The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-18
PERSONAL.

WILLIAM A. SLATER of Norwich, son of the
great cotton manufacturer who gave 81, COO COZ
for educating the southern free imen- has fol-
lowed his fathers exam Ie and given $50 900 to
endow public hospital in his native city. He
is worth $50, 100000.
JOEL T. HEADLEy, the historian. still lives,
hale and hearty. al the age of a.. In 1916 he
was associate editor OF the New York Tribune
and his first book, Napoleon and His Marshals. -
was a phenome aal success. Mr.. Headley re-
sides at Newburg, n. Y
QUEEN NATALIE of Seryis intends TO purchase
a large property in the Crinea near Yalra,
aud TO build a summer residence there for
King Alexander, whose health is greatly i'm
paired, and to whom the physicians recon-
mend the salub-ious climate of that region.
THE SPAYIARDs of old Spain are by no means
asleep over the chance to celebrate the 4O0th
anniy ersary OF the discovery of this neck of
woods. magnificent monument, designed by
Spanish artists. will be erected at Granada, and
trIump1al arch at Barcelona Each structure
will cost $4,000.
THOMAS MOONLIGHT, one of the democrats
elected to congress from Kansas, mortgaged
his farm in 1861 for $500 and raised the first
kansas battery. Case Broderick, who joined
the battery as a private and served mem
Der of it through the war, was Moonljghts
oppon ent for congress.
THE DEAcoNEss' HONE, TO be established in
memory Of Mrs. Lucy Hayes, the late wife of
ex-President Hayes, will be located in Wash
lngtou. The purpose of the institution is the
proper training and education of deaconesses,
and IL is proposed TO make it lasting credit to
t1e Methodist denomination.
MILE. BoNHEUR's LOVE and loving study of
animals have given her strange control over
them 1t is now several years since she gave
to the Jardln deS P.autes a beautiful lion AMI
ioness, which to this day recognize her if she
approaches their cage, and thrust their heads
against the bars for a touch of her sympathetic
little fingers
NINE. DE LAToUR. the Unknown writer, in
recent pamphlet. defends the use of tobacco by
her SEX aud insists that ii it is good for men it
IS not injurious to women, while, to BRAIN
workers, 1t is a great help and solace She
would not, however. give women quite the same
license men, AMI would restrict them to two
cigars and few cigarettes day.
TIE FRIENDS of Rev. Dr. BurtseH, the New
York priest who was removed from his charge
because of his advocacy of DR.. McGlynn. stand
by him Loyalty. Transferred to the important
charge of st. Mary's al Rondout. n Y, DR..
Burtsell found himself welcomed last Sunday
by nearly 500 of his old parshioners--men and
women OF tt2nding-whO took a special train
from New York to be present.
LEoNIDAs NJ MILLER, the democratic congress
man from Oshkosh, is full-blooded Greek, the
first man of that race who ever held a seat in
the congress of the United States. Miller is not
Heienic name, and Mr. Miller does not know his
patronymic, neither does ne speak the language
Of his ancestors. He was a waif picked up
upon the battlefield of AIissolonghi in 1924 and
takes his name from his preserver and bene-
factor, Col. j. p Miller of Vermont
AFRICAN LITERATURE shows the rapid growth
of African flora, with subjects in some cases
almost as rank If you mean to follow the
great controversy over the misfortunes of Stan
ley's rear guard, remember that. aside from the
great book of the chief himself Jephson has
written book. Troup has written book, Bart
telot has written book, Jameson has written
book, interview ing proceeds without let up, and
and fast.