The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-13
PERSONAL.

D. o. Mills recently bought the Ben Halliday
farm and castle at Harrison n Y on the
Sound. 1t cost Mr.. Halliday some $500 900. and
its late owner, John Roach, the shipbuilder,
spent $4,000 in fixing it up. There is a chapel
on the place, in which all the Halliday family
except the founder, are buried. 1t is said that
MIR Mills has bought the castle" for his
daughter, Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
,.THE rumor that Prince Albert Victor, the heir
apparent, is 20 marry the princess of Anhalt-
Dessau, is revived i'll consequence of the prin.
cess Of Wales, his mother, having made a
special visit to DesSau to see the young woman.
It would be good marriage for the prince, as
the girl is one of the richest heiresses III Europe
fairly good-looking, of genial disposition and
able to play banjo and other instruments.
THE new German ambassador at Washing
ton, Count ArcO Valley, belongs to the Bavarian
arstocracy. but has been in the service of
Prussia since 1870. In 1871 he was appointed
secretary Of legation at Washington, and in the
following year was transferred to Vienna and
subsequently was attached TO various EN-
haSsies For a time he was charge d'dfnireS M
The Hague, aud for year and a half held the
position of consul general in Egypt
IT Is UNDERSTOOD that new southern writer
is about to appear upon the literary horizon.
A romance entitled Renee" by Mrs Marian
Calvert Wilson, is now in press and will soon be
offered to the public Mrs. Wilson is a member
of the Calvert family of Maryland and direct
descendant of the barons Of Baltimore the
early settlers and proprietorS of that state Her
and near New Orleans, and her home now is in
Washington city.
MRs. ERNEsTINE L. ROSE, who was one OF the
first to advocate the cause OF women's rights ia
still an interesting figure in the American colony
OF London. She lived I'm Michigan and as early
as 1876 addressed the state legislature in person
on the subject of women's enfranchisement
As long she remained in this country she was
foremost in the movement, and even now when
too feeble to move from her home, sends letters
Of encouragement across the water to the
women who are in the van here.
BESJAMIN Il. SHvELY, who represents the
South Bend Ind) district, is the youngest mem
Der of the Fftieth congress, having been born
March 20. 1857 He was for few months n
member of the Forty eighth congress having
been elected to the uneXpired ternI'of William
II. Calkins the republican member who re.
signed to make his successful canvass for the
governorship of the lloosier state Mr. Shively
can boast another distinguishing mark, for he
is the only man, so far as heard from who ever
left congress TO finish college course and
promptly upon graduating returned TO Wash
ington.
IN AN article in the Forum Prof Thurston re.
marks that the world is awaiting the appear
ancc Of three inventors greater than any who
have gone before The first is he who will show
us how, by the combustion Of fuel directly TO
produce the electric current: the second is the
man who will teach us to reproduce the beallti-
rul light OF the glowworn and the FREELY light
without heat the production of which means
tnt Utilization OF energy without a waste still
more serious than the thermo-dynamc waste;
while the third Is the inventor who is to give us
the first practically successful air ship.
THE people of Calais. Me, never saw a genu.
inc, living and moving millionaire, until Uncle
Russell sage went down there the other day. TO
buy the Grand southern railroad With true
downeaSt hospitality son of the hotel land.
lord hitched up a span of horses and gave
Millionaire sage delightful ride about town
Uncle Russ. was protuse in his expressions of
pleasure after the drive was over, put his hand
right down in his pocket and gave the young
man a nice, round, silver lO-cent piece The
young man was much surprised He did not
expect anything lie has had a hole punched
m the Decent piece and will wear il on his
watch chain.
IT SEEMS that MIR William Walter Phelps
famou bangs have gone of" for good A
Washington letter tells about Il: MIR phelps
appeared IN the house to-day with his hair
parted aad his hangs slcked back His fellow
members turned 10 see what Il was that changed
his appearance and they saw a scar ON his fore.
head they had never noticed before. His bangs
were combed ba' TIE believes, as do many
people. that those few straight hairs prevented
bis going on the ticket with Harrison This led
him 10 abandon them Several times during the
day stray hairs tell into their accustomed places
bur constant m0is'euing aud careful brushing
VA dyuyllets correct this