The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-13

PERSONAL.

EX-PREsiDEST CLEVELAND viii attend the
Jackson banquet in Phiedelphia Jan s
Ex-KISs MILAN of Ssrvia is going 70 descend
upon London in search OF wife early in the
new year.
JERRY SIMPSON, the socsless congressman
from kansas owns farm OF COO acres. and has
eighty ia wheat
NRs. HARRISON is busilg engaged painting
little gifts TO be sent 10 old friends at Christ
mas. IEey are principally tOwer pieces.
SENATOR SAWYER OF Wisconsin Will retire
from puollc life st the expiration Of his present
term IN 1888. He will then Be y years old.
BIssARcx's autobiography viii appear early
| next year, and win be printed in Paris to avoid
any restriction by the German government
BAYARD TAYLoR's old home, Ceiarcroft, will
be offered for sale again in January, owing 70
the death of its last owner. Dr. Lewis. whose
Va low Will in future reside in PittsourR.
KING GEoRe OF Greece Is one Of the most
democratic Of rulers. He has thin and rather
elegant figure, a fresh complexion and is bald.
tie IS hue horSeman, Du. prefers walking 70
riding.
DA. D. G. BR-xros is preparing a series of
lectures on the ''Ethnology Of Modern Europe"
and WORK on the Ethnology of the American
llnolan) race, botn Of which lie hopes 10 publish
IL 1891.
Mrs. JoHS D. RocKEF zLLER, wife .sof the
Standard Oil millionaire IS one the most
modest ami unpretentious Of women She is
nor own AouseAeeper. and abe Keeps set of
books in which She accounts for every cent
spent IN the household.
The DUKE OF vERAQuA. known throughout
Spain as breeder of the best fighting bulls,
and the last surviving linsal descendant of
Christopher Columbus is very Iii in Madrid,
snd VIII hardly live, 1t Is taougnt, 10 see the
Columbian quadro-centenniai celebration.
J. STANLEY BRowS succeeds o. D. Ladow as
private secretary to Secretary Rusk OF the de-
partnent or agriculture. NJ. Brown, whose
wife was n1ss Gariel1. lately returned from a
summers tour OF duty in California, in connec-
tion with the geographical survey OF that state.
ZOaA's threatened blindness is tae talk of
Paris. lie has long been afflicted with kidney
trouble, ana overwork combined with his
Inalady has pfec pitated rrIs afflction. He
nay recover, as Sir JOhu MIllats recovered the
other DAY, suddenly, but j! IS by no means GER
"a n.
Lucy WooD is los years old, and she lives in
Barre, Vt. She is the widow of John Wood,
who was a teamster in the war Of 1872 and her
application for a pension has Ceen denied on
Inc ground that she is not the widow OF a sol
der. In her petition she says she has no means
or support except her manual labor.
THERE has recently been found among Mr..
lhacAeray papers co.lectloh OF cravings
from his pencil They were apparently In
tended 10 illustrate the strange adventures of
fisherman al Bouogne, who set himself che task
of, single handed, capturing the British fleet.
fhackeray never finished the story but the
drawings tell il with considerable effect. Mrs.
tsitche, daughter Of the novelist, is writing an
article on the treasure troVe.
Those PEOPLE who are specializing just now
or 40 alleged remark OF Senator Evarts that ne
would oecoms journalist under certain con-
ditious, il he lived his life again, may be
Interested TO hear that Mr.. Evarts did engage
in journalism when he first went TO New orS.
He was one OF the staff OF weekly literary
journal called the NsU World at that time, and
labored in association upon il with Park Ben
taEnin, Epes Sargent aad Henry c. Deming