The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-16
PERSONAL.

THE family of Senator Ingalls, will spend the
summer at Stonington, Conn.
ANTON RUBINsTEIN, the pianist has accepted
an offer of $40, 900 for fifty performances in the
United States during the coming season.
Rosa BoNHEUR, the famous French artist
goes about on sketching tours clad in trousers
and cutaway coat. Rosa in any other cos
tune would look well.
Grown PRINCE WILLIAM, of Germany, inherits
his mothers gift of drawing. Two of his pic
lures We're sold few days ago at auction in
Berlin, and realized good prices.
IT was while staying at the late Matthew
Arnod's house, at Harrow, England that
Prince Thomas of Savoy Duke OF Genoa,
received and declined the crown of Spain
TIE Rev. T. De Witt Talmage is an exhaust
i've reader on whatever subject he has in hand
for his sermons or lecture room talk IN this
way getting many Of his apt and spicy paral-
lels
BILLY" MoLoNY the fugitive boodler writes
from Rome, Italy, that he is tired of Europe
and will soon return to- Canada An uneasy
conscience is not a desirable travelling COM
panion.
SIR JOHN Mr1LAIs the English artist, advises
American art students to serve their novitiate
in England rather than in France If they go to
France he says: They will come away with a
bad French accent, not alone on their tongues,
but on their brushes
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX writes a good deal of
0er poetry WDlle SUING IN a rocking char with
pad of paper in her lap Very often. too, her
black cat perches itself on the back of the
chair and gazeS gravely down at its mistress
while her work is progressing.
SENATOR STEWART, who owns the house occu-
pied by the Chinese Legation at WASHINGTON
When Minister Chang returns from Peru he will
probably seek other quarters. Chang is, finan-
cially, Chinese giant, but he has due regard
for economy.
EDWARD EVERETT HALE has come to the con-
clusion that this country was not named after
Americas NespucluS. In fact, he is of the opin-
ion that Vespucius took his first name from this
country. But is it discreet in Mr.. Hale to spring
so important an issue upon the American public
in Presidential year.
CARDINAL Howard is hopelessly insane He
has been removed from Rome by his cousin, the
Duke of Norfolk, to Arundel Castle. The Car
dinal is feet tail, of great learning and a most
popular prelate. He was formerly captain of
Life Guards, ard took to the church after being
Jllted by a beautiful Irish girl
THE late Vice President Henry Wilson, ac-
cording TO the Boston Herald was much ham
pered IN his official aspirations in later years by
the fact that he had been Know Nothing. The
fact was strenuousy denied by his friends, but
the truth appears To be That after being refused
admission in his own Town of Natck he went to
Boston, took tine oaths and received the degrees
The gentleman VINO administered the oaths, a
wellknoNn citizen, is still living in Boston.
Mrs. GOULD, a wealthy widow of New York
has a taste for railroad enterprises that seems
to 20 with the name. She subscribed the ueces-
sary funds To carry on the work of construction
of the Covington and Macon road, and person.
ally watched the pro gress of the work until the
last spike was driven. She had a construction
engine at ner command, which she has been
known 70 order out at night, that she might
watch the men working by torchlight. She is
under 49, and has daughter just 49,
DR. EVERETT WAGNER, Of Metcalfe county
Kentucky, recently died, leaving an estate
worth $4,000, and a most peculiar will To his
brother, Napoleon Bonaparte Wagner he be-
queathed his left hand and arm another brother
was 10 receive his right hand and arm Among
various near relatives he divided his legs feet
teeth nose ears gums etc. His entire fortune
he left TO charitable institutions Dr. Wagner
was perfectly sane when he made the will, and
~ 80 w VSh what he considered the indif
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