The morning news., 1889-03-11
Personal.

Rev NORMAN Ia MARSH, an eloquent preacher
in charge of the Methodist Church at Seaport,
Me-, is totally blind.
THE MARRIAGE Of the Grand Duke Alexan-
drovlch, OF Russia, to Princess Alexandria, of
Greece, is fixed for June 10.
MRs MARGARET DE1AND, author Of John
Ward. Preacher" is a great favorite IN Boston.
She is hard at work on neN novel
Mr.. IRVING said lately of Miss Terrys Ladv
Macbeth that "she had busted away the cob
webs Of a hu rdred years that had accumulated
upon the part.
ARCHBISHOP CoRRreAN Of New York, is a tall
spare man with strikingly ascetic counte-
nance. His father was an eating house keeper
at Newark, n. J.
WHEN NJ Carnot visited the big tower in Paris
the other day, ne made some complimentary re-
marks TO It's architect. to which, it is gravely
stated, m. Eiffel replied in lofty languager'
PRINCE ALBERT VICTOR. eldst son of the Prince
OF Wales has excited comment by dancing at
a ball at Yorkshire the day after the announce
ment of the death Of the Austrian Crown Prince
Rudolph
SIR EDWIN ARSotD, of Light OF Asia" fame,
has Just had 81 large tumor removed from his
head and he will soon discard tho skull cap he
has long been wearing. He recently underwent
an operation for hepatlc abscess.
S1GNoR PAoLI TosTI. the song writer, lives in
London in charming fiat, which has been
almost entirely upholstered by himself. He is
extremely clever IN this respect, and can make
anything from a chair 60 picture frame. His
fingers are as dett with the hammer, scissors
and gum-brush as they are with the piano.
NOAH Brooks and William D. Howells are
among the few well-known writer's who have
learned to manipulate the typewriting machine.
Mr.. Brooks, who has been used to debating his
literary productions to stenographer, now
sits down to his typewriter and plays on the
KEYS as he composes. He finds that this process
saves q great deal OF time.
Mr.. wINpoM is the oldest member of the new
cabinet being very nearly SO years of age. Mr..
Miller is the Youngest member, not having
reached his 4Sth year Mr. Blaine aud Mr.. h lsk
are about the same age, 50. Mr.. Proctor rs 5S
and Mr.. Tracy Co. Next to Mr.. Miller, the
youngest man in the caoinet is Mr. Wanamaker,
who is not quite 81. The average age of the
members OF HaT rison's cabinet is 81 years.
To a correspondent who wrote to Whittier
asking II the words often attributed to him,
Identify yourself in youth with some right
eous, unpopular cause" were quoted correctly,
he replied; ~ am not sure whether the quota
tiou is among my writings, but fully indorse
IL. The truth know by my own experience
and that OF my early friends. We have all had
reasons to thank God for the privilege or advo-
eating unpopular truth.
MONUMENT has been placed over the grave OF
Jenny Lind at Malvern. II was designed by Mr..
G. b Birch. II. A., and consists of a highly pol
ished Swedish granite cross, about feet in
height, and in the center there is marble
medallion bearing a representation OF a wreath
encircled Tyre. Beneath the medallion il the
nscrpt on: I'm loving memory OF Jennie Maria
Lind, wife OF Otto Goldschmidt; born at Stock
holm, oct. s, 1890; died at Wynd's Point, Nal.
worm, Nov. . 1887"
Ir is curious fact that among all the vast
throng Of prominent men who occupied the
floor of the United States Senate chamber on
Monday morning the only ne-eyed man in the
crowd was the only one who whiled away the
hour before the ceremony by reading. Senator
Vance, with black patch over his eyeless
socket, devoted his attention TO the pages Of a
magazine. There was something very >Gd In
the sight he presented and much sympathy was
expressed Tor him In the galleries.