The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-23
PERSONAL.

THE SHAH OF PERSIA has announced that he
will never visit England again.
H. lola, the author, is a candidate for the
seat In the academy made vacant by the death
of Emile Angler.
THE late Sir Charles William Skies was the
founder of Englaud's great system of postoffice
savings banks and it was in recognition of
that important public service that he was
knighted.
HERR JAEGER, one of the most popular of
Norwegian noveliSts, but poor withal, has
shipped as an ordinary sailor on Scandinavian
8 Zip in order to get the exercise and air that his
broken health requires for its restoration.
MISS MARY TART of White Bear Mimi, has
sued DR.. Romans for $4,000 damages for breach
of promise. and in anticipation of a verdict in
her favor has attached the doctors funds in
bank. For business shrewdness Miss Tart takes
the cake.
J. SCOTT HARRISON, the Presidents democratic
brother, was hauled before Kansas City court
the other day tor maintaining nuisance on his
premises. His offense consisted in allowing
water to stand in the Easements of some unoc-
cupied houses.
DR.. H. BATCHELDER and wife, of Salem
Mass who were married in a log cabin in Wis
consin territory by minister who came ten
miles on horse, and with a gun over his Shout
der, to perform the ceremony, celebrated their
golden wedding last week at their Salem home
ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL C1ARKsoN
it is reported in the east, has determined to re-
tire from his official position at an early day
and return to journalism. When he was in
New York ten days ago he is said to have looked
over newspaper property with the idea of
buying it.
ARcHDUKE JOHN SALVADOR OF AUSTRIA has
expressed a desire to resign all MS titles and
appointments and lead the life of a private
citizen He has been offered the captalncy of
an English merchantmen. 1t is thought up-
likely that the emperor will give his consent to
the change.
HENRY IRvINGs VIEWS on the prospects of
those who adopt the stage as profession are
not very encouraging for youthful aSpirants.
OF the total number OF actors in England,
estimated to be above 10000, he expresses the
conviction that quite half of them would be
glad of an assured $1,000 year.
Dr. PRINCE A. MORROW of New York, who
spent some time at the leper settlement at Mo
lokai, says that leprosy IS contagious, and that
forty-two cases exist in New Orleans, and scat
tered cases along the line of the Southern Pa
cifc railroad and also in Indiana, Illinois, Wis
consin, Utah and California
NINE. ERARD widow of the famous piano and
harp manufacturer, died recently at La Muette
France, at the age of 76. Her husband died in
1855, without issue, and Nine. Erard adopted
one of his nieces, now wife of the Comte de
FranQueville. Nine. Erard devoted her time
and great part of her fortune TO assisting
musicians and actors at their start in life or
when in distress.
ANOTHER royal wedding is that of the Infanta
Blanca of Spain with Arch9uke Leopold Sal
vator OF Austria, which took pace at Castle
Frohsdorf, near Vienna, last week, and was at
tended by great gathering of French royalists
AMI Spanish Carlists. The BRIDE a naughty
Spanish beauty, much resembling her father,
Don Carlos, was given away by her brother
Don Jaime-two years her junior. The infantas
Elvira and Beatrice we're bridesmaids, and the
best man was Archduke Charles Louis, brother
OF Archduke Francis, who is soon to marry
Archduchess Valerie, daughter of Emperor
T.-.r. .Fg r@f .al
cavaliers d'honneur, sat down to the wedding
breakfast.