The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-09
PERSON AL.

GEN. f. BuRD GRUB was observed recently
in Philadelphia. lie looked happy and seemed
to have forgotten that he was the worst defeated
candidate for governor of New jersey that the
state ever had. AS a philosopher Grub IS a
much greater success than as politician.
Mas. MARY S ITH, who died a few days ago
in New York, W ighed almost 700 pounds, but
was active despite her great. size. Mrs Smith
who was an Irish woman, died from heart
disease Christmas night. The undertaken was
obliged TO have a coffin made to order for her.
GEN. SPINNER, ex-treasurer of the United
States, now 9S years of age, writes from Jack
sonville, Fla, TO Citizen George Fra els Train
to ay that lie is sorely afflicted. He is almost
blind. He says: Can just see with great effort
to write, but can't see TO read my own writing. "
JUICE CHAMBERLAIN. librarian of the Boston
Pubic Library, thinks q at he has found in the
filling OF the back of a copy of North's Pin.
tarcn." edition of 1908 a large amount of
Shakespeare's handwriting. 1t is to be hoped
he has. Ihs late Mr.. Shakespeare was quite
man.
ETHEL JONES, aged 12. is a musical prodigy in
Pittsburg. She did not touch piano until she
was 10. She now plays the most difficult class
ical music in way that has astonished compe-
teut critics. She is the daughter of the Rev
Edward Jones, Methodist munster. She is to
be sent to Europe.
IT Is UNDERSTOOD that TIE Prince and Princess
Hatzleldt will live in New York city in the
great house which MIR. C. P. Huntington is TO
build on Fifth avenue IL was stipulated by
Miss Huntington that she should live with her
parents, and that the new house is being con-
structed accordingly.
GEN. WILLIAM TECUHsEH SHERMAN spends
much of his time tuning the leaves Of his
scrap books of maps. Many of them were
pencil sketches which were made by officers
under his command in battle days, and all are
marked with crosses and lined with red ink and
have marginal comments
LAWRENCE BARRETT is convalescing at thu
Louisburg square hospital, Boston. 1t is not
generally known that the recent surgical opera
ton which he underwent was extremely dan
gerous Hi physicians say that he stood an
even chance of death. No further trouble Of
the same kind is likely to overtake him He
will sail soon for Europe.
IT is STATED that Mrs. James G. Blaine. Tr
is still in precarious condition, and that she
will probably soon leave New York fora change
OF climate Her physician will have to decide
whether she can renew her original contract
with the manager of the lyceum, or must give
up her stage aspirations as hopeless. The --latest
gossip hints that her sister, Miss Nevns is con
| templating theatrical career.
ROBERT BRowNING's FAvoR1TE WINE was port
He had been knownso say that what the English
call claret was drink for women, not men.
What he liked when dining out was to find
| decanter OF port at his plate. He used to pro-
test against it, but be drank the wine moGer-
ately. One of MS Oldest friends supplied him
for many years with '34 port aud, when that
gave out. with the 81 vintage, and connoisseurs
we're all shocked when Browning declared that
he liked the after best.
EDWARD EGGLEsToN, the novelist. was once a
Met odlSt reaCner. He got tired riding
circuit out west and went to New York and
edited Hearth and come When the man who
wrote the weekly novel for his paper disap-
pointed him once, he wrote in its place his
experience as a circuit rider in IN hama, which
the papers readers liked so well that thev asked
for more He followed this with The Hoosier
Scho 5lrnaster " Roxy" and other books and
succeeded so well tina; he now gets from IS. 900
to 81, 900 for any book of fiction he writes.
a popularity or Hoods Sarsaparilla is
that while it purifies the blood, it imparts