The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-17
PERSONAL.

OUIDA it is reported in Europe has become
extremely religious and will give up literature
THE late Vice-President Wheeler gave awav
between $4,000 and $4,000 during the closing
year of his life.
GEN. SHERMAN has had a tustle with rheu-
matism, but hopes soon to be able to renew his
dinner engagements.
THE royal opera at Berlin will shortly revive
Gluck's "1phigenia in Aulis," Wagners
arrangement being used.
ODoNovAN Rosa has been robbed of a gold
watch and chain. English emissaries " he saws
entered his home in Brooklyn and done the
deed
In his farcical performance of Robert
Macaire" Mr.. Irving jumps through window
of real glass and breaks out the panes, which
are reset for each nights play.
A RATHER astonishing rumor from London
asserts that the Duke of Marlborough is soon
to remarry his divorced wife, who is now
known as the Marchioness of Blandford
CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEw has a bloodshot eve
Last Sunday at Peeksville bug flew into it and
caused considerable Inflammation. 1t is more
than possible that the offending insect was a
presidential bee.
THE New York exchange for women's work.
though less than 10 years old, has paid out in
its main and twenty -seven branches in the vari-
Gus states and territories nearly 81, 900, 600 a
sum that has helped needy women of worth
and refinement.
THE late Charles Monselet, on the occasion of
his duel with NJ. Barriere, insisted on riding to
the field of honor on the drivers seat of the
cab. He said that he knew Barriere would kill
him. and never yet having seen the Bots de
Nincennes, he wanted 10 improve this last
opportunity Of taking good look at it.
Tue son of Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
has Just been graduated from West Point at the
foot of his class. But he may make a successful
officer for all that. Lieut.. Clark, who was grad
hsa
ever made at the academy, was the only officer
in Gen. MileSs last campaign who was men
toned in general orders.
TIRE FACT that Thomas A. Edison, the in
ventor, is for the first time a father may have
important results so far as the public is con
cerned. Mr. Edison now has personal motive
for adapting electricity to the needs of the
nursery. An electrical device which will enable
every baby to do its own walking at night and
rocking by day may yet be perfected
ALFRED NOBEL, tho inventor and chief manu-
facturer of dynamite, is emphatcally a man of
peace and deplores the use of the explosive as a
destroyer of human life. IF did not regard
il as ON the whole great blessing to humanity"
he said recently, II would close up all my facto-
ries and never make another ounce of the
stuH." He detests the use of dynamite by the
anarchists, and when he heard of the Hay
market butchery at Chicago he exclaimed: 81
would like To gather the whole crowd of them
into a storehouse full Of dynamite and blow
them all up together"
MuNEMITsU MUrsu, the new japanese minister
to this country, is about Is years of age. He is
extremely learned and possesses great execu-
tive ability. In 1877 he was imprisoned near
Toxic for his connection with the Sligo rebellion
His sentence was for twelve years, but at the
end of five years the government released him,
having discovered that his offense was less
fragrant than at first supposed. During his con
finement MutSu translated Mills Political
Economy" into his native tongue. After his re-
lease he travelled through Europe for three
years residing one year in London, and return
ing home by way of the United States He was
made Chief of the bureau of foreign affairs when
he reached Japan, and held that position until
appointed minister to this country