The morning news., 1890-06-25
PERSONALS.

JAMES Russell LOWELL is steadily regaining
his health.
REv. DR. ABEL STEvESs. now 80 years old,
is writing another volume of his great History
OF MethOdism."
LORD WILLIAM Cecil the second son of Sails
bury, is parish clergyman. very popular
among all classes.
EMPEROR WILLIAM has conferred the decora-
tion OF the order of the Black Eagle upon Chan
cellor Won Caprivi.
NINE LION BERTEAUx, the eminent sculptfess,
mas petitioned the French government to estab-
lish free school of art for women
CARDINAL NEWMAN is physically so feeble that
he cannot walk a yard without slow, painful
effort and the support Of an attendant.
COUNT kALNoKY. minister of foreign affairs
Tor the whole Austrian monarchy, has been at
tacked by a chill His condition is serious
The CLIMAX of Stanley earthly glory has been
capped a London firm has notified him that
1t has named brand of sausages in his honor.
TEE REMAINS of Mikiewiez. the Polish poet,
/ will on July be removed from Paris to Cracow
and inferred in the mausoleum of the Polish
kings.
I. p. O'CoNSoR, the nationalist member of
parliament, has sold his interest IN the London
Star for $4,000, and is coming to America to
lecture.
To Col DoSS PIArT belongs the credit of hav-
ing started the crusade against Tine Car-Hog."
Five years ago he contributed an article to the
American Press Association under this title.
REV Dr. E. Hoss, the new editor of the Nash
vile Christian Advocate, is genial man, and is
not at all offended if an old clerical friend slaps
hlm on the back and remarks Well old Hoss,
how are you this morning!"
Mrs LELAND STANFORD has given to the AL
bany Orphan Asylum two fine paintings of her
father and mother Mr.. and Mrs. Lathrop who
were deeply and actively interested in the well
tare OF that institution, which, indeed, they
helped to found.
DR. HEINRIcE ScHLIEMANN is a member Of the
grocers' company of London. Before he un-
earthed ancient Troy and dug up Agamemnon's
tomb at mycena, the irrepressible excavator
sold herrings and butter, potatoes and milk, for
over nve years in a little shop in Furstenberg,
where he was grocer's clerk.
The engagement is announced of Miss Alger,
daughter of Gen. Alger, to Morton Mitchell of
Boston. who first met his fiancee early in the
last winter, during her stay with Mrs. Logan at
washington. The marriage will take place
early in the fall Mr.. Mitchell, cousin of the
Wee President, is on the staff of the Boston
| Herald.
JAMES WoRMLEY, whose name is perpetuated
| in the famous hotel in Washington. was a col
| ored man and formerly a hackman. Making
money at the business, he bought few horses
| and vehicles and kept livery stable, from
which he accumulated little fortune. Among
his early business ventures was a small inn, out
| OF which has grown the present hotel
THE salaries paid church choir singers are be-
| ginning to assume the proportions paid those on
| the operate stage. Miss Clementina de We're,
| the soprano in DR.. Paxton's church in New
York city, receives S4,500 year for her serv-
| ices, or SIP so each Sunday This is Gained to
ha
either in America or Europe. Miss Jennie Dut-
| ton, the soprano of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church, New York, draws $1,000 year from the
church, and realizes s., 100 more from concert
engagements.