The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-24
PERSONAL.

CONGRESSMAN FLOOD of New York appears to
get more pleasure out OF his horses than any
other man in Washington who is numbered
among the horse fanciers. He trains and speeds
his own horses, and nearly every day he can be
seen at the race course exercising them around
the track.
THE Corporation of Tailors of Berlin has con-
ferred honorary membership on Prince Bis
marck on the occasion OF its 600-year jubilee
The chancellor has accepted the honor, and
the corporation has sent him a richly designed
certificate of membership, on watch figures the
Bismarck SchonhauSen COat-oi arms, the three
leaved clover, with nettles on blue field. The
parchment bears the new co1t-ot arms of the
corporation on either side Of which are the en-
blems OF the profession hatrons, shears, yard
measure, spools, etc.
MIR GLADsroSEs manner while reading the
lessons in llawarlen church, says the PuH lfaT
gazette, is Characteristic Holding himself
erect. he gives forum mis- lines in clear. aud pen
etrating voce, every word being easily heard
and grasped With his right hand he follows
the lines down the Bible aS he reads them while
with his left he clutches the high candlestick
beside him for support. When Mr. Gladstone is
expected To read the lessons full congregation
may be reiied upon Some very extraordinary
scenes have been Witnessed during service at
Hawarden church Members of the congrega-
ton have come out of their pcws and stood in
the aisle TO look at the great orator while he has
been reading, and others have been act ALLY so
moved by his impressive rendering tuat they
stood on their seats i'll the pew and stared
wildly AT him.
Mr.. TooLs, the actor, has been recently at
AK les-ijainS with his daughter, taking the
waters for the govt He was TO be seen every
evening IN the ganing -roums, peerng at the
bacceIat through u tortoise she'll eyeglass in
the most philosophical manner. He always
plays standing NJ ami whether he wins or
whether he loses mis- face never moves muscle.
As q rule, however. he generally seems 10 win,
which, perhaps, account, for 1t. As he does
not understand a word of French there are
often amusing Dialogues between him and the
croupiegs on the peiambulaiing money snatch
ers soon afgef his rival at AK he received
AN invitation 10 visit tine emperor of Brazil at
the Hotter Sglendide The emperor takes deep
interest in the stage. indeed he does IN all the
arts, aud he Is a capital English scholar. The
pain had an exec dinghy lively interview and
parted the warmest Of friends.
VIZ HAVE, says the P,AAcal World. Of Lon
don, lately made the acquaintance OF the Amer
lean bishops, ana IN May breast has been
kindlei the desire for u few such men to nfuse
fresh life and vigor into the English church.
Bishop Whippe, OF Minnesota, has been greeted
throughout England with the enthusiasm he de-
serves for lac Is u man who anywhere would
command instant attention. lie lately adj
dressed an immense gathering which had been
called together by the Bishop Of Rochester A
listener describes Bishop whipple thus: His
striking figure and features, his deep voice.
which seems TO come from the fountain of
sweet tears. makes it easy to understand how
his Indian flock have come TO worship him al
most. There has mover yet been, we venture to
assert, a speaker more able 20 sway the hearts Of
his hearers to sympathy with missionary effort.
His own heart has been wrung with the wrongs
of the red man--shameful wrongs, of which
America is only just beginning to repent, and
which she can never efface and only by his
great love has he been able to obtain success
from what was so long looked upon as the hope
less cause OF indian mission Work"