The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-08
PERSONAL.

THOMAS G. DowEEY of the United States ship
Vandalia writes from Honolulu to friends in
this country that he has grown very fond of
King Kalakaua. He socially is a very good
fellow says Mr.. Downey He is on the
square"
PAUL GRoTTKAU the anarchist has shaken the
dust of Milwaukee from his feet He has packed
his grip, and, armed with an English grammar
and a new souch hat, has set out for Chicago,
where he will seek employment as a retoucher
in photograph gallery.
GEN BorLANGER is an able flnancier, if reports
are true. He has a pension of 12O0J francs a
year, of which he pays 10000 francs rent for
a new and splendid house ON the Place DIES
Etats Unis, and keeps two carriages and his
famous black charger. His entertainments also
are noted for their costliness
COUNTESS HENCKEL Won DoNNERsMARcK, wife
of u great German nObleman, has given birth to
boy, to the counts ecstasy and delight, for,
although 81 years old and twice married, this is
his debut as a father. thus securing at last the
long hoped for heir TO his vast property which
otherwise would revert to distant branch of
the family. AS token of joy, the count pre-
scented to the happy mother diamond necklace
worth 100000.
The PARIS Figaro Of May H. makes the fol-
lowing mention of the quiet dinner party given
on May 49, in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine by
the Count and Countess KesSer: Among the
guests were Prince Roland Bonaparte Mr.. Aus
tin COrbin and his daughter, Nine Cbampollion;
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Hooper, Miss Hooper and
Mrs Campbell Clarke Owing TO Mime. Cham
pollion's being in mourning the entertainment
was of a strictly private character"
Forty YEARS AGO Sussman Rothschild and his
brother Joseph came to this country from Ger
many. SusSman went to San Francisco and
made a fortune, while Joseph settled in New
Haven, Conn Last week SuSsman Rothschild
reached New Haven from California. He had
not seen his brother for twenty-three years
But fate stepped in and prevented the meeting
for Joseph Rothschild was buried Just one day
before his brother arrived at the City of Elms.
PRINCE BISMARCK, says Paris correspondent
of the Chicago tribune, refers to the work of
the press as nothing but p inters' ink spread
on paper" But no man reads the papers more
diligently than he. Besides personally reading
every day dozen or more of the leading Jour.
nails from various European capitals, he Keeps
q stan of from -four to six clerks constantly at
work, like the exchange editors in a newspaper
Office, scanning the columns Of hundreds and
pc haps thousands Of papers from all parts of
the world, and clipping out every item that can
possibly be Of interest TO him. These clippings.
with the names and dates of the papers from
which they are taken, are carefully classified
and indeXed aud pasted in enormous scrapbooks.
These volumes form a conspicuous feature in
the Chancellor's private library. There
is one lettered on the back Social
ISM" another France Military au-
other "France-Civil" another '"Russia''
another "Culturkampf," and so on. Each vol
ume is subdivided into chapters, and all so care.
fully indexed that the statesman can in mo-
ment turn to what has been said by any par
ticular paper ON any particular subject. This
vast encyclops dia is made use Of in many ways
remember a gentleman from Chicago telling
me few years ago n curious incident OF his
visit TO Berlin. lie called ON Prince Bismarck
armed with a note of Introduction from the
German minister at Washington. The prince
received him cordially, and after few general
remarks said: 81 see that your Chicago papers
are pitching into me on the pork question"
And then he went on to quote the exact Ian
guage the various papers had used and replied
% their arguments ale told me- said the
gentleman, more about the Chicago papers
and the pork packing industries than | knew
myself, though | have lived there all my life,
And before l left in came Congressman --
from California, and the prince at once turned
on him with a lot OF talk about the silver ques-
ton and what the Pacific Coast newspapers
were Saying about &C." That is one Of the secrets
OF Prince BiSnarck's greatness.