The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-05
PERSONAL.

THE archbishop of Gran, the Hungarian pri-
mate, has an income of 100000 a year.
BARONESS BuRDErT- Courts strongly advocates
the teaching of Bookkeeping in elementary
schools,
Col VALENTINE BAKERS friends, including
the most distinguished soldiers and sailors Of
the British forces, are getting up subscription
for his widow.
MARION CRAWFORD. the novelist. is described
as a man of 35, with a straight nose bright blue
eyes, and mouth of remarkably delicate shape
fringed, not hidden, by a brown mustache, and
skilled in all athletic sports.
RUSSELL SAGE the ten-millionaire put and
call' operator, walked boldly into Broadway
clothing store on Saturday afternoon and tried
on and purchased a S15 suit of store clothes
That is the way Sage takes care of the pence.
SENATOR GEORGE HEARST, of California is
described by Washington correspondent as
type of the old forty niner-shrewd liberal
dashng, warm-hearted, open-handed and one of
the boys He lives high. drives stylish carriages
and entertains splendidly.
LEWIS NORRIS best known as the author of
Songs Unsung' and IAN Epic of Hades," has
poem in MtTrayS Magazine for March on the
silver wedding of the Prince and Princess of
Wales Though the p EN- is devoted TO royalty
Morris is a pronounced Radical.
BREAD AND MILK with piece of pie is a favor
lite smack in Maine, and TINS is probably the
reason why it comprises the regular lunch of
the Maine delegation in tongress. Senator
Frye omits the pie, and Congressman Reed
sometimes varies il with apples, but the other
members stick closely to their wonted articles
of diet.
NOTING the late Mr.. COrcoran's abstemious
ness, the Philadelphia Ledger observes that in
hered constitutional strength had much to do
with his longevity. STILL it adds, at is a
good thing to observe when a man has the
means and temptation of eating rich dishes
every day, that the Washington mllionaire's
self-denial was coincident with long life if not
a cause of IL. y
REV DIR. HOWARD CRosBy, the distinguished
pastor of the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian
church of New York city, will have a reception
on Tuesday next at the church, the occasion
being the twenty-fifth anniversary of his in
stallation as pastor. DIR. Crosby is 62 years old,
but is still active in church and mission work
and is notably prominent in that of social re-
form.
PATTI is reported to have lately told the
Queen Of Spain that she was about TO begin the
composition of her autobiography. If the great
singer shall narTate her experiences with any
degree of fidelity she may do good service 10
the legion OF fair warblers who imagine that
they have future on the lyric stage by Undue
ing them TO consent to a revision of their horo-
scopes.
Miss BLANCHE WILLIS HOWARD, of Bangor
who has made some l@n'e &c story writer, is
now engaged in compiling Il novel in Stuttgart,
and at the same time in keeping house educat
ing a family OF nieces and nephews. nursing
supervising the translation of one OF her
novels into German, Italian and French, improv.
ing her memory and learning TO use a type
writer.
The Pail Mall Gazette has this to say OF Mr.
Blane'S appearance when in London: Those
who saw Mr.. Blaine when be was in London will
not be surprised at his letter from Florence. Mr.
Blaine looked as IL he were utterly exhausted.
His energy and his magnetic powers seem to
have evaporated It is but natural that so old a
man, so worn and wasted as he. should prefer
that the standard of his party should be placed
in younger hands.
Ii. j. BoNFIELD, an Englshman, claims to
have penetrated further into the dangerous and
secluded parts OF India than any other white
man. For his personal safety he was several
times espoused TO royal women, from each of
whom he finally succeeded in making his escape.
The British government has offered him an
enormous salary II he will return TO India on a
secret and somewhat perilous mission. but he
has declined with the emphatic declaration that
he has already had experiences enough Of that
kind,