The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-21
PERSONAL.

SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN has returned to London
from Monte Carlo, and is now at work on his
new opera.
WORD has come of the death of Lord George
Quinn, the last survivor of Lord Byron's school
mates at Harrow.
The eldest son of the late d. r. Locke the
humorist, was married to the eldest daughter of
Celia Logan, the dramatist.
EDMUND YATES says: II attribute much of
the gloom and melancholy of contemporary
Parisans to the poorness of modern Partisan
cooking"
WILLIAM O'BRIEN, NJ. p, worked out the idea
of novel while in prison. but had no writing
materials and the chapters he had carefully
conceived during the night dissolved into mist
in the morning
A CINCINNATI BARBER who often shaves Gov.
Foraker makes he astonishing statement that
Foraker cheek is extremely tender and SEN
sitlve. The public has been long under the i'm
preston that Foraker's cheek was excessively
hrazen.
NINE MoUssET, daughter of the late Compos-
ar Ohelbach, has found among her fathers
manuscripts his twoact opera 'Cocoletto." 1t
was produced in 1858, in Berlin. and was at
once withdrawn. 1t will now be tried on a
PruSsiau audience.
LORD ARRAN, the nobleman who recently ar
rived in New York, intends to make an extended
but hurried tour of this country before return
ing to England. His daughter Lady Esther
Gore, who accompanies him, is a handsome girl
of seventeen summers.
THE Pope not only reads half a dozen of the
leading French and Italian journals every day
but insists upon being provided with selection
of American and English papers, from which he
directs one of his secretaries to make copiouS
notes on leading topics.
MoY Pc is an intelligent young Chuaman
who was educated by Mrs. Edward Hopes, of
Downingtown, Pa, and has now returned to
Canton TO act as an Interpreter for English and
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method of putting the Cristian name before the
surname is altogether wrong. 1T ought TO be
Smith John, the same as we do in China " he
said in explaining his reason, because when
the baby is born 10 Mr.. Smith his name is
already Smith. If you want to call his first
name John that ought TO come second not first
My family name is Moy. That comes first.
Then Pc next Seey"
Col. Cory, known to fame as Buffalo Bill :"
having made nearly Si,000G00 in England is
preparing TO return to America and try his luck
as an author About the first of next month the
Historical Publishing Company of Philadelphia
will issue a book by Col. Cody, which treats of
the reclamation from the Indians of the vast
domain which lies west of the Alleghenes The
volume will recount the exploits of many
famous frOntierSmen, and will be a valuable
contribution to American history. Col Cody
is a careful, Industrious and conscientious liter
airy worker. He may ride a horse in a reckless
manner, but he writes history with panstakng
care.
Ingalls, owes his election to the United States
Senate to an article which he wrote for West.
ern magazine. Somebody had called INGALLS,
zone of the Goldfish aristocracy." Thereupon
the sarcastic Ingalls, wrote n magazine article
entitled The Catfish Aristocracy," which was
so full OF sarcasm that il made him famous in
his State one of the catfish elite who felt
aggrievcd went to the Office of Ingalls, and told
the present senator that he intended to thrash
him. Ingalls, said he would give the bully FIVE
bushels of potatoes and twenty pounds of bacon
IL he would leave the office peacefully The
offer was accepted.
LoRIs KUMoFF, an educated young Russian
lately arrived in Chicago, has applied to the
Illinois Legislature to have his name changed
lie went II a hotel. where the clerk obhgingly
offered to register his name. aud asked what Il
was. "kumoff,' replied the young Russian
what that" said the clerk an Irishman, by
the way and rather quick tempered. "Kumoff
l said" repeated the guest, raising his voice
See here. salt tre clerk, II don't want any
kiddin' Fin too busy. If you want me To
register for you tell me your name" The visitor
got red. II told you once" he shouted
"KumoT Don't ask me again. Bang went
the register. Take your traps somewh here
else. So said the clerk; you'll get no bed here
me buckoo So come OH yourself, aud sneak. ."
When matters were explained, the Russian
found that his queer name might get him into
trouble. hence his application.