The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-05
PERSONAL.

You've CoSISGsBY DIsRAELI, the nephew and
heir Of the late Earl Of BeacOnsfield, has been
achieving great success as the leading low-com-
edy man OF Lady Folkestone's amateur theatri-
cal entertainment. 1t will bs seen. therefore.
that the present owner OF Hughenden Manor
has inherited not only his famous uncle's for
tune and appearance, but also his peculiar tai
ents and accomplishments.
DANIEL C. FRENCH. the sculptor. recently
said: Il once made statue Of a man of whom
| had no picture or bust whatever. That was
John Harvard. and AL that is known Of him is
that he was just man and a cody, and was
full of learning The most dilligent search
failed to bring to light any picture of him Sc
Should the sculptor secure another order for a
cody man full of learning he can use Col.
Shepard for a model
GEN LEW WALLACE viii not be member Of
Harrisons cabinet. What he wants is the mis-
sion to Rome. He has long been com piling mat
ter and making researches regarding the his.
torical characters Of the Eternal city. He in
tends to write an hist orical novel the scene Of
which will be laid in Rome. Besides the Roman
mission, Wallace will ask OF the administration
the postmastership of Indianapolis for his
brother William The request will be seconded by
John c. New. Altogether the author Of Ben.
Hur" is sure to be heard from.
Mr.. GLADsToNE's absorbing study OF Homer
has led him to form numerous ingenious
theories. One is the belief that the GREEKS were
color blind. Otherwise il would be impossible
he contends, for Homer to have spoken Of "a
flock of purple sheep" He was stating this view
was present remarked: "Ah, but | know that
in certain parts of England there are focks of
purple sheep" Mr.. Gladstone expressed sur
prise Inquiries were made, and it was found
that these sheep were only of the ordinary
brown color.
1T is related that Lord Magheramorne best
known as Sir James Mc3are! Hogg, soon after
his elevation o the peerage went TO dine at the
house OF an old friend, where he was very well
known under his old name, but he announced
himself to Jeames as Lord Magheramorne. q"
"Lord-what?" said the startled domestic
Lord Magheramorne, "a" said he. with emphasis
Jeames shook his head He did not venture to
make second inquiry, b IL despaired of at
tempting to render the uncouth collection Of
gutturals What was he TO do? The visitor
was advancing TO the drawingroom. Jeames
hesitated moment, then boldly flung open the
door and proclaimed, 20 the CONSERVATION of
every one, The late Sir James Hogg,"
Nor LONG AGO the Rev DR.. Smith, president Of
Trinity college Hartford, received a letter Of
advice and exhortation from Mark Twain CON
corning the Ohio bishoprlc, to which he had
been elected, but which he has not yet accepted
I'VE want 70 beseech you wrote the humorst
"to tell those Ohio people-and make 1t sharp
and strong, so that they will understand-that
people are very well satisfied with you where
you are, and are tired of this intermeddling
We can't afford to furnish bishops for every
Maryland and Ohio that comes along, and we
cannot have ourselves being annoyed and made
uneasy all the time this way. OF course, II is
delicate thing for you to write those people the
kind letter needed. and so il you would rather
have me do 1t, | will attend to it, and il will
probably be best all round to fix it that way. |
can say very strong things when | am warmed
up, and am warmed up now. can write
letter that will Just make those people never
mind about details. You turn the whole thing
over into my hands. leave this Ohio instruction
70 NELL make short work OF H..
All lovers of the delicacies Of the table
use Angostr1ra RiAters TO secure a good di-