The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-19
PERSONAL.

TIE REV Mr. SPURGEoNs correspondence
averages 500 letters a day. and he EMPLOYS
three secretaries to answer the communications
which come to him from all parts of the world
The enormous revenues of the MetroDc itan
Tabernacle are entirely devoted to the various
philanthropic movements in which the reverend
gentleman is interested as the ample income
derived from mis- DO jks and sermons is more
than sufficient for his utmost needs.
"CARAx D. Ache" the Paris caricature artist
is really named Emmanuel POire. He relates
that he was born at Moscow of French parents
and that when he was doing his five year com
pulsory military service IN France he was
always SketchlnS during mis- leisure moments AS
most of the results were of a broadly humorous
nature, and might perhaps nave done him harm
had their authorhip been suspected, he decided
not to sign with his own name. It then oc-
Cured to him that the Russian word for pencil
"rarandache, could be easily adapted into
good signature.
SAYS the Baltimore american: among the
promenaders Sunday afternoon about O'Clock
were TWO gentlemen who walked leisurely up
Charles sire until they reached the University
club house. which they entered. One OF them
a tall, slender man, with dark brown hair and
Vandyke b ard. is a well-known member of the
club. II & companion made a sensation by
reason of his startling resemblance TO the Presi-
dent-elect. Short and thck-set, with massive
brow, firm mouth and neatly trimmed iron gray
hair and beard, the likeness to the coming
President startling. The generals double
is evidently ubiquitous.
J. T. CHILD. minister from this country to
SIAM is credited with a good head for business
lie was at home IN Missouri on leave of absence
when the presidential election took place and as
soon as the result was announced he started
back to bis post at Bangkok on the opposite
side of the globe. The journey will occupy sew
eral months and after lie gets there il
will be several months before knowledge Of
q change Il administration will reach him Off
cially. Ii will then require about three months
for his resignation TO reach Washington, and
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take some time for preparation before starting
on his long journey to Bangkok, meanwhile Mr.
Child will be performing the duties and drawing
the salary OF minister.
GEN. LEW WALLACE" said an Indianian the
other day, will doubtless take comfortable
mission abroad. He liked the Turkish mission
very much during the four years he was there.
Perhaps IL wasn't so strange to him In all re
spects, as he had been governor OF Utah for
about three years Just before he went to Tur-
key. Those are the only civil offices he has held
since the war Before the war he had been a
state senator one term. IL is since the war that
he has blossomei out as author. His career
during the war was disappointing TO him. He
is a born fighter, something on the Murat order,
with all that great Cavalrymans love OF theat-
rical display. For instance his regiment wore
snowy zouave uniform, and when they were
about TO leave Indianapolis for the front, Wal.
lace drew the men up in the capitol grounds
and caused them to kneel and swear to 'remem-
Der Buena Vista That was a reference to JEFF
ferson Davis report that the Hoosers had ske-
daddled from cowardice at that battle"
No buffet should be without bottle Of
Angostura Bitters, the South America APP