The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-04
PERSONA.

Miss BIRDIE BUCHANAN, sister of Congre s.
man John A. Buch man died at her h me near
Emory and Henry college, Virginia, on Monday
last.
HANNIBAL HAMLIN, the venerable statesman.
has shot more cartridges this year than in any
other season for generation. The Maine
woods, he says, are full of them.
STURGEON, the great preacher, was never or.
da1ned and he says he never will be. He SAYS;
when a church chooses q man to be its pasto .
that man is ordained if God has also called
him"
The PRESIDENT OF FRANCE, NJ Carnot, is very
fond of Americans and great admirer of
American institutions. He recently expresse
his intention TO visit this country at some
future day
The PURPOSE of George Goulds visit to Lon
don is said by one cores ondent TO BE- to unload
all his fathers elevated railway stock upon ne
En- lish markets. His holdings are valued at
$50, 100000.
The SUBJECT of erecting a statue of ex-Presi-
dent Pierce in the State House p ,rk at Concord.
n. H., is being earnestly discussed One gentie-
man has offered TO head the subscription paper
with $1,000.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS BRAcKErr, republican
candidate for governor of NJ ssa :husetJS is a
Harvard graduate, class of 1855, and lawyer
by procession He was elected lieutenant gov
ernor in 1866.
RANDOLPH TUCKER, who is now professor in
one of tne Vrkidia cole Ses says that =
wouldn't 60 back to public life again if he could
he is devoting his leisure time to his book on
the constitution.
SON OF ELLEN TERRY made bis debut in
Henry lrvi g's new play on Saturday, night aud
was cordially received. His stage name is Cor
don Craig, aud he is said to resemble his mother
in face and manner.
CAPT. McCALLA of the United States corvette
Enterprise, was the first man who ever to k a
foreign war-ship up the waters of Loeb Fyne
Scotland. The Duke of Argyll entertained the
cap-ain at laverary.
The DUKE OF EDINBURGH takes pleasure in
repeating to his august mother, Q Ieen Victoria,
the dlsazreeable comments that tie EN- eror
OF Russia has made upon the recent marriage
of Princess Alice TO Lord Fife, and it seems
that these sentiments of entire disapproval are
fully shared by the Empress Frederick
MARK TWAIN lives an idle, easy going sort of
existence during nine months Of the year. I'm
like m st authors, he worAs in summer and
rests all the remainder of tle year. His home
Is handsome red brick Queen Anne villa, the
pr1nci al attraction of which is a large library
on the first floor. Here Mark Twain may be
found any day during his loa6ng season. lifting
In comfortable arm chair, with his feet on the
window sill, partially hid by cloud of tooacco
smoke. Mrs clemens is a sweet, lovely re-
fined woman, but serious drawback to her
husbands complete happiness is the fact that
she cannot appreciate his jokes.
AuGUsTIN DAILY, one Of the most successful
or theatrical managers, has nothing very strik-
Ing cit ler in his face or figure Beginning as
journalist la New York when % years old, in
short time he began to write or rather TO adapt
plays His frst successful effort in this line
was "Leal, " which was produced on December
s. 1852, at the Boston Museum. Il made a
remarkable hit and has kept the sta - ever
since. Mr.. DAILY went on adapting plays for
five years, until 1867. when he produ ed his first
original play, piece called "Under the Gas
light" which was immediate success In
1859 he began management with the Fifth
Avenue rheater, and has proved himself a very
capable manager.