The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-22
PERSON AL.

TIE Austrian emperor subscribed $500 900 for
the relief Of the sufferers BY the floods in his
dOminions, and his brothers gave $4,000
more.
BRocA, the French anthropologist. declares
that the broad headed race now represented by
the ueople Of Central France are the true Gaus
or Celts OF Caesar.
IN his letter from Florida Gen. Francis Spin
ner says there is little change in his condition.
His cancer is slowly growing larger, and be
hopes 1t viii soon carry him to his eterpA.
rests
PERSISTENT RUxoRs are current in royal
circles that Duke Guenther, brother Of the
German empress. will shortly marry the
frincess maud, daug Of the Prince OF
Wales.
ALEXANDER G ARK Of Iowa. the recently ap-
pointed minister to Liberia Is spending afew
days in We 3 York before starting for his post,
ana RECEIVING many attentions from his colored
ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, the novelist, is ex-
pected in England mex. month He is return
ing with the intention OF arranging his affairs
IN England and settling permanently in
Samoa.
By the viii of the late J c. Newton of wor-
cestor, Mass. the bulz of his estate of $4,000
IS left to Amherst College as permanent en-
90 @ulent Tor IIe chairs Of Greek and the art of
sculpture.
GEN. GRESvILLE NJ DoDGE, at the urgent re-
quest OF Gov. Boies AM others, has presented
the state of Iowa with life size portrait of
himself, which Will be hung in the capital at
Des MONIES.
tRAULEIN HELENE LANCE is said 70 be one of
the most influential women in Germany at the
present time. She is a lecturer and essayist,
with remarkable pow Of critical analysis
and originality Of thought.
Col WILLIAM a. DoAS, who is running for
congress in Clifton county, Ohio, has been
candidate for congress six times before. but
was never elected. His motto is. If at first you
Doan succeed, try. try again.
THE PAINTER MUNKACsY who is visiting Buda-
Pesth, has promised to paint colossal picture
Tor the new parliament house of the Hungarian
ca ital; tne subject being the first appearance
VI the dungaF1anS IN Europe.
Rev. JOHN NJ. WoRRALL, who succeeded DR..
Burchard in the Thirteenth Street Presbyterian
church, New York. has resi- yned from the pres
oytery to accept d chair in the Danville Theo-
logical Seminary of Kentucky.
CALIFORNIA friends of Gen Fremont propose
that his remains shall be removed from New
1ork-the vault of Trinity church-to San
francisco, to be inferred probably at Lone
Mountain, where a monument will be erected.
SENATOR STANFORD says he came near being a
newspaper man. He was appointed editor of
weekly Journal in the east. but the proprietors
falled III their arrangements to get the coucern
started. so he RENAME in the west In fran
cal point OF view the senator, with his 800 0U0-
| 900, is perhaps as well of as if he had got his
weekly publication under way.
AUNT DINAH MosLEY, who lives in Boone
county, Missouri, is said to be 1873 years old and
| the mother of twenty children, all of whom are
| dead but the baby, " VINO is IS years old She
| IS an old Virginia plantation negress ana IN
doqbtedly the oldest person living in the United
| States. has never taken spoonful of medicine
| and has smoked pipe for IFS years. She has
been blind for six years, but can walk yet and
| sing the songs she sang when Washington S
| army lay at Valley Forge