The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-21
PERSONAL

GEN. Greedy. who has been visiting New Eng
land on ofhciai business. was almost inclined 20
think the 7 ca wea her bureau service IN Bos-
ton was tie most effective IN this country.
A FALSE EUMoR of tire death of Allen G. Thur
man at Columbus. last Tuesday evening, caused
his family great annoyance 4 torrent of s..
tressing inquiries poured Ii from all parts or
the city.
PRoT. VIRczow has expressed the opinion that
the medical congress over which ne presided, at
Berlin. was the finest tha. was ever assembled
IN point n emiuence Of It's members. NirehoW
IS his own award
DR. GEORGE WISELY. a native Korean. has
made application to be registered as a practic-
Ing physician in Philadelphia He has diploma
from Chinese medical college and from st.
Petersburg. Russia.
1lR- AND Mrs. KESDAL have purchased for
their next American tour a new one-act piece
which contains strong part for Mrs. Kendall
The new p.ecs Will not BE- played IN England be
fore 1t Is seen in the United states.
COUNTESS DE BIRoy. nee de Lesseps, drives
about Paris in her Sl,sO) victoria dressed in
white pane ed silk with and-painted flowers.
Her white parasOi. is ornamented with a Dres-
den china handle. the cost or when would
pay for whole tea set.
GEN. ADoLPH MEYER democratic nominee for
congress in the First Louisiana district is ma
tive of New Orleans and Of Jewish parents. He
was educated at the University OF virginia and
served in the confederate army. His vile Is a
sister or ex-senator Jonas.
DR.. JUNKER. who learned in Central Africa
to live on ants and various other delicacies of
the savage nations says that if white ex-
plorers would accustom themselves to native
food they would keep in better health and would
not mind when their European resources were
exhausted.
LIEUT.. WADHAMs is candid enough to say that
the life Of an ordinary man leads in the navy is
not an attractive one to the ordinary citizen,
and that the discipline IS TOO strict for Ameri-
cans. 1t has also been complained that the
promotions and other favors on American naval
vessels do not always 20 10 the American grad
uates OF the training ships.
QUEEN VICTORIA contemplates publishing
volume of the Prince Consorts correspondence,
consisting of letters written by him to the late
Emperor William then Prince regent OF Prus-
sia) and to the Duke of Saxe-Coourg -Gotha.
The Prince ConsOrt wrote so c)nfi1entially to
these two personages that his letters wou re-
qure considerable revision, as his structures
upon public men were often very seVt'e
NINE BAsHKIRrsEFF, who has steadily refused
to part with the least of her daughters works,
is anxious that the collection shou d always be
kept together. She feels that her own days are
numbered, and her son, MareS brother, who
still lives in Russia takes little interest in his
sisters work, that Nine. Bashklrtseff fears
that after her death the collection may be scat
tered. On that account she is anxious to dis
pose OF the gallery to some one who will prom
Use to keep it intact.
The late John Jacob Aston few years ago
sent a large sum OF money to Waldorf the
Baden village where the Astors originated, for
the erection of an almShouse and hospital,
which was named for him the Aston house.
After his death, last year, the Seectmen OF tue
village aid tn : members of the Aston house ad
minisJIation sent letter of coincidence to his
son, william Waldorf Astor, in reply to which
they have received the additional sum OF 5000
marks for the benefit of the institution. In
grateful recognition the donor. in addition to
his diplomatic and literary honors, has now
been made an honorary citizen of Waldorf.