The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-19
PERSONAL

LOUIS HERsszorF, the famous builder of
yachts. says that personally he is not In favor
Of high speed boats.
JUDGE T. T. BoULDIN OF Charlotte county,
Virginia. died recently at the age Of 70, in the
same house, room aud bed in which he was
born.
JOIN W. MAcKAY's hue mansion in the Rue
Tilsit. Paris. is for sale at $500, 900, which is
said TO DO no more than the worth Of the lot
alone.
WILLIAM II. loves homeIy fare. He insists
on having on his table every Thursday dish of
mashed peas. smokel beef and sauer kraut, TO
BE- eaten together.
Mr. GoscHES, the chancellor of the British
exchequer, is said to be the abIest debater in
parliament, but h has a voice like the hoarse
croak OF rain crow.
J. A. LOGAN. JR., IS thought to be fatally i'll
with la grippe and tumor or abscess in one of
his ears. The attending physicians have but
little hope for his recovery.
Gov FRANCIS Of Missouri says that his state,
though disssreeing with ex-PresIdent Cleveland
on the silver question, is in sympathy with him
on the tariff issue, and is In favor of his reRom-
nation.
TIE CZarina OF Russia has received the Maria
Cross Of Honor from her imperial husband
She hasfor twenty-five years been associated
with the charitable Institutions founded by the
cars mother.
JOEL B. MAYEs, late chief Of the Cherokee
nation, was Q native Of Georgia, and IS years OF
age. His father was A white man and his mother
of mixed blood, a descendant on the paternal
side Of James Adair.
REV. FATHER swEBAcH. of Prairie de CHEN,
Wis, received cabegram from Rome notify
ing him of his appointment as bishop of the La
Crosse diocese, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of Bishop Flasch.
Ex-EMPERoR Don PEDRO died poor and the
Count and Countess d'Eu during their residence
at Versailles depended entirely on the Duke de
Nemours, who gave them the generous allow
ance of g., 1000 month.
CAPT. ALEXANDER RODGERS, United States
commissioner of the Columbian exposition to
Brazil, has returned to New York and reports
that the new republic will make highly cred
table exhibit at the fair.
TEE WIFE of Senator Davis OF Mime
sofa is fond of hunting. While mere child
she was trained to handle rife, and she has
small Winchester that shows signs Of use hang
ing m her Washington homo.
SCOTLAND is fast losing Its distinction as the
home Of religious conservatism. A few Sun
days ago Rev. ] II. Crawford, the esteemed
pastor of a Presbyterian church in Dundee,
made plea in his sermon for cheap theaters.
BESIDES her own daughter Miss Winnie Da-
Wis, the widow Of Jefferson Davis has also an
adopted child, now 80 years OF age Her family
name was Bessie Tilman. The girl formerly
lived at Beesivoir, Miss, but is now In north.
ern school.
c. D. YoNeE, who, since 1885, had filed the
chair OF English literature in Queens College,
Belfast, died recently. He was one of the
most voluminous Of wribers. Greek and Latin
dictionaries natural histories, biographies and
works OF e miscellaneous character all came
from his pen.
THE LIBRARY of the late George Bancroft,
which rs soon to be sold in one lot, is large
and valuable collection. His friends in Wash
ington often used to question whether Mr.. Ban
croft's residence should be called home with
library or library with some living rooms
attached to it.