The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-18
PERSONAL.

EMPEROR WILLIAM If. is the first Russian
speaking King of Prussia Prince Bismarck
speaks Russian fuently.
DR.. ANGLING, the selfseeking socialist who
lately visited this country, has dramatized Haw-
thorne 5 Scarlet Letter
President CLEVELAND continues to receive
curious presents. Two small, live red foxes
have reached him from Dr. Frost of Rolla. Mo.
The animals are named respectively Cleveland
and Thurman.
AN old 'y called upon Gen Ben. Harrison
the other day, and at the close of the interview
she exclaimed as she replaced her spectacles
in their case; You a descendant Of "a regicide
Why you look as meek as Moses"
The recently elected colored bishop, c. c.
Rettey, of the African Methodist Episcopal
Zion church, who has the whole country west
OF the Missouri river in his diocesan district
has established his headquarters at Alameda
Cal.
THE story that Sir John Macdonald has en-.
tered an action against a Montreal tobacconist
who has for advertising purposes, erected
statuette of him in his store in the act OF smok-
ing, is discredted. Sir John certainly does not
smoke, aud the intimation that he does is a
misrepresentation.
LoRD ALBEMARLE. the Waterloo veteran. is
small spare man, with bright eyes He wears
black velvet skull cap. He Is now 50 years old
and is the sole survivor ( the eighty four Off.
GERS who sat down to the Duke of Welington's
last Waterloo dinner He gives a reception
every year on the anniversary of that worlds
earthquake
j. J. VAN ALIEN, who is the son-in-law of Will
lam B. Aston, nut who being wealthy in his
own right has no need of the Aston money has
just completed y wall feet high and $500 long
around his grounds at Newport. Mr. Van Allen
Is IA great admrer OF English customs, and his
house is built IN English style, and furnished
throughout with English furniture The house
and wall are said To have cost him S500.OO0
The announcement of Miss Agneta Ramsay's
engagement O. tie master OF Trinity is. If true
cur. US. TINS y3ln- lady supposed to be about
%, Is known TO the world as the first scholar OF
her ycprat Cambridge, winning place eduiva-
lent 10 sator classic aud beating every coinpeti-
Tor, maie ana female She Is, with all that young
pretty AM attractive Dr. Butler is 50, has been
deah OF hlouccster. but resigned the deanery
two years ago 10 accept the mastershlp of the
largest college in Cambridge university.
BNrR GREEN, lately the chief editorial writer
OF the HoHug Hpt OF London, was much
gited 40 QUITO thr-"ay fields of knowledge
originally 10" va, % surgeon aud served IN the
Crlmeau war Then hc became "a harti.t,r and
pracuc'd FOR time Ultimately he took the
appointment ne bell on the Morning Post The
morning before hl, death he was Ia the office
writing leader until O'Clock he then vert
70 the savage club, where he remained half am
hour Ihen he went to nis chambers iu Chem
eui iuil Next morning be was found dead IA
bed.
THE last time Non Samuel J. Randall was In
Ne" N"rs, about .iN weeks since nr was sittiug
one evening h On" hoffman house cafe with
surveyor ruttir. et Congressman Ochutrce
hui deputy collector Jones "Stm said Thee
Texan, YOU a." not llohns well Why don't
you take run over tD Europe for three or four
months and recruit your hralthtf 81 can't do
it, Tom vas fr handnll's reply "ii1w
that aahei 'lr braItie. cant congress run
ON without Nuuf Yes qulte as well AZ though
were there answered Ice grave faced lsgis
latori ''0ut The fac, is thr trip would cost nf d
couple ~ thousand dyllaga aud / cant anVrd