The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-15
PERSONAL.

William Black the novelist has been laid
up In his house at Brighton, England, with a
severe Illness.
Joe" Bib0, the most famous clown in Eng
land. has just died in an almshouse His
blbbulous practices landed him there.
Charles f. Fish, of the Royal National Life
boat Institution, at Ramsgate, England has
a record Of having saved eIghty-seVen lives.
Mr.. Edmunds is the only ex-United States
senator from Vermont now living. Frederick
Holbrook is its oldest ex-governor, counting
from the time Of his election.
Signor Tito Mattel, the pianist, gave his
first CONCERT at the age Of g. and when u was
awarded a gold medal by the pope for playing
at the vatican He is now 81 years Of age.
Miss Eliza F. ROutt, wife Of ex-Gov John
L. Routt, Of Colorado. was the first woman in
Denver who registered to vote under the new
equal suffrage law. She gave her occupation
as housewife.
The sultan of Turkey is a monomaniac on
the subject of carriages. He has been steadily
engaged in making a collection OF such vehi-
Giles for the past twenty years, and now has
nearly 5OJ Of all makes and kinds,
Mrs. Greenhalge. wife Of the newly elected
governor of Massachusetts, is a highly ed
ucated woman OF domestic tastes Much
OF her time Is given to the care of a little
crippled son, to whom she is devoted.
When the annual message Of Gov. Frank
Brown was communicated to the Legislature
of Maryland the members found 1t copiously
and handsomely illustrated with photo-lith-
ographic pictures OF the public buildings
etc, upon which it treated The idea is be-
heved there to be unique, and the Legislators
are accordingly eXultant.
A first cousin of the late President Gar
field William Wallace Garfield, lives in West
Dennis, Mass. He had an adventurous youtn
and at one time was employed on the canal
when James A. Garfield was driving a mule
upon 1t. He made his way to West Dennis
where he took up a seafaring life, which he
followed ever since, till recently.
A mysterious Scotch lawyer has been hunt
ing about New York for Alice Greene. to
whom an estate with half a million is coming
In scotland. Ward McAllster was inter
viewed about her and says: Don't know
her, don't you know: never heard of her
don't you see? Know nothing Of such a per
son, don you see, don't you know, don't you
understand"
NJ zola's appeal for literary convention
between France and Russia has fallen fiat on
those to whom it was addressed. All the
Russian newspapers agree in the opinion that
the time for such n treaty has not vet arrived
The Russians contend that very few looks in
their language are published in France and
that none would appear there if the conven-
ton were agreed to. On The other hand there
is large sale for French books translated
into Russian.
A son of Mr.. and Mrs John Maxwell Of
England-Mrs. Maxwell being known the
world over as Miss Braddon the novelist-has
been leading ranchman S life in Texas for
the last year and half and has quit it to re-
turn TO England. He was in partnership for
the first year with son of Lord Stanley late
governor general of Canada Mr.. Maxwell
did not find life in Texas all that the border
romances have painted it, and lost 800. 900 He
is going into literature and intends to turn
some OF his recent adventures to account.