The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-18
PERSONAL.

MISS ELEANOR CALHOUN, the American actress
who D ayed with success IN England last year,
is now supporting CoQuehn.
GEORGE w. VANDERBILT is q millionaire book
buyer, but he is just as close at bargain as the
poorest clerk or Clergyman.
THOMAS A. EDISON celebrated his 44th birth
day anniversary on Tuesday last. His birthday
is now noted in the almanacS of Great Britain.
MuRAr HAIsTEAD has consented to become a
regular contributor to the COSmoDolitdn MdQd-
zine, and his first article will appear in the
April number,
THE REV W. NELSON McVIcKAR, of the
Church of the Holy Trinity of PHILADELPHIA and
w. G 7. Breckinridge of Kentucky are to be the
orators at Roanoke College commencement this
year.
SENATORS BERRY of Arkansas and Hampton
and Butler of South Carolina have each lost q
leg while in the House. Col. Oates of Alabama
and Gen. Hooker of Mississippi are both one
armed
CEsARo ALVIN hitherto governor of the prov
ince Of AIinas Geraes, the most populous province
of Brazil has been appointed minister of the
interior to succeed Senior Lobe, who resigned
Tuesday.
SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN says he was always
afflicted with bashfulness with the girls, but his
brother. the veteran general, had as a boy the
same happy way with them and ease in kissing
them which he still retains"
THE SHAH OF PERSIA has consented to give to
the world. through the columns OF q Paris
paper, his impressions of his recent tour
through Europe. He left in London some i'm
pressonS that are not yet removed.
Hon, JOHN PRENr1ss Poe, of the present
Maryland Senate is one of the nearest living
relatives of the author of the Raven" Mr.
Poe has none of the poetical gifts of his i'm
mortal cousin, but he is hard-working lawyer
and politician.
APPLETON MORGAN, the founder and president
of the New York Shakespeare Society, says
every person has right to nave one hobby, and
Shakespeare is his. Mr.. Morgan is a jolly little
gentleman. five feet three inches high, and as
round as ball.
Mrs THOMAS LoNGMAN, who lately died in
London, was the last member of the famous
family that published for Scott, Southey, Cole
ridge Moore, Campbell, Sidney Smith, Mackin-
tosh, and Nacaulay. She took "a keen interest
in ali the great literary projects with which her
husband was connected.
THOMAS A. JONES, who was recently dis
charged from some inferior position in the
Washington navy yard because be helped
John Wilkes Booth escape across the Potomac
after assassinating Lincoln, is about 20 years
Old. and at the outbreak OF TIE war was pros
porous planter near Pope's Creek, Maryland.
WALTER II. PALMER the Youngest brother of
Manager A NJ. Palmer, who has been the as
sistant treasurer OF the Madison Square theater
for several years, is to be married next Sunday
at Stonington, Conn, 70 Mrs. Lydia M. Heit-
man OF Brooklyn. Rev. A. %: Palmer, the
father of the bridegroom, will perform the
ceremony. -.-
RoBARrs HARPER, who is to give the supple
meutary star course Illustrated lectures, is the
son OF an English army officer; WIS educated at
Harrow when Matthew Arnold was tutor
there; made tour OF the world in an English
man-oi-war before he came of age; won the
degree Of bachelor of laws and then, inherit
ing rtune devoted his life TO travel. His
observations in these worldwide tours form the
basis Of his lectures.
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