The morning news., 1888-08-30
PERSONAL

HENRY IRVING and Miss Terry, who are at
Lucerne, Switzerland. have been nearly drowned
by lncessant ram.
JusroF ADLER, Chicago artist, who was
booked for passage on the Inflated Geyser. did
not sail because mis- baggage was not delivered
in time AMI he would not consent to have it
forwarded by the next steamer.
HERBERT SPENCER has been spending the
summer with Mr.. Grant Allen, at Dorking,
studying matters sociological and collecting
material autobiographical His uncertain
health has prevented him from doing much
work on either line.
PRESIDENT CARNoT, of France, has been
placed in a curious dilemma. He was taught
the handicraft of a carpenter in his youth and
the striking carpenters of Paris have written to
him complaining that he has not attended their
meetings nor subscribed to their fund.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS new baby boy will be
christened at Potsdam in the Garrison church
next Friday. The Empress Victoria and the
duke of SAKE Coburg-Gotha will be present at
the ceremony. The king OF Sweden, who is to
be one of the sponsors, is expected to arrive at
Potsdam next Wednesday from Copenhagen.
Mrs PALMER, the wife of the senator from
Michigan, is a brght-eyed, pretty. petite
woman who dresses exquisitely and has become
one of the most popular ladies in Washington
society. She is descendant of Gov. Winslow,
of Vermont and has a fortune in her own right
Mrs. Palmer is an accomplished French scholar.
SENATOR MoRoAS's thirty seven-hour speech
on the fisheries treaty was great strain on him
physically. When his voice became weak he
would refer to some citation on the subject in
hand and call on the clerk to read it. lie thus
obtained frequent intervals of rest, which en-
abled aim to perform his remarkable oratorical
feat.
QUEEN VICTORIA has won quite n reputation
among English agriapturalsts as what may be
called royal farmer of the gentler sex. At the
show of the Isle of Wight agricultural society
recently. she took three prizes for farm horses,
la for hsNNt
winning the champion prize for the best ram
and the reward for the best pair OF ewes.
1T IS SAID 10 be a curious sight to watch the
little Indian children when they first come to
the House Of the Good Shepherd, in Denver, to
be educated by the government When they
first reach the institution they 20 upstairs on
their hands and knees not understanding tho
use OF the stars and sleep at night under the
bed, from which they first pull the clothes.
HENRY II. SMITH, of San Francisco, Cal, died
some years ago and left most peculiar Will.
He hequeathed his property to his widow, stip-
ul9tinS that she snoalt caLcdte their son as y
lawyer, and have MIN taught the Chinese Ian
guaSe. Mrs. Smith has faithfully carried out
these provisions, and her son, who il now of
age, can talk American law TO Celestial with
OUT effort.
SIR MoRELL MAcKEN2lE's justification, which
he is preparing, will probably not be issued to
the public before October. or perhaps Novem-
ber The book will be illustrated by various
drawings, aad one of the most notable things
winch Will he given is u message written by
Emperor Frederick upon his deathbed upon
slip of paper which he handed to the English
physician. A fac-simile of this message will
appear in the book as well as on the cover
PRINCE BISMARCK. who was recently elected a
member OF the Berlin Guild of Taiors has re-
celved his diploma. II is beautifully executed
on parchment, bears the banners of Alsace-
Lorraine thanking the Bismarck -Schonhausen
coat-of-arns-the three-ieaved clover with net,
ties, in n blue field-surmounted by the emblems
OF the craft the fat-ron. the scissors, yard
stick, needles, brush. skens Of thread cloth and
leather box. bearing on its cover the Bismarck
crest, wrought IN solid silver surmounted by O
prtnceiy crown in rich gliding.