The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-30
PERSONAL.

HENRY T. CoxwELL, the balloonist, now 20,
has made 700 aScents.
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON, at 70, is as much
interested IN this world ever.
MISS ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND will remain
in Washington until the latter part of June
SIR JOIN LESTER KAYE, the Earl Of Norburv.
and Baron Gotter are the latest titled arrivals
in this country.
President D1Az, of Mexico, has received the
French decoration of the Grand Cross of the
Legion OF Honor.
LORD DALRYMPLE, who has been visiting the
Sand wich Islands, is now at san Francisco He
is accompanied by Bishop Willis, of Honolulu.
THE Duke of Marlborough returns to this
country In June, it is said, to continue his WOO
ing Of young and very wealthy American
widow.
W. H. RossINGToN was one of the first chill
dren born in FL Dorado, Cal. He was educated
at ale College, and is now practicing law at
Topeka, Kan.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS has over the chimney
of his private office: MY fame expires; but let
true hands pass up an unextinguishable torch
from sire to SON.
THE wife of NJ. Floquet the Premier of
France, is a tai, handsome woman of diplo-
matte talent and charming manners. Nine
jules Ferry is her niece.
GEN. BoULANGER has a large and constant
corr spondence with America. and receives
of leading cities in the United States.
CHARLES WyNDHAM, the English comedian.
got his first engagement on the stage from
John Wilkes Booth, whom he found to be "a
charming fellow and an excellent companion. ."
THE class of As of Union College, of which
the late President Arthur was member, will
hold a reunion at Schenectady, n. Y, in June
There are sixty members of the class now
living.
TIE important news is chronicled in Wash
ington newspaper that Belva A. Lockwood's
spring bonnet is a thing of beauty. The Presi-
Dental bee in it, however, is not especially be-
coming
AMONG the people prominent in Washington
society who will sail for Europe early in the
season are Mrs. Charles Nordhoff and Miss Amy
Nordhof, Mrs. Hicks-Lord and Mrs. Gen
Lander.
LADY ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, the eccentric and
attractive English lady who gets up open-air
theatrical performances and advocates Spirit
ualism il relative of the Cadwalader family
IN Philadelphia.
RUsKIN talks Of following up the translation
being published under his supervision. with
TRANSACTIONS OF some Of ''Gotthelf's" shorter
stories. Miss Kate Greenaway has been doing
some illustrations for them at Mr.. Ruskin's
suggestion
GEN IBERIA, Governor Of the Yur1lari dis
trct OF Venezuela, where gold mines, reported
as very valuable, are being worked, is on his
way 20 visit ex President tiuzman Blanco in
Paris, TO induce him 10 direct his attention TO
the threatened appropriation OF the district by
Great Britain.
SENATOR AND Mrs. BUTLER entertained large
party of young people last Monday by o trip 10
Mount Vernon. While there the company who
were mainly Carolinians took special pleasure
in inspecting the South Carolina room, which
as 10 is well known. has been most attractively
furnished under the direction of Mrs Gov
Pclens, the vice regent from that State. The
party enjoyed luncheon before reembarking
Tor home, and while at Mount Vernon were
shown all the interesting hooks and corners by
Mr.. Dodge, the superintendent. The occasion
was greatly enjoyed
NJ. ZoIA the novelist Of filth has Just com.
pleted his forty eighth year His father, an
Italian 10y birth, anu an engineer by profession,
became clerk to the French publisher, Hachette,
wrote verses which nobody would print, and
was at one time so poor that he lived during the
best part of u winter on bread and oil. His first
prose work, collection of short tales was pub
| lished nearly a quarter of century ago but il
was the novel ''rherese Raquin'' which first
| brought him into note. HIS extraordinary
series OF "naturalistic' romances began to be
| published in 1871. and almost from that date he
has been the leader of the school or family of
novelists which he considers Gustave Flaubert
| to have founded. Ho is a tireess worker
amasses tas Flaubert did extraordinary
! quantity OF notes for every book he writes, and
| prefers rural 10 urban surroundings while
wi1ins