The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-26
PERSONAL.

Mrs f. D. e. n. SourHwoRTH has had $50
girl babies named after the heroines of her
stories.
Mas. GOODWIN, a matron at Castle Garden, re-
signed her place because she had no duties to
perform.
Davis, has returned to her old home in North
Carolina.
ANToIEETrE Brown BLACKWELL who now
lives in Elizabeth, N. J., was the first woman
preacher III the country. she was the minister
of an Ohio Congregational church thirty five
years ago She is now Unitarian.
D. W Powers, of Rochester has purchased
the law library of tho late Senator Conkling,
and it is now being shipped to that city Judge
DCut0rth, of the Court OF Appeals, says that
for working purposes the library is one Of the
best in the country. Mr.. Powers intends the
books, which number 5000, for the exclusive
use OF his tenants.
JoHN BOYLE O'REILIY wrote the poem 1.-THE
Schoohouse Clock while a prisoner in Arbor
Hill prison, Dublin. The verses were written
on bit of brown paper, and were called forth
by a clock standing in the corridor of the prison.
which was the fac Smile of the one that licked
in the old schoolhouse in a little village near
Drogheda when he was boy,
Hon. HENRY ROBINSON. of Concord, N, H.. has
recently been presented with n small hair trunk
thicKly studded with brass nails, which once be
lOnged to Daniel Webster. The trunk was found
i'm WebSters Cfn e after his death, locked, and
so little was thought of it that it was left in
that condition until it came into the hands Of
Mr. Robinson. When opened it was found to
contain a lot of valuable law papers and me-
meutoes in the shape of letters from distin-
guIshed men OF that period, an account book
and pocketbook containing several bank bills
bearing date 1928.
Mns. JuDGE WOODWARD, of Kentucky, dis
plays jewels at Atlantic City that represent a
fortune. A correspondent describing the gilt
tering collection says: Her watch, which she
htr, oil, lybaa
in itself. 1t is of Geneva make. 1t is small, of
course, and is practically covered with gems
arranged in q variety of designs. A large and
costly solitaire diamond is set IN the center Of
the front case, surrounded by smaller stones
She has also a half pint of diamonds set in ear
rings, finger rings, bracelets, brooches and orna-
ments for the hair"
A "PITTsBURG DISPATCH writer tells that
few days ago Miss Maria Parloa accepted an in-
vitation to dine with some very nice people at
the house of one of her most ardent admirers.
The dinner was n good one, and the hostess had
prepared one dsh-I think it was a salad
strictly according to Miss Parloa's directions as
given in her book. II was natural that the
hostess should feel a little hurt when she
observed that Miss Parloa would not taste the
salad. Miss Parloa, don't you know that that
salad is made strictly after your recipeyn the
hostess asked. YES replied Miss Parloa,
and that's why am afraid 10 eat il. have
told people how TO make great many things
that would give me nightmare for week if |
ate them"
Thirty YEARS AGO, says "The Milwaukee
EUcuiBQ Wisconsin," Elbridge Smith and Mel
willie Fuller came West together, Mr.. Smith
locating at Mcnasha, and Mr.. Fuller stopping in
Chicago and hanging out his Single. Fuller
didn't grow rich rapidly, while Smith rapidly
built up an extensive law practice. one day,
after carefully canvasSing the situation, Mr.
Fuller decided on change Of location Chicago
waste slow for him aud clients too hard 10 find
He accordingly wrote to his friend Smith, of
Menasha, inviting himself TO become a partner
OF the Wisconsin lawyer, share and share-alike
in profits and losses. Mr.. Smith did not agree
TO the proposal and wrote TO the Chicago LAWYER
declining the proposal Fuller remained in
Chicago, and got to the front just the same.
81 HAPPEN to know" says London Star
writer, that a badly ventilated room is the one
thing in the world Mr.. Gladstone fears During
the general election there was a curious and
pathetic episode which brings this out. Mr..
Gladstone spoke in Manchester think it was
IN the Free Trade Hall-the crowd was terrible
the heat awful Mr. Gladstone was very much
affected by the badness of the atmosphere
Once or twice he had actually 60 stop in the
middle Of his speech, and he declared to those
around him that he could not possibly 10 on
But with that noble resolution which has borne
him through such mighty struggles to ultimate
victory, he pulled himself together. declared
that somebody should say what he had TO saw
and that If he didn't say it, nobody else could
and he went on heroicaly to the end He Suf-
fered q severe penalty, for he hal TO 20 TO bed
immediately after the speech and remain In bed
for a whole day afterward-"