The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-30
PERSONAL.

Gov. BEAVER, of Pennsylvania, has given
81 COO to the One Million Dollar Permanent
Fund for Ministerial Relief that is being raised
by the Presbyterian church.
HENRY DEAN, of Sydney, Australia, is visiting
relatives in Putnam, Conn. He has been in
Australia for forty years, and has made large
fortune in agricultural pursuits. His ranch is
400 miles square, and contains $4,000 sheep, be-
sides cattle and horses. By the drought last year
he lost 10000 sheep.
GEN BRAGG, Minister to Mexico is apparently
well pleased with his position and the $4,000
salary attached. He writes to a Milwaukee
friend that he would be foolish to pack up and
return to Wisconsin for the purpose of entering
into maelstrom such as one must enter INTO
who seeks seat in Congress from the Second
Wisconsin district"
SOLOMON KIPP who died at Danbury Conn,
last week, was the promoter of one of the first
stage lines In New York, and his Chelsea stages
ran for many years When the first surface
road-the Eighth avenue-was proposed, Mr.
Kpp was one of the first to join the scheme
After spending SIS, 900 to defend his charter he
gave up the contest and continued his stage line
for number OF years.
REV DR. CALTRRoP. Unitarian minister of
Syracuse, n. Y, has won great local fame as a
weather prophet Syracusans place great faith
in his predictions. About 80 per cent of his
propheSes are fulfilled. He does not ATTEMPT
to forecast the changes of a large area of coun-
try. but by keeping his eye on the sun manages
to let Syracuse know what the weather will be
weather
begins to weather.
STUART ROBSON, the comedian was reported
recently to have taken out naturalization papers
The fact is that Mr.. Robson is an American by
birth, though he has never voted His full
name is Henry Robson Stuart. and he is
descended from the unlucky royal family OF
that name. He was born in 1910 on Old Main
street. Annapolis, Md. When Robson was about
10 years of age he took part i'll a blood-curdling
drama given in his fathers barn IN Annapolis
in which Edwin and Wilkes Booth, and John
Sleeper Clarke, formed part of the cast. The
price for boys was &c. and for little boys &c.
SPEAKING of Sir Morell Mackenzie, a writer In
Life, London, remarks that few people except
the initiated can have any idea of the arduois-
ness of the duties which his position at the
German Court imposes upon him. To all in
tents and purposes, the gifted specialist is
prisoner at the palace, for the confidence placed
in his skill is SO great that the Emperor and
Empress cannot endure the thought of his alb
sence from their immediate vicinity, and when,
in addition to his ceaseless attention. he is daily
subjected to the most venomous and unmerited
attacks it can be easily understood how great
is the strain. both mental and physical to which
he rs exposed.
GEN HENRY G. DWIGHT OF Hartford relates
that while re was on Gov. llarrison's staff, two
years ago, he was called on to attend a recep-
ton in New Haven. When the affair was
through with. carriage was assigned TO take
him To the station. The driver seemed especially
disposed to find out his title, and addressed him
at first as Major. Gen Dwight paid no atten-
ton to the title and the next time the driver
advanced the rank TO Colonel. This elected no
response When the station was reached and
Gen. Dwight had alighted from the carriage the
driver lifted his hat and said Good night,
Professor, " evidently considering the title Of
professor as the acme OF distinction in New
Haven.
II WRITE pretty rapidly" says John Strange
Winter, when once l get hold of an idea
which want TO carry out But then, always
think out my whole story before | put pen to
paper. Once get my idea 1 write at racing
pace for as many days as the mood lasts
stop at the first feeling of fatigue effort, and
sometimes have TO wait for weeks before ] can
60 on. Then | have a dreadful time can
assure YOU says Mrs Stannard, smiling II
wander about the house like lost ~pirit, or sit
for hours in front Of a piece of blank paper.
filed with crude idea aud yet unable to give
II form | can't rest or enjoy myself in auy
way at such periods of mental torture. l. who
am so devoted to society at other times! Then
the mist clears suddenly, apparently without
cause, and am thoroughly happy and hard at
work again on the instant But l dislike talk
ing about myself and my books. Why, never
mention the topic unless some one begins about
it. ! would far rather talk about nything
else"