The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-22
PERSONA.

President ELIOT Of Harvard is said to have
'breathed an academic atmosphere so long
that he has become intellectually asphyxi-
ated."
CONGRESSMAN HOLMAN OF Indiana, who is
famous as the great objector declares that the
hight OF his ambition is TO own horse and
buggy.
SENATOR PETTreREw will drive a trained
moOse against trotting horse for 500 side
at the state fair to be held Of Sioux Falls, Oak,
next fall
HERR WISDrHoRsT, who died the other day,
was accounted the homeliest man in European
politics. And vet he was the most popular man
among the German women.
AT an autograph sale in Boston, Tuesday,
letter from the great actor, Charles Kean,
speaking Of his reported marriage to Ellen Tree,
was Do In by young lady for 50 %
The DUKE OF PoRTLASD's turf winnings this
year, though less than last. still reach the COM
Portable sum of Sl25, 900 which is $4,000 more
than any other winner on tie English turf.
NJ. RENAS says that the dead Prince Jerome
could have written better history of the sec
ond empire than any one else, and that if he had
eschewed politics he would have made great
place for himself in France.
SIR EDWARD CLARKE, assistant counsel for.Sir
Gordon Cumming, has been learning to play
baccarat as preparation for the approaching
trial, aud is reported to be able to give experts
good tussle at the game already.
Miss YvETT GUILBERT is the present rage In
Paris. She is slim, has green eyes and auburn
hair. She cannot sing and does not try to, but
chants. Miss Guilbert is a novelty, and the
town is correspondingy mad over her.
NED BUNrLISE, one of the most rapid writer's
Of novels and sketches Cof which he was the
author Of between 800 and 400. Is said to have
| once earned 81 500 in six weeks by hard writ
ing: Sir Walter Scott received $4,000 for
Woodstock" the work of three months.
T QUEEN VICTORIA is mortaly afraid that the
Shah of Persia will extend his proposed tour to
| England She has lively remembrance Of his
last visit when she had to stand the expense of
a regular house cleaning after the Persian
monarch had been got out of Buckingham
| palace
Mrs. FLETCHER. who died lately in England,
was the collateral descendant of Shakespeare,
being in direct line from Joan Hart. the poets
sister. She was the proud owner of his jug and
| stick. She carried on an unusual trade for a
women-that OF gunmaker-and made it pros
| per greatly.
A Boston PUZZLE EDITOR printed fac smile
Of Jay Gould's signature and asked his readers
TO guess whose it was. Among the persons to
whom the autograph was credited were 7. Reed,
lngersoll, Ike Weir Baron Hirsch, H. Greel y,
Jubal Early and Inspector Byrnes. Six experts
| IN handwriting guessed the riddle.
SENATOR JONES has built a beautiful villa at
Santa Monica. Cal, on the edge of bluff over
| hanging the ocean There is an ornamental
garde nand ranch of 30. 900 acres adjoining it.
| Mrs. Jones is so delighted with this new home
that she has determined to stick by it and keep
away from Washington except for short inter
walls.
NJ. HERBETTE, the French ambassador at Ber-
lin, recently entertained the Emperor William OF
dinner, going to an expense that would have
absorbed the whole salary of an American min
! lister. Not only had the embassy to be maguih-
Gently redecorated for the occasion. but all the
| servants were put into new liveries, and the
| dinner was brought from Paris by express
| train