The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-12
PERSONAL.

Ex-Gov. ST. JoHS Of Kansas is still on thu
Michigan rostrum-
GEORGE VASDERBILT's ambition is 70 collect
the finest library Ia America.
Joaquin Miller. it is declared, writes the
worst hand ia the United States.
Mas. 'SroEEwALL" JACKSON, now at Staun-
ton Va, is a great sufferer from neuralgia.
7. T. CRAvESs is the wheat king of Calf 5rnia
His grain crops have made him millionaire.
SENIOR CASTELAR, Of Spain is writing life of
the Saviour, ami will soon pay visit to PaIes
tine.
JOHN HowELLs. son Of the novelist, has chosen
architecture as his profession. Young Howells
is a Har' ard student.
WHEN Nicholas LINING. San Francisco CAPT
talist dei, he left $4,000 to found free hos
pital near Hamburg, Germany.
HoGARrH's HOUSE at Cniswick, England, is
rapidly going to decay. and no one seems ready
TO rescue 1t from utter demolition
SENATOR DAVIS Of Minnesota was formerly an
expert telegraph operator, and for long time
was employed in the Office at Waukesha
The GAR OF RUSSIA - the largest of all living
landed proprietors, owning an estate which is
nearly equal in area to the whole of France.
GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN, the millionaire palace
car manufacturer, is said to work ten hours
each day looking after his enormous business
interests.
IL The Harvard catalogue Dr. Holmes ap-
pears as Oliver Wendell Holmes, NJ. D., LII. D.,
Lift. D., d. C. L.. professor Of anatomy,
emeritus.
The PRESIDENT has appointed Chaplain Ed
ward K. Rawson, q nephew of Senator Dawes
professor Of mathematics at the United States
Navl Academy.
Mas. STANLEY has refused to live in Africa
and has persuaded her husband to decline the
Povernorshipo of the Congo offered to him by the
King Of the Belgians.
MISS SANGER, the Presidents stenographer,
is the first woman to act in that capacity at the
white house. She also fills the position of pri-
vate secretary to Mrs Harrison.
A DESCRIPTION of win Carleton, the popular
poet, says he looks more like soldier than like
a poet, as he Is tall, broad-shouldered, hand
some and always nicely dressed.
GEN. Won KALTENBoRN SrAcHAN, the new Ger
man minister of war, served on the general
staff in the Austrian French wars and is
tremely popular with his fellow officers.
Miss VIRGINIA KNOX, late Countess di Monter-
cole, is to make her theatrical debut at Days
theater, New York next Tuesday evening, in
tosh of the Daily company
Mrs. R. F. WEIR, wife of Dr. Robert F. Weir
professor OF chemical surgery. at the New York
college of physicians and surgeons, died last
Thursday at Milan, Italy. She was Mrs. Nc
Pherson from Frederick, Md. s'A
GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN, the palace car man,
does not believe in rich men buying seats in
the United States Senate. Mr.. Pullman spends
much time in Washington. where he is recog-
nized as the real senator from Illinois. and no
one has ever accused him of paying cent for
the privilege.
JAMES F. EPEs, democratic candidate for con-
gress in the Fourth Virginia district to succeed
Mr. Venable. is a native of Notteway county. a
graduate of the University of Virginia aud a
lawyer ty profession, though of late years he
has given most of his time to farming. He is
about 4S years of age
QUEEN CHRISTINA OF SPAIN is fond of the
opera, but dislikes appearing before public au
diences. She overcomes this difficulty by hav
ing her chamber connected by telephone
with the opera house, and in this way she lis
tens to the performance without having to ap-
pear before the public.