The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-20
PERSONAL.

EMPRESS FREDERICK has collected $4,000 obit-
uary notices of her husband and a staff Of sec.
retaTles are arranging them in scrap boOks
OT-WAMWAK, a civiliz al chief of the Austria
Ian blacks, recently preached to his country.
men on temperance His text was; zone drink
Is TOO much; two is not enough"
Mrs. MONA CARD, who is a brunette. tall
graceful and handsome, should be realizing a
large royalty on her photographs, as they sell
in hundreds IN every large city in England.
SENATOR PALMER OF Michigan recently gave
dinner to seventeen of the most prominent
newspaper correspondents in Washington The
senator prefers to go into retirement with the
good wishes OF these molders of public opinion
EBENEzER BURGESS BALL, the nearest living
relative 10 George Washington, occupies a stall
IL the south corridor Of the Pension building at
Washington, where ne sells cigars and fruit 10
the clerks. He is nearly 80 years old, and bears
striking resemblance to the father OF mis- coun-
try.
Rev. ROBERT COLLIER has presented Cornell
college with an old factory bell which mas an
interesting history. 1t was the bell that rang
him 10 work every morning in his young days
and fixed the time the days toll was over The
bell will be used at Cornell for Summoning the
students TO their classes
WILLIAM BIGGER of Redbank, y. j.. claims to
have caught rabbit with two tails. on a farm
once owned by Gen. HarriSOn's grandfather
Mr.. Biggers win have the left hind foot of the
rabbi preserved and mounted and will send It
to Mr. Harrieon, both as memeuto Of his gra nd
father farm IN New Jersey and as a sym Dol OF
good luck.
THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA has distributed s,nsu
tokens Of gold to all those who were with him
In the imperial train at the time Of the railway
accident near BOrH in memory of their miracu.
lous escape. Tle ktepSRkes are miniature copies
OF a sacred picture. which was found quite un.
damaged after the accident, in the dining saloon
of the train.
THE HEIRS II Col Nicholas Lott, who died in
the last century, have held a meeting al Read.
ing Pa, and have taken steps to sue the gov
nshed the American army with hay during the
revo utlon, for which he was never paid. HIS
descendants VIII probably have Lott Of trouble
in collecting the money.
PAUL LOYAL, who died recently at Vallejo.
Call, went to California as secretary to Com.
mander Farragut when the latter TOOK charge
OF Mare island navy yard upon its establish
ment in 1894. Loyal was attached 70 the gulf
squadron during the Mexican war. He has re-
manned in California since 1854. He WIS tho
eldest brother Of the late widow of Admiral
Farragut
MISS HARRIET WEED, the eldest daughter Of
the late InurlowNeed. VINO was = ruling force in
politics for half century, still lives in the Ninth
street house in New York, that her father oc.
cupied IN tle latter years Of his life. She is de-
voted To good work and kindly deeds az many
OF her oenehctorle, are aware, but her habits
are domestic and her ways reser, ed. There are
few people who are more familiar with state
ana national politics than Miss Weed.
A SAD STORY comes from Indianapolis TO the
effect that Elijah Halford. private secretary,
whistling virtuoso. temperance lecturer and
total abstaner, recently FELL from his high pin.
nacle OF teltOtalism. At a dinner given by
Daniel Randall OF INDIANAPOLIS to the President.
elect and few friends Elijah cast his eye upon
the wine when it was most seductive. He came;
he saw; he imbibed. To ease his troubled con
science he went to Greencastle, Ind, the fol
lowing night aud delivered a temperance ad-
dress. hut he had lost the downy flush on the
cheeks OF his beautiful record, aud what he did
once he may do again. And now when guests
their fish they ask the waters for "a bottle Of
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