The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-02
PERSONAL.

LORD TENSYsoN has read all of Rider Hag-
gard novels.
THE PRINCE OF WALES, on his present trip,
drinks nothing but German mineral water.
JAMES wHrrcoMB RILEY. the bachelor poet, is
in receipt constantly of letters from women who
want TO marry him.
Mr.. LOWELL said in the course of his speech
the otfter night at Boston that he did not ex-
pect much help from either of the great
political parties in the battle for civil service
reform.
Col. ROBERT G. INGERsoLL has accepted the
invitation of the New York Bar Association to
deliver the annual address before the associa-
ton in the assembly chamber of the capitol on
Jan. 13 His subject will be, THE Imperfec-
tons of the Common Law"
SENATOR INGALLS, is bothered by publishers
who want his forthcoming novel; Even Lon
don house has made him offers. BY nearly
every mail he receives letters on this subject.
He has determined however to bring out the
book himself, as he is DESTROYS of obtaining q
fair return for his labor
COL GooDLoE, late of Kentucky. had pre-
sentiment of approaching death. When he
was offered the Russian mission he found that
ne could not afford TO accept the place. He
said at the time to an Intimate friend Il
wish could go. / have feeling that if ! stay
in Kentucky won't live year"
PRESIDENT HARRISON said to a Washington
reporter on Wednesday: There are many per-
lily and social relations have been extremely
pleasant and although these are not the things
which wo1ld discuss in newspaper. yet they
are great factors in our happiness" And all of
Mr.. Harrison'S relatives have a right to feel
thankful and happy.
MAJ. DALRYMPLE, brother of the Earl of
Stair, is in jail at Montreal. The major re-
Gently went to Canada from the Rocky Mouu-
tains with Lord and Lady Cochrane. He was
in an impecunious state, and pawned every.
ha A ha
himself unable to pay a hickman and was
locked up. He would like to correspond with
an American heiress with a view to natrimony
HENRY GEORGE says that he will, Jas soon
as the funds are available from the be-
quest Of nearly $4,000 left to him by a New
Jersey farmer for the dissemination of such
works as Progress and Poverty" print as
large an edition as the money will allow for dis
everything above the bare cost to the widow in
whose favor he had already offered to abandon
his claims, il the collateral heirs would abandon
theirs.
Ma. GEORGE AUGUSTUS sALA knows every
body and has visited every nook and corner of
the globe, He has written editorials, para
graphs, letters. sketches and novels. He is T ow
81 years old. An accident made him journal
ist. Thiry-iye years ago he wrote to Charles
Dickens that he was an engraver, and would
have to abandon his trade on account of his
eyesight. lie sent Mr.. Dickens several arti-
Giles. They were accepted aud published,
and since that day Saah has been a newspaper
man.
NINE. Won GLUMER, wife of Baron Won Gunner,
and an officer in the Mexican army, has &C
cepted an editorial position on the staff of FL
UnsUersdk published III the city of Mexico. She
was belle in New York a generation ago. and
before she married Senior Oviedo, a Cuban
planter, was MISS Frances Bartlett. After the
death of her FIRST husband she married Baron
Won 0lurner. They have 1ne place at Taon,
near the City of Mexico. She has undertaken
editorial work. not from necessity but for intel
lectual occupation. She is fine classical
scholar, reading Greek and Latin, and her edi-
torial writing will be done IN Spanish.