The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-12
PERSON AL.

MR STANLEY has recently become member
Of the English Society for PsYcaical Research
PRESIDENT HYDE. OF the Equitable Life Assur
ance Society, was once a poor clerk in a riyal
concern.
MINISTER REID expends 81 900 per annun for
his living in Paris, when Is $1,000 more than
his total salary.
CHEF JUSTICE FULLER is growing fat, follow
inG the illustrious example OF his associates on
4 the supreme bench
/ QUEEN VICTORIA will make another visit 10
/ Florence IN the spring She was much charmed
! by her stay there last year.
! DR.. CARL PETERS will describe the wanderings
OF the German Emin Bsy relief expedition. His
book VIII be published il Munich this month
THoMAs A. Edison AMI George Parsons La
thTop are at work together on a scientific
novel, IN which electricity Is to play an impor-
taht part
JUDGE COOLEY Of the interstate commerce
commission is deiiver.og course OF lectures
before the Yale Law school on the interstate
commerce. act.
ZEN LEW WALLACE is writing with elaborate
care story Of the conquest Of Constantinople
by the Turks in ASA he lends il to be as
good 10 IFS way as ben Euc.
SosE WAC recently stared the story that Mrs
Stanley IS about to write book entitled How
| Found STANLEY. - and she is receiving letters
from people who think it Is true.
SECRETARY TRACY has decided upon the
uames fer five new ships Of the navy now
building. They will be called Cincinnati.
Raleigh, Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon.
Ex-NICE President HANNIBAL HANL1x is fond
OF dancing but his dislike Of music amounts al
most TO hatred, and he never goes into church
an the opening musical exercises are over il he
can help it.
Count Won MoLTXE attributes his attainment
OF old age TO Gods mercy and moderation 10
al! things" He specially advises that no one
seall ever spend whole day indoors not even
II the day be rainy.
AEs. BRADLEY MARTIN has purchased in
Paris the crown Of Marie Antoinette-not a
c7ronet which in picture books generally does
duty for crown, but a genuine velvet cap
with tie insignia OF royalty emolazOned upon
IL IN precious tones.
JAMES WHTCoNB RILEY is a busy literary
worker Some one recently asked the poet TO
DO piece OF worS, aud he replied 4 cant, In
the writing line was never so involved before.
Even the hope OF waxing to find myself famous
is denied me, since haven't tune in which 10
fall asleep
NOrSTNEY JEPHsoN one Of SANKEY'S officers,
evidently knows more about Africa than about
the United States Il have some friends in
Bostonmass, you know, said he. DO tell me
where Bosronmass is, you know, and what is
mass anyway? Now, by the way. do / pass
near Chicago, you know when go 10 PhiIadsl-
phia, and is it anywhere near Brooklyn, dear
Doy:'
UNCLE JAKE DEsHARr, los years old. was
taken TO Evansville, Ind, a few days ago to the
Cat holic institution OF the Little Sisters OF the
Poor but not being accorded his usual freedom
he escaped from the institution and walked
back home, sixty-f3ve miles He remembers
distinctly when George Washington was in
augurated President the second term and tells
graphically of the scenes when George Wash
ington died.
ADMIRERS of James Russell Lowell win re-
greet to hear that lis health seems to be per
manently enfeebled He has not accepted in
vltations lately 10 attend public dinners aud to
JOIN in political celebrations lie did few
years ago, and he is very likely not TO be as
strong again. This does not imply any I'M
mediate decline, but he has been growing feeble
Tor y long time, and il must be remembered
that his years are growing upon him.