The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-01
PERSONAL

Miss BESSIE Ross is the wealthiest young
woman in Chicago.
Miss MERTExs, a beauty show winner. is tall
and graceful. with skin of dead white color.
GEORGE 7. BECK. son Of the late Kentucky
senator, is now canyassing Wyoming for con
gress
SENATOR LELAsD STANFORD has given the i'm
preston that he will leave bis vast fortune to
California state.
N. TOPPING OF Plainheld, Livingston county,
Michigan. has been postmaster through thick
and thin for fifty years
JESSE JAMES, JR. told Kansas City reporter
that be REGARDED the recent N ssouri Pacific
Tram robbery as the work OF amateurs.
The nuptials of Miss Winnie Davis and Fred
erick Wilkinson Of Syracuse will take place
at Beauvoir, Miss. early N September.
TEMPEASCE ADVOCATES are rejoicing over the
fact t'at Blaine is now a total aostaner. It is
remarked that the list of public men who have
Joined the various temperance organizations Of
late years is long one.
CHARLES FRoHMAS has 1913 actors under en-
gagement for the season. He manages eleven
companies, besides a stock company in New
York. and his offices represent over 30 theaters
and nifty companies in this country AMI Eng
land.
MAI. H. G. Mcdowell, who is now owner Of
the old Henry Clay homestead, is a member by
marriage of the statesman's family and cour-
teousiy shows visitors or has them shown, over
the historic pile. which is Kept as nearly as may
oe as It was when Clay took pride in 1t.
A BooKKEEPER named Davis, in New Haven,
Conn, who, while visiting a brewery with a
party of friends, drank corrosive submate in
mistake for champagne cider, was Immediately
given powerful enetic, and now, barring a
olistered throat and stomach, is as we'll as
ever.
A DISPATCH from Halifax says Capt. Jacob
Dexter, with boy named Sanford, sailed from
Moose for Cherree with a load Of lumber The
first night. while coming out OF the cabin to re
lieve the boy, Capt BeXter walked overheard
and was drowned, The boy brought the vessel
and cargo into port
Mrs. W. A SLATER dropped gold smelling
bottle, which she valued at $500 while on a
yachting trip week ago After wandering
about on the dark bottom Of New London Har
bar for three days, Captain Scott, the great
diver finally found 1t. presented 1t to the
owner, pocketed an ample fee, and now every
body is happy again.
Col. WEBB of Chester. \. j., is in the Goth
year Of his age. He can stand upon a chair,
bend backward touch his head upon the floor
and rise up again without the aid of his hands.
He goes fishing nearly every day in the Black
r,ver. stands in the water up to his knees from
morning until night, and often lands as many
as ffty catfish day. Who of that age can
beat this record?
EUGENE, the former empress of the French,
has undergone a most extraordinary physical
change since the overthrow of the imperial
power and the death of her husband and SON.
She used to be considered in Paris-and Paris is
certainly critcal-one of the most graceful and
elegant of woman When she drove along the
Champs Elysees all heads used to be turned, l
remember, to look after aud admire her beau
tiful figure and pose. Now twenty years hu-
initiation and defeat have destroyed the last
vestlge of her charm She looks old; is posi-
lively clumsy and very plain. Alas!