The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-04
PERSONAL.

The VENERABLE HANNIBAL HAMLIN will deliver
the decoration address this year at Ellsworth,
Me, before W. H. Rice Post, G. A. R.
NINE, ETEIKA GERsrER is again going to try
her voice on the concert stage. She is an
nounced to appear with Sig. Campanini at
Steinway Hall on Feb 10.
CHAUNcEY DEPEw, of New York, has been
talking too much and his physician orders him
to stop it for awhile. He is however billed to
address the Union League of Chicago Feb. -.
SENATOR HAwLEY. Of Connecticut, is the in
ventOr of pocket compass and a leather or
rubber washer used at the end of gun cartridges
The inventions are said TO pay him a very hand
some royalty.
Mrs OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES is ever her
husband faithful counselor and friend She is
one of the dearest old ladies', and is always on
hand to welcome the many visitors who come
TO pay their respects TO her distinguished and
popular husband
WILLIAM Z. GLADSTONE is having his portrait
painted in Florence by Mr. Thaddeus, the young
Irish painter, whose picture of Pope Leo las
become famous. Mr. Gladstone says that he
will never again sit for his portrait. His like
ness by ThaddeuS Will eventually find Its way
TO Ireland
MISSES CANNON, daughters of Representative
Cannon, of Illinois; Miss Dibble, daughter of
Representative Dhble of South Carolina; Miss
Winston, niece Mrs A. e. Stevenson; Mrs.
William Patterson and Mrs Gerard received
with Mrs. Lyman on Tuesday at 2 O'Clock at
Hotel Windsor, Washington.
A WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT who recently
attended Dr. Sunderands church, aud sat in a
pew directly in front Of the President, says
II sat near Mrs. Cleveland, and during the
singing | cond hear her pure fresh voice Join
ing in every hymn that was sung. She has a
trained soprano, which she uses without afTec-
taton, and apparently with real enjoyment,
altering each word distinctly, so that the song
becomes a recital
BY the death of Prof Asa Gray, of Harvard
University the world of science has lost an
original investigator whose long and useful life
Illustrated the truth that men of will, even with
the poorest and most forbidding surroundings,
car find stepping-stoneS to higher thngs.
Every farmer boy cannot hope to gain foot
hold in the front rank Of such n great bratch Of
science as botany; but industry patient re
search and devotion TO some dominant idea will
help each earnest worker to add TO the sum of
human knowledge.
Mas. LErITh TYLER SEMPLE, daughter of
the late President Tyler, is almost totally blind
and is at present an inmate Of the Louise
handsome, distinguished looking woman in
manners and speech of the old school. Her
profile Is an exact reproduction of that of her
famous father Her finely-cut features show
10 marks of age. Her snow-white hair is worn
according to the traditions of her youth in
soft curls about her shapely head. Mrs. Sem
Pile was the first woman to enter a hospital
during the war as nurse.
JOHN Nj. tiUITEAU, 1ne New York LAWYER. who
is so unfortunate as to have the same family
name with The noted assassin. although in no.
wise related, has been intimately connected
with Senator John Sherman's career at two
critical periods. Mr.. Guiteau was young prac-
tiCing lawyer in OHIO, and was attending court
at Springfield when he was appointed one of the
committee to examine candidates for admission
to the bar. AS be was young he considered this
high honor. Moses Corwin was also a mem
Der Of the committee but the examination was
turned over to the younger man. John Sher-
man and Mr. kennedy were applicants Mr.
Guiteau says that Sherman passed highly
creditabe examination, but Kennedy was faulty
Corwin came in after time. when Mr. Guiteau
reported the condition Of things, and opposed
kennedy's admission. Corwin said "Oh let him
in. He'll learn As ne goes along" Mr. Guiteau
was in court at Columbus some time afterward
4 State Convention of Wings was about to he
held. The Cincinnati delegation of twent y-seven
was not full and he was asked, as he lived in
Cincinnati and WAS a Whg 10 act as a delegate
The contest over the nomination for Attorney
General lay between John Sherman and man
named Converse. from GAINESVILLE Guiteau was
Instantly related 10 Converse, who was a fairly
rich man. lie knew Sherman was poor. and he
remembered his excellent examination at
Springfield. So be advocated Sherman's nomi.
nation with such earnestness that the entire
twenty'seven votes from Cincinnati were cast
for him and 81 tied his nomination Mr. Sher-
man was defeated az this election which was
his first appearance as a candidate for public
office, but ms experience and prominence IN that
campaign were The stepping stones 70 bis fu-
taic career.