The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-01
PERSONAL.

JOIN f. FITZGERALD, the President OF the
Irish National League of America who lives at
Omaha, was for a time a common laborer on a
Nebraska railroad at a salary of SIC day. He
is now President of several banks is at the
Nebraska stockyards. at Lincoln, and employs
about 1000 men. His fortune runs into the
millions.
Mrs. JOIN EIsEY. the faith curist of jersey
City, believes that cats and dogs can be cured
OF diseases incident TO animals by the mental
process of healing. An irreverent chap in New
York wants the lady TO undertake TO change the
disposition of an under hung. handy legged
bun dog that hauntS the stoOp Of the house
where his best girl lives, and SAYS he will pay
handsomely for the service. There is a charm
ing steadfastneSS of purpose about the animal
that viii make the experiment interesting
DR. EDWARD BEDLoE. the wit of the Clover
Club, has returned from Florida, fairly gorged
with oranges and statistics. He took the trip to
recuperate a system run down by overwork and
in less than twenty four hours after his arrival
in the land of orange blossoms was as lively as
a cricket. The doctor visited the Seminole lndi-
ans on their res rvation, explored a portion of
the great Cypress swamp, toOS a flying trip to
St Augustine, listened TO the twltteriug of the
thrusheS at Winter Park. picked and ate straw
berries at KiSSimmee, aud on his return trip on
the Clyde steamer Seminole aStoniShed the
Captain aud crew with the voracity and omniv-
orouS character Of his appetite, and paralyzed
the passengers with his powers as a recitation
list.
CAPT. Bill KESDRIcK is the original Florida
cracker" He was born way down upon the
'Swanee river, and was a Lieutenant of infantry
during the Seminole war, and had a hand 10
hand conflict with OSceola, the great chief of
the tribe. Capt. Bill is the Tom Ochiltree of
Jacksonville. He is full Of droll humor, and the
blood curdhug tales he tells of the early DAYS of
Florida, when alligators bad the call, are, next
TO oranges and the razor back swine among
the most interesting features of the town
Capt. Bill is an orator, and his services are
greatly in demand by the Wet" and Dry
factions. He speaks with equal facility on
either side II is simply question of who gets
MIN first. In any event he never spoils good
liquor with water
CORNELIUS VANprRBur will sail for London
with his family during the next few weeks He
has taken house in the English metropolis, be
ginning May !, and will remain there four
months. The house is the same one which he
occupied when he spent the London season ON
the other side six or seven years ago. Those
who are conversant with the affairs Of the Van
derbilts take it that the absence of Cornelius
Vanderbilt during the summer months, when
the Presidential campaign will be in progress.
would indicate that Mr.. Vanderbilt does not ex
pect that his principal colaborer, Chauncey VI.
Depew. will be away from the office OF the New
York Central railroad during that time to any
alarming extent. In short they do not believe,
Notwithstanding all the Depew talk that Mr..
Depew will be a candidate for the Presidency,
with Mr.. Depew's consent
Mrs. FRANCES HopdsoN BURNETT is showing
herself a keen controversialist in her case
against the pirate Seebohm. who cribbed her
most charming story Tor a third-rate play. In
describing 10 me" she says, "the enormous
success Of his play, aud the universal rapture
with which 1t was received. Mr.. Seebohm
writes; The greatest fault found by captccs
critics is that have rendered your conceptions
too literally. Naturally telt regret on real.
izing that Il was my conceptions alone which
had spoiled Mr.. Srebohm's play; but the one
thng1 had not taken into consideration in
writing 'FauutlerOy was that | must make my
work worthy Of being ranked with Mr. See
bohm when he thought proper TO use IL
As for my own play. II will be presented as
soon aS possible Who knows but that the pub
liz, which has already been kind TO me, may
like il n little better than Mr. Seebohms? That
might simplify matters. "