The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-10
PERSON AL.

Col HOLIDAY of Erie, the commissioner of
customs, who is already one of the most popu
lar of the new officials. left Washington for
visit in PennSylv mia yesterday. He will prob
ably be absent about Two weeks.
CAPT. l.. G. SHEPARD. the commander of the
revenue cutter Rusn, whose recent seizures OF
sealing vessels in Behrng sea are attracting at
ten,iOn, is a native of Massachusetts, and has
been IN the revenue marine service since 1866
Mr.. Tom c. HANNUM. formerly Washington
correSpon lent of the Plttsburg Z ST. has Joined
forces Win Frank tiattJn and Beriah Wilkins
He VIII hereafter I'll the p0siti IN on the Wash
ington Post held by the late George Jameson
as writer on national politics.
WHEN Andrew Clark entered the London
hospital as an assistant he was in poor health
Poor sc itch beggar,' said one of the faculty
let him have pace; he cannot possibly hive
more than SIX months. - IL is now, after these
many years Of eminent service, Sir Andrew
Clar6, perhaps the most famous physician in
England.
GEoRGE HELD, the Oldest resident of Canton
o., ed Sunday night, aged IS years. He was
a member of the ''Old Guarl' Of Napoleon |
and ,ccompanied that warrior upon his Russia
nyasiOa. He was present at the burning of
Moscow, and was among the last to Z Napo-
leon before his banisament To st. Helena He
leaveS large circle of relatives.
SECRETARY RusK has a rival as the Jehu of
the cabinet, in t person of the Attorney Gen
erdL Wueu the PrSsl lent decided last sun lay
as IIc ulN WIS ILe, Illdl ne want q To to
Oakland To church, Attorney e. neral Mile
off re To drive him, together with SECRETARY
Window and Senator Davis. over the six miles
OF mountain roads. His offer vas acceoted ami
he drove the white house bays ami surrey
Miss CAROLINE FITZGERALD whose engagement
to Lor Edward tItzmorriS. eyounger brother
Of the Marquis OF LanSdowie re, has been an
nounced, is oily 81 years old. but is fine
classical scholar and c, yer lnguist She
studded Sauscrit n der Professor Whiting of
NAlAPDllnyp and has nupljS ned a h6nlr n
d la ge fortune in her own right has enable
her to fully crafty her taste for study ami
travel
KING ALEXANDER, of Servia is not yet 10 years
old; but he Il precocously developed and looks
as tngllSl boys do at ID or 10. In his colunel'S
wi orn he ST 4nds as tail as the three regents
and has acquired good deal of self possession
lie has bright features, nut not an intellectual
face, HIS forehead is low and little of it would
be seen If h. did not wear mis- hair close cropped
He has large, soft eyes and a quick pleasing
smile; but a phySOguOmist woull say thai the
moutn and nose shove indeciSion of character
FERDINAND GUzMAN, the most famous band +
IN Spain, is a dwarf who at one time kept a
small store in Granada. He became augere d
at some action taNeu by the authorizes al d
took TO the mountains de is nidcOusy ugl.
in appearance and utterly INSCRIPTIONS Tie
romantic Ch,valry attributed To Spanish han
dts does not Apply 20 him at all. He has gath
cred about him crew of the worst cutthroats
in Europe, and over them he reigns supreme
! Inc SpanISl GONernln eut has determined to
arrest him aud his followers.
EDWARD F. LrNCoLN Of Topeka, Kan. has
taken out more patents duriag the last two
/ years than any man in the country His inven-
tons cover all fields and he has PATENTED almost
! everything from an improved electric liz t TO a
/ cenuoii tOothpick. Lac great ma invent
/ orS he tinds it difficult t. make money our of
his cleyeruess. Other men reap the profit of
his brain effort. His latest design is a tobog.
gan brake il enables a tOboggan to stOp IN
! the mid lie of the steepest incline instantly #
any obstruction suddenly appears on the
chute.