The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-15
PERSONAL

DIoS BoUcIcAU1T, the younger, is an author
Of plays of some repute.
THE CLERK of the new court OF appeals in
Chicago is Oliver P Morton, son of the great
war governor of Indiana
REV, w. H. QUILLIAN, of the English church
10 Liverpool. has embraced Mohammedanisrn
There is Moslem institute in Liverpool
IT IS RuMoRED in London that the Duke of
Connaught will succeed Sir Frederick Roberts
as commander in chief OF the army in India.
GEN. LEW WALLACE can unbend his mind
at times and has recently evidenced this by in.
venting fishing rod and rail coupler for rail.
ways.
IT is an open secret that Ward McAllister is
making overtures to certain newspapers with a
view to supplying them with society news
Fauncy.
GoUNoD's life is known to be IN danger from
heart disease, and this will prevent him from
ever again undertaking the production of a
great work.
Dr. jacob, the great specialist in diseases of
women and children, rays that the baby of
day has much better chance Of life than the
baoy OF nrty yeas ago
The KAISER is said to be dismal failure as
dancer. Possibly he is, but he can make the
funds dance up and down the quotation list lust
ELEVEN YEARS AGO Nellie HAYDEN was O
salessirl in dry goods store in Boston, and
now she is the wealthiest woman in Denver.
thanks to lucky speculation in real estate.
A NEW clerical champion of the ballet is Rev.
w. s Caiger. a rector in Manchester England
He looks upon the ballet as an artistic drama
with distinct plot and wel-defned characters
LIEUT.. Maxwell OF the army thinks that the
Dakota climate adds to ones stature. Although
supposed to have attained his full hight, he
has grown 313 inches in little more than a
year.
ALEXANDER DUMAS. fls, wears his g. years
wonderfully we'll as one could. scarcely discern
a wrinkle upon his oIive-tinted face His hair is
now quite tipped with silver locks, but remarka,
oily bushy.
TIE KING OF SIAN has just finished very in
terestihg book, giving full account OF his re-
cent trip to the Malay Peninsula, in which his
majesty displays very marked talent for
literary work.
EARL DUDLEY's MOTHER declines to accept the
title of Dowager Countess of Dudley, which
would naturally be hers according to usage, on
the marriage OF her son. She desires to be
known as Georgna, Countess of Dudley
ONE OF Gen. Harney's old soldiers says that
| the famous Indian fighter. who was a finished
athlete. was remarkably fond OF pugilism, and
used frequently get into rows beneath his dig
nifty simply to display his pugilistic skill.
EVER SINCE Queen Victoria patronized a
trainer with three performing bears, these ami
mails have been all the rage in England, aud no
doubt the swells who usually follow the royal
lead will discard their canine pets for the more
fashionable bear.
Mas. FRANCES WooDRING is superintendent of
a coal mine at Ashland, Pa, having occupied
the position since the death of her husband
several years ago she IS popular with the
miners, who number $50, and is energetic and
successful with her work.
JOHN KURTz, pioneer of California, Nevada
| and British Columbia, and one OF the best
known old timers on the Pacific coast, died in
Vancouver last week. He was one of the or
| ganizers of the vigilance committee in San
| Francisco and was captain of the first militia
| company formed in that city.