The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-17
PERSONAL.

Ex-MAYoR Lowe has not yet decided whether
he will accept the presidency of Columbia col
lege or not.
The home of Prof. Tyler at Amherst, Mass,
which was recently injured by fire. was the
birthplace of Helen Hunt.
EMPEROR WILLIAM of Germany spends most
of his leisure time in studying political geog-
raphy or talking about war.
A CURIOUS EPISODE of New Jersey politics can
be found in the fact that exSpeaker William
car In New York.
JOHN NJ SHARP Of Philadelphia is about to
build S1O0O,0O0 hotel at Twenty second and
Chestnut streets in that city. 1t will be called
the Hotel Metropolis.
The HEALTH of Lord Tennyson is now COM
pletely restored, the warm and brilliant weather
in England of the past few weeks having had a
most beneficial effect.
W. H. VANDERBILT, of the Yale class of '93, is
a son of Cornelius Vanderbilt, He has been
elected captain of the freshmen crew and has
subscribed 800 to the same.
RUFUS HATCH says he started in life as a fire
man on the eastern division of the Boston and
Maine railroad and was one of the corps of en-
gineers who did the first days work that was
ever done in the state of Wisconsin in 1851.
HAVING REVISED the proof-sheets of his biog-
raphy of Martin Van Buren,, Mr.. George Ban
croft will now devote himself more exclusively
TO the life of President Polk, which he hopes to
complete during the winter. He has already
completed 200 pages of his own manuscript.
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, who is lay delegate
from the Chicago diocese to the episcopal gen
eral convention. has been one of the most
regular attendants upon the sessions of that
body. Another interested delegate is Judge
Matthew p. Deadly, from the newly admitted
diocese of Oregon. who recently refused to
issue papers granting citizenship to man
whose vocation was that of pugilism. Judge
Deady's refusal was based on the theory that
it is contrary to public policy to admit to citizen
ship man whose calling is illegal.
THE late doc" Crawford was the prince of
modern gamblers. Not long ago he went to
Australia, but luck was against him. He had
beaten King Kalakaua at Honolulu out of
$500, and when he reached Melbourne was in
possession of about S65,00O Six months ago
he returned to San Francisco pennileSs. Bor-
rowing 5000 from a friend, he went to Paris to
work the visitors at the exposition. Whether
he won or lost it is not known, but certain it is
that Crawford is dead, and that with him die
various secrets of the gamblers profession.
GoTTsCHAIK, the most gifted American
pianist, was born in New Orleans in 1929 His
father was an Englishman, his mother Creole
of noble descent He played on the piano
when years old, at he played the organ,
where he made a successful debut at 10. From
that time his career was one of unaloyed
brilliancy. He spoke all the modern languages,
composed beautiful music, played with grace
and dash rarely eQualed, and was, withal a
polished gentleman, aud not musical mad
man.
EMILE lola is a comparatively young man,
not yet having reached his fiftieth year Says
recent observer: His countenance still gives
an impression of youth. For that matter his
entire personality reveals an astonishing vi
vacity. He talIs with charming volubility, and
becomes enthusiastic himself, unable TO resist
the iow of his images and thoughts. His face
lights up most eNpreSslvely. His forehead
wrinkles slightly as the conversation increases
in intensity. His eyes, the soft eyes peculiar to
near-sighted persons remain dreamy, yelled,
tranquil behind his glasses At the slightest
compliment his glance seeks the floor and he
seems to want to run away"