The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-26
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REUNION OF the Harlan family, descendants
of George and Michael Harlan, who came to
this country from Scotland in 1882 is to be held
at Richmond, Ind. There are about 5000 of
them.
NJ. PAsTEUa is lying in a rather precarious
state of health at Vlleneuve PEtang, near ST.
! Cloud. The eminent scientist Is subject to an
! affection Of the heart and about a month ago
he suffered from bad attack that left him
| very weak.
THE WIFE of Congressman Springer is a writer
of verse, volume of which has been printed.
| She has sweet, gentle manners, and is noted
| for her habit of wearing gray gowns that har-
monte with her handsome gray hair and DARK
! eyes. 1t Is fashion that pleases her artistic
| friends.
NEWPORT, R. l., is soon to be enlivened by
visit from the young Earl of Westmorelsnd
and his wife, who is half sister Of Lady
Brooke. II was the earls sister, Lady Grace
| Fame, who was the subject Of the libel that
caused Edmund Yates to languish six months
in jail
BoURKE COCHRAN is the only Irish duke on
this side of the water, says the Brooklyn Eagle
He was created Duke Of Dublin by Judge
Iappan, in whose Office he studied law. The
Judge used to say that Bourke would never
make great lawyer because he lacked appli-
cation, but he possessed elO0uence enough to
draw applause from a brass monkey.
WHEN Thomas A. Edison was a poor. bare
footed boy, says a visitor in St Louis, he lived
In Fort Gratiot, Mich He rugged up a tele-
graph line from his own house to a playmate's,
who was not very skillful IN receiving messages,
and would therefore come out of doors and I'm
lsh the conversation verbally. This was such
reflection on the young genius and his appa-
ratus that he would resent it vigorously.
HUBERT HOWE BANCROFT, the California his
torian, is endeavoring to sell his library to the
United States for S500,G00. The figures seem
almost voluminous as the authors histories.
Senator Frye has fathered the Senate bill pro
ylding for the purchase Of the books. The New
York World says: ut looks as If there were
some fat to be tried out Of it, for the library
was of1ered for sale some time ago at much
smaller price"
ONLY one instance in which a lady has
changed her name three times in one day is on
record says the Boston Globe Mr. Croft son
OF Sir A. d. Croft married at Weigh Hill,
Hants, to the eldest daughter of Mr. Marsh, at
one time member of parliament for Salisbury.
The same day the old baronet died suddenly,
and the son succeeded him. Thus the lady was
In the morning Miss Marsh, in the afternoon
MIS- Croft and st night Lady Croft.
Mrs. LAvINIA FILLMORE of Clarence IN Y,
who celebrated the 1O5th anniversary of her
birth last week, is the widow of the Rev Glezen
tlllmore, cousin OF Willard Fillmore, formerly
President OF the United States Her husband
died In 1874. 1t was Mrs Fillmores wish that
there be no public celebration OF her birthday.
Mrs. Fillmore was born in Waterbury, Conn, in
liS7, and moved to New York state when very
young. When % years old she was married to
the Rev. Mr.. Fillmore. The Fillmores lived in
Buffalo in 1872 when that city was burned by
the British. Since her husbands death Mrs.
Fillmore has lived quietly on her farm at Clar
enoe. 1t is said that sac has mover ridden on a
railway train The old lady enjoys good health
and promises to live a number of years.