The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-29
PERSONAL.

RusEH has two volumes Of poems in the
press.
MISS CoLESso of Natal is lecsuring IN London
on the Zulu question.
CoSGEEssxAx ELLIOTT of South Carolina
just unseated, shAve5 twice day.
CHARLES Il FzExuAx, the new checker cham
pion, IS descended from the Pequot Indians.
GAL HAxn7oS' conducts "a Bible TALK
every Sunday afternoon at Secretary Blaine's.
CHRISTINE NILSSON is supposed TO have been
Cabanel's model for the famous Marguerite"
Mrs. FRANK LESLIE in full dress wears the
| diamond decoration "El BUsto del Libertator."
MISS HELES GLADSTONE comes to 7 O'Clock
dinner in q ginxham gowns and keeps the table
in roar.
SARAH BERNsARDT who comes to this COUNT
in Februarv. will 20 as far as San Francisco and
thence sail for Australia
Gov. CAMPBELL and Senator-elect Brice. both
nOminslly OF Ohio, are among the fixed stellar
attractions of Wall street
BoUcIcAuLT's FIRST WEE was not Agnes Rob
ertson, but rich English widow, who died after
three years Of married life
EMPEROR WILLIAM is a clever artist, and can
make a sketch il oil that would be creditable to
many professional painters.
The Mormon propaganda in Europe con-
tinues in working order. Last Wednesday
10 converts landed in New York bound for
Utah.
MISS FANNY DAVENPORT, whose illness at the
Westminster hotel in New York has occasioned
her friends not a little alarm, is recovering
rapidly.
Ex-Gov- HUBBARD of Texas is one of the
weightiest politicians in the democracy. He
weighs $50 pounds and has voice like speak
ing trumpet
THE Duchess dues, who furnished Bou-
LANCER with his money, is the owner of the
Veuve Cliquot champagne business, which she
inherited from her mother.
THE PRIYcE OF NAPLES intends writing a full
account of his late journey in the Balkan prov
inces, in Russia. and in Germany. Only 100
copies of his book will be printed.
Moscow. IDAHO, believes it has discovered
genuine fire opals in the pocket of an old
porous lava formation. Hitherto. on this
continent. they have been found only is Mexica.
THE Hon. WILLIAM E. RUSSELL, nominated for
governor of Massachusetts by the democratic
convention, is only So years of age. yet this is
the third time be has been the candidate of his
party for that high Office.
LORD RossLYN, the English peer, who lately
published graceful volume of poems, and was
Queen Victoria's favorite for the laureateship,
in succession to Tennyson, was IS years old
when he died ten days ago.
THE decoration of Office of public instruction
has been conferred by France through the
French legation at Washington, on DR.. Persifor
Frazer of Philadelphia, who was vice president
of the fourth session of the ttrnational Geo.
logical congress at Philadelphia
The EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA, a London CORE
spondent declares, buys some costumes without
being measured for them, and is to be ''seen in
the streets wearing ready made gowns " This
is indeed narrowing news, but it is comforting
TO remember that otherwise her majesty is an
excellent woman.
DR.. w. NJ. TAYLOR, of New York, is paid
$4,000 year. the largest salary paid t. any
Congregational minister. Three in Brooklyn
viz: Drs. Lyman Abbott. Storrs, and Behrends,
receive $4,000 each. Dr. Gunsaulus OF Chi
cago has a salary of $4,000, and DIR. Gregg of
Boston has $1,000.