The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-06
PERSONAL.

MAYOR ROCHE, of Chicago, who went to New
York to make study of elevated railroading,
now advises his City Council to 20 slow in
adopting that system of rapid transit.
MISS NJ. E. BRADDoN. who married John Max
well, her publisher Is said to make her influence
felt as well in her kitchen as In her drawing
room, being housekeeper as well as novelist.
HERMAN AIERIvALE relates that once on a first
night he thought the play was so bad that be
groaned aloud, aud so loud that the audience
cried: Turn him out" The play was his own.
JUDGE SAMUEL DE LEooMPrE. who died in
Kansas CITY the other day, was Chief Justice of
the Territory of Kansas, and presided over the
first constitutional convention held at Lecomp-
ton.
AMONG the many visitors at the national
capital Edward Egglrsfou. the novelist;
Sidney Rosenfeld, the dramltiSt; ex-GOv Eos
ter, of OHIO, and Senior Don Jose q. Misa and
family, of Mexico.
DR.. W. W. WrxoM, father of Mrs. Raymond
Palmer, or Emma Nevada, the famous prima
donna, died recently at his residence in oak
land, Cal, of rheumatism. from which he had
been sufferer for several years.
ACTOR CHARLES wyNDHAM, while playing an
engagement in St Petersburg was presented by
the Car with a double ruby and diamond ring,
while Miss Mary Moore received from the same
parsonage double circle diamond brooch.
CAPTs MACH AND SALCHER, of the Austrian
army, have succeeded in taking q photograph
of rife bullet on its flight at rate of 40 yards
the camera an induction spark Is flashed and
the proicctlie thus iliuminst ID is Photographed
The picture shows a compressed air wave in the
form of parabola in front of the bullet, and a
dilated, cone-shapcd wave behind it.
URBAN SoBRA, steward of the Richelieu Hotel
Chicago, is the only man in that city who has
General Boulanger's autograph. Sobra was a
French soldier and corresponds regularly with
Boulanger. The latter has sent the Chicago
chef number OF photographs OF himself, and
evidently holds him in higd regard. Sobra is
convinced that Boulanger is n true Republican
and medtates no coup d'etat. He SAYS Bou-
LANCER is a patriot and will never attempt TO
become dictator,
II REMEMBER" says Mr.. Labouchere, ''once
finding myself the neighbor OF a gentleman at
a table d'hote of one of the hotels ON the Lake
OF Como, We began TO talk. and after dinner
we sat in the garden, aud then went out ON the
lake in n boat. / thought that / had never
met more agreeable man, and wondered who
he could he. Subsequently | found il was Mr.
Matthew Arnold This is proof that he really
was agreeable, for, not having any idea who he
was, certainly could not have been prejudiced
in his favor by his name and reputation"
Mas c. p. HuNTINGroN, wife of the President
OF the Central Pacific railroad. whose house on
Park avenue New York, is well known for its
fine library and beautiful pictures-some of
them purchases from the Morgan collection-is
southern woman who uses a great deal Of
he I wealth in a most benedcent way for the
good of her fellow creatures. and for women
kind in particular. \ little time ago she took
hib' u'r NaIt "a olllu ElIls sent neF ABROAD TO be
educated as a musician, and gave her every ad-
vantage that daughter could receive. She
has taken up the woman's organization move
ment with fervor, and although not member
OK the Working Womens Society, indorses its
principles aud by every means In her pos er
turthers its purpose. When the new rooms
were taken in which the society now holds its
meetings, Mr. and Mrs. Huntington undertook
TO furnish them, and although they were on the
eve Of departure for the Pacific coast and
pushed for time, they selected the furniture
sonal interest in the matter Mr. Huntington
has intimated that II the society accomplshes
what i hopes and expects within its first year
he will make 1t present of q house to be used
for offices