The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-16
PERSONAL.

THOMAS LLOYD DAsSEY, the noted tenor
solost of St Georges church, New York, is a
son OF Maj Nirginius Dabney, formerly of Vir-
GINA
Mrs. MACKAY's famous portrait by Meis-
soner which was once said to have been de-
stroyed, hangs IN her house in Carlton House
Terrace, London
Hon. W. l. Wilson of West Virginia became
editor Of the tariff department Of the St. Louis
Republic July l. His first signed article ap-
appeared in that paper Of July :.
GEN. Booth, of the Salvation Army. proposes
to buy land in the western part of the United
States TO found a colony similar to that which
he has esta bished in England.
ALEXANDER RANK1y. the Scotchman who sue
ceeded John Brown as Highland servant to the
queen, has obtained almost as marked an IN
fuence in the royal household as Brown pos
sesSed
PROF JOHN STUART BLACKIE of Scotland and
Prot. W. S. Tyler of Amherst College have been
teaching Greek for more than fifty years. And
what is more they are still pretty lively, though
close on 80.
Miss OLIVE BUCHANAN. United States deputy
marshal at st. Louis and the only person of her
sex now holding position of that kind. is at
tending the Chautauqua at Pertle Springs,
Warrensburg, Mo.
SIR ARTHUR HALIBURToN, newly appointed
assistant under the secretary of state for the
English war Office, is a son Of the famous Nova
Scotan Judge, best known years ago by the
name of sam Slick"
TIE young King Alexander of Servia will
start, on July %, for the military camp at KiefT
Russia. From Kieff. on July 20, King Aexan-
der viii go to Moscow, and from there, on Aug
,, to St Petersburg.
m ACsrr EIr,rn tfy-n-
ton home looks over the Charles river ard fur
nishes a superb view OF the distant spires and
towers OF Charlestown and Somervllle. Just at
shutdown the prospect is ideal.
TIE new Canadian premier. Mr. Abbott, owns
a fine estate at ST. Anne's, near Montreal.
There is no more beautiful property in Lower
Canada. 1t is bounded by the Ottawa river.
and The grounds are laid out with all the skill
OF a landscape gardner
THERE is man who looks so much like G. W.
Marsh, Philadelphia's defaulting bank official,
that he has been obliged to take to the woods
to escape being overheuled every few minutes
in the day by amateur detectives. He is Law
yer James Perot of New York city, who is stop
ping at the summer house of a friend near Bryn
Mawr, Pa.
~ POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKER has a
large plate glass instead of the usual cloth top
on his office desk. Beueath the glass is a map
of the United States, showing parts of Canada
and Mexico The map shows the counties in
each state, the principle cities and towns, the
lines Of railways. and when visitors talk to Mr..
Nanamaker about the post routes and post
offices, he can follow them on the map which is
spread out before him
The LATE W. H. GLADSTONE took little inter
est in politics, and it was rather family influence
than personal ambition that sent him into the
House of Commons. He was highly cultivated
musician, and if he had cared. might have
achieved some distinction as a composer. Per
sonaliy, he was man Of generous kindly
winning disposition, and nothing angered him
except an attack on his fathers character. He
leaves son and daughter, and the long min
GRITTY of the son will help in great measure to
relieve the charges and debt on Hawarden, to
which he will succeed