The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-20
PERSONAL.

LILLIAN RUSSELL patronizes the races every
fine day. She always attracts attention and
never wears the same costume twice. She
pick the winners, too.
GEN ARMSTRONG. founder OF the famous
Hampton school for Indians and negroes,
leaves San Francisco this week for a visit to the
Sandwich Islands, his birthplace.
AN;AFFEcrISG INCIDENT is related of Sir John
MacDonald's invalid daughter, who on being
told OF her fathers death, said: Il must try
and not be care, but a comfort, to mother
now"
THE CAR OF RUSSIA will celebrate his silver
wedding next November in a moderate fashion
near Copenhagen. Immediately thereafter if
invited. he will visit Emperor William in Berlin
or Potsdam.
Elk EX-SENATOR INGALLS, denies the report tele-
graphed from st. Louis that he had been ten
dered the chancellorship of the Washington
University of st. Louis. The report was as
great surprise to him as anybody else
MARIE WAINWRIGHT visits the stores in the
neighborhood of Twenty third street nearly
every day when in New York She always
dresses stylishly, and attracts great deal of
attention on the street. She will be at Saratoga
this summer.
GEN. WILLIAM B. BARTON, who died at the
Gilsey house, New Yo-k. Saturday evening. was
a brigade commander in the Army of the Poto-
mac, afterward street railway builder in Pitts
burg and since 1878 had been engaged in vari-
GUS theatrical enterprises.
PROF. THEODORE WooLsEY DWIGHT, who re-
tires from Columbia College on July 1, was one
of the best law teachers in the country. His re-
tirement from active service in Columbia Col
lege will create a vacancy In that "house of
learning" which will be difficult to fill.
LORD COVENTRY of whom so much has been
heard in the Gordon Cumming trial, is the
principal steward of the jockey club the final
authority on racing matters, and chairman of
the tribunal before whom all offenses against
the laws of the turf and of betting are tried.
BARTHoLDI has just completed two female
figures, clothed in Alsatian costumes, for the
monument of Gambetta at Vile d'Avray. One
is bowed down with grief, while the other seems
full OF hope. They are intended to represent
Asace and Lorraine seeking refuge at the altar
of France.
BY HENRY IRvING's special desire, his son
Henry will commence his theatrical career
under John Hare, the lessee. manager and lead
ing actor Of Garricks theater. Young Henry
Irving will make his debut at that theater dur
ing the coming season as Lord Beaufroy"in the
school for Scandal"
LADY BROOKE in her girlhood was as demure
as little quakeress and even more devout She
was constant churchgoer and had mission"
for parish work. So, perhaps. after all her in
tcrest in the Prince OF Wales is purely pIatonic
and springs from laudable desire to turn H.
r. H. from the error Of his wavs.
THE SLEEPING Cry is the rather suggestive
title of a comedy melodrama dealing with New
York life which has Just been completed by
Octavus Cohen. managing editor Of the
Charleston Is. c. Daily World. The play is
said to abound in thrilling episodes, including
lunatic asylum GA fire. a gambling house scene,
steamship wharf, newspaper Office, and the
rescue of a child at the PARK Place station of
the Sixth avenue elevated road.