The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-15
PERSONAL.

Luc len Bonaparte, brother Of Emperor emperor Ma Ia
poleon l., has arrived in Washington.
The first concert programme of List is ex-
hibited at Vienna. Ii is addressed to the "High
Aristocracy, Honorable Military, and Respected
Public"
ADMIRAL HoRNBY says that England would
require at least 1856 cruisers to protect her
merchant vessels from the enemy's cruisers,
and that she has but forty-two.
PORTRAIT of Gen. Sheridan by Mrs. Darragh
is on exhibition in Philadelphia. 1t is a gift of
Mr.. Childs to West Point, which already owns
Mrs. Darragh's excellent portrait of Grant.
GEN SHERIDAN before mis- illness hoped to oc-
cupy by July l, the cottage he has been build
inc at Nonquitt 1t was to be finished bv that
terested in the construction of this little sum-
mer retreat.
BISHOP CLIFFORD of Clifton, England is to be
among the next batch of cardinals. He is of
very ancient family and closely related to the
Catholic aristocracy and would fill the place
that Cardinal Howard has lost through his
recent attack of insanity.
GLADSTONE has been warmly praising both in
print and speech, the novel Robert Elsmere,"
written by u well-knOwn EugliShwOman. Henry
I.abouchere says of it: "A more tiresome book
have seldom come across, nor one more thor
oughy duh and dreary."
PORE LEO will have to grant dispensation in
case the duke of Aosta marrles Princess Letitia
uncle. Her mother, Princess Clotilde of Italy
was daughter of King Victor Emanuel The
duke of Aosta reigned over Spain for about two
years as Amadeus l.
IT is reported that Princess Alexandra of
Greece, who has been mentioned as the possible
bride of Prince Albert Victor of Wales is to wed
Grand Duke Paul, the car youngest brother.
This Paul is an unwashed Tartar savage. He
engaged to Princess Alexandra two years
ago, but the match was broken Off because of
his vile conduct at Athens.
DIR. LYMAN ABBOTT. who has just accepted
the call to Plymouth pulpit. is a man with
remarkable capacity for work. In personal
appearance he is just the opposite of his famous
predecessor He is tall and thin, with delicately
cut features and flowing beard. One thing in
common with Mr.. Beecher is the big SLOUGH hat
or wide-awake that adorns his head.
Miss CATHERINE T. SIMMONS has lust COM
pleted her fiftieth year of constant service as n
school-teacher in Boston. A purse of $3.50 in
gold was presented to her on the occasion by
the Franklin school association, of which she is
president. A strong, brave woman this must be-
and an inspiration to such of her struggling
sisters as are ready to faint under the weight
of the harness,
Mrs. DAHLGREN, the widow of the admiral
has two shells on the driveway leading to her
house which her husband sent her as little
tokens of his affection before they were mar
ried These embems of love and of war were
sent over by the English to the confederates
during the civil war, and were intended for the
Whitworth guns; they weighed 600 pounds
apiece, and were captured at Charleston, S. c.
THERE was a touching scene at Barcelona the
other day, at the birthday reception of the
King Of Spain. His majesty exercised the royal
prerogative Of falling fast asleep on his nurses
lap when all the cream Of his subjects aud the
representatives of foreign nations advanced in
courtier gravity TO kiss his hand. He was
dressed in white lace, and sat on his mothers
right hand in the arms of very respendant
nurse, in gold embroidered crimson velvet
robes. At the queens feet sat the little princess
of hp Agf he fba
Iufanta Dona Maria Teresa; and round them
were grouped the gentlemen of the bedchamber
and the ladies' Of honor. All Spain aristo-
cratic, military, naval. scientific, artistic and
political--was there; and all the nations had
sent their ambassadors robed in diplomatic
glory.