The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-25
PERSONAL

JOIN G. WHITTIER viii be - years OF age on
Dec. n. ~
Mrs. LOGAN has become q good writer, and
her literary ventures are prosperous.
Rev ARTHUR BELL NICHOLS. the husband of
Charlotte Bronte, is still living, the pastor Of a
small church in Ireland
A NEW sovEL, called "a Whoever Indeed. y
by the popular English author. Rhoda Brough-
ton, written in collaboration with Hiss Elizabeth
Bisland, Is shortly TO be published.
GEN SAMUEL SMrTH Of Baltimore had the
longest congressional career on record in this
country, being continuously in congress for
forty years either as senator or representative.
MISS MARY SIXTH of whitesburg, Ca, is the
proud possessor Of a bsdquilt quilted over 100
years ago by Miss Taylor a niece of Gen. Zach
which It is made.
The ENGAGEMENT is announced OF Miss Fan
ME Bostwick OF New York, daughter Of Jabez
h. Bostwick. Of the Standard on Company. TO
capt Albert j. Carstairs, Of the Royal Irish
Hines, now stationed at Malta.
Rev. CHARLES FoLLEN LEE, for thirteen years
pastor OF the First Universalist church of
Charleston. Mass, has withdrawn from that
body, and has been confirmed by Bishop
BrooKs as an Episcopaian minister.
ms -AAnh AhDERSON-NANAAhO Is uOb NTltlDR
book, as has been reported. Her step-father.
DR.. Hamilton Griffin, says that she was offered
Sl0,0OJ not long ago for 35-cOlumn love story,
OUT ne mad no Idea she would accept 1t.
Ex-MISIsTER PALMER, president of the world
fair, has a farm near Detroit which he makes
his summer home On it is an artistic old
CABIN, which Mr.. Palmer has filled with
antique furniture and rugs and bric-a-brac.
EDGAR ALLEN Poe, formerly conspicuous as
foot ball player at Princeton College, and now
law student at Baltimore, Is an earnest
worker IN the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. He declares that many Princeton foot
Dali players have become ministers.
DR. CALLING says his famous gun should be
regarded as a philanthropic invention, for it
has saved no end of lives By soaring riotous
people into submission. So he calls the deadly
gun the peacemaker " The doctor is getting
old, but he is still handsome man and in
robust health.
COUNT HERBERT BISMARCK, who is at present
in London, accompanied by Sir John E. Gorst
the newly appointed financial secretary of the
treasury, attended the session Of the royal
LABOR commission in Westminster hall and
displayed much interest in the evidence given
by witnesses who appeared.
THE Oldest living college graduate is said to
be Andrew Parker, whose home is in Fitzwill-
lam, N. H., the town In which he was born He
is over 100 years old, and was companion of
Lafayette during his fourth and last visit to
this country in 1924. He graduated from the
University OF Vermont in 1873 standing second
in his class.
NINE. BLouET, who is now in America with
her husband, Max O'Rell," has had large
share in creating his literary successes, and is
said by some people acquainted with both to be
more clever than her famous and witty spouse
A good many folk viii find it very easy TO be-
lieve this-soiely on the ground of what they
know of him.
QUEEN VICTORIA has again derived very great
benefit from the bracng air of the Scottish
Highlands" Her majesty has been equally
fortunate during every year during the greater
part OF her life The highland air is very sure
to dispel any malady with which she may be
afflicted or threatened. She is firm believer
in it. and recommends IL In her journal in the
Highlands"