The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-13
PERSONAL.

REV WILLIAM AMBLER, a prominent Episco-
paiian cler lyman OF Virginia, is going to Japan
as missionary.
Boston proposes to erect statues Of heroic
size in bronze to the memory of Admiral Far
ragut and Gems Grant and Sheridan the last
mentioned to be equestrian.
IT is not generally known that Mr.. Gladstone
has only hree fingers on his left hand The
index finger was shot off forty-seven years ago
by an accident in the hunting field.
PRESIDENT CARSor of France is a literary
man by Inheritance and habit He has written
good deal of poetry which has never appeared
in print. Partisan publishers have tempted
him in vain.
MAYOR FILTER of Philadelphia is much an
noyed because the President will not visit him
at Elberton. Filter feels that his little presi-
dental boom at Chicago gave Harrison his
present office.
HADJE HAssEIN GHooL KHAN met with avery
cold receptlOn from the Shah. The latter has
sustained 50 many attacks from the newspapers
that he has no sympathy with the late ambas-
sadors senstiyeness.
IT IS RUN pRzD that the Russian mission will
be filled after President Harrlson's return To
Washi gtOn from Bar Harbor. Senator Haw-
ley of Connecticut is the only name mentioned
in connection with the position.
TEDDY RoosEvELT, who, since he became a
civil service commissioner, has neen generally
called Theodore has got his gun and stare
bring back another supply of improbable bear
stories.
THE SULTAN OF TURKEY maintains 474 car
rlageS which incur an expense of , 300 600 francs
year. Most OF these ca rriages are of French
make. few made IN Turkey show cleverneSs
in construction. The Sultan personally has
need for only about four of the vehicles re-
ferred to-
IVAN STEPANoFF, of Tobolsk, Siberia, is max
ing an extensive tour of this country He was at
q q vi,
ceS. After gning this position he made large
fortune in business. He is about feet inches
IN hight, and weighs $50 pounds. He tells many
startling tales of life in Siberian prisons.
Mas, MAUD HOWE ELLIOTT and Mrs. Florence
Howe Hall have undertaken to write full ac-
count of the life and educati of their fathers
deaf dumb and blind pupil, the late Laura D.
Bridgman. They will be very glad to receive
any letters or papers relating TO the subject
All documents should be sent to Mrs Hail
Scotch Plains n. j. She will preserve them
carefully and return them TO the senderS
THE HOUSE occupied by Minister Whitelaw
Red in PARIS was originally the home of the
Count de Grammont. When Mr.. Reid took the
house the large entrance hail was flied with
Egyptian antiquities, principally mummes.
The effect of these latter was exceedingly de-
pressing so that Mr.. Reid had them all packed
away, and the walls that had been lined with
departed PharaOhS were hung with brocateile
OF a crimson ground and figured with a design
in deep yellow.
The Country HOME of Charles a Dana is an
island called Dosoris on the north shor of Long
Island. The island consists OF forty-five acres
under high state If cultivation, being one i'm
mense garden. The pasture and forage lands
are on the mainland. sea wall, over whic
hang testoons of vines, runs around the entire
island The house is an old one, but it is large
and comfortable, and surrounded by vine-cov.
cred piazzaS. A perfect lawn in front runs
down TO the sound. glmpSes of which are to be
caught between the trees
Mas VICTORIA CLAFLIN Woodruff MARTIN is
now living at Hyde park. London The En-.
gliSh newspapers say that it is a strange coinci-
dcnce tnat ner husband is descended in a
straight line from Mrs cambridge, the mother
of Martha Washington. one British journal
remarks Not less strange is the fact that the
grassuopper has been the emble n of the Mar.
tins for more than 800 years; aad the only place
this emblem is seen in America is over Faneuil
hall, in Boston, MasS.-the cradle of liberty in
America Can it be that this is English
humors