The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-11-02
PERSONAL.

PAoLo TosTI, the famous song composer, has
lately taken unto himself a wife, Nine Bald. an
opera singer.
DURING HIS VISIT to Greece Emperor William
will spend considerable time studying the bat
tie fields of Marathon and Thermopylae
PAUL B. DU CHAILnU has presented to the New
York Metropolitan Museum Of Art the Lapland
sleigh which he used in his Arctic explorations.
Hon. HANNIBAL HAMLIN Is a member of the
committee that will solicit gifts of cakes pies
doughnuts and other eatables for the coming e.
A. X. fair at Bangor, Ne.
ONE of the notable pictures at the Paris Ex
position is by Miss Urbana NJ Samaran. a South
American artist. It is 16x15 feet, and repre-
sents the discovery of the River Platte.
HARRY QUnrER's proposal of a memorial to
Wilke Collins in Westminster Abby or st.
Paul's is not approved of by several of the Oldest
and most intimate friends OF the deceased nov
elist
LORD SALISBURY is a tennis player and a good
one, too. Lord Iddesleigh stafford Northcotej
was capital croquet player. BY the way Gro.
Quet is regaining its former popularity in Eng
land.
VICE PRESIDENT MORTON is devoting his time
TO encouraging the fox hunters OF the District
OF Co umba. A few days ago he was inter
viewed regarding the English sport. He claims
that the anse-seed scent is better than a real
fox. in that it is less cruel to the fox
ExPREsIDENr ANDREW D. WHITE has returned
u NOfffell university his WISH ABROAD, and
has began a course of lectures on the Causes
of the French Revolution" During the winter
he will give course in Washington on the
History Of the German Empire"
ANTONIO MENuccI of Clifton, Staten Island,
Garibaldi's old friend and business partner died
last Thursday In the S6th year of his age. He
has steadily asserted for many years past that
he invented the telephone in 1S49, when he was
chief mechanic of the Havana opera house.
ONE of the oldest men in the publicservice at
Washington is Mr.. Lawrenson of the post Office
department. He has sworn into Office all the
postmaster generals and their subordina.tes
since Jackson's administration. He is an octo-
genarian. Every day he rides TO and from his
home IN Baltimore, eighty miles in all. He
works from 8 a. m. to O'Clock p. m. He super
intends the annual publication of the bids ten.
de-ed the postoffice department for postal
service and postal supplies. He is vigorous
and cheerful.
KING KALAKAuA of the Sandwich Islands. who
could not borrow enough money this summer
to go to Paris, sent an interesting display to the
exposition. One OF the features of his exhibit
was a gigantic tureen, out of which he eats por-
ridge. Kalakaua is brave trencherman, and
can eat and drink more than any individual in
his domain He also sent to Paris volume of
bis poems and portrait of himself. The latter
represents large man dressed in a tight-fitting
European military uniform. His breast is COW
cred with orders.
HENRY ADAMS, the historian, son OF the late
Charles Francis Adams. lives In Washington
and is considered a society wit II would sur
prise many Washingtonians who know him to
be told of his contributions to American his
tory. Mr.. Adams is q small man physically,
rather reserved in manner. He has q 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 che United
States His work will end with the admin
istration of Madison.