The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-17

REV. Dr. w. c. WINsLow, of Boston, has been
elected a member of the Royal Society of Anti
quaries in recognition of his services in behalf
Of Egyptology
Mr. LABoUcHERE, of London Truth, has dis
covered the exact weight of Ignatms Donnelly's
cryptogram volume. The book may be referred
to as six pounds of Bacon.
CAPT JOHN THORNTON WASHINGTON, a lneaI
descendant of Samuel, brother of George Wash
ngton, aud great.great nephew of the first
President, died last week in Newport KY
aged IS.
REV. THEODORE CLIFTON, of Rockfort, Ill.
| occupies rather a unique position. His con
| gregation raised $500 by subscription and pre-
sented it to him. the only consideration required
| being that he would tender his resignation and
| vacate his pulpit.
GEN. L. W. Colby. of Beatrice, Neb, is now
| the owner of one of the two famous Arabian
| stations presented by the Sultan Of Turkey TO
| Gen. Us Grant at Constantinople in 1879 The
| horse is beautiful silvergray about fifteen
hands high, and his pedigree is said to run back
| 100 years.
| CoNINGsBY DISRAEII, nephew and heir of the
late Earl of Beaconstield, is attracting much at
| tention in London society He is only just II,
hut he does not inherit his uncles pro Derty until
he is % IL is probable that he will be raised to
the peerage in memory of the English Conserva-
| tive statesman.
President SEELYE, of Amherst College, is
| gifted with a remarkable memory He is able
| college whom he has ever met and freshmen
| who have not been in college "a week are sur
| prised to hear the President address them by
| their first names
MARIETTA HOLLY, the author of Josiah Al
! lens Wife, is said to be the worst penwoman
! of all the women engaged in literary pursuits
| Her manuscript is described as almost undeci
| pherable, and some unkind critics suggest that
| If il were entirely so il would be marked I'M
| provement aud advantage to literature.
| hoI
through the miseries of teethng, is a large child
| for his age and has the face of an old mau He
is to be left entirely 20 the care of women until
| he is { years of age when a tutor and masters
| sill take charge of him until he is l6. At that
age he win supersede the Queen Regent at the
head of the Spanish government.
Mr. AND Mrs, LEWIS STORM of Cambria coun-
| ty, Pennsylvania, the first couple married bv
| Prince priest Demetrius A. Gallitzen, (Who was
| the first Roman Catholic priest TO penetrate the
| Businesses of the Allegheny Mountains. recently
celebrated their golden wedding. The aged
pair are still hale and hearty, Notwithstanding
the storms OF fifty years of welded life have
passed over their heads.
CHAuYcEY NJ DEpEw is overwhelmed with the
burden Of letters and newspapers with marked
| notices that are pouring in upon him until his
morning mail looks like smalsized post office.
! Everything th9t he says or does is in some way
picked up and carried on the winds until il finds
| publication somewhere, although very often in
such distorted shape that it IS not recogr><Zed.
| One of these instances occurred recently in a
reported interview with Mr.. Depew in Which he
was said TO have talked about commercial tray
| elers, and TO have related how they had the
| habit of taking wife in every city through
which they travel after the way of the sailor
| who is supposed TO have sweetheart in e>ery
| port. The commercial travellers Of the country
! began defending themselves. and Mr.. Depew
! was besieged with indignant protests which
came in hundreds of letters and led him to write
| to one of his correspondents, who was more
! severe than the others, that he could not recol-
lntt
| in any way shape or manner, let alone the
manner indicated. Probably tue greatest bur
den which comes to man situated as Mr..
! Depew IL, Is that OF speechmaking He is called
| upon from two TO three times week TO make
| addresses, aud because OF his prominence these
! addresses are all reported in the papers. making
! it necessary for him each new occasion to
prepare new matter and new forms Of express
| sion,