The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-04
PERSONAL.


NJ D'EsSERY. the author Of the Two Or
phans, is 50 years old, but he is still the busies
playwright 10 France
JUDGE WALTER @ GRESHAM visited his old
home near Corydon. Ind. last week. aud the
people for miles around came in to shake ha nds
with him.
IN addition to The profits from his books
Archibald c. Guutsr is reapin a harvest in the
royalties of his plays o. which he now has
three before the public.
JoHs s. LEARy, colored candidate for congress
IN North Carolina. is said to be naturally 1tell
gent and well educated. therefore he must BE-
opposed to the force bill
GES. BIDwzLL's ranch in Chico, Cal. is
eighteen miles 10 length and three in width aud
contains l.5OO acres of orchard ground The
ehO'fe crop has been sold to eastern buyers.
IHs MARQUIS OF SALISBURY, the premier of
Great Britain, owns 10000 acres of land in
Engiand As much Of it lies within the corpor-
aue limits OF London, he is enormously rich.
QUEEN CHRISTINA Of Spain has telephone
communication established between her room
and the Madrid opera house, in order that she
may enjoy the opera without having to appear
before the public
MRS. LIvERMoRE. during two hot August
Weeks Travelled 5,5 @ miles and gave eleven lect
ssesepueu during { % same time several con
Ierences on temperance. woman suffrage
nauopalism and physica culture.
Mas. CLARA-LoUIsE KELLOGG rRAKoscH is
building summer home in the heart of the
high hills hear New Hartford, Coon. The re-
ION Is quite wild, and is a favorite resort OF
camping parties, the WOO Is abound 10 game
end ehe streams are alive with fish
Miss MINERVA PARKER, Philadelphia's only
woman architect. has received a fitting recogni-
ton or her ability in being selected to design
the queen Isabel a pavilion for the worlds fair
IN Cnlcago. Miss Parker is only % years Old,
ana Is graduate of several noted art schools.
The EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA is building a mag
nifcent Pompeiian palace at Corfu to cost
nearly 95OO, COO II is being constructed of Car
rara marble. The gardens will be eaoorately
ornamented with terraces, fountains ami cleo
triclty. Corfu is, perhaps, the most beautiful
spot on the globe
A DEPUTY SHERIFF of Sapa county, Cal, ha
an experience the other day which, he says,
VIII remain fixed in his mind as long as life
shall en- dure. He was sent to Calistoga with
pencn warrant TO 3; rest woman. Sh- asked to
De excused until she could arrange her toilet,
aud when she returned without rag Of clJthing
on said; You can take me now
A GOOD STORY is story on told on Ju ige H. G.
Struve, one of theprominsnt citizens of Seattle.
While the great fire was raging, he rushed up
into his office to save som of most valuable
DOCKS. 1t is well-kpown hat he had accumu-
lated vast amount of material which he pur-
posed working up into history of Washington.
This material and some of his Books were very
precious to him. So as the fire cams sweeping
down toward his office he rushed upstairs and
began to select the books most valuable. "Ah,
this one VIII save. No, guess tlis one is more
valuable" Thus he hesitated, and among his
many books, all of which were dear to him, he
was unable to decide which ones to save. Just
then the cries of~firenen were raised and the
Judge was urged to come down and save his
life Being Thoroughly alarmed an / still unde-
cided he turned and grabbed the first book in
reach and rushed out of the blilJing. Reaching
the pavement he found he had saved-the city
directory.