The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-24
PERSONAL

TIE MIGHT WATCH: over the grave Of August
Belmont at Newport is still kept up, and will be
continued for some time 70 come.
BARON RoTHsCHILD. who recently lost go. 900, :
0lo in speculation, told friend that his opinion
OF himself could not be put into words.
TIE EARL OF LoSsDALE has sold at auction the
horses USED by him t. his recent driving match
with the Earl OF Shrewsbury The animals
fetched $50 guineas.
Mr. NEBEKER, the new treasurer of the United
States, is a short, stout man, with a round and
rather ford face, marked BY a black mustachk
He IS about 40 years old.
BILL NYE and James Whitcomb Riley, who
fell out a year ago or 50 because OF Riey's con
vivial habits have made up their differences in
meeting at Indianapolis.
JOHN PHILIP SoUsA, the soldier who directs
! the United States Marine Band, is a composer
10 addition TO a number OF symphonic compost
lions he has written two operas
Miss ANNA DIcKIHsoS. unrecognized by the
rest Of the audience. occupied a box at Proc
tors Theater. New York. Monday evening, and
saw Mr.. Wilkinsons Widows"
REV. DR.. S. a. GooDwry, pastor Of Grove ave
nue. Baptist church, Richmond, has accepted an
invitation to deliver the memorial address in
honor OF Gen. Joseph f. Johnston.
GRACE GREENWOOD and Miss Georgia Cayvan
are to recite at the afternoon tea of the New
York Woman's Press Club next Saturday and
Miss Lippincott, Grace GreenwoOd's daughter,
will sing.
GRANT ALLEN. the English novelist and essay
ist, is thin and Intellectual man Of IS. His
eyes are light blue and his hair gray He was
born IN Canada, but has passed the greater part
OF his life in England.
CHARLES DUDLEY WARMERS WIFE is a fine mu-
stefan, and one OF the pleasantest rooms in
their charming house at Hartford is the music
room, with its grand ano and many curios
picked up in foreign lands.
KING CARLOS of Portugal is "a years old He
is blonde unlike the majority of his country
men, and is a man of education and of graceful
hearing. He talks well, speaks French, and is
clever artist in water colors.
TIE Hon. WILLIAM N. SPRINGER Of Illinois,
when asked about the speakership Of the next
House. promptly responded: 81 have a strong
support and stand a good chance of being
elected. Yes, l have supporters in the south ="
GEN. J. S. CLARKsoN has sold to his brother,
Richard p Clarkson, a half interest in the IolDa
State Register at Des Moines and a half interest
in the building occupied by the paper, the con
slderation named in the conveyance being SS5,
600
DR.. ETHELBERT D. WAKEFIELD, the new presi-
dent of Lafayette college, has worked with
great success as president of Miami University
He is only 80 years of age, and was graduated
from Princeton in the class Of so. He was the
first American TO hold a fellowship at Oxford.
Mrs MARTHA STRICKLAND, teacher of parlia-
mentary law, lays down the rule that in all cases
when the speaker is uncertain whether the lady
/ in the chair is married single, she should be
addressed as Mrs. President. She also advances
| the broader plan that no adult woman should
be addressed as miss"
Mrs ADRIAN s. HEWITT. the wife of one ex-
mayor of New YORK, and the sister of another,
was the only daughter of Peter Cooper She
| is amiabe, gracious and charitable in the best
! sense of that much abused word. She has been
a beauty, and her ki7d, dark eyes and gentle
| face and manner still convey an impression of
| pronounced good looks. Mrs. Hewitt is fond Of
| society and entertaius largely.