The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-24
PERSONAL.

CONGRESSMAN BAKER, of New York. wears
rod, white, and blue hosiery in the House He
is described as 1.-THE embodiment of ponderous
and phlegmatic mediocrity, whose good nature
is constitutional and whose clownishness is pro
verbal
DIR. d. w. BLISS, the physician of President
Garfield, is quite i'll in New York, having gone
there to consult DIR. Shrady. He suffers from
heart trouble, but no dangerous symptoms have
yet appeared, and there is hope Of his ultimate
recovery.
HENRY CLEws is nervy, active, bald-headed
man of middle age, with an attractive face.
keen dark eyes and well-kept mustache and
side whiSkers. He always dresses faShionably
and in excellent taste. He is an Englishman by
birth, and was originally educated for nc
church.
ANDREW CARNEGIE was recently elected one
of the directors of New Nork's cremation So
ciety. Since the organization Of the society
three years ago, 1856 bodies have been incin-
Grated here, 1879 males and 81 females Inter
ested people declare that cremation is gaining
ground and this New York society has now be.
gun to pay its expenses.
YAM PHoN LEE, the Chnaman who was grad
uated from Yale in the class of 81, and who at
once married Elizabeth Maud Jerome, of New
Haven, Conn.,, is a happy father. A girl who
has been named Jennie Lee, has been added to
Yam Phon'S domestic circle. Jennie is the first
child born to the class of 81, hut owing to her
sex is not entitled TO the class cup"
Mrs. MAcKAY is described at 3 recent bali in
London as wearing dress that might have
been copied from picture of the Empire
period, Skilltuisy adapted by a long waist to orr
modern taste. The sapphire blue velvet gown
was bound at the waist by a scarf SASH of blue
satin. The only trimming, if such it can be
called, was a ichu Of old Alencon lace.
THE Queen of Belgium, who has Just left
Brussels on n three weeks visit TO her daughter
Crown Princess Stephanie of Austria has taken
with her TO Vienna little 5-yearold girl. The
latter IS TO be brought up with the only child of
the Crown Princess. the little Archduchess
Elizabeth, for the purpose of rendering the lat
ter accustomed to the French language
IuNzo KAwAMoro Of Kobe, Japan, is one of
the students in the medical department of the
University of Pennsylvania lie has Just com.
pleted his first year and proposes 10 remain
at Oberlin College at the head OF his class. after
four wears Of study there. There were about
lO0 members in the class and the three mem
beers with the highest averages were all Jap
anesc.
REV WASHINGTON CHoATE. Of the Presbyte-
rian church at lryiugton. on-the Hudson, some
time ago had the temerity to preach q sermon
in when he applied the principles of Chris
tiAniy In condemnation OF the nonopolists and
pirates of Wall street and their kind. jay
Could Cyrus w. Field and others of that set
are IN his congregation, and now Mr.. Choate
has been quietly but effectualy frozen out Of his
pulpit
DAVID ALEXANDER PAYNE, Of wilberforce, O.,
senior Bishop and presiding officer Of the Gen.
eral Conference Of the African Methodist Epis-
copal Church, recently In session at Indianapo-
lis, Is Al years old and man OF great physical
and intellectual vgor. He was born in slavery
in Charleston, S. Q. lie presided for one day
OYER the Ecumenical Conference of Methodists
In London In 1881 and Is the only colored man
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