The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-01
PERSONAL.

MRs- JAMES G. BLAINE, Jr.. has recovered
from her prolon sed and distressing illness.
WILLIAM L ScorT, the Pennsylvania million
ARE, is said to be anxious for a seat in the
United States Senate.
Ex-PREsInEST HAYES viii be at the Chautau-
qua assembly at Ottawa, Kan, m June and
talk TO the old soldiers
THE REMAINS of Ann RutIege. the early love
OF Abraham Lincoln, have just been reinforced
at Oakland cemetery, Petersburg, LII.
The Wild wEsr is now whooping it in VI
emma, whose mayor recently undertook the
compliment of dining Col. Cody.
ELI FORAKER, a cousin OF the late governor of
Ohio, poses as a nephew of Sitting Bull in a
travelling medicine company in Michigan.
Mas ELLEN TERRY has recently opened mil
nnery shop in North Dudley street. London.
her sign bears the name Nine. Aileen,
AMONG the richest treasures Of Jay Gould
conseryatories at Irvington are the azaleas,
peooaoly the finest collection in the world.
j. SENATOR EDHuSDs is reputed to make $4,000
year from his law practice, and it is said some
Oh ms arguments have brought him $40 a word.
CARMEScITA, the Spanish ballet-dancer. who
is JUST now the reigning favorite in New York
society, is a graduate of beer garden and can
neither read nor write.
I ARTIST WHISTLER was told, by an acquaint-
ance that there were only two painters in the
worn-himself and velasquez-and he imme-
dlately replied, why drag IN Velasqnezg'
CHRISTOPHER L. NIECE has drawn his check in
the sum of SIC 900 for the erection of ainews
boys home III Pittsbnrg. The gift was made
IN the name Of Mrs. Magee, who has a ways
chants. e..
IHE DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND Is no doubt
the greatest landowner IN England. He owns
more than 200, COO acres and has a rent roll OF
SS15 5000 a year. He is 81 years Of age and all
ms ms HE has been great reader. If he ever read
Ten Acres Enough he probably did not take
nucn stock in it.
Mr.. LABouoHERE. in fling at the wellknown
parsimoniousness of the Duke of Edinburgh,
mentions in the most matter-of-fact way that
ne does not understand his royal highness to
nave applied for a percentage of the gate
money as recompenSe for his services IN open
ing the Edinburgh exhibition.
WALT WHITMAN, who will be II years old,
is confined to his room in Camden, N. ].
HIS mind is as keen and vigorous as ever. In
recent interview he said, Enthusiastically: "Say
TO the boys that my heart is in the highlands
with them, You see | am whacked and banged
up so with paralysis that am not fit for any
thing"
LADY ANNE BLUNT. her husband and their
daughter are living on the borders of the desert
in Egypt, about six miles from Cairo They
have adopted the Arab dress. with the primitive
customs OF that race, and live life of SIM
pllclty. How Lord Byron's veins would throb
II he only saw his granddaughter attired as
Bedouin.
EX-SENATOR PALMER, minister to Spain. talk
ing about his experiences abroad with Gen.
Alger, remarked: Living abroad is like the
boy who had the stomach ache. He declared
1t was good thing to have because he felt so
good when it was over" Whereupon Cen Al
ger was reminded of the comment of their
fellow townsmap, a gentleman familiarly
known as Mart Smith He had come home
from European trip. The general met him in
the street one day and asked him: "Well,
what was the best thing you saw on your trip,
MARTY! Sandy Hook lightship," was the
prompt response.