The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-07
Personal.

NJ. PAsrEUR has received advices from Syd-
ney, New South Wales, that his method for the
determination of rabbits has been tried expert
mentally on Rhode Island, in Port Jackson har-
Dor, and has proved a success.
THE king of the Netherlands, who is dying.
has been in precarious state for several months
and now he is wheeled about from room to
room In a chair, and is even unable TO sign his
name. During the last three weeks all state
business has been transacted by Queen Emma.
MRS MONA CARD, who started the discussion
on rs Marriage a Failure?" spends most of her
time orsa large estate in Hampshire, dividing
her time between experimenting her farm and
performing literary work on a typewriter. She
is the author of two or three novels. and is as
bright In conversation as she is radical on all
social questions.
EUGENE Bloc, II years of age, recently com
mitted suicide in Paris on account of unreclp-
rocated affection. He fell in love with plaster
cast of Venus in his fathers house, and would
stand gazing at 1t for hours The boy neglected
his studies, and his father grew angry and
broke the statue to pieces. Eugene went to his
room, twisted sheet around his neck and
strangled himself.
ger, whose real name is Benson, has reached
the end of his money, and is living now on
an allowance of $50 week. He got
rid of S2. c00,00O in two years. His horses are
being sold, aud of them. Hazelmere
brought $4,000 at Tattersal's few days ago,
Benson manages to look like prosperous man.
as lile NthSL wardrobe b1dI ne purchased IN his
days of prosperity is still far from exhausted.
ELLA VIAssIRoFF is the name of the famous
Bulgarian brigand whose name has been max
ing things lively in that country of late. He is
man OF medium size, with broad shoulders
huge black mustache, aud a hand as white and
soft as II womans. He wears a picturesque
costume, and is never without cigar or cigar
cite in his mouth. He is devoutly religious
and holds services in the forests and mountain
passes. He is said to kill captive in the po-
litest manner imaginable. Altogether, he is a
grand villain.
REV. THOMAS SUNRISE, a full FLOODED Indian,
and once medicine man of the Oneida tribe of
New York, has volunteered to become pastor of
a colored Method st church at Putnam, Conn.
Sunrise claims to have converted the Onedas to
christianity He has been at Worcester, Mass,
for month past. He will draw no salary from
his new pastorate, but will depend upon the
generosity Of his flock for maintenance Sun.
rise is large, impressive redskin, with good
command Of English and a certain picturesque
eloquence that is most impressive.
II. RIDER HAGGARD is one of the few fortunate
novelsts who do not have to depend upon their
books for support He married a Norfolk eng
land) heiress, who is owner OF buckingham
Manor, on the edge of the Bath hills. In a cor
ner room of the fine old house, which is overrun
with roses, clematis and jasmine, Haggard con.
cocts and writes his popular yarns. He wears
free-and-easy costume with knickerbocker
breaches and a bobtail jacket. He smokes
briar-wood pipe and, like most literary men,
finds great consolation in tobacco. His home
is filed with curiosties.
SPEARlNG of the Princess of Wales, lie Figaro,
of Paris, remarks: Her friends say that often
as night falls, in the large hall Of Sandringham,
she remains for hours watching the Goals red
dening in the immense fireplace; she does not
sec what passes around her: She listens TO moth
ing that is said TO her neither the calling of the
Princess Maud, nor the Jokes of Prince Albert.
Her hi2hnesS sleeps say her attendants. They
deceive themselves. Her hghness meditates on
the little Alexandria who believed herself des-
tined TO marry petty German prince. very
domestic, very faithful, and who would have
died very happy after having had many chill
dren.n