The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-17
PERSONAL.

Roscoe CosxLIyG is not forgotten. Il no,
infreGueatly occurs that people 90 from New
YorG city to Utica to scatter flowers on his
grave.
NAssHAL voS MoLTKE. says Edmund Yates
spends portion of each day in the mauso-
lsum Of his Eoglish wife. Nary Burt, stan ding
I in profound meditation beside the tomb
/ QUEEN EMMA Of Holland, though coolly re-
ceived at the time Of her marriage, has won the
esteem of the nation-s difficult thing for a
German to do. she speaks anu writes Dutch
very correctly.
GENERAL of Brigade Maniuat of the French
bat never asked to retire, attainei his Tooth
birthday last week. He Is one Of the four Off
GERS wdo hold the st. Helena medal.
Gov PAGE of Vermont, republican, has sur
priscd a vile circle Of Politicians by appointing
Herbert T. Brigham. the opposing candidate on
the democratic ticket. CHIEF or his military staff
with the rank of colonel IL is, indeed a great
year for the democrats.
Mss Lucy ToutxrN SMITH, daughter of the
late Toulmin Smith, who was known for the
interest he took ia historical subjects is on a
visit 70 Boston. Mss Smith is herself well
known in London literary circles in the line of
historical and antiquarian studies.
JAMES S. kIcHARDsoN Of New Orleans would
be good man fer the farmers alliance to
capture. He has a farm for which he has re
FUSED an English sypdicates offer of 21,500000.
IL Is a cotton pianJat or a series OF planta-
tons, consisting Of 1900 acres, TO cultivate
which 1900 negroes are employed.
As DR.. JOHNSON colild not live away from
Fleet street. so Balzac was eyer returning to thu
beloved mud and dust. tine raia and Pickering
nights, tue crowds Oh the bouleyards and the
lonelioess OF those dismal, cut-throat streets
which be has shown as in a stereoscope at the
beginning II TrAiga
NJ. DELYANNfs, leader of the nsw ascendant
PARTY in Greece, tells Paris Debats re Dresenta-
tive that tine maps presented at the congress
OF Berlin by II. Papparigapoulos irritat 81 the
diplonatiStS. " 1t was very Diplomatic of them
to charge their irritation to his maps instead of
TO the fact that so much time was lost in re-
ferring TO him by name
THERE are more people to-day who believe
Herman Melville dead than there are those who
know he is living. And yet if one choose to
walk along East Eighteenth street, New York
city, any morning about o'clock he woulu see
the famous writer of sea stories. Mr.. Melville
is now an old man, but still vigorous. He is an
e-nploye OF the customs revenue service.
GEN. SHERMAN during his march to the sea,
used to go out of his way to avoid a bridge. At
any rate, some of the soldiers thought So He
was very fond of wading One day the army
was to ford a river, and for several miles before
The men reached it they waded knee deep in
sWamps II say, Bill, said one fellow to an
other. II guess we struck this river length
ways"
GEN. N. La RUE HARRIsoN-no relation of B.
H.--who died at his home near Fort Myer in
Virginia, was by date of commission the oldest
inspector of the postoffice department. having
been placed in charge of money order inspec-
tons soon after the establishment of the sys-
tenn He was colonel of the First Arkansas
cavalry and was brevetted brigader general for
gallant services.
FRAULEIN Won CHAUvIN. the-German lady
scientist in natural history, attracted much fat
tering attention at the recent congress at Ber-
lin, where she even had her place next to Vir-
chow. Fraulein Won Chauvin, having been pre-
vented through i'll heath from going through
the regular school routine including languages
has concentrated all her interest on the study
and observation of animal and vegetable life.