The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-02
PERSONAL.

The report comes from Washington that Gen.
Wade Hampton's health has begun to fail
EMPEROR WILLIAM has appointed the Grand
Duke OF Hesse-Darmstadt general Of infantry
and field marshal Of the empire.
Hon. AND Mas. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN have
been entertaining DR.. and Mrs. Morton Prince
at their handsome English country seat.
CARL ScHURz has resigned his place as Ameri-
can director of the Hamburg American Packet
Company, to take effect on Jan. l next.
TIE Baptlsts of Australia have sent an invita-
ton to Mr.. Sturgeon to go TO their colony to
recupeTate. They promise him grand recop-
ton.
TIE report that the Duke Of Fife has practi-
eahy retired from politics is erroneous. He is
as pronounced and active q LIBERAL unionist as
ever he was
Mss ANNA DICKINSON is still the guest OF DR..
Frederick W. Seward at IEterpines, near
Goshen, n Y, aud will occasionally occupy the
lecture platform.
Rev. DR.. w. C. wNstow has been made a
member Of the council in history and archeolo-
gy OF the congress auxiliary to the Columbian
exposition in Chicago.
Mrs. JEFFERSON DAVIS. who has concluded
her visit 10 Newport, is now with her daughters,
Mrs. j. A. Hays and Miss Winnie Davis, spend
ing some time in New York.
ROBERT H, E. Porter. son of Gen. Fitzjohn
Porter, and Miss Edith Mast, daughter of
Thomas Mast, the caricaturist. were married at
Morrlstown, \. j., on Saturday.
Mas, ZERELDk WALLACE of Indiana, who is
said to be in a fair way of recovery from her
recent Illness, is the stepmother of Gen. Lew
Wallace and not his mother, as usually stated.
JEAN IsaELow is now gray-haired little old
woman of Gs years. She is a kind friend of the
poor, and at intervals gives them what she calls
copyright dinners" from the proceeds of her
books.
DR.. ARTHUR T. P1ERsoN, who is preaching in
the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian church, New
York, this month, has been invited to occupy
Mr.. spurgeon's pulpit in London during the
convalescence of the pastor
The democrats of Boston will probably re-
nominate Mayor Mathews for the city election.
Ex-Mayor Hart is spoken Of as the republican
candidate, and the prohbtionists talk of put
ting Eugene II. Ciapp in the field.
Ex-senator SPooNER of Wisconsin is being
urged to run for the governorship, and indicates
willingness, IL not desire, to do so, provided
that 1t will not interfere with his candidacy for
Senator Sawyer's seat when it shall become va
cant.
IT has been estimated that NJ. Grevy died
worth at least $4,000, 900 When elected presi-
dent he had an income OF about S. 900 per year
While ia Office he received $4,000 Of emolu
nients $50, 900 for the expenses of the household
and 100000 more for receptions.
A CRITICAL ARTICLE, which will probably ex-
cite some curiosity as to the author. appears in
the October number of the Atlantic 1t is
entitled 'Mr. Howells' Literary Greed, which
it may be added, is not precisely the creed Of
the writer OF the paper. since he calls it dread
fully contemporaneous and hopelessly indi-
vidual"
Mrs. 8. T. Swan is announced at Newport Mr..
Dyer is the son of Con. Dyer of Providence R.
l., and was conceded to be the finest looking of
the eight ushers selected by Jack" Aston
Mrs. Swan is cousin OF Col. Bonaparte and
grandniece of Mrs. Patterson, wife of Jerome
Bonaparte.