The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-20
PERSONAL.

AUSTIN CoRBIN will build and give to the pub
lie fine new road between Newport and Crov-
don, n. H.
Mrs. FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT is slowly re-
covering from her recent accident. She is not
yet allowed to see visitors.
GEN. WILLIAM H. SEWARD, son of Lincoln,s
secretary, is a prosperous banker of Auburn n
u He has no taste for politics, but likes finance.
FREDDIE GERHARD has been censured by the
governors of the Manhattan Club for bringing
a friend into the club house who behaved in an
indecent manner.
OLIVER AMEs, whose third term as governor
OF Massachusetts is now expiring, is victim of
too many rich dinners. He is obliged to forepo
high wines and restrict his diet.
THE KING OF BAVARIA smokes 100 cigarettes
every day and is so fond of seeing blazes that
each time he lights cigarette he sets off a
box of matches just for the fun of seeing them
burn.
BASIL B. GORDON, to whom great deal of the
credit of the democratic success in Virginia is
due, is young man of about &c. For the past
ten years he has been prominent in Virginia
politics, aud at present he is a state senator.
CHIEF JUSTICE W. N. H. SMITH of North Caro-
lima, who died at Raleigh on Thursday, will be
succeeded by Judge A. S. Merriman, the senior
of the bench. by appointment of Gov Fowler
Justice Smith was member of the Thirty-sixth
congress, 1S59-'61.
SECRETARY BAYARD has six children-four
girls and two boys. Miss Florence Bayard has
presided over his household since her mothers
death. Thomas Bayard, Jr., graduates from
Yale this year, aud mis- younger brother is in a
preparatory school,
HENRY GEORGE is thickset, bald headed. in.
dependent hammered man with full beard and
extensive, but peculiar knowledge of the
law as by statue established He is a first-rate
orator Of the open-air kind, with no false
modesty, and keeps his right hand securely
buttoned up in the breast of his Prince Albert
EDWIN BOOTH received on Nov. H. his Seth
birthday, from the Forrest Lodge of the Actors
Order of Friendship, in New York, handsome
morocco jewel case, containing beautiful gold
medal the medallion of which was as large a q
a silver dollar, and contained two diamonds
Mr.. Booth In his reply, said he would cherish
the gift as long as he lived
GEN BoULANGER lives a curious life on the
Island Of Jersey. He spends his time in read
ing history and talking politics to his follow
ers He smokes a vast number of cigarettes
and seems inclined to disobey the commands of
his physician regarding wine. He is a verv
punctilious as regards his dress and ALWAYS
dons an evening suit for dinner
WILLIAM E. RUSSELL, who made strong run
this year as the democratic candidate for cover
nor of Massachusetts, is said TO be a prime
favorite with newspaper men. Il went TO his
house one night" says a Boston Globe writer
land pulled the bell. 1t was after II O'Clock 7
apologzed for calling so late but stated that
my paper, which was going to press at clock
in the morning, wanted column of his speech
The young statesman and lawyer was com
pletely worn out from hard days work hut
he finally yielded to my opportunities, and
while l read his books and smoked one of his
choicest cigars he took my place as reporter
and wrote out with his own hand column of
1900 words, which appeared in the morning
paper, l earned my salary pretty easily that
night"