The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-24
PERSONAL.

Francis $. Palmer, who has been appointed
private secretary TO Collector kiibreth, Of the
New York custom horse is a Harvard grad
uate and member Of the bar.
Author William D. Howells is about TO
come out as an advocate Of radical changes
| in the social system. He is even accused Of
decided leanings toward anarchy.
Prof. Franz Won Lenbach is at work on two
portraits Of Bismarck. One represents the
ex-t lncelior sitting in great rockingham
IN ms working room, while the other Is full
! length portrait
=. Henry de Varigny. who has been ap-
pointed by the French government to investi-
gate tho American oyster industry. has ar
rived in this country and was Investigating
In Connecticut last week
lola put his recent visit to London 10 some
practical use by learning all he could about
the seamy side of the British metropolis,
with the idea of utilizing the information
thus obtained In his next novel.
Ho War Tong, prominent dealer'in glass
ware at Hong Kong, who has hitherto pur-
chased his stock IN France, Germany and
Belgium. hiss decided to have his ware manu-
featured hereafter at the Pttsburg and New
Jersey factories
Mai. Rotner, who has given $4,000 park to
the public in Stockton on-Tees. sold hot rolls
on the streets of Hartlepool, England, when
lad He afterward established himself on
the Tees when hot rolls would have been APP
pcopriate enough, but net so lucrative as the
shipping trade he built w there.
Mr., Philip D. Armour has been visiting Bos-
ton, inspecting the Massachusetts Institute Of
Technology and other educational institu-
tions in that line, with the view of getting in
formation that can be put to practical use for
the benefit of the great college in Chicago
which ne has so splenGidly endowed.
Mrs. Amelia Waite, president of the Ma
tlonal Mary Washington Monument Associa-
ton, who has spent several days in Freder-
icks5urg, Va. inspecting the work OF prepar-
alton for the erection OF the monument, says
that all the Stonework Of the old monument
ana excavations carefully made but no trace
OF the comm could be found, and il was he
lievcd that the body must have been buried
In some other part Of the lot.
Congressman John Allen, Of Mississippi,
went over TO Baltimore last week to assist at
the first mass meeting Of the regular democ-
racy. and IN his speech he told his usual
stories with one that was new to the audi
ence. 1t was about a fOolhardy negro and
prize mule, old Beck" The negro jumped
holdlT to his fate there was a'moment OF eX-
element: cloud OF dust was seen The only
remains were a pair of b0dlv damaged suS-
peadors 0ne the verdict of the coroner jury
was, Accidental - and he wasn't sick a
Gov. Jones relates that shortly before APP
ponattax Gen. Robert f. Lee astonished
young confederate staff officer by looking
quite intently at him and asking if those
people surprised your command this morn
ing The officer was taken aDack at the
question, for he had Just reported that the
troops were in good order, and he replied
No. and asked if such report had
como TO hun. Gen Lee answered that he
had received no such report, but that,
Judging from appearances something ur-
gent must have prevented you young men
about headquarters from making your toilets
this morning and he pointed to the officers
cavalry boots, the leg OF one being outside the
trousers, while on the other the leather was
half stuffed inside The young officer face
turned red as he saluted and started Off but
Gen. Lee called him back and said he
intended only to caution him as to the
duty of officers, especially those near persons
Of nigh command, to avoid anything on a re-
treat which might look like evidences of\de-
moraliZatiOn.