The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-28
PERSONAL.

JANAUscHEK will probably be given a public
testimonial in New Yorx on her retirement
from the stage.
KING CHARLES Of Portugal though under %
years Of age has grown 50 heavy that he can
hardly move about.
CoNNANDER-IS-CHIEF VEAzEY Of the grand
army is making his first visit to Minneapolis,
and the vets are giving him big reception.
JOIN D. ROCKEFELLER has sent word to the
Ohio oil fields that hereafter the STANDARD
pumps must remain idle during the Sabbath
IL IS one OF his theories that men can compass a
Better total Of results in six days labor than in
seven.
JAY GOULD and family. including Miss Helen
Gould and Mr.. Edward Gould, have left their
town house on Fifth avenue. New York, for
the summer, and are now occupying Lynd-
hurst their country home at Irvington- on-the
Hudson.
GEORGE DU MAURIER, the English artist, is of
French birth, is 81 years of age, and studied
chemistry in his early life with the expectation
or making IL his profession His first drawings
on wood were for Once Week and the CornhiH
Magazine.
GEN RUSSELL A. ALGER, Michigan's favorte
son and the Wolverine state republican candi
date for President of the United States. is one
OF toe Wealthiest and most philanthropic men
OF the present time. Beginning life as an attor-
hCga weak constitution soon forced MIN TO
abandon what promised to be brilliant pro-
1esslonal career for specializing in timber. A
rev year later he was millionaire, and now he
counts his money by the millions.
BISHOP WILLIAMS recently wrote in a reply to
young Hartford man about to be married: II
regret, sir, that it is without my province to
order the word obey omitted from the mar
rage service. There is no way that this can be
done except by vote of the House of Bishops.
The house next convenes in 1892, and if you
VIII postpone your marriage until then / will
take pleasure In presenting your petition to the
House for its action" The young man con-
cluded not to wait
GEN JOHN CocHRAYE has resigned the chair
manshp of the Tammany hall general commit
tee and will retire wholly to private life. He is
now 20 years of age, and has led a versatile
political career. Surveyor of the port of New
York under President Pierce, he became an
antl-slavery man in congress, was a union
origader during the war by President Lincoln's
appointment was nominated for Vice President
in 1864 on the ticket with Gen. Fremont, was q
Greeley man in 1872, and finally allied his fort
unes with the Tammany society.
GREAT INDIGNATION is felt in various circles of
Germany over the unjust sentence of Herr Bos-
hart, editor of ono of the Gotha journals, for
nalignment" of the Prince of Bulgaria. The
unfortunate editor is obliged to sit in prison
nine months for referring TO Prince Ferdinand
as uSurper. AS the prince is relative of the
Duke of Gotha, the patriotic officers of that city
instituted proceedings against the editor with
the result mentioned above. Prince Bismarck.
whose animosity to Prince Ferdinand is well
known, has taken the part of Herr Boshart.
The BEST PORTRAIT Of Thoreau, the poet
naturalist, is not the weak crayon head made
by Rowse in 1854, and engraved soon after
Thoreaus death. nor the ful-bearded face en-
graved from an ambrotype taken in New Bed
ford in 1861; but an ambrotype or something of
the kind. taken for Mr.. Blake of Worcester,
about 1856, and never yet satisfactory engraved.
IL represents Thoreau In full health and strength
just as he might he seen emerging from the
pine forest of Maine or Towering swamp in
Concord-his hair conpicious and tossed about,
his face full and little rustic, with all its indi-
cations of deep thought.