The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-05
PERSONAL.

THE wife of Senator Palmer has set the pleas
ant fashion at Washington of holding Sunday
evening parties which are entertained with
sacred music by artists from church chors.
JULIA WARD HOWE and Queen Victoria are
exactly the same age. They both celebrated
their 9th birthday this month. The former
achieved greatness; the latter had greatness
thrust upon her.
EMPRESS ELIZABETH of Austria, having been
fobidden to take equine exercise for some
months, now amuses herself with tricycle.. 1t
is whispered that her majesty also practices
when in the seclusion of her grounds, upon a
bicycle.
HENRY JAMES recently wrote a story called
1.-The Liar. and now James Payn has written
novel called THE Eavesdropper." There is still
picturesque possibilities offered by THE Thief"
or ''rhe Murderer"
PRINCE ROLAND BoNAPARTE is on his way to
this country for the purpose of attending the
coming sessions of the Anthropological con
gress. Before returning to France he will make
a tour of this country. stopping for some days
in all the principal cities.
who is said to be worth $40, 900, is the wife
of Bishop Warren of the Methodist church
The Bishop, however, did not make the money
in his profession. His wife, who was a widow
when he married her. made it in the cattle
business. ILL nal
lected 1000,000 Cancelled postage stamps. He
has put them up in packages of $4,000 stamps
each. the packages weighing over five pounds
apiece Ii has taken him six years to make this
useless collection. But a man must do some
thing, even in Philadelphia
QUEEN VICTORIA is quite well posted on cur
rent literature. Every new book of any prom
hence is at once sent to her. If she is attracted
by it's title, it is read to her by some maid of
honor in waiting During the morning the
n1aep ALWAYS listens to several Columns n ha
London Times She has great liking for news
papers.
WILLIAM A. SMITH, who died few days ago
in Richmond, enjoyed unique distinction. He
resigned a seat in congress because he did not
think be had sense enough 20 properly repre-
sent his constituents This is the first and will
doubtless he the last instance of the kind on
record, and a great big monument should be
erected to the memory of the honest man.
SENATOR QUAY Of Pennsylvania has been very
quiet since he entered the senate chamber, but
in a SUB rosa way he has accomplished tri-
umph of craftsmanship. He has obtained the
photographs and autographs of his seventy five
senatorial colleagues. lt took n good deal OF
diplomacy to do this as certain senators never
give their pictures TO any one. How Mr. Quay
detained some OF the photographs is mystery.
THE splendid monument TO Maria Theresa.
lately dedicated at Vienna, is by far the finest
and most costly work of the Kind in the empire
The illustriOus empress is represented in sit
ting posture, her right arm extended and her
left hand Srasping the sceptre. At the four
corners are equestrian figures of her four great
generals, Daun, Laudon, Traun and Kheven-
hueller The inscriptions are simple; on the
front, Maria Theresa" and on the back.
Erected by Francis Joseph l., 1885"
THAT Bismarck" said NJ. Lefevre de Be-
haine, Secretary of the French Legation at Ber-
lin, TO the Brothers De Goncourt, that Bis.
marck is certainly an astonishing fellow At
my journey to Vienna, after the battle of Sa-
dowa learned he was at Brunn. 1t was July
is. called upon him at o'clock in the morn
ing ana found him in bed. There was a table
at his bedside upon which two candles were
burning and two books were lying The man
was reading, and what do you think he read!
You will scarcely believe me when | tell you
that il was Paul Fevals Hotel Carnavalet'"