The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-02
PERSONAL.

Col. INGERsoL has prepared and will shortly
deliver lecture on What has Christianity
Done for Women?"
Ex-PREsIDENT GREW, of France is working
hard at his Memoirs The rights of publication
in London and this city have already been
purchased at large price.
SOMEBODY who claims to know asserts that
Mrs. Langtry is now worth nearly $500, 900
What beautiful woman she is Her figure is
SO well rounded, don't you know.
THE prince of Wales is as a rule one of the
best ar .ssed men in England, but he is this
summer criticised for wearing at the races a
dreadful snutfcolored suit and low hat. II S
form is too portly and his back too broad for
such freaks
CouNT MAURICE EsTERHAZY has been put un-
der guardianship to check his mad extrava-
gance. He owns, free and clear of iucumbrances.
more than ~, 900 acres Otsland in Hungary, and
can travel in straight line more than fifty
miles without quitting his estates
COTST ToIsToI has published the first volume
of the correspondence of Peter the Great There
will be ten large Volumes containing upward of
20, 900 letters, which have been gathered from
archives all over Europe.
REPRESENTATIVE RANDALL is the only public
man in Washington who has made no conces-
sion in his dress to the heaven kissing propensi-
ties of the mercury. His black coat and silk hat
indicate wearer who defies the weather with
all the scorn of an independent nature.
DR. CHARLES F. UNDERHILL formerly coroner
and one of the most eminent physicians of Gin
cinnati, is complete mental and physical
wreck from the cocaine habit. He was the first
10 introduce the drug into his practice and the
first to fall victim to its use Separated from
his family, pauper and maniac he awaits in
hospital the only possible release. death
S. G.. w. BENJAMIN, ex-minister to Persia has
settled down TO his old life of art and letters
lie has been painting number Of marine pict-
ures lately and is now on his way to Florida to
amass material for a history of that state that
is soon to be published by Boston house Next
winter he intends to take studio and devote
much Of his time TO painting.
CAPT. c. II GREGORY was the only and the
successful bidder for the live oak frame and
white oak planking of the unfinished frigate
New York at the navy yard on May 81 Most
people believed that he got great bargain for
$40, but he has had TO deposit S40O as a guaran-
tee that he viii have every timber taken away
by Oct. l. ami 1t will cost him at least 81 900 to
do the work.
OF Mr.. JOIN BRIGHT's sons, John Albert was
always the good boy; Leatham. now an M
p was the mischievous one; aud Philip was
the hard-working one Not long ago Philip
was employed in the fitting shed, having an
aptitude for the making and mending OF
machinery. When he had gone through the
grades in that shop he put in year or two at
Petrie's iron foundry in the town. He carried
his breakfast can, and shared the company
and work OF all the other men, every one Of
whom he seemed to think as good as himself
His brother Leatham was put through the
drills at the mills, and so was John Albert
John Bright himself learned how to work be.
fore he began TO speak for and represent
worungmen. His father, old jacob was a
poor man with nearly as many children as he
h n, shilllngs a week foq his work as a weaver
20 be surpassed In 4 country Over 900
hands are employed W. EN-.