The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-30
PERSONAL

SENATOR VANCE has only one eye now, but his
friends say that he sees the funny side OF things
as well as ever
MRS LANGrRY's physician has ordered her to
discontinue the use of all wines, coffees other
stimulating drinks.
Mrs. NELLIE GRANT SARToRIs has set sail for
her English home She does not expect to visit
this country again for several years.
NINE. MUrsEo, the pretty young wife of the
Japanese minister. can now speak our language
almost as tiuently as 3-year-old child.
ROBERT DOWNING, the actor, who does spar
tacus" to the intense delight OF the galleries, is
down with a serious throat trouble. His dates
for three weeks have been cancelled.
Mr.. AND Mrs. CHAMBER will sail for Europe
the second week in May to pass the summer on
the continent. Mrs Chanler expects t. gather
material for several stories in Venice, Naples
and Rome.
OSCAR WILDE recently called on lady who
had just received lot of Japanese screens.
You have come just in time" she said, 10
help me arrange them" ION, don't arrange
them" he replied, 'let them occur"
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN says the country is
full of tramps and I'VE are on the eve of a great
civil war. MY warning that it was coming has
not been needed, SO will get out of the SWIM
and speak no more" This latter fact would
seem TO indicate peace.
DR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES advises young
men not to smoke because it is liable to injure
the sigat, to render the nerves unsteady, to en-
feeble the will and TO ensave the nature to an
imperious habi likely to stand in the way of a
duty to be performed
SENATOR AND MRS HEARST have purchased
ex-Secretary Fairchilds Washington residence
and viii make 1t one OF the most attractive
homes in the capital. Among the Improvements
which they contemplate is the addition of a ball
room 2O0xl5O feet In size.
ROGER A. Pryor Is a wonderful man. He
could not be caled handsome, but he has one
of those strongly marked faces which seem to
be inseparable from our primitive lite. Take
men like Judge Jerry Black Simon Cameron,
Extra" Billy Smith Of Virginia, Roger A.
Pryor and a number OF other familiar names
and in the lines Of their faces you can almost
distinguish the struggle which created this
nation Gen. Pryor has in his mini and heart
all the lovely characteristics of the great race
from which he sprung
ROBERT PATTERSON KANE, the only surviving
brother Of the late DR.. Elisha Kent Kane. tho
Arctic explorer, is living in Philadelphia al tn,
age Of s.. He is a tall. spare man with gray
hair and mustache His wife is daughter Of
the lat John Francis Fisher. Her sisters mar.
ried Eckley b. Coke, Bridton Coke and john
Cadwalaier, respectively, all millionaires and
well known men Mr.. ne is connected with
Col De Iancey Kane of New York, and thus to
the Astors. In his younger days he was an
active democrat and spoke for Brechnridge dur
ing the exciting campaign OF 1850
REV. nR. SoorT, President Harrison's father
in law, keeps steadily at work at his desk in tho
pension office. His daughters and the President
himself have asked him to resign his post on,
but he refuses TO live in idleness. Shortly after
the election Mrs. Harrison wrote TO her father
as ling him to quit work aud live at the white
house Her husband also wrote TO Or. Scott
cordially supporting his wife's request. But
the old gentleman sturdy refused the tempta.
ton. and said that he mad been so long used to
the routine of his Office that he could not give IL
up. His companions in the pension bureau say
that his habits aud manner have not changed at
all since last November.