The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-11
PERSONAL



RoDzRr BOWER has ninsty-three horses.
FRIENDS OF Senator Aldrich say he VIII leave
The Senate solely because ne Is too poor 10 stay
there.
BISHOP LucIUs HAIsEY. one Of the most elo-
queat negro orators in Georgia. was at one
time slave on the Plantation Of Richard n.
Johnson. the author
PAsrEuR is a small. solidly built man. very pale
and rather sickly in appearance. He limps
when he walks. His face shows in every Inca
ment high order Of intellect.
PRrvATE SECRETARY HAnFoRD's wife is in bet
ter health than when she first went TO Georgia,
and IS now to be with her daughter, who is
studying music in Atlanta. awhile
As Col ISGERsoLL is to lecture on Shakes
peare in Minneapolis soon an attempt will
be made to arrange for public meeting
ana discussion between him and I9natius
Donnelly.
LEISsTER HOUSE, the handsome mansion with
the $4,000 staircase on Carlton House terrace,
IN London, and the future residence Of Mrs.
John w. Nackay, was a birthday gift to her
from her husband.
Mrs. Frances HoDGsox BURNETT is said to
have tried the ~mind cure" in Boston with
happy results, although Miss AlcoUt, who also
experimental with that treatment, received no
appreciaole benefit from it.
The LATE KING KALAKAUA had more than fair
knowledge Of Greek and Latin, and also had a
speaking acquaintance with four modern Ian
guages. He knew enough Hebrew to read the
original text OF the Old Testament.
THE ESluTY existing between Gilbert and Sui
Ivan has grown more aud more bitter with the
lapse of time on the part of the hot-tempered
Scotch member of the once famous firm OF col
laboraters. Mr.. Gilbert has always been quar-
relsOme and has had three rows whicn have at
tracted newspaper attention in London within
as many months.
Ma. WINDOW, like Gen. Grant and Secretary
Manning, was great smoker OF cigars, and his
excessive use of tobacco is supposed to have
agg awaited mis- heart trouble He was disin-
chned TO take any physical exercise and disliked
walking. Even IN going the short distance from
the treasury building to the white house he was
accustomed 70 take carriage.
WARD MoALLIsTER's overcoat has become as
| well known to New Workers as Sewari's statue
Mr.. Mcklister, who has many odd fancies and
prejudices, Las twined his pure affections fast
ana hrm around this particular garment. It is
q brown overcoat with a velvet collar. and il
must be admitted that it has rather a rusty
| look.
MRS. JOHN W. MAcKAY's house-warming in
! her New London residence was one of the most
brilliant events of the WesI End season. Min
lister Lincoln, crowd of distinguished diplo-
mats and big slice of Debrett and Burke were
IN attendance, admiring the magnificent man
sion and its appointments, discussing society
scandals and slipping tea which hal cost 1920 q
pound
JOHN II. LITTLEFIELD, who recently lectured
in Concord, N. H., on Personal Recollecticns
of Abraham Lincoln, was told before he be-
| gan his lecture there not TO expect much ap-
plause, as a Concord audience was proverbiaIy
| undemonstrative; but during the lecture the
audience cheered uproariously at Lincoln S
stories and hits at Douglas in the great debates
/ of 1858 that the chairman afterward said that
| he never saw anything likeit Toe people never
seem to tire of hearing about the great war
| President.