The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-26
PERSONAL.

WALDO STORY son Of the American sculptor.
is 70 design the marble decorations for Baron
Rothschiid's house.
Mas. anna B. CULBERTsos Of Doylesburg. Pa,
is owner Of a cactus which is now brilliant with
1876 large blooms and six small buds.
Tbs Ex-EMFERoR OF BRAzIL- who is living at
Cannes, has nearly completed his Portuguese
translation Of tie Arabian Nights"
Rev THoxAs TREADwELL Stone, Of Boston.
graduated from Bowdoin college in 1890, and is
| probably the oldest surviving graduate Of that
/ institution.
Mas AsroR's RECEPTION at her Fifth avenue
home on Thursday was probably the largest
ever held in New York, more than 1900 persons
having been present
AT the Anes-west wedding in Boston the
father Of the happy groom, +. L. Ames, settled
the sum of 100000 upon his son as his share
in the joyous occasion.
Rev. Francis BARNUN a Jesuit priest, has
been detailed for missionary service on the
Yukon river of Alaska He is son Of the late
Zenas Barnum Of Baltimore.
\ STAMP DEALER named Palmer. in the Strand,
London, advertises the only used specimen in
existence Of the American stamp-Brattleboro
le45"-and he wants f20 for it.
PRoF. ROBERT Ellis THOMPSON of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania will lecture at Prince
ton theological Seminary this year on Chris
tan sociology in the Light of the Bible"
THE CoMPTE DE PARIS is said to have prom
ised to write book of American impressions,
the title of which is to be America Revisited. >"
or America Twenty-Five Years After the
War
CHAPLAIN W. II. NILBURN is finishing, with
the assistance of Nj. c. b. Todd, a volume en-
titled The Mississippi Valley-Chapters on It's
explorers. Pioneers, Preachers AMI People,"
The latter chapters viii be full Of "reminiscences
and anecdotes.
THE stained glass door panels in the hall Of
Joseph JefTerson's new mansion at Cape Cod
contain two character portraits one of Edwin
Booth, as Hamlet. and the other of the late
William Warren, BOston's favorite for fifty
years, as Falstaff.' ~
WILLIAM E WoRrHEN. the new chief en-
gineer of the sanitary district of Chicago is a
native OF New York ard So wears of age He is
graduate OF Harvard, and was for time en-
glneer and vice president of the New York and
New Haven railroad.
FRANK CHRISTIE cook in an Anderson Qnd)
restaurant, took up some years ago mining
claim in South Dakota, supposed to be value
less. There have lately been rich Developments
IN the vicinity and he has sold out for S165, 000
LEANDRo GALINDo, the last member of once
noted Spanish California family, died in the
Alameda County Infrmary last week. The
Galindos once owned about half of Alameda
county, including the site of the present city of
Oakland. He was squirrel hunter, and lived
on the bounty of cents pelt that ne received
from the county
The REV. C. H. LovEJoY, who wants to be
chaplain of the next Kansas House, was chap
lain of the famous Topeka legislature" and
in his opening prayer set forth the free state
side Of the question at such length that Col. H.
II. Miles Moore said it was the first complete
statement of Kansas affairs that had ever been
made to the Almighty
MARI TWAIN and Rev. Joseph Il. Twichen,
who are enthusiastic bicycle riders, were pedal
ing along side by side one day. when he author
of 'ROughing IT. suddenly took header"
Mr. Twicheil slowed up and was about to dis
mount TO aid his friend, when Dir. Clemens
said: Don't stop, Joe; 20 right along, l
think I'll stop here awhile to swear."