The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-07
PERSONAL.

THE car of Russia plays the trombone. The
statement of this fact will tend to soften the
severity of the judgment which the world has
passed upon the mnrderous nihilists.
Mrs. SAM RANDALL is said to be the panest
dressed woman in, Washington, but when she
goes into a drawing-room she puts all the gor
geously dressed creations behind the door.
LEWIS KAUFMAN of Waynesborough, Pa fell
dead the other evening while singing a song in
front of his boarding house. 1t is not known
whether it was the song or the supper that
killed him
GEN. CLINTON B. FIsKE, the prohibition leader
is popular among the Methodists of New Jersey
His good lady also is particularly conspicuous
in the affairs of that church. The general is
rich and liberal.
GEN. SHERIDANs personal memoirs, which
are shortly to be published, will comprise a
work of two Volumes of 500 to 600 pages each
1t deals scantily with statistics, but has much
to say of fighting.
CARR. SCHURz has received so much notice
from gr.at DerSonageS at Berlin that enthusiast
tic Germans in New York believe that Prince
Bismarck contempates offering the ex-Amer-
can cabinet minister high executive position
in Germany
Mrs. VANDERBuT's arrival in London has
placed Mrs. Mackay somewhat in a back seat
socially. Mrs Vanderbilt is regarded as bet
ter specimen of an American society woman
than the bonanza kings wife. and Mrs. Mackay
is not on Mrs. Vanderbilt's visiting list.
MARIA THEREsA's splendid monument, lately
dedicated at Vienna, Is ny far the finest and
most costly work of the kind in the empire
The ilustriOus empress is represented in a
sitting posture her right arm extended and her
LETT grasping the Sceptre. At the four corners
are equestrian figures Of her four great gen.
erals, Daun, Laudon, Treun, and Khevenhueller
The inscriptions are simple; on the front
Maria theresa" and on the back, Erected by
Francis Joseph l., 1855
BEFORE Mr.. Parnell entered politics, according
to a writer in the 81 James Gazette he was
pretty well known in the commendable charac-
ter OF n cricketer. He wls captain of the Wick
low Eleven, and in those days n very ardent
cricketer. We considered him ill-tempered and
a little hard in his conduct of that pastime. For
example, when the next bat was not up To time,
Mr.. Parnell, as captain of the fielGers, used to
claim a wicket. OF course he was within his
but relished In y country where the game is
never played on the assumption that this rule
viii be enforced In order to win a victory he
did not hesitate TO take Advantage Of the strict
letter OF the law. There is an anecdOte still
told OF hiscricketing days, which strongly illus
tr2tes the native stubbOrnneSs aud lf-will
of his character. A match was arranged be.
tween the Wicklow team aad an eleven of the
Phoenix club. 70 be PLAYED onithe ground of the
latter in the Phoenix park hr Pdrnels men,
with gTaNt trouble and inconvenience, many Of
them having to take long drives in the early
morning, assembled on the ground A dispute
occurred between Mr.. Parneh and the captain
OF the Phoenix team. The Wicklow men wished
their own captaid 20 give in aad let the match
proceed. Mr. parnell was stubborn. and rather
than give up his point marched his growing
eleven back. That must have been a pleasant
party SO returning without their expected days
amusement; but the captain did not care