The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-05
PERSONAL.

MILE. Rosa BoNHEUR has given to Buffalo Bill
a fine pair of mustangs, which she has been
unable TO break His cowboys quickly brought
them to time.
W. CLARK RUSSELL, the marine novelist who
is now hopelessly crippled by rheumatism, lives
at Brighton, England, and has most of his time
to put in in a wheeled chair. He was born in
Philadelphia.
SAM Houston of Texas, son of the famous
Gen. Houston of that state called upon Secre-
tary Blaine in Washington the other day to
thank him for the manner in which he had
treated his father in his book, Twenty Years
of Congress"
THE DEATH is announced of Robert Adair one
Of the Oldest newspaper men in England, at the
| age of 81 years. He was the oldest stamp dis.
| tributor in the kingdom, having been appointed
| sixty years ago by the poet Wordsworth, who
| was then at the head of that department for
| that country.
MRS, ANNA LEA MERRITT, who was born in
| Philadelphia, has received an award of honor
able mention for her picture, Camilla, exhibited
in the British section of the fine arts department
| of the Paris exposition. Only two other ladies
IN the British section were equally distinguished
| Philadelphia on visit about the middle of No
vember
| THE OLDEST COMMODORE in the United States
| navy is Joseph b. Hull. He was born in 1899.
and was appointed midshipman in 1918 He
| is a nephew of the Capt. Hull who commanded
| the frigate Constitution when she ca ptured the
| Guerrero. Commodore Hull performed gallant
| service during the Mexican war AMI the war OF
secession. He was in command Of the Philadel-
phia navy yard from 1864 to 1885. Although 90
| years of age, he is hale and vigorous and en-.
| joys meeting Old friends.
EUGENE L. DIpIER is one of the few southern
| authors who do not write dialect stories" He
| is 90, but neither fair nor fat. OF French de-
Life of Madame Bonaparte" won't through
four editions in one month, and his Life Of
Edgar A. Poe" Is now in its hfteesth editioa
| figure, and voice musical in tone, free from
| the sharp twan9 of the north and the Anguid
pronunciation OF the south.
IT may be that the reports of the serious I'll.
ness of the Prince of Wales are due to the fact
that he has become extremely Studious OF late
He has always been fond of reading history.
and during the past year has covered a good
| deal of ground He has been reading Arneri.
can historians, and has gone throug h nearly all
| the works of Motley and Prescott. He consid-
ers the latter the most fascinating historian of
modern times The prince is now reading Nc
Masters History of the American People"
HENRY ADAMS, the historian, son of the late
| Charles Francis Adams, lives in Washington,
| and is considered society wit. 1t would sur.
| prise many Washingtonians who know him to
| be told OF his contributions to American his
| tory Mr. Ada Us is a small man physically
rather reserved in manner. He mas a fine
library, and his collection of etchings is very
valuable. He is very fond of flowers and raises
them in profusion. He is now engaged on the
later volumes of his History of the United
States " His work will end with the administra-
ton of Madison
PIERRE LoRILLARD spent g., 900, 900 in creating
the princely domain OF Tuxedo park out of q
wilderness. His fortune was made in tobacco.
but Tuxedo is not all smoke. 1t has become an
ultra-fashionable resort for wealthy New
Workers who have more money than they know
what to do with. Fifty elegant cottages have
already been erected, and, to make it more ex-
elusive the association is limited to the ars
tocratic number of 400. Mr.. Lorillard does not
himself expect TO realize per cent on his
S., 000, 900 investment, but be thinks his grand
son to whom he has left the estate, will do SO.