The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-13
PERSONAL.

AND now the assertion is made that Gen
Grant and Bishop Newman were spiritualists
and attended seances, ami that several commu-
nicatlons have been received from Gen Grant
since his death
HARTFORD people recall that Gen. Harrison
has visited their city before The first visit was
in 1872 when he was guest of the old Pscato-
rlouS Fishing Club, and went with them on n
cruise up the coast of Maine.
WILLIAM KNABLE, The first baseman of the
JohnstowntPa.)bAseb ball team, was about to mar
ny Miss Adler on the evening of the fatal dis
aSter. He and his fiancee we're waiting for the
clergyman when tn flood rushed down and sen
arated theta. Both escaped drowning and their
wedding was celebrated last week.
TUE STORY that Nine. Millet the widow of the
painter, J. +. Milet, is living howell in poy-
erty, is said by Frederick Middebrook of New
York to be unfounded. Mrs. MilIet, he saws
lives in good, substantial style, and her home
is ornamented with several of her husbands
Ora wings and sketches. which would command
a good price if she felt inclined to part with
them.
ANTONIO AsTE, the prince OF the New York
bootb.ackS, was married in great style last Sun
day in that city. He owns number of the
m st valuable stands in town, and is the pro
prietor OF several tenement houses-all pur-
chased by money raised in backing shoes Fl 8
bride is pretty, young LILLIAN girl named
Annie BerOlerl, WHO wore on the &C aston a
white silk dress trimmed with valuable lace
REV DR. CLEVELAND of INDIANAPOLIS is n reIa
tive of President Harrison's predecessor Tine
broRd-minded divine recently astonishei his
congregation by the following words: In the
ninth aud tenth years of my ministry was the
pitcher OF a bsse oall club in e state of D.la-
ware, and while acting in that capacity never
discovered that was doing wicked thing. nor
dld any OF my congregation ever critiCSe me for
my action. ere are religious people in this
city who are so peculiarly religious that if they
could not denonnce the popular amusements
they would lose half tIeir occupation and ali
tAelr religion. May We have common sense
enough to increase the number of our holidays"
NINE. BoULANGER is said TO be devotiny her
self more than ever to religious practices and
obServances at Versailles, where she occupies
model suite Of rooms in the Rue de Satorv IL
would not be surprising, in fact, if the generals
wiz I'd her daughter Helene, wn) is also ex-
trenely devout, we're to taNe the veil or retire
permanently to some convent where ladies' are
received as 6oarderS. An absurd rumOr has
been atioat to the effect that Nine. Boulanger
was obliged to work in order to support herself
but there is no truth in it. Sue has still small
annuity left out of the considerable fortune be-
Qt- athed by ter father, who kept large drap-
cry establishment in Paris.
DAVID ANDREAs SAxiEHNER, owner of the
20 Hunyadi James, died recently while on his wav
to Carl bad He was man of limited educa-
ton, but practical in the extreme. After fail
ing in several undertakings he established
national clothing house in Buda PeSth, in
which home goods alone were sold Louis
Kossuth Consented to act as Saxlehner's clerk
for several days in consequence of which the
business increased enormously. While Saxleh-
ner was sitting one day ia his office, peasant
entered aud complained that he could get no
fresh water on MS farm. He had bored wells
in number Of places but succeeded in getting
only peculiarly scented fluid, which he feared
TO use. SaXlehn was interested. He asked
the peasant to bring him a sample bottle Of the
water. had it analysed, and decided to pur-
chase the estate He paid !. 600 guldeu per acre
for the farm, and established Rctory as soon
as possible The water became popular at
once, aud the red label upon the bottles a
reached 4.eo0, 900 annually and made Saxlehner
many times a millionaire.