The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-19
PERSONAL

Mrs. ELLEN OLNEY KIRKE, the novel writer.
has been the object of much social attention at
Boston recently.
MARY ANDERSON will sail for New York on the
Umbria, oct. % Her engagement in Dublin
will terminate the day before
MISS EMILY FAITHFuLL has completed the
thirtieth year of her philanthropic work She
received portrait of the queen, bearing an all-
tograph inscription, as a token Other maiesty's
recognition OF her services.
Hon. EDWARD CALLAHAN of Scottdale, Pa, is
about to bring a criminal lib Il suit and civil
action for $4,000 damages against T. V. Pow
Derby for ordering boycott against him which
greatly injured his business,
A. H. BuLLEN of the British Museum, has lust
completed, under the title of 'Specuum Aman-
It's, an anthology of amatory verse, mostly be-
longing to the seventeenth century. 1t will CON
tain several hitherto unpublished poems by Sir
Walter Raleigh.
AT charity concert given by Nine. Patti at
Swansea last Thursday afternoon, the diva's
way to the hall was made triumphal procession
by the people who packed the streets AMI
showed the widest enthusiasm. President Car
not sent special decoration which was pre-
sented to the singer on the stage.
THE bishop of New York has the largest per-
sonal revenue in this country. IL Is $4,000 q
year. The bishop of Maine has the smallest. 1t
is $1,000 year The bishops of California Chi.
caRo, Long Island and Massachusetts have each
5000 year. Others have incomes running
from $1,000 year down, while eight of the
American Protestant Episcopal prelates are
content with $1,000 year each.
QUEEN VICTORIA has lost her housekeeper
Mrs Hutchinson. Her death last week at Wind
sor Castle has caused the sovereign of England
keen sorrow. Mrs. Hutchinson knew how to
manage the Queen was cognizant Of how far
servants should be permitted to arrogate to
themselves the prerogativeS of royalty, was well
up in the science of domestic economics and
was invaluable whenever Victoria wanted new
pa nlGn aInSN I,,x1s,
Shawls the Queen has given away in the last
few years, a secret which she carried with her
to the grave.
A SHOEMAKER named Picherau, living in the
town of Painboeut, France, was recently ac-
cused OF stealing 200 francs. He stoutly denied
the charge. The judge before whom he was
tried believed him guilty and called in the ser
vices OF professional shypnotizer. Pichreau's
eyes were blindfoldet anu he was placed under
the influence" The hypnotizer was success
full, and the money was found concealed under
stone wall. The shoemaker was convicted
and sentenced to two years imprisonment He
is now bitter in his denunciations of modern
scientific methods as applied to criminals.
AN AMERICAN who has just returned from
Rome says of Mr.. Stallo, American minister to
Italy: He occupies fourth story fiat After
one has pulled the bell a sufficient number Of
times the minister sticks his head over the
bauster and calls out: who's therei' When in
vited to come up one ascends through the able
bodied odorS OF four distinct and separate din
ners where the representative Of 60.000,000
freemen stands in his dressing gown smoking
his huge meerschaum pipe All this is far
from satisfactory, but up TO the present time no
such serious charge has been made against
Stallo as that he is writing a romance of Italy.
For his reticence in this particular he is greatly
to be praised.
THE King Of Italy is. says writer in the
american Register of Paris, known for his
temperance in all things. except smoking. He
is an exceedingly small eater, and, as to drink,
his guests may have it in plenty. but his own
ness was good cigar In this respect he had
abused himself until his nerves hal begun to
suffer; he had asthmatc turns, could sleep but
of pillows. Some weeks ago his physician told
him what was the matter. and King Humbert
said: From this day forth will not smoke an
other cigar, or anything In the shape OF tobac-
CO." The result has been most noticeable i'm
provement in his health. King Humbert is a
nan of iron WILL aud no one doubts that be viii
keep his pledge 70 the end Of life.