The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-06
PERSONAL

DR. EDWARD BxDLoE. late Of Philadelphia now
representing this country as consul at Annoy,
China. has OF late been having the cholera, which
prevails to a more or less extent in that country
all the time. but he went through the attack
safely.
PRINcK HENRY OF BOURBON has sold hts well
known yacht Fleur-de-Lys, 90 tons, which Is
one Of the finest yachts afost, to Mr.: Morrison
| OF Newcastle on-Tyne. and she will remain at
Southampton until January, when she is to start
for the Mediterranean.
Miss ANNA DICKINSON is sadly broken in
health. and her mental trouble is not improving
There is but little in the unhappy and haggard
appearance In the lady to suggest the brilliant
minded aud forceful woman Anna Dickinson
was twenty years ago-or nVe.
Gov. JONES. the head OF the Choctaw nation.
is pacific savage. clad in store clothes, which
look as IL he had donned them with the aid Of a
pitchfOrk. He wears q stubby gray mustache,
q pOrtentious watch chain. and a diamond pin
Nesting in q sky-bue cravat. He talks very
| little English.
LIEUT.. Gov. CHASE Of Indiana, who succeeds
Gov. Hovey, is native of New York and 81
years Of age. He was educated for the minis
| try. and once ran for congress from Indiana, TO
be defeated by Mr. Matson. One OF his an
cestors Samuel Chase, was q signer OF the
declaration OF Independence.
Gov. FORAKER declares that he Is not seeking
Senator Brice's seat for that has not yet been
declared vacant. II he should be chosen at all.
ne thinks 1t will be as Mr. Sherman's successor.
The governor is inclined to believe that he has
about one third OF the republican members OF
| the legislature and sherman another third, and
that the remainder are not committed TO any
one yet.
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH has sent truly
magnificent silver wedding present to the car.
1t consists Of dinner service for twenty-four
| persons, CONSTRUCTED Of solid silver superbly
wrought and chased. There are nearly 800
pieces. The German emperors g1tt Is silver
sword, the hilt OF which is beautifully chased
and profusely ornamented with turquoises all
picked stones.
EIGHT YOUNG woxEN sailed from New York
Wednesday TO enter upon missionary work in
India. They were Miss Sarah NJ. Define of
Moline, Ill: Miss Clara A. Downey OF New
York, Miss Julia E. Wisner of Berea, o.; Miss
Mary r. Kennedy and Miss Harriet Remper of
Milwaukee, Wis; Miss Louisa Heater of Phila-
delphia Miss Margaret Z. Lanton OF Columbia.
Pa, and DR.. Mary E. Bryan OF Ogdensburg,
Ny.
BARELY D'AUREvILLY, the eccentric French
author. wrots his manuscript much as an ar
fist paints pictures. On his workable were
stands holding inks of different colors gold
black, crimson pink. green and blue, ana &C.
cording as one color or another seemed best
adapted to express the particular idea which
he sought to convey, that color he used. These
rainbow manuscripts must have aStonished bis
printers. He never revised.
THEY are telling a good story about Prince
George Of Wales, who is said to be an exceed
ingly intelligent and pleasant boy, though some
what bumptious Being recently In the com
pany of one Billy" famous journalist, who
was talking about his old school, the prince said
cheskily; WAS that where you were sent to
learn to write for the 1ImesY" 'No," said
Billy" quickly; II was sent to learn manners;"
and the young gentleman grinned and collapsed.
Hohenzellerns is illustrated in the Grand Ouch
ess Alexandrine of hecklenburg- Schwerln, sis
ter OF the Emperor William /, who Is soon 30
celebrate the seth anniversary of her birth.
Despite her age, she still attends the theater re-
gularly, and takes an active interest in current
affairs. In the early part OF the fall she was i'll
for short time, but she hae recovered her
health entirely. She Is a handsome old lady
and enjoys the affection Of the inhabirapts OF
all Germany: They do not forget her relation
ship to the old emperor.