The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-14
PERSONAL.

NINE GERsTKR, in a letter to a Philadelphia
friend. says that she does not contemplate re
turning to America.
ISAIAH V. WILLIAMSON, the rich old bachelor
Of Philadelphia, has given 5000 TO the House
Of Refuge in that city.
WALT WHlrMAN's favorite author is Sir Walter
Scott, but can anybody identify any Scott in
SEPARATION in Whitman's productions?
SENATOR SALISBURY OF Delaware, still proudly
boasts OF the fact that he is the only bachelor
in that unhappy assemDlage, the United States
Senate.
The Duke Of Marlborough, who is now in New
York utterly repudates The story that he is to
marry Ms. lamersiey, and says he does not
know the lady.
PRrNcE BISMARCK has been much concerned
about his private affairs lately, as the nunda-
tons nearVafzn swept away three Of his largest
saw mills. in which several hundreds of work
men were regularly employed.
JOSEPH DAVIS. of Wayne county, West Wiz
GINA, has a daughter aged years'who weighs
$50 pounds This is believed to be the largest
child Of its age in the world. The father weighs
but 1870 and the mother 10 pounds
MAY EMILY BIRD. colored woman. who died
at Centreville Tenn, recently. was for a long
time a missionary in Liberia, Africa, and once
received and entertained the world renowned
explorer, Livingstone. on one of his most nota-
hle exploring expeditions. She spoke fueutly
many of the native African languages.
1HE Duke OF Wellington NHenry Wellesley
is also Prince Of Waterloo in Belgium Duke OF
Ciudad Rodrigo and a Grandee of the First
Glass in spain and Duke of NittOria, MARQUIS
of Torres Nedras. and Count de Winter. in
Portugal, series of foreign titles and dgnities
achieved by mis- illustrious grandfather, the
first Duke.
MATTHEW ARNoLD's grave is close by those of
his two eldest sons, and also his youngest child
and near to those of n small circle Of relatives
and connections. among whose t6mb-stOnes are
! to be read the names Of some eigdt or ten mem
/ Defs Of the auckland family. and that of Mrs
! Delahed sister of Dr. Arnold. and aunt of the
! late poet and scholar.
The Empress Victoria, says Germania. has
| been the good genius Of the Emperor through
| ont his Illness. Every day she is IN the kitchen
! 10 sec for herself that her husbands food is
! properly prepared; day and night she attends
! 10 every one of the doctors orders In mo-
| ments of danger and at operations she assists
| like n skilled nurse, resolutcly helping TO move
/ the bed.
! NJ ALExhSDaE DUMAS, the younger, was a
most intimate friend Of the late NJ De Beau.
! mont, the painter, and the latter once showed
| to him few Of his swords, OF which he had q
| large and almost priceless collection. but which
! he would never how to any one save on this one
! occasion TO NJ. Dumas. one sword, 4 small
Court rapicr OF the time of Louis XIV SO pleased
! the novelist that he went into ecstacies OF ad-
miraton over il, wheieupon the painter took
| the weapon from him without a word. wrapped
| IL up and put 10 with the others away in a locked
| cabinet. "lIe was 50 modest, says NJ Dumas
! that ne didn't want even his collections
! Praised But when VI. DE Beaumont died this
| item was found in his will II leave to my
dear friend, alexandra Dumas, that sword which
| he liked SO much
/ SENATOR EpMUNDs owns a bull pup, an Eng.
/ fish purt-blOoded brute. whose ancestors CANE
! 90 Great Britain with William the Conqucrur
| The aristocratic hut not handsome pup has
! always been q great coward, IN spite Of its
/ here itary elevation ABOVE the mongrel crowd.
! 4 Boston lady presented the animal to senator
! EdnundS. the NermOnt statesman lost all re
SpeCt for the craven cur after 10 had been
| thrAshed By countless ours OF low degree. But
! it is a long lane which knows no turning. it's a
poor bail CLUB which never wins game and it,
a wretcned pull pup which never comes out on
/ top. Last Sunday senator Edmunds dog won
/ a famous victory Il WAS trot;ng along under
| the Senator's carriage when II was set upon by
another Senator's cauine pet. The Ednunds
dog had no chance 70 run and had to fight Victory
| perched upon its tail and Senator Edmunds is
J happy.