The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-19
PERSONAL.

TIE veteran Dan Rice is going into the show
business again with an old fashioned one ring
circus.
Mas. OLIPHAST, who is making tour Of the
Holy Land intends 70 write book about that
region.
STA EDWIN ARNOLD will write some articles on
Japan for Sc7ibaer. They will be illustrated
from sketches made By Robert Blum who was
sent TO Japan for the purpose.
BISHOP a. W. Wilson OF the Methodist Epis-
copal Church South. has lett Baltimore for
Toronto, whence he will leave by the Canadian
Pacific Tor trip around the world, returning in
April next.
BENJAMIN P. sHILLABER Mrs Partingtonl has
passed his 10th birthday; but though somewhat
feeble be is in full possession of his faculties and
still has that keen sense of the ludicrous that
enters SO largely in all his writings.
Mss AMELIA B. EDWARDS, the distinguished
Egyptoiogist, has suffered much annoyance
from tie arm which she broke last winter dur
ing her lecturing tour in this country. She has
twice injured 10 sine. the first accident. 1t is
said, and her recovery has been retarded in
consequence.
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON will probably return
to London in October. About that time he will
comp etely wind UP his affairs In Scotland. He
intends to sell off mis- mouse furniture, carry his
books with him aud fix his home pc manently
10 samoa. His island estate Is said to be very
lovely, with no less than six waterfalls on it,
Col ALEXANDER Med. McCooK. who has at
last been accorded a brigadiers stars and com
mission, was a graduate of the West Point
academy (iS52l in the same class with the late
Gen. Crook. Brigadier General Thomas l.. Casey.
chief of engineers of the army. Gen. Henry ".
Slocum, Gen. David Stanley and Jereme Bona
parte, grandson of the King of Wurtemburg,
the brother of the great Napoleon.
THOMAS RocHEFoRr Mcguire, a new addition
to the ranks of the Irish party in the British
parliament, made a fortune in mining opera
lions IN Africa He is described a hand
some, talr-faced, agreeable popular and Guilt
waited gentleman, who looks about 25, speaks
with arisIocratic deliberation and a touch of
lazlness. but who strikes you on better acquaint
auce $50 say all his frieods) a clever fellow,
good fellow, and fellow who does not know
the nature of fear
COLUMBUS CORRESPONDENT who visited
Allen G. Thurman at his home the other day
found the old Roman sitting on the lawn super
intending the amusement of his grandchildren.
The well-worn silk hat was tipped far back
from the brow; the bandana stretched across
his knees and the stick the old gentleman has
worn for so many years dropping idly from his
hand The big side lawn was actually litteret
with contrtvances to amuSe the stateSmanS
pets Everything hereabouts is for the
children he said with wide sweep of his
STURDY arm. 1 must say that they make good
use OF their chances too I'm a strong advocate
of outdoor exercise, and the diversion is just
what | need"
THERE is an old desk in the United States
engineers Office at Baltimore which was used
by Gen. Robert E. Lee when he was in charge
OF the office great many years ago. The desk
IS about four feet long and three feet wide, and
is made of white pine, veneered with mahog-
any Inc central part of the top is raised and
Inclined at a convenient angle for writing
leaving a space on each side for papers A more
valuable relic of Gen. Lees occupancy of the
office and one that will increase in value is
large volume, containing the records and copies
OF the correspondence of the office made by
Gen. Lee, and signed with his well-known sig
nature. The book has been mutilated in some
parts by persons cutting out the autograph of
Gen. Lee. Hereafter the book will be carefully
guarded, and no one will have an opportunity
TO cut out the remaining signatures