The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-02
PERSONAL

THE Queen Of Italy is great reader Of En-
gIIsh novels.
The illness Of ex Dictator Fonseca is so seri-
Gus that bis recovery Is considered out Of the
question
CoUST ToLsroI's eldest daughter TatianA is
her fathers greatest help. She Is about %
years Of age, and Is & fine looking young
woman.
TIE last IneaI descendant OF Daniel Defoe,
the author OF Robinson Crusoe," lives at
Bishops Stortford, and is in receipt OF outdoor
relief from the Chelmsford Union
JOIN I. BLAIR, one OF the founders Of the
Delaware, Lackawana and Western railroad. al
though 90 years OF age attended the annual
meeting OF that corporation on "Wednesday
last.
DR. W. c. ROBERTS, president Of the UnIver-
sity OF Lake Forest, H., has been called 70 the
senior secretaryship OF the Presbyterian board
OF home missions, and he has accepted the
call
III AN INTERESTING DISCUSSION on klepto-
mania in fashionable circles. Henry LAbou.
chere, reveals the fact that he has been assured
by one OF them that it IL the commonest thing
In the world for well-bred women to rob one ar.
other.
TIE election Of officers Of the New York
Southern Society will take place tomorrow
March g. The nominations for president are
Capt. Hugh r. Garden present incumbent, and
Dr. James II. Parker. president OF the United
States National Bank.
Mrs. JOHN 7. ADAIR, the American wife OF an
Irish gentleman, has an Irish castle, an English
estate and a big Texas cattle ranch, but dis
cards them all for the charms of London She
was Miss Wadsworth twenty years or SO ago,
member of a well-known Tennessee family OF
that name
OsTRIcHEs are commonly plucked once every
eight months, yielding one pound weight OF
feathers each, but many farmers only pluck
sixty feathers at time. so as not to cause too
much irritation and Inflammation, which Is very
injurious to the health of the birds and lessons
the next crop of feathers.
AMELIE RIvEs- CHANLER, the Virginia novelist
and her husband, J. Armstrong Chanler, are in
New York city for the spring They have taken
rooms at the Everett house. The fatigue of
travelling was too much for Mrs. Chaner, and
since her arrival from Virginia three days ago
she has been confined to her bed with nervous
prostration.
The only surviving members of the United
States Senate at the memorable session OF
1850 81, Immediately preceding the war, are
said TO be Willard Salisbury OF Delaware, Ly-
man Trumbul of Illinois, James Harlan OF
Iowa. Anthony Kennedy Of Maryland, Henry
NJ. Rice and Morton S. Wilkinson OF Minnesota
Thomas L. Clingman of North Carolina and
James K. Doolittle of Wisconsin
ANOTHER AMERICAN GIRL is going to marry a
Briton whose father has a title. This time it is
Miss Elizabeth French OF New York city and
Newport. Miss Frenchs hance is the Hon
Herbert Francis Eaton, colonel in the Grena-
der Guards. Col. Eaton is the third son Of
Baron Cheylesmore OF Cheylesmore manor
County Warwick, and is 10 years old. His
father, Henry William Eaton. is one Of the
Jubilee peers. having been created a baron in
1887, the year following the jubilee of Queen
Victoria. Lord Cheylesmore, who married
Miss Charlotte Gorham of New Orleans IS a
wealthy silk manufacturer Of Coventry, Until
his elevation to the peerage he represented
| Coventry in the House Of Commons.