Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-05
PERSONAL.

GEN. POPE will make his home in Milwau
kee, Wis, after next summer.
Mr.. IRVING and Miss Terry will appear at
the National Theatre in Washington this
week.
NINE. MoDJEsKA supports at her own ex-
pcnse a school for Polish children in New
York.
MISS OLEA BULL, of Cambridge, Mass, the
little daughter Of the late Ole Bull, already is
an accomplished yiOlinist.
CONGRESSMAN STEWART. OF Texas, is the
tallest member of the House. He measures q
few inches over six feet
JAY GOULD, the railroad king on his way
South, while waiting at the Baltimore and
Potomac depot at Washington, purchased four
packs Of cards.
THE SULTAN, sin testimony of high satisfac-
ton with MIR. Edwin ArnOld's ''Pears of the
Faith as poetical exposition Of the religion
Of Islam, has conferred on him the Order of
the Osmanie of the third class.
GEN. SCHRAllG, who has just been buried
by the French, was on the parade ground
when the Emperor of Germany and Marshal
Motke were in their cradles, and had gone
through fifteen years active service when
Waterloo was fought.
SENATOR EDMUNDs is astonishing Washing
ton this winter by going great deal into So
ciety. though he himself entertains company
and gives dinner parties rarely. He is rich
lives in good style, likes to tell or hear good
story, and, with an appearance of austerity,
is really a very agreeable man when he
chooses To be.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY. declining to appoint
the unheard-Of historian who is a professor
or the eminent Young lawyer who is a trustee,
has decided to ask James Russell Lowell to
represent the Institution at the 300th ami
versary Of the University of Edinburgh next
month. Minister Lowell is likely to be over
whelmed with hOnOrs, for he was the first
among all the foreign Ministers at the Court
OF st. James to receive present.
Mr.. GLADsToNE's eldest son. who will
probably be made lord as a back handed
compliment to his father, is an exceedingly
good duh and commonplace young man,
writes London correspondent. He has
spoken but once or twice during his ten years
in Parliament. and the only remarkable thing
about him is that he always PUSHES from the
House the moment his father rises to make a
long speech. Herbert Gladstone has also failed
to realize the high hopes protested by the SER
vile adherents of his father, and is now re-
garded as amiable rather than clever. very
obstinate, slightly shallow and deplOrably in
discreet.
MANGIN, the celebrated black-lead pencil
maker of Paris, is dead. He drove every day
in an open carriage, attended by a servant, to
his stands either by the column of the Place
Vendome or the Place de Ia BOurse. His SER
want handed him a case, from which he took
large portraits of himself and medals with de-
scriptions Of his pencils. which he hung on
either side of him. lie then replaced his
round hat with a magnificent FURNISHED he'll
met. mounted with brilliant plumes. For his
overcOat he dOnned a costly velvet tunic with
gold fringes. He then drew pair of polished
steel gauntlets upOn his hands, covered his
breast with brilliant culrass, and placed
richly mounted sword at his side. His SER
want then put on a velvet robe and helmet,
and struck up tune on an organ mounted in
gold. To the crowds gathered around he then
exclaimed: Il am Mangin, the great charla-
tan of France! Years ago l hired a modest
shop III the Rue RivOli, but could not sell pen
ellis enough to pay my rent. Now, attracted
by my sweeping crest, my waving plumes: my
This was true. His pencils were the very best.