The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-14

The American Minister at The Hague Mr.
| Isaac Bell is expected home this spring on
leave of absence, and he will probably oceupy
his villa at Newport during the coming hot sea
| son.
JAMES E. MURDOCH, the tragedian, author and
| dramatic reader, recently a resident of Cincin-
| natl, has been elected President of the Faculty
| of the National School of Elocution and Ora.
| tory of Philadelphia.
RIDER HAGGARD finds that onions assist him
! greatly in his literary labors When his breath
| gets opaque enough to be visible he develops
| his greatest strength He does not like 10 ba
interrupted after he has once begun. Very
few people care to interrupt him either
QUEEN VICTORIA, being anxious to obtain an
autograph OF Gen jackson to add to her col
lection, Col. BOteer has sent to her an original
letter from Old Hickory to Col Boteler, ex-
pressing the hope that Congress would pass a
law prohibiting the delivery of mails on Sun
day He said there was no necessity for the
delivery of letters on that day.
HERR Orro, the new German Minister to this
country is a bachelor. For a number of wears
the German Ministers to this country have BEEN
unmarried. Baron Won Alveusleben was a
bachelor, Minister Won Eisendecher brought a
beautiful young wife with him to Washington,
but no other German representative at the CAPT
tai for tine last fifteen years has provided a
hostess for the Legation.
THE steamship Sarmatian. which arrived at
Baltimore on Friday from Liverpool, brought
among her cargo five eases of stained glass
uleIlofldl WINDOWS lot N1TaCe Protestant Ed!
pal church. of Baltimore, The windows are the
gifts of Robert Baldwin W. W Taylor Miss
McCandl sh, Miss johnson and Mrs Ridgely
One of the windows represents the Incarnation
and the other the Presentation in the Temple
They were made by Hardman & Co, of London
JOHN BATTERsBY, who in his day was the
thiunest living skeleton in the show business
began 10 gain weight Immediately after being
thrown ont of IA wagon near FrankforI, Pa
some fifteen years ago. His lightest weight
was tiftY-twO pounds, and after the accident he
gradually began to increase in avordupois until
he had fatt ned out of the business at 1870
pounds His wife, Hannah Battersby, weighs
$50 pounds. She never buckles her own skate
straps.
The familiar advertising scheme OF Minnie
Palmer Mrs. John Rogers, of having her dia-
monds guarded all night by stern-Sisaged detec-
tves in SLOUGH hats, has been abandoned. The
dear little actress now has a bear Gu ., which is
very playful, and takes great delight in chew
ing up Mr. Rogers pantalo JlS, which constantly
necessiates his appear ance in the hotel corridor
wrapped up in a blanket This occasionally Elk
cites comment, especially when he trips and
describes brilliant parabolic curve into the
dining room.
GEN GREEDY, who entertained Mrs Cleveland
in his cottage at Marion Mass, last summer,
has not renewed his lease Of the house which
sheltered his charming guest. In fact, Gen.
Greedy has deserted Marion, perhaps forever.
The fact is that when he applied for new lease
OF tue cottage he has occupied for some sum-
mers past he was told that the rent would be
$3.50 more than he had paid hitherto. Marion
has become conceited over the greatness thrust
upon it last summer, and in 5 pride has killed
the goose that laid the golden egg.
Cot. LAMONT is the exchange reader" Of the
White House. He has had considerable practice
in this depGrtm Mt of newspaper editing, and
claims the ability to get through forty papers
an hour, which is excellent work. But IL must
Ike remembered that the Colonels misses"
don't count rs he works for a scrap book, and
not for a wide-awake editor. The Colonel in his
read ng IS careful to clip all personal references
to the President and bis wife, and these are a
source of much interest and amusement 10 the
family when assembled for social enjoyment.
Col. JESSE T. PEYToS OF Haddonfeld n. J.,
who has taken such an active interest in the
coming centennial anniversary in this city Of
the Inauguration Of George Washington. a d
who has gone to Washington 10 confer with the
Congressional Committee on the subject has
been aptly called the Father of Centennials. He
Is n rugged. healthy old man. and has been got
thug up centennals for half century. In up
pearance he is the exact counterpart of Col.
Mulberry Sellers Indeed, it is said that Flor
ence fashioned his famous character after Pey-
ton but there is nothing mpracticable or
visionary about the centennial protector lie is
a dealer in cold facts. patriotic as he ia