The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-16
personal.

Don Francisco D'AssIsI the husband of Queen
Isabella lately had his house broken into near
Paris
EMPRESS VICTORIA, will of the Emperor
Frederick, will be 4S years old nex5 month. She
looks her age.
THE Due D'AUMALE, while shooting in Wood
Norton, was shot recently by member of his
party, and one shot nearly destroyed the sight
of an eye.
HERR WoIFFsoN, who it has been announced
will defend Prof. Geficken in his coming trial,
is prominent national liberal He represents
Hamburg in the reichstag.
The Prince of Wales took Hungarian brass
band with him when he went bear hunting in
the mountains of Pennsylvania. He doubtless
hoped to capture the bears by band ditty.
JONAS H. GOODMAN. a New York lawyer of
good reputation for twenty years. has dsap-
peared, owing large amount of money 10 his
clients. Another good man gone wrong"
w. l. BANCROFT, superintendent of the rail
way mail service is said to bear a striking re-
semblance to the late Thomas a. Hendricks,
and four years ago was often mistaken for him
THOMAS GILL of Philadelphia was bunkoed
out of 81 600 about two months ago, and is dy-
ing from worrment and modification he felt
at being SO easily made the victim of two
cheats.
G.. w. TAYLOR is the wealthiest living Welsh.
man. He recently sold an estate in Australia
for the enormous sum of $21, RS 000 and went
home to Wales to contest a seat in the house of
commons.
LORD TENNYsoN, who in August last was 70
years old, will spend the coming winter in the
Riviera, with Lady Tennyson. Though not
strong physically, his mind is said TO retain all
of its early Vgor.
CALVIN BowKER, who has just resigned his
place as postmaster Of Savoy Hollow, Mass
was appointed in lS41 under President Tyler
and has held the Office continuously ever since.
He is 50 years old.
JOHN L. SULLIVAN is only % years of age. It
is said that he has made and spent $500 900 in
the last three years, and now, with an impaired
constitution and a weakened right arm, he once
more faces the problem of life.
GOODWIN SMITH, who is setting forth his per.
sonal recollectons under the title of 'Observa-
tions Of a Lengthened Experience" has aban-
doned his project of writing a continuation Of
Macauays History of England"
THERE is a girls boarding school in New
York in which every pupil possesses dt least
one photograph Of Kyrle Belew. The maidens
speak OF him as ''Bellew, the fair; Below the
loveable; Bellew, the charming Prince Of Fairy
land"
GHoIAM HYDER KHAN, the African com
mander-in-chief, recently caught two ruen in
the act OF spreading false news OF the ameer &
death. He had them blown to pieces by can.
non In the presence of his troops. Ii is seldom
that a baseess rumor has been so completely
exploded.
WILLIAM T. COLEMAN OF California has been a
patron of art. His pictures were sold in San
Francisco last week The prices paid were ex-
tremely low. Thomas Hills Bridal Veil Fall
Cathedral Rock brought only $3.50. Other
paintings by California artists brought from
500 TO $500, while many valuable foreign pict.
ures went for almost nothing. The collection
realized only $500 O.. II. Thompson has pur-
chased the Coleman home on Washington street,
Sau Francisco, for $4,000.
RAs ALuLA, the Abyssinisn leader, is des-
cribed Us about 40 years of age, little above
the average hight-say about > feet 2 inches.
He il very well built, has broad shoulders and
deep chest which makes him look shorter
than he really IL, He is muscular aud athletic,
ana can hold his own with any man of his army
IN teats Of skill. such as riding and shooting.
He Is II great sportsman when he has time TO
devote To the chase, which latterly has not been
very often. He wears his hair cut short as a
rule, and lets IL grow naturally, not plating il
like the majority of his nation. Ills complex
ion Is copper colored. not very dark: his face
oval, his nose of good shape, his mouth small,
set of by good teeth His whole features are
regular, and when he smiles. which he often
does when talking in private and not before his
followers, his face * most pleasing and his
manner winning. He can be very stern, and
on business or political occasions almost as i'm
movable IS "a statue.