The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-30
PERSONAL.

The japanese emperor has Just received
from the kaiser of Germany as a present a
horse valued at 5000.
The president Of Hayt1 is elected for seven
years at an annual salary Of $4,000. Hence
the occasional scrimmage.
Mrs. Gladstone has just passed her eighty
nrst birthday. and her vitality is as wonder
ful as that OF her husband
Ex-State Treasurer Edward T Nolan. Of
Missouri, has served out his two years term
IN the penitentiary for his defalcation and
VIII settie down IN st. Louis TO begin life over
again on new tack
Henricus Nigh, who founded the Rotter-
dam Courant fifty years ago, is still actively
engaged In its editorial work at the age Of IS.
ms son has been its edltor-in-chief for TWEEN
!y-nve years and his grandson is in practical
training Tor editorial duties.
Mrs Cleveland is understood by the Phils-
delphta Ledger to have missed rare chance
OF getting into Ward McAlisters set by re-
Jectlng proposition of his to have grand
social court at Washington with ladies Of
the Blue Room and all that.
On January 10. ex-senator Charles B. Far
well, OF Illinois, had been a resident OF Chica-
go exactly fifty years. For several months
after his arrival he walked the streets in a
vain search for employment. To-day be is
one OF Chtcago's wealthiest men.
Henry Irving has accepted an invitation to
speak before the students of Harvard Uni
yers1ty The In yitation came from the new
harvard Union, the leading de ating society
In the college. In. / s. Mr.. Irving was ten
dered similar invitation, and spoke before
q crowded house composed mostly Of stu
dents. The present address will be delivered
ABOUT March H.
In his youth United States Judge William
L. Putnam, OF Boston. taught school in Saga
dohoc county, Maine. and that he was an en-
ergetc pedagogue is the testimony OF an old
settler, who says: ''5ill Putnam was the
onerest schOolmaster that school had ever
known ana when nothing in particular was
going on, he used to take the boys out and
lick EN- just for fun
Rev. DR.. C. II. Mabie. of New York, created
considerable excitement at a missionary
meeting the other day by stating that foreign
missionaries are too extravagant: that they
i've on plain too far a owe the natives; that
TOO much money is spent in building fine
houses and churches for them. If the ma
tiVes houses and churches are made OF bam-
boo the speaker thought that amboo was
good enough for Christian temples.
Mrs. W. NJ. Thackeray. who died recently in
the insane asylum at Leigh, which has been
her home for over fifty years, was Isabella
shaw when she was married. Her father was
a colonel who had 0een retired from the In
dian service and from his character I hack
cray drew many of the fine traits which he
gave to OIL Newcome. The marriage oc-
CURED early In 1886 and after the / tn Of
their third daughter in 1910 her mind Jecame
auected. For year they Travelled on the con
tinent in the hope that the balance might lie
restored, but she fell into confirmed melan-
choly, and the institution was necessary, as it
seemed. One OF the daughters is now living
Mrs Richmond Richie, who was Anne lisa ella
hackeray; one died in infancy, and another
was the late Mrs. Leslie Stephen.