The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-11
PERSONAL.

Dr. MARY WALKER i a helpless cripple for
lie without money and almost without friends
PREMIER CRrspr wants King Humbert to as
sumo the title # emperor. but ne fears to adopt
so AMBITIOUS Ia die to his name.
Mrs. EMMA FoRsYrHE, a rich widow. who owns
goodly part of the island OF New Britain,
goes by the name OF the White Queen.
SIR MoRRELL MACKENZIE has been compelled
TO defer his anticipated visit to this country I'M
til next year, 10 Consequence of i'll health.
COUNT SALVADOR SALIMEI recently marie |
a niece of Pope Leo XIII Her dowry was only
Sl%,O0J, OF which the pope Contributed 5000.
HENRY HARRISON Fay, the newly appointed
postmaster at Newport, r. l., is a brother OF
Prof. W. w. Fay of the United States naval
academy.
Mr. GLADSTONE in his last speech reeled off a
single sentence containing 214 words, and these
required twenty-four lines of type in the Lon
don NeUs.
WILLIAM ANGUS, who recently died in Lo don,
was at one time publisher of the London Times
He kept the position until 1899, when he retired
on pension.
LORD BRAssEY, it is announced, is to marry
Miss Sybl Capeli & granddaughter of the Earl
of Essex She is a little older than the eldest
Miss Brassey.
HENRY E. ABBEY, who is probably the most
successful theatrical manager of the time.
began his career as a c0rnet player in an Ohio
rural orchestra.
THE latest candidate for director general of
the world 5 fair is John B. Carson, president of
the Chicago and Western Indiana railroad. and
formerly general manager of the "Monon."
THE HEAT of the sun exploded a partially
filed whisky barrel in FROM Of a Syracuse, n.
Y. liquor store on Tuesday and James Fayle,
the proprietor, had several Of his bones frac-
tured by flying slaves. Nothing will break a
man up quicker than too much whisky.
VERY influential committee has been organ
lied 10 New York. with DR.. A L. LOOMS as
president, to preserve the Adirondacks from
further destruction by rec Iless tres cutting. It
is hoped that the state may be induced to pur
chase all rights and to convert this beautiful
region, which is higaly spoken Of by New York
| physicians for its health giving climate into a
state forest PARK.
LADY GRANNY one of the acknowledged beau
| ties of London and the future Duchess of Rut-
land, is describ ID by recent Lon ion letter
writer as this tall and wiLowy shaped figure,
the mead OF Greek terra Gotta. the eyes of a
startled fawn and the complexion of tea rose,
who moves forward with a tOucl of slain on
her well-cut lips and a naughty turn of the
slim, statuesque throat.
A Boston woMAN's letter disllusons those Of
his readers who may have been Inclined to
ideaiize Redyard III, ling. She says of the New
London literary Ion: He is rather small.
somewhat unused to women and that there is
not in his manner one trace of the intense vi
rility OF his style in writing. He is short in
stature, square, with pale skin. brown hair,
thin on top OF his higA head. brown, near
sighted eyes behind mis- spectacleS and wears a
close-cut moustache.',
Mrs. MARGARET c. C. STEELE. who is very i'll
| at her home in Jersey City, is the sister of the
late Roscoe ConkIing, and has been an in
spectress employed by the custom house for
over eighteen years. She was widow when
her appointment was made. Her husband not
having left much property, she desired TO earn
her OVID living. Mr.. Conkllng tried to dissuad
her, but finally consented to her following her
desire. She IS lady of great dignity of char
acter, is devoted student of art and painter
of no small ability.