The morning news., 1890-12-20
PERSONAL.

Mrs. JEFFERSON DAVIS has received Is coo
subscriptions for the lie of her husband
LIFE o< Jennie Lind, written by Canon Scott
Holland, is one Of the promised publications for
this year.
Gov. TMLMAN of South Carolina has appointed
MIS-. Caroline lie Conts of Columbia to sue
coed MAJ H. Clay Richardson as state libra
riau.
IN accordance with the request of the Count
of Paris, Mayor Filter Of Philadelphia has for
warded him photographs and a history Of the
public buildings Of that city.
LORD LYrroN (better kaown to the world of
letters as Owen Meredithl Is the present British
ambassador IN Paris. dis sunday morning
breakfasts. at which he brings together the
greatest literary and diplomatic lights, are the
talk of the town.
MISS NELLIE KELLEY OF TIE Ohio state Jour
nal is a regular ''frst-wire" operator of the
Associated Press, at the same salary that is
paid to irst-wire men, She takes 200 words
in a night and at $50 a. m she goes home
alone and unmoleSted.
GEN. ROBERT 4. LEES BIRTHDAY. Jan. 10, is
now legal holiday in Virginia. The proper
celebration of the day is now under discussion
among the confederate veterans of Richmond,
who expect TO have military parade on the
anniversary and make the occasion an imposing
one generally.
TIE Duke of ST. Adams, who holds the two
hereditary patent places of grand Falconer and
registrar of the court o. chancery and has fur
ther AL hereditary peusiOn, is deeended from
Charles, son of Nell GWynne and Charles III. u
who married the daughter, eventually 10 be the
hetress OF Aubrey de We're, twentieth and last
Earl or oxford. Els grandson, Topham Beau
clerk, was Johnson's friend. SO often alluded to
by Boswell. The ninth duke married the cele-
brated Mrs. Coutts, Mellon, but had no
children by her, and only derived a life interest
from portion of the vast wealth which she
bequeathed, in accordance with the verbal
wishes of Mr. Coutts, to his granddaughter
that very kind hearted and philanthropical old
lady concerning whom wag wrote:
She likes her beasts big aud she likes her men
manly,
See Irving and Bartlett and Jumbo and Stan
ley.
LORD CARRrNGToN, who is now on his way
home from Australia his term of office having
expired has been one of the most popular
representatives her ma jesty has ever had at the
anbipodss. One OF the most interesting events
in connection with the jubilee celebrations in
Austral a was the entertanment given at gov
house to over 900 boys belonging to
the humber class, including factory boys,
newsboyS and shoeblacks. Lord Carrington
addressing his young guests after they had
been been right royalty regaled. remarked:
We can congratulate ourselves that we
live in these days. An honest, upright
workingman is no longer disqualified for the
high offices of state. Inc best men, however
Nor need any man consider it reproach that
he has come from an humble stock Nearly 200
years ago, In the reign of good Queen Anne, q
little boy. whose father kept a shop, lived in
the town of Nottingham. The boy worked
hard, aud when as man he took over the bus
ness, people would give him money and valu-
ables 10 take care Of when they went abroad, as
the country was then unsettled and the roads
were unsafe. He died at a good old age, re-
spected by his fellow citizens, and left mis- sons
to carry his small bank. l. in the reign of the
good Queen Victoria. am proud to be able to
say that that little boy was the founder of my
family"