The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-29
PERSONAL.

SECRETARY FOSTER has left Washington for o
weeks visit at his home in Fostoria. Assistant
Secretary Spaulding will act as score
tary during his absence, Secretary Proc
tor has gone to Vermont for week or
ten days = ssiiHi
TINS ANNOUNCEMENT recently appeared in a
French advertising sheet s.M- Ernest lola. of
Paimbeuf. inventor of the spring nippers noti-
f1es his customers that he has nothing in
common with his namesake. Emile lola,
writer"
RICHARD ScHoMBuRGK, the well-known botan-
list. died recently in Australia, whittier he went
from Germany In ls49. For many years he was
director of the government botanical gardens
at Adelaide. Among his principal works Is
The Flora OF South Australia"
Frau Won BISMARCK is a most charming and
attractive hostess in her quiet home and looks
after the comfort OF her guests with almost
motherly solictude. Her husbands devotion
to her is most touching, and she is the con-
fidante OF all his cares both private and official.
PHILADEIPHIANs are discussing possible sites
for probable monument to George Washing
ton, while down in Boston and the Old Colony
lively spat is in progress over subscriptions to
like testimonialto Miles Standish. These are
rival projects and not enough money for either,
as yet.
DR. H. A. BUcHrEL formerly pastor of Trinity
indianapolis, recently addressed the Sunday
school of his old charge by photograph. The
machine was placed upon the stage in large
hall, aud the address was heard distinctly by
the whole audience.
ROBERT BARRETT BROWNING, the only child
and namesake of the famous poet and of the
still more famous poetess, is now ~ years of
age. aid divides his time between water-c color
painting and nursing the govt, to which he is a
martyr, 1t is not generally known that he is
married to an American. They have no
children.
Hon. MACKENZIE BOWEL. the new minister
OF railways of Canada is printer. Way back
in the cos he was elected to parliament. being
finally chosen minister of customs under the
late premier He was then grand master of the
Grand Orange Lodge of British North America.
DE Is native of Beleville, Ont, and his paper.
the HtetIi0encer, is now conducted by his SOU
inlaw.
PRINCE BISMARCK, who in younger days was
accustomed to write autograph letters. has now
given up doing so altogether When he does
correspond with persons who have paid him
some attention, either in the form of letter or
a present, which he is constantly receiving
from some admirer, he now only signs his
epistle himself, but in order to make up for it
not being geographically written he incloses
his photograph.
THE EMINENT civil engineer Sir John Hawkins,
who died nearly fortnight ago, designed the
tunnel under the Sevres river and drew the
plans for the proposed channel tunnel. His
name is associated with countless docks.
bridges, reservoirs and railways, and not with
British enterprises only, either. He had
reached the age of 90 at his death. He wrote
several treatises on professional subjects and
some interesting "reminiscences of his expert
enoes in South America.
CONGRESSMAN Roswell P. FLOWER of New
York, whoi is spoken of as the next governor of
the Empire state is sturdiy built man of mid
die hight, witha rotund face framed in closely
clipped black idewhiskers He is rising Sc,
and is a plain hammered, blunt spoken man.
with q habit of emphasizing his remarks by
adding: And don't you forget it, He is
enormously wealthy, being rated al $40, 900, 900,
yet he is profoundly industrious. and is per-
sonaliy popular on both sides of the House,
where he is conspicuously serving his third
term. He is an incorrigible smoker, and wears
eyeglasses.