The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-07
PERSONAL.

LORD TESSYsoN is now in better health than
he has had for years
- CAIRO BACHELOR. 81 years old. but rich. has
received 80 applications from ladies' wiling 70
be his wife and risk his dying pretty soon.
TIE recent dangerous illness Of Count Kali
nOky was induced by bis reckless eating and
drinking Of rich food and iced champagne.
JOSEPH KAINz, the famous Munich court
actor, has closed a contract with Gustav Am
berg OF New York for forty performances at
500 night.
TEE governor and council Of New Hampshire
have invited John @. Whittier to write poem.
70 be read at the unveiling Of the statue of Gen
Stark nc Concord.
TEENYsoE abhors sportsmanship that includes
killing any kind of birds but is, possibly, not
above relishiBg a it of rock pie, noouestions
asked. If it should come mis- way.
W. S. WILLIAMS Of Cherokee county. Ala
bana, is the father of twenty eight children,
the eldest of whom is 10 years old, the youngest
D. Mr.. Williams Is 20 years Of age.
WARD McALLIsrER's al Jresco innovations at
Newport are giving rise to some social raspings,
but, as alls swell that ends swell, harmony
VIII, OF course, round of the season.
ALMA TADEMA SAYS be learned English from
two masters-one poet, the other footman!
From the former he acquitted the use of ele-
waited, and from the other that of ordinary
language.
OF Rev. DR.. THEoDoRIc Pryor, who died last
week in Nottoway county, Virginia, it is related
that in half century of ministerial work he
never missed an appointment to preach on &C
count of i'll health.
Col Tom RUSSELL MARSHALL, who has just
been elected commandant OF the Virginia Mill
tary Institute. is 80 years old, and graduated
from that institute in 1880 He is colonel of the
First Virginia cavalry.
NINE. PATHS new theater at Craig-y-Nos
Castle is still in the hands of the working men,
but is expected TO be ready for occupation
toward the end of August. Mr.. Irving has
advised the diva concerning all the decora-
tons.
AMONG the guests already assigned to one
hotel in Boston for grand army week, this
mouth. are Miss Clara Barton, Mrs Logan, Mrs
Wlttenmeyer, Gen. Alger, Secretary Proctor
) creLary Noble. Secretary Rusk, Gen. Sher
man. Gen. Slckles, Gen. Hovey, Gen. Berdan and
ex-Gov Foraker.
IN ACCORDANCE with curious Austrian Gus
tom, one of Archduchess Valerie's wedding gifts
has been a collection of articles of clothing
worn by her in her days of baby hood. Her first
wee pair of boots preserved for this purpose
by her nurse, was brought to her at Vienna by
that worthy woman.
WILLIAM GRoEsBEcK of Cincinnati, who looks
like the picture of Julius Caesar, is at Saratoga.
He defended President Andrew johnson in his
| impeachment trial and was Tilden's choice as
democratic candidate for President. Mr.. Groes-
beck is we'll advanced IN years, very wealthy,
and be has said that be would not give up the
pleasures of his home for presidential honors.
THE betrothal of Alphonse Daudet's son Leon
and jeanne Hugo, the granddaughter of Victor
| Hugo, forms interesting alliance between
the naturalsts and the romantcists All of
Victor Hugos children died before their father
and this little grandchid. the sole survivor of
the family, was the pet and companion of the
old mans declining years Leon Daudet is not
| mucn more than a boy, a handsome, attractive
young fellow, and the idol of his parents.