The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-21
PERSONAL

OtIvER cEorvELL's tedsteed has been sold
b. auction for 50 guiDeas
I Ma sPrReEos is i'll. and IS not able to start
for Aentone, where he had planned to go.
TsE German Geographical Society has be
/ slowed the Humboldt m=dal upon the Norwe
3 gian explorer, Ssnsen.
3 BAaoSzss voS BEckE Of Vienna has been dis
covered 10 be a thsef Sne receives large in
come from the Emperor Of Austria.
QUEES VICTORIA has at last announced that
( she is decidedly averse to having the electric
/ ilgnt introduced Ito Windsor Castle.
( Dr.. GzEsFELL BAKER, who was physician to
[ the late Sir Richard Burton, is engaged on a
I biography OF the distinguished traveller.
| CoSsREssKAS TURSER Of New York, the ex-
ice man. viii open a loan Office when his term
expires He has save over half his salary.
Mas. JAMES BaowN PoTTER's youngest sister.
Miss Urquhsrt. viii shortly 60 on the stage, it
IS said She is studying under the best Euro
pean masters
Henry DRUHxoND WOLF. the British minis
ter to Teheran. has been presented with a por-
trait set in diamonds Of the Shah of Persia by
that dignitary.
SENATOR SPoosER has issued a card to his
friends, earnestly requesting that the proposed
action in favor of his nomination for the SUI
p1eme court vacancy he abandoned.
TIE Hos. Henry c. IoE Of St. Johnsbury. Vt,
has received an invitation from Secretary Proc
tor 10 become his private secretary. Mr.. Ide It
Is understood, will dsciae the invitation.
TREASURER HUsTox Of the United States,
whose home is in Connersvile Ind, has stock
farm which is widely known in the west, and
owns what IS said 70 De the handSomest mare in
the country.
CoUST Won MoLTKE is the first landed proprie-
tor In Germany TO adopt the eight hour rule for
the peasants working for him upon his estate
al hreisau, and is well SATISFIED with the result
OF his experiment
GENERAL SLNDCTrT is the Oldest general in
France, and probably in the world, On the 7th
OF December next he viii be 100 years old. He
has never aske to be retired, and he still fig
ures among the officers Of the reserve.
HUGo ZoLLER, who has been exploring the
flnisterre m ountain range in New Guinea, says
he never found in the most thickly wooden re-
glon OF West Africa a country so difficult to
penetrate as that of this mountain range.
CHIEF SIMON PoxAeos who was educated to
be Catholic priest, hiss just sent six more rem.
nants OF his once powerful Pottowatomie tribe
70 a Kansas Iudiau College. He says his people
IN dlchl an will be entirely annihllated in half
century.
MUNKAczY-has been forced to forego his sum
mer holiday and return to his studio for rather
disagreeable reason. The famous ceiling which
ne painted for the museum at Vienna was found.
on being placed IN position, to lie too small by
three or four feet.
NJ. L. MULHALL, the well-kDown statistician,
says that good statstIciau should know th1ee
or four modern languages, possess an easy in
come and good digestion, be able to study eight
hours daily without sense of fatigue, have no
polltcal tendencies, pursue his labors regardless
md - n.I,, L.
]ect till he has worked out the result.
MURAT HALsTEAD is a tall man, rather stoutly
built. with iron gray hair, mustache. and
pointed beard more silvery, and with a snoul-
derlng fire in the dark, deepest-eyes. His voice
is oeep and pleasant, his enunciation rof words
quite after the Kentucky pattern, as becomes
one who is neighbor to the blue grass region
Mr.. halsteads manner is even more dstin-
gIshed than his appearance. He is an easy
talker, not particularly brilliant, except on oc-
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