The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-21
PERSONAL

The GRAND DuKE OF Mecklenburg- Schwerin,
who was not expected 10 live few weeks ago,
has now hopes. OF recovery.
Barr HARTK was a clerk in the San Francisco
mint in 1855. shortly before he made failure
OF reporting for the Chronicle.
The PRINCE OF WALES and Lord Dudley use
lavender as a perfume. The latter uses sschets
for his ties, handkerchefs, and silk socks.
Mrs HENRIETTA LAMAR. widow Of Gen. Mira
beau B. Lamar. ex-president of the Texas re-
pubic, died at Santa Anna, Tex, last tuesday.
Mrs. KATE Howell, aged 1o2, is the Oldest
woman in Wayne county. North Carolina. Her
husband died thirteen years ago at the age OF
| 81.
BIsHoP COLEMAN Of the Episcopal diocese of
Delaware. has Just returned from twenty
days tramp through Maryland and Virginia, In
which he walkel 375 miles.
The late Levi NJ Bates, the New York dry
goods merchant, who was drowned last Satur-
day afternoon, carried about S14l0oo life in
| surance, aud had recently made application for
more.
The Duke of Portland has necktie for every
hour of the day and he never wears his gloves
twice. His hosier's bill is about ), 20Oa year.
The Duke of Fife spends about the same
! amount.
LIEUT.. JONI GUILE MlLLAIs, son Of the cele-
brated artist, is about to publish book on nat
ural history which is to be largely illustrated
by himself 1t will be Game Birds and Shoot
| ing Sketches"
Rev. DR.. WATTS Of England, q delegate to the
ecumenical Methodist conference at Washing
ton, visited Western Maryland College on Mon
day. In 1888 the college conferred upon him
the degree of DID.
CHARLES GAYLoR, now critically i'll at st.
vincent's Hospital, New YORK, has produced 23S
plays since 1919, besides in his earlier years
doing great deal of theatrical writing for
Greeley and the elder Bennett.
Sin ALFRED TENNYsoN is about to bring out
new volume Of verse. Singularly enough, al
though the aged poet carries on dairy farm
on the Isle of Wight, he has never yet at
tempted to rhyme zephyr" with "heifer."
PHILADELPHIA has a pretty Quaker pharma-
cist, DR., Susan Hayhurst of the Woman's Hos
pital. She is pharmacist in chief and an au-
thor,ty In hygenic matters. BY way of recrea-
ton she looks after the lawns, gardens and
trees on the hospital grounds.
THE young Countess of Dudley, who was re-
Gently married In London, win in all proba-
billy be the social lioness of next season
Beside her great beauty and smart title, she is
the proud possessor Of the richest collection of
jewels in England, including the famous sap
phires. which are said TO be the finest in the
world.
Rev. DIR. E. a. HoFFMAS, dean of the General
Theological Seminary (Episcopsl) in New York,
is called the wealthiest clergyman in the world
His property. which consists largely Of real
estate in New York city, and includes the Hoff-
man house, is valued at from Sl5,000,0O0 to
$50, 000, 900. He has made many gifts to the
seminary, and his charities extend to Episcopal
| institutions all over the country.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT who was in Chicago
early this week on his return from the hunting
grounds of the Shoshones proposes this scheme
for the worlds fair: 81 want an exhibit of every
| weapon and utensil used Ia hunting, fishing and
trapping since the discovery OF the country
down to the present day We have the greatest
hunting country on earth. We want nothing
but what is American. For instance. know
where the rifles used by Davy Crockett and
Daniel Boone can be secured"