The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-27
PERSONALS.

MICHAEL DAv1Tr. the wellknown Irish nation
alIst, is seriously i'll.
EX-SENATOR SPRAeUE, the war governor of
Rhode Island, is reported in service as chief Of
police at Narragansett Pier.
MISS ELLEN HERNDoS ARTHUR, only daughter
of President Arthur. has returned from Europe,
after an absence of two years.
DESPITE reports to the contrary James Rus
sell Lowell, who is at his house in Cambridge,
continues to improve in health
TIE betrothal of Princess Victoria, sister of
Emperor William TO Prince Adolph of Schaum-
burg Lippe is officially announced.
The German empress appeared on review the
other day at the head of regiment of cuiras-
siers, of which she is colonel, clad in army uni
form.
LORD RosEBERY purchased from Mr. Tenniel
and gave TO Prince Bismarck the original draw
ing of the great Punch cartoon, Dropping the
Pilot"
CHAUyCEY NJ DEPEw's SPEECH in Chicago
netted S3325 to the Press Club of that city
after all expenses including entertainment of
prominent guests, were paid
JEAN INGELow lives with her mother in Ken
sington, England. She is S. Her writing days
are over aud she devotes her time and consid
cradle money to the parish poor.
Hon. ROBERT C. WINTHROP has presented to
the Massachusetts, Historical Society a large
framed photograph of the proposed monument
TO Rev John Eliot, the apostle to the Indians.
LADY FLORENCE DIxEY is not stranger to
fame, and does not propose to be. Among the
things which she has promised to do in the near
future IS to appear in Hyde park riding astrde
her horse.
JUDGE HOLMAN of Indiana, whose 81 obiectr'
speeches made him conspicuous in the House
In former sessions has just received his six
teenth nomination to congress. This is one
thlng be never objects to.
SENATOR STANFORD. an intimate friend of his
is quoted as saying. regards himself as in the
race for a nomination for the presidency in
1879. and is carefully looking after a small
boom that is at present no larger than mans
hand.
r. L. STEVENSON. the novelist, is expected in
London in October. About that time he will
completely wind up his affairs in Scotland. He
intends to sell off his house furniture carry his
books with him, and fix his home permanently
in Samoa.
DR. MATTHEW D. FIELD medical examiner in
lunacy cases for the commissioners of charities
and correction in New York says that in that
city alcoholism may be cited a leading cause
OF insanity. That is owing to the peculiar
character OF its population. In country places
alcoholism falls completely behind as cause.
THE EMPEROR OF RussIA's SUITE at present
consists of 173 persons, of whom 20 are general
and rs extra aides decamp. To this suite be-
long IL members of the imperial family II
princes of not imperial birth, II counts,
barons and Ill other noblemen. Their nation
alities are: 1913 Russians, 80 Germans, Firms,
Pole, Clrcassians, Greeks and 2 Rou-
manianS.
JOHANN MARTIN SCHLEYER, the retired Roman
| Catholic priest of Baden, Germany, who gave
Volapuk to the world is quite satisfied with the
progress the new world language has
made in its first ten years Houses all over the
world are conducting their correspondence in
II, 1t is stated, and there is now a library of
over Loo volumes IN Volapuk, while millions
have become acquainted with its use.