The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-26
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GEORGE PARSONS LATHROP mas written a story
dealing vita an imaginary time in the distant
future when it will be as much of distinction
to oe poor as it is now to be enormously rich.
Hon. EDMUND b. FAIRFIELD, D. D., Ii. D., re-
Gently appointed by President Harrison as con-
| sui to Lyons, is accomplished linmist in
French, German, Portuguese and Italian. be-
| sides being a classical scholar.
Mr.. MATTHEWS, the young Virginia artist who
was so successful in touching up the portrait of
George Washington in the east room Of the
white house last summer, is now engaged in
rem iering the pic ure of Abraham Ii lcoln pre-
sentable. The canvas of the Lincoln portrait
is not near 50 well preserved as was that of
Washington.
WILLIAM T. COLEMAN of California, formerly a.
misft candidate for the democratic nomination
for the presidency, last week sold his large
mining interests in Shasta county, California
to an En- lish syndicate for S2,000,000 The
property includes sixty mines, among them tne
valuable Niagara. The new op ners will work
the mines in a thorough manner
ACCORDING to custom Premier Bismarck
always remains standing when talking about
affairs of state to the kaiser. AS the old chan
cellor suffers from rheuma. ism, this is not an
easy sacrifice to ceremony, but he has such a
deep-i Dotted resp ct for royalty that he refuses
TO give i'll to TIE nfirmities of age in this matter
The kaiser howevr, never remains seated
when BiSmarc6 is making his reports.
JOHN BOYLE O'REILLY, an enthusiastic boxer
says Sullivan enters on a fight unlike all
Otner men. FROM the nrSU movement his
acton is ultimate. Other boxers begin by
SPAR ing; he begins by fighting add he never
ceases to fight. He is as distinct from other
b rxerS as a bulldog is from a spaniel. He is
fighting man. Every other American boxer
and from report every English boxer, is of the
sparring kind"
EMMA ABBOTT still mourns her husbands
death very much She looked rather pale aud
much used-up when she was in London last
week Il am working very hard, sne said
scarcely allowing myself an hour of rest
Since have been left alone ] find il necessary
to be constantly employed. Toward the asst
of this month l go to Bayreuth TO hear Par
sifal Tristan and The Meistersinger' After
a short stay in Berlin / shall sail for home Aug
Europe / have attended the opera almost every
night getting points on stage business am
going to do 'Ernani, Aida and Grown
Diamonds in America next season. | have or
der-d thirty elaoo ate costumes from Worth
and Felix to say nothing of those furnished me
by the costumer of The Grand Opera"
THOMAS CRowELL TAYLOR GRAIN, JR is the
name of Mayor Grants private secretary.
When be began to sign warrants, pay rolls and
other documents by the hundred Mr. Grain
abbreviated his name a little, and wrote it
Thos. c. T. Grain. At first II vas very plainly
written, but it gradually became less so, and in
spite of the secretary's protestationS that it is
always perfectly legible, it sometimes comes
from under his flying hand very like a scrawl.
The other day an incident occurred that nearly
ook Mr. Grains faith in his handwriting
A stranger, VINO had received 8 note from him
presented himself for an interview with the
remark II see your first name is William, like
my own, but | cannot quite make out your
last name" The private secretary's face was a
study as lie explained, with more than usual
suavity, that the note was signed Thos. C. T
Grain