The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-18
PERSONAL,

The Duchess of Cambridge pays a well known
vocalist $4,000 year to sing to her daily.
SENATOR MANDERsoN is actively interested in
raising funds for the statue of Sheridan TO be
erected by the Army OF Cumberland.
PRINCE Won PLEss, who is at present achieving
a great deal of notoriety by engaging himself
to various American girls, according to the ca
BILE, is a German nobleman of semi-royal rank,
ancient pedigree and large fortune. He is tall
thin, awkward and washed out in appearance,
and he has two whins British clothes and
American girls.
THE Duke and Duchess Of Marlborough, SAYS
Edmund Yates in his cable letter on Tuesday,
will entertain large party at Blenheim on
Christmas. There will be shooting party
early in the year, after which they come 60
stay in town. SO the recent dispatch saying
that the Duchess would winter alone in Italy
appears to be imaginary.
THE present Earl Granville is distinguished as
British statesman, having been for years Sec
father was famous for having lost $115,0 at
whist The play began at midnight and lasted
till o'clock the next evening. The great chess
and whist player, Deschapelles, said that with
Lord Granville for partner he would be willing
to play tw, archangels.
JOHN MAcHAFKE, a baker living in Amster-
dam, n Y, was notified on Monday that he had
drawn prize of $40. 900 in an Austrian lottery
He belongs to society, each member of which
pays IS month until his total payment amounts
to $780, He then receives number which per-
tains to him at every drawing as long as he
lives. Machafke received his number only a
short time ago and drew small fortune at the
first whack.
GLADSTONE is proving a veritable bonanza for
publishers and booksellers. II was his criticism
that made Robert Elsmere' what it is in point
of popularity, and he has now discovered virtue
in an almost unknown novel called Robbery
Under Arms" The book was written by an
Australian magistrate and deals chiefly with
bushrangers. The publishers are preparing a
new edition containing Mr.. Gladstone's letter of
praise and are counting upon large sales. IL is
such men as Mr.. Gladstone that comparatively
unknown authors have been long praying for.
MRS JOHN w. MAcKAY's daughter, the
Princess Colonna, left Paris for Naples recently
with her husband and babies. She and her
skies of Italy. The Colonnas have been living
in Paris with Mrs Mackay, in the regal dwell
ing on the Rue de Tilst, which is now for sale.
Mrs. Mackay has decided TO make her home in
daughter cannot stand. The Queen of
Bonanza, as she is called on the other side, is
anxious to be near her eldest son, who has Just
entered the University Of oxford.
CONGRESSMAN ROSWELL P. FLOWER has added
immensely to his fortune in the past two or
three years Although Wall street man, he
is not n stock gambler" His money has been
made largely in promoting railroad enterprises
interested with r. r. Cable and H. II. Porter,
two OF the sharpest railroad men in the west,
in their roads, which include the Rock Island,
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, and the Chi
cago and Indiana Coal roads. Mr.. Flower is
worth 81, 0O0, 900 or 81, 100000. He Is one OF the
most genial men on earth. He is OF medium
hight aud quite stout. He dresses plainly, and has
the appearance OF a prosperous and thoroughly
contented farmer. He has a great habit OF
holding an unlghted cigar in his mouth, aud he
does not remove 1t in conversation. He often
appears with a flower in his button hole. Mr..
Flower is practical politician, although hardly
n machine man. He is always ready TO open
mis- barrel for the democratic cause, whether he
is an aspirant for office or not. His rp-roaring
majority In the last election showed what the
people OF his district thought OF him. His pop
ularty in Wall street, where he is perhaps best
known is very great.