The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-23
PERSONAL.


MAX O'REIL's next book VIII be "A Look at
America Through French Glasses"
WARD McALLIsrER Of New York is going to
write book. The edition will be limited TO 400
copies.
BISHOP NEWMAN has been appointed to visit
Japan and hold the Methodist conference there
in July. 7r7f-r-
COUNT HERBERT BfsxAEcE, the son of Prince
Bismarck, will spend few weeks in England as
the guest Of Earl Rosebery,
GEN BANKS has a sister. Mrs, N. C. Sanger.
VINO is "a years of age, quite i'll with the humps
at her home IN WATERFOWL, Mass.
The l6-year-old daughter of Minister Fred D.
Grant, Julia Honore, is somewhat of linguist.
On can speak Spanish, German and French.
PRINCE RUPPREcHT of Bavaria has begun his
studies at the University of Berlin; the first
prince OF reigning house TO enter that institu-
ton
JAMES CARLYLE, brother OF Thomas Carlyle,
mas Just died in London. He was the highest
authority In all England on small wild wood
ana house vermin.
OUT OF FIVE gold medals offered to the grad
tlating class in arts at the McGill university,
Montreal the girls won three and did not com.
pete Tor the other two.
one OF the most learned and influential men in
the land Of cakes. will deliver the Yale lectures
on preaching next year. Bob Cook will, how
ever taik rowing agaia this year.
PAUL LoRENT, a Paris beggar was found when
arrested 10 have on his person, in money, bank
receipts, and scrip rente bond, Is 900 francs
he was sente1c "a 10 six months Imprisonment
ana nVe years introduction of residence in Paris.
EDWARD BELLAMY, who is to lecture this sum
mer before the Chautauqua assembly on social
theories, asks no remuneration save that his ex-
penses be paid. The Rev. DIR. Taimage asks
SooO eacn for his lectures before the same body
LLOYD GEORGE, a new member of the English
House OF Commons is the son of village
cobber. He was educate by his uncle. a self
made man, and at the age OF Is took to outdoor
preaching, which has made him quite an orator
MISS CATHERINE BRUCE has just contributed
$4,000 to the New York Free Circulating Lii
brary; Some time ago she built the society's
tranch library in West Forty street as
memorial to the memory of her father. The
present subscription is intended as gift espe
c!aily to this branch.
gems. G. W. SMITH, Beauregard and ]. E.
Johnston, Lees three predecessors in command
OF the Army of Northern Virginia, Mrs. jeff
DAVIS Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and the Lee
fanny are the only persons hoDored with
special invitations TO the dwelling of the Lee
G. W. TURNER, business manager of the New
York World, has invented process by which
IL is possible to print, at one impression part of
a newspaper page in black, and the remainder
IN red or any desired color. This has been
done from one plate on a rotary press, moving
at speed of $4,000 sheets per hour.
SENATOR BECK was not. as has been stated,
the only foreign born member of the present
Senate. Senator Pasco of Florida was born in
London, Engla ID; Senator Mcmillan of Michi-
gan at Hamilton, Ont, and Senator Jones of
Nevada in Eneland. The unfortunate ex .Sena
tor Jones OF Florida was born in Ireland.
The LATE REUBEN R. THRALL of Rutland, vt.
was probably the oldest practicing lawyer in
America, being in bis Goth year and busy with
professional WORK at the time of his DEATH He
was admitted TO the bar in 1919. He was close
friend OF Garrison, Phillips, john Brown and
Ine other abolition leaders. and personally aided
hundreds of fugitive slaves to escape.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO the Society for Psychical
Research began a census OF Authorizations
Prof. William James of Harvard university,
WHO was appointed to Superintend the cen sils
for America says thai about {, 600 persons have
already returned an answer 10 the following
question: Have you ever, when COMPLETELY
awake, had vivid impress sion of seeing or being
touched by living being. or inanimate object
or OF hearing voice: which impressions SO far
as you could discover, was not due to any ex-
ternal physical cause?" 10 is hoped that at the
next meeting of the psychcal research CON
gress, which will be held in England in 1892. as
many as $4,000 answers will be collected. Prof
James asks for volunteer canvassers in every
town, TO whom he will supply the necessary
blanks and instructions o. application.