The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-02
PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVES, GAMBLER, of Georgia, is sure
that Mr.. Cleveland will be the next democratic
candidate for president. Mr.. Hill will not, he
thinks, be in the race at all.
JOHN WEBSTER of Jackson county, Kansas,
who was sentenced in 1881 to the penitenuiary
for forgery for two years, has been pardoned
by Gov. Humphrey on the promise to become a
teetotaler.
Mrs. PHOEBE Cook HICKS who died in Mar
shall, No. a few days ago, was passenger on
Robert Fultons first steamboat when it made
its trial trip down the Hudson. She was then a
little girl of years.
CAPT. WILLIAM NJ. RErrIG, formerly of the
American steamer City of Washington, has
been presented by the Queen Regent of Spain
with large gold medal, as testimonial of his
bravery in reScuing the crew of Spanish brig
in 1888.
THE QUEEN OF SWEDEN delights1 in forcemeat
balls, fried in sweet olive-oil and served with
poached eggs, and always the national dish of
raw salmon, preserved in the ground and
smoked to perfection, as the great feature
French wines figure on the royal table.
DIR. GEORGE MURRAY Humphreys, in his WORK
on old age. collected facts concerning the lives
of no less than seventy-four centenarians. OF
course, old Parr comes in for paragraph but
he was only 1872. and two others are named as
having reached lG0. This is considerably above
Parr
PRINcE BISMARCK long ago highly appreci-
ated Count Andrassy's ability. ''Andrassy is"
he said, "a first rate statesmau-a splendid
impersonation of all that is best in the Hunga-
rian character: brilliant generous, chivalrous
and at the same time penetrating, profound
and invincby firm"
ROBERT ADAMS, JE. the United States min
lister to Brazil, has some presence, dresses with
unnecessary scrupulosity, and, without being a
millionaire. has a neat fortune and salary of
S12 900 year He is well content with diplo-
macy and not being overburdened with wears
passes pleasant life and has hitherto ESCAPED
matrmony.
JOHN @. WHITTIER writes: 81 have reached
q time of lite when literary notoriety is of small
consequences, but shall be glad to feel that |
have not altogether written in vain; that nv
words for freedom temperance, charity, faith
in the divine goodness. love of nature and of
home and country, are welcomed and APP
proved
REV. o. F. NORRIS, the well-known British
naturalist, is trying to procure the passage of
an act of Parliament making bird's-nesting
illegal in order to preserve some of the rarer
British birds from total extinction. The MILL
ners are enthusiastically with him. for il is get
ting ditto lit to secure choice pinions for deco
rative purposes,
ALEXANDER DUMAS the elder. the creator of
Monte CrlStO. was never at loss for an
answer. The first night at Paris of his sons
famous drama, La Dame aux Camelias," he
was wandering about the theater. his face
beaming with pleasure at his boys success. An
acquaintance, wishing to say something agree
able to him, exclaimed: Surely, my dear
master, this is one--I mean you have had a
large share in the production OF this pieceg"
Certainly, certainly replied the old man.
why, its author is by mer'
IT is NOT GENERALLY KNOWN that Secretary
Tracy has the use of only one eve Even his in
innate friends are surprised TO learn that the
sight of his left optic was destroyed years ago.
Tracy taught school one winter in his youth at
Cawanna, portion of the village Of Owego, N
Y. 1t was a rough crowd over which he pre-
sided, made up of the sons of farmers and lum-
bermeu. One day Tracy gave youngster a
whipping which the big boys thought was too
severe. Ink bottles, books, bricks and other
missiles were hurled at the teacher, who pluck
lily stood his ground. A boy named Wesley
Tappin threw a slate In such a way that a cor
ner Of the frame penetrated Tracy's eye. This
ended the fight. Tracy was so badly injured
that the school was adjourned, and he never
returned TO it.