoped that it will be less tedious than the
last
Ex-PREsIDENT HAYES is teaching one of his
sons the trade of carpentering. Well, the boys
father was something of Cabinetmaker.
MATTHEW ARNOLD once said to an acquaint
ance; You should know my wife. She has all
OF my sweetness and none OF my conceit."
MINISTER PHELPS will sail on his return to
London June 10. In the meantime he will pay a
visit to Vermont and look after his fences.
QUEEN VICTORIA has been made a Colonel in
the German army. If there is a salary attached
the thrifty Queen will see that it is promptly
paid
Miss HOOPER, of Cincinnati, who has resided
in Paris for many years, is to become the wife
of the Marquis dada Salvaterra, and will reside
in Milan.
John Wesley's Bible, printed in 1871, is in use
by the Methodist General Conference in New
York 1t is "a small octave volume and the
Book of Common Prayer is bound with it.
GEN. F. e. SPINNER, ex-Treasurer of the
United States, is said to think Depew and Har-
rison would make the best Republican ticket.
Mr., Spinner is old and has been out of politics
good while.
JAMES BAILEY. a poor coal miner Of Shamokin
Pa, with "a wife and seven children, has fallen
heir to 81 800, 900 by the death of an uncle in
England, who disinherited him at tie time of
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MIS-. CATHERINE CHM, of Lexington, Ky,
recently celebrated the l0lst ahniv srsary of her
birth. The late DR.. AEnew claimed that since
the Biblical era no person had ever lived 100
years, and that in ~ eases where the contrary
was claimed, mistakes in dates had occurred.
JOIN w YoUNG, the son of the renowned
Brigham Young is deyoting himself TO railroad
construction. it is said that he has mncn
natural aptitude for civil engineering and has
developed into q keen-sighted business man.
Over 2)0 uiles of track were laid under his
supervision last year
MISS ALICE LoNGFEILow, girl Of 90, resem-
bhnS her poet father, Is greatly admired in
society this winter. She is described as having
large soft, dark eyes, srg FESTIVE Of the Italian
beauty that her father enshrned in poetry, But
thorough Bostonian, and with an eye TO the
stylish aud becoming in dress.
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN loudly asserts that he is
engaged to NJ SIS Eudicott, and the detectives
who followed HIM about Washington are firm
believers in the story. ~ the Arlington hotel.
where he lived, they used 10 discuss their bust
ness affairs occasionally, and It is said crowled
considerably at the length of some of Mr. Cham
berain'S visits at the EndicOtt mansion. while
they cooled their heels on the pavement.
DIR. Vow the accomplished physician of the
Chinese Legation at Washington, is soon to wed
an American maiden who is described as zone
of the well known beauties and society leaders
OF the capital" DR.. Vow has been a great
social pet in Washington. He is not handsome,
but may be called, without exaggcration. pic
turesque. He speaks excellent English, is an
accomplished horseman. and can WELD a sword
with skill and vigor. He always wears Chinese
costume. Sky-blue tunic, red silk pantalets and
pigtail give him luxuriously Oriental appear
ance
TIE Duke Of Simonetta, an Italian nObleman.
who is making a name as n musical composer,
is the descendant o. u long line of Dukes who
have q strange popularity. They have et-black
har, and just above the forehead a white tuft.
This they had for a long series of years, until
the father of the present Duke was born some
sixty years ago. He had a thick, curly head of
brown hair without a particle of white, and
with him IL was supposed there was an end Of the
special mark But his son Is tall handsome
man. with a head of black hair, and he has
exactly the same white tuft.