The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-15
PERSONAL.

GIN. GREELT, chief Of the signal service, was
seen recently on the streets of Washington
dressed IN new spring suit and wearing no
oVercoat II was showing at the time Greedy
says tnat the best he can do is 10 dress accord
ing 70 the calendar.
ID RIDER HAGGARD has quietly disappeared.
he IS not at his country seat in England and b
London haunts know him him not. It is gen
orally supposed that he has gone TO the Orient
Tor inspiration, but this is denied by people
VINO claim TO have seen him recently in Scot
ianu; ferheps Haggard IS trying an advertis-
ing dodge.
UNITED STATES SENATOR WoLcorT's bitter
enemy, ex-senator Hill. controls the principal
newspaper in Denver. Col Every day walcott's
doings are noted by an observer in the Senate
gallery, and the next morning Hills journal
records the senator's career for the preceding
day. WalcOtt naturally feels uncomfortable
under this surveillance.
SAYS a Washington correspondent: There is
no more probability that Cashier Silcott will be
brought back TO Washington than that Capt.
Howgate will Silcott, like Howgate, knows
TOO much No serious effort has been made 10
capture him, and none will be made. Like
Howgate, rs could be had at any time If
wanted. Like Howgate, he will never be
wanted"
BISHOP CLARK of Rhode Island told this story
In his sermon last Sunday. He said that con-
yention Of unbelievers met recently in q GER
tain city, and, as one after another delegate
arose to give his views. traces of the old super
stitlon lurked in his discourse. AT last vehe-
ment member arose, and spoke something after
this fashion: Il do not like the tendency of
the remarks of the speakers. They are still in
the shackles OF the ancient beliefs; they still
nold on 70 by-gone prejudiceS. For me, let me
De known by my name. l am an out and out
athelst-thank Godi'
REV. DR. t. DEWITT TALNAGE processes TO
be lover of books, and yet he does thing
that no real book-loyer could do. If in the
midst of writing q sermon he needs quota
ton, he SeiZes the volume that contains it and
tears out the desired page with ruthless hand.
Then, taking his shears, he cuts out the particu-
lar passage he needs, and FASTING it on his
manuscript page, losses the book aside. There
is scarcely book in his library that is not so
mutilated. But what do you do when you
wish to refer to such passage again!" a re-
porter asked him. Il never want TO refer to it
again. he answered. sententiouSly. when |
have used it once, l am done with il for good"
Nor MANY Of the members of the Fifty-first
congress have introduced as few bills as Repre-
sentative Foreman, who was sent to Washing
ton from the district formerly represented by
Horizontal Bill" Morrison, says the New York
Tribune He explains this by saying that when
he was member OF the Illinois legislature he
thought it was his duty to frame laws as well as
help pass them. Il went to one of the oldest
members" be says, land asked him to recon-
mend to me few good bills that it wouldn't do
any harm to introduce. Young man. my friend
replied, in the course of my first term l sue.
ceeded in getting three of my bills passed. BY
hard work l was abe to get two of them re
been trying to get the third off the statute
books"