The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-10
PERSONAL

| Mr. FOSTER, one OF the newly appointed rail-
road commissioners OF Texas, is a Georgian by
| birth. aud removed 70 Texas about eighteen
years ago penniless boy. He has since been
Insurance commissioner and speaker OF the
| IL gislature.
The credit is in some quarters given to
| Whistler for inducing Oscar Wilde to make his
first visit to America 1t is said that the famous
impressionist planned every detail of that tour
even to the amusing item Of that long hair with
which Oscar won half the battle among us.
WHEN Bishop Brooks was asked to prepare a
history Of his life he gave it in these words: Il
have no wife, no children. no particular honors,
speaking OF. IL IS shameful at such times as
these not to have history, but l have not got
one"
ERNEST ROCHE, the member of the French
| Chamber of Deputies who called Minister Con
stans murderer" and mis- followers ''varlets"
during Mondays session, classities himself po-
htcaliy as a socialist revolutionary republi-
can" He was formerly Of the editors of
| Rochefort's Intrangsigeant.
IN LONDON recently was sold an uncut COPY Of
| Thackerays ''VirginIans' for $50. 1t CON
tanned the following inscription in the authors
hand:
In the U. States and in the queens dominions
All people have right to their opinions,
Ana many don't much relish The NirginianS.
Peruse my book, dear r., and il you II find it
little to your taste, hope you'll bind it.
Peter RackGm. Esq, 10its best regards of the
author"
A CABLE DISPATCH from London announces
the death of Barry Sullivan. Though generally
regarded as an Irish representative actor, he
was born in BirminRh ham in 1924, and brought
up in England He made his first appearance
IN Cork in 1870, and after winning considerable
fame in Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and
Dublin, made a successful debut at the Hay
market, London, in Hamlet in February,
1852 In 1857 he appeared in this country at
Burton's theater and made tour of the states.
From 1860 to 1856 he devoted himself to
dramatic affairs in Australia, where he was
chief actor and manager OF one OF the principal
theaters.
Miss BEDLE, daughter Of ex- Gov. Bedle, is by
long odds the handsomest young woman in
Jersey city She is willow-slim and exceedingly
graceful, with big, heaven-blue eyes. a mass OF
true golden hair, and features that strongly re-
call Mrs. Langtry In those early days when the
smart set in London went wild over her the
Jersey Lily Miss Bedle has lived under the
care OF wise parents in a home crowded with
heirlooms and redolent of refined luxury. Her
bosom friend is Miss Joy Lindsey of Tennessee,
whose dark beauty chic aud high breeding,
took Narragansett Pier by storm some two
years ago.
HELEN GARDNER, whose novel. as This Your
Son, Ny Lord?" has created such a genuine
sensation, reaching sale of 25, 900 copies in
five months, is a descendant of Lord Baltimore.
Her mother was a grandnece OF Sir Robert
Peel. The gifted author is a native Of Virginia,
her father being wellknown clergyman in
that state. She is not daughter of Julia Ward
Howe, as was reported in the press of the day.
Miss Gardner recently corrected this statement
| in these words: I'm justice to Mrs Howe and
! my beloved parents, the late Rev A. G..
Chenoweth and wife of Virginia, permit me to
say that the Davenports and PeelS of Virginia
and England and the Calverts (Lord Baltlmore)
| OF Maryland are responsible for me.