The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-05
PER SONAL.

MARSHALL p wILDER's sister, Jennie G.
Wilder, is to come out q o professional humor-
list and reader
SETH ABBOTT, father Of the late Emma Alb
bolt, is back again in Henniker, n. H. where
he formerly lived.
TIE CzAR OF RUSSIA was married on the
birthday OF the Prince OF Wales. The Prince OF
Wales was married on the birthday OF the Gar
Of Russia.
TIE EXPEDITION Of DR.. Nansento the north
pole has been postponed until 1898 The delay
IS caused by the impossibility OF sooner finish
Ing the ship TO be used.
TINS STATEMENT made that Lord Dufferin is a
home-ruler is entirely unfounded. AS soon as
bis active diplomatic career is closed, he will
throw himself resolutely into the fight on the
unionist side.
A PIECE Of oak from the old frigate Constitu-
ton and a nugget Of golf found in the great
American desert in 1870 combine to make q
cane which Assessor Ingram OF West Chester,
Pa, prizes highly.
THEODORE BENT, who went to South Africa to
ascertain IL possible the origin Of the great stone
mines at Zuribabye, writes that he has not yet
been able TO discover any inscriptions, but that
he has found the ruins Of queer pottery Of Per-
sian design.
THE QUEEN has appointed DR.. Creser, organist
Of the Leeds parish church. 70 be organist in
the Chapel Royal, st James palace, and COM
poser 60 her MAJESTY in succession to Mr.
JekyH, who retires through ill-health after six
teen years CT service.
MISS BRADDoE, the novelist. has one great
hobby-the collection Of old china. She has a
series of magnificent cabinets of this at her
mouse IN Richmond, near London, and one room
Is known as the plate room, because IL is hung
around with china plate.
CONGRESSMAN WILLIAM NJ. SPRINGER, the ILL
nois candidate for speaker, is tall, wiry man,
with thin hair and an iron gray beard and mus
tache He always wears Prince Albert frock
coat carefully brushed. tightly buttoned and
ornamented with button-hole bouquet
Gov. FORAKER reports that in his two hours
conference with Secretary Blaine he was de-
lighted TO find the old-tme sparkle in the eye of
the Secretary Of State, who shows himself to be
as vigorous in mind aud body as he was before
his recent indisposition. If Secretary Blaine is
not a presidential candidate 1t is not because he
a broken down man.
THE late W. H. Smith, despite his high place
in British politics, had a very engaging modesty
Of demeanor. During the last session Of par
lament two members were discussing some
point in a side lobby, when the leader OF the
House happened to pass. Here is the head
master" said one Of the members, ''let re-
fer it to him." Don't call me that" was Mr..
Smiths rejoinder; I'm only one of the big
boys"
JOHN RUsKIN will soon complete his 79d year.
and for sixty-five of those years he has been a
poet, though for the most part using prose as
the vehicle OF expression for highly poetic
thought. At the age of be wrote In blank
verse singular essay on Time" The next
year he wrote an invocation TO the sun to shine
on his garden. which is an amusing, almost a
pathetic mixture OF poetry and pathos. At the
age of 20 he gained the Newdigate prize for
English poetry, and soon after abandoned the
muse because. as he said, he could not express
his ideas in verse.