The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-15
Personal.

Mas. SALLY CRANDALJ who for twenty years
has been keeper of the Watch Hill tR IT, light
house. has just retired, having grown tired OF
the life.
MISS DoRoTHEA L. DIX has given $500 to thu
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty Of Animals to erect in Boston a drink
ing fountain for animals
WILLIAM f. GLADSTONE is arranging and tabu
lating is correspondence in chronological u
der IL is an immense task. aud no man but
Gladstone would think OF attempting it at his
age.
SAYS London Life: The engagement OF the
daughter of Gen Boulanger To Capt Driant,
which las been recently announced, represents
the triumph Of the lady's views over her fathers
wishes"
TIRE discussion OF the question, as Marriage
Failure SO asitated the mind of Windham
stone OF Manchester, England, that he com
mttted suicide on the eve OF his wedding. His
betrothed had lucky escape.
Hon, WENDELL HOLMES says that he has not
felt able to write thing for the public OF late
but, he adds, lin the sweet by-and by az a
by-and-by am to have) hope to please my
friends by once more using my pen for them =
CALEB FooTE has Just retired from the Salem
(Mass.) Gazette after continuous service in the
Office Of seventy.one years, during sixty-tnrea
years OF which time he was editor and par:
proprietor. This record cannot probably be
equalled in the United States, If, indeed, in the
entire history of the profession.
MRS CLEVELAND is having fine time at Sar-
anac Inn. Much of her time is spent in shooting
at bottles that are thrown into the lake. A new
target range has also been erected for her bene-
hit, and she is rapidly becoming an expert with
the rifle. She Is learning to row, and her stroke
is rapidly losing its amateurlSh character She
has attended Two or three campfire suppers.
She is delighted with the beauty of her sur
roundngs, and has made q fine collection of
handsome autumn leaves. She writes to the
President every day.
"CANoN ISAAC TAYLOR, the well-known I'm.
glish clergyman, has been ca efully investigat.
ing the reports Of the principal missionary no
cjeties, comparing the expenditure at home and
abroad, the method of keeping accounts and
the number Of converts I hear" says London
Truth, that he has accumulated materials for
very slashing attack upon these organizations,
and whether he delivers himself of his views at
the next session OF the York convocation or
elsewhere, some startling revelations may be
confidently expected"
Mrs CoNKLINo is passing the days OF her
widowhood in her home in Utica. She was al
ways queenly looking woman, and those who
have seen her since her husbands death say
she retains all the stateliness that made her,
even in her young days, a beautiful and at
tractive woman. Her life in quiet Utica is sur
rounded by the sympathy and respect of her
townspeope, and the outside world will hear
who was Roscoe Conkling's wife. She loves her
retirement and courts no publicity.
GRAND OLD MAN GLADSTONE and Lord wolse
ley have sent their autographs TO Miss Mary
Lee, daughter OF the late confederate general,
for her album Lord Wolseley wrote: II have
personally known only two men who were real
heroes The one was Gen. Lee Of Virginia, the
other was Gen. Charles Gordon. Both these pa
triots despised party politicians. Mr.. Glad.
stones contribution to Miss Lees album con.
sists of these lines from George Herbert:
He that aims the moon
Shoots higher FAR than be who means tree.