The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-27
personal.

According % the Baltimore sun the Rev
Dr William h. Milhuu owed his election as
chaplain OF the House of Representatives 10
a party OF western cong re-smtn whom. dur
ing voyage on an Ohio steamboat he rebuk-
ca Tor Their intempeTaHce, profanity, ana
gam bling
-Four generations Of one branch Of the Lin
coin family met at the home Of Marvin Lin
coin. in Maiden. Mass a few days ago saws
the New York Times. The oldest one present
was 20 years old, and the Youngest five months.
mere was one great grandfather one great
gIaniuInoiner, two grandfathers. TWO gralu-
mothers. three fathers four mothers. one
brother and two sisters OF the ashamed
generation. and BOTHER minor relatives.
DR.. Oliver Wendell Holmes surprised and
pleased the congregation present at Meth
odist camp meeting In ASnury Grove, Mass
on sunday afternoon, having driven over
from ms summer residence in closed car
rlage. de entered the tabernacle tent where
tht religious services We're held. leaning upon
friendly arm. and sat some time listening
TO the speaking and the singing Dr. Holmes
IS liberal IN his religious beliefs, but he was
heard TO say that he liked the Methodlsis
preach.
Old DR.. Sanders. who died in New York
some years ago, was known to lots of school
children as the author Of various readers. ~
These humble intellectual pro iucts earned a
considerable fortune for him and because Of
their financial success IL is interesting to re
can the fact that when he offered the manu-
script OF the first volume Of the series to
MessrS. Harper he asked for it the modest
remuneration Of IS. The offer was rejected
ana the dlfhdent author returned to school
teaching; but eventually the Harpers recon
Sluered their decision and the book turned
out TO be one of the most profitable publica-
tons
Now that Howell Osborne is in New York
again, says the New York Press, a small
army Of florists, wine dealers men S furnish
ers, tailorS, etc. are in clover Young Mr..
Osborne spends s25 a week upon his barber
ana, unlike some other of Mr.. OsbOrne's cred
ltorS, the barber does not have to sue for his
dues. Inc barberfng requires about an hour
every morning and an inconsiderable amount
OF lavender, perfumery and brilliantine are
consumed. Mr.. Osborne does not know that
hard times prevail. He spends money Law
lshly In leading gay life and maintains by
MS way OF life his declaration under oath two
years ago that he did not believe young
married man could live like a gentleman in
New York on less than $500 week.
A Philadelphia firm has just received from
England several original documents in the
handwriting of William Penn. including a
will written just before he left America for
England after his first visit deed of land in
PENNSYLVANIA, and letter TO his wife. The
signature to the will has been torn of. The
elma Penn" and begins: Being now about
ready TO leave this part Of the world and
ready to come to you, not knowing how the
Lord pleaseth to deal with me in my voyage,
lest the sea be my grave and the deep my
Sepulchre, write unto thee. as my beloved
one, the great JOY and crown of my life
above all visible comforts, always valued by
me, ana honored above women"