The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-02
PERSONAL.

ARCHBISHOP FEEHAN of Chicago is probably
the richest prelate in America. says q western
paper.
KEW. JAMES PORTER, pastor Of Asbury Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Chester, Pa, has &C.
cepted a call to Bermuda, where he will be-
come presiding elder of eight colored churches.
LORD HERscHEL1- the new lord chancellor Of
Great Britain, and incumbent Of that office
under Gladstones last administration before
this, Is not directly descended from the great
astronomers who bore that name but is of the
same FAMILY. The Herschells are Of German
origin.
GRIEF JUSTICE FULLER aud Mr.. Justice La
mar OF the United States supreme court and
several judges of state courts in Maine we're en-
tertained by the Knox County (Mo) Bar Asso-
citation last week A steamboat excursion and
dinner without specification, made up the pro.
gramme.
Emma GOLDMAN, the anarchist, used TO live In
Philadelphia, and it is related that once when
the house cat captured sparrow she nearly
tainted at the sight She rescued the bird,
tenderiy nursed II back to life and when IL
died some time sfterward she buried it with
tears In the backyard,
A NOTABLE game Of croquet was played at
Barre, Mass a few days ago, by Dr.. William
L. Russell, the Oldest living graduate Of HAr
ward University, and his two brothers, James
yer. The aggregate age of the players was 261
years Dr.. Russell being nearly 95 and his
orothers respectively s. and 50.
HUGH FAY, the Irish entertainer, tells a good
story of his adventure with a consumptive
Trend at the Arkansas Hot Springs Fay him
SELF was much 3maclated, but his unfortunate
companion in misery was so Attenuated that on
receiving postoffce order for $50 and being
paid Ia silver dollars he had to give Fay half OF
them to save his life the task of Transporting
mo- mn ia ont Of tha i'm
AT the coming reunion of Catholic arch
bishops in this country, at Archbishop CORR
CANS house in New York next October, Car
dnal Gibbons will preside, not, however, be-
cause OF high Office, bub because a decree of
POPE Plus TX, issued in 1858, made the arch
olsnop or Baltimore whoever he might be, take
preced nee over all others in Assem- blies Of this
KIND, regardless OF the length of time that any
OF those present had been consecrated.
The MACDERhor, Mr.. Gladstone's attorney
general for Ireland, is one of the few Irishmen
who retain the old titles of chiettaincy. He is
the head of the ancient MacDermot family,
formerly princes of Moylurg. American news
papers in printing alleged pictures of The Mac
Dermot, have fallen into the curious error Of
reproducing over his name the features of
Patrick McDermott NJ P, an anti Parnellite
politician of plebeian origin. The MacDermot
is clean shaven, wnle Mr.. McDermott sports
mustache.
IT IS THOUGHT that Mr.. wanamaker receives
more appeals from cranks and other beggars
for money and Official favor than any other
man in public life. Nearly or quite all Of these
requests come from persons who are utter
strangers to him; aud many OF them plead for
aid TO various real or imaginary religious enter
prises. The Postmaster General has a private
secretary, Marshall Cushing. who knows how to
deal with all these letters; and they say that
he can write an answer that will fatter the re-
cipient almost as much as compliance with his
petition would.