The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-24
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Confederate division under Gen. Joe Johnston
A BASS VOL caused the death of an Italian
musician near Nashville. He was walking
through tunnel when met by an approaching
train. There being no chance for him to get
out of the way he lay down on the track. The
steps of passenger coach struck the inStru-
ment, which he had strapped to his back, throw
ing him under the wheels and iniuring him
fatally.
EMILE BERNARD, cook TO the late Emperor
William since 1858, always consulted with his
imperial master in regard to the dishes of the
day. The old monarch often asked the cook to
explain the composition of certain dishes and
| occasionally suggested an additional tiavoring
which indicated to the French chef that his
Majesty could feel his mouthfuls as well as
swallow them
a PARTY OF SOLDIERS in Paris were engaged
in firing blank cartridges, when one of them
Care, put bullet into his rife by mistake.
When the word was given, Care, who was in
the rear rank, fired with the rest and his bullet
lodged in the head OF his front-ranked man.
The Captain who was in charge dropped dead
from heart disease when he saw the soldier fall,
and Carrie endeavored to kill himself, but was
prevented. The bullet was successfully ex-
tracted and the man will probably recover.
For MANY YEARS one of the sights and shames
of Paris has been the cynical luxury of the so
called Baronne DANCE, whose chcolate-colored
villa i'll the Rue st. Georges and horses, car
riages footmen and tigers have been pointed
out TO every stranger who has visited the CAPT
tai. The Baronne is dead. She was buried
with all the pomp, splendor, music and incense
that the church of Notre Dame de Lorette could
give in exchange for money. Six months pre-
vious to her death she had bought herself
husband, who followed barefooted behind the
plumed and silver hearse on which the remains
rested beneath mountain of flowers.
Nor great way from Monterey, in Mexico, Is
the famous Carthusan Table. one of the great
est natural curiosties on the continent. 1t is a
table land, 1900 feet high and $500 above sea
level. The figure Of the table land is an almost
perfect crescent, running east and west and on
its surface is more than so 600 acres of perfectly
level land, Astounding in running water. The
only way to reach the top is by perilous road
feet wide and three miles long. This singular
mountain named for the Carthusian monks
by former tribe of Indians who occupied it
and were taught by the fathers. 1t is now
owned as summer resort by Senior Don Patrico
Melmo, rich banker of Monterey, a lucky
Irishman, who in his native land was known as
plain Pat Mullens.
GEORGE f. MEATS, of Waverly, O., has curl
GUS relic in the shape of a tomahawk. The
weapon, he says, was picked up battlefield
tn Alabama, during the war of 1912, by his
father, who was a soldier in that war. The
murderous looking instrument which is about
eight inches in length and about three inches
broad across the bit, has the poll made in the
shape of pipe with hole running down into
the eye of the tomahawk. and it is supposed
that the handle was made to use as a stem, and
after the carnage of battle the CORY weapon was
smoked as the pipe of peace The weapon
was doubtless made by the English and pre-
sented to some Indian chief 1t is still in a
splendid state of preservation and shows the
handlwork of some skilled workman.
Mr. MoFFArr. the British Deputy Commits
sioner of Bechuanaand, has now reached the
most northern part of South Africa. He has
baaIl inn Of Esttb 10, no
chief town of Matabeleland. This is an i'm
portant center at the present time as the ex
tenSlve gold fields which are known to ext in
King LObeugula'S territories have excited the
cupidity Of both Englshmen and Beers. MIR,
Moffatt was expected to leave Matabeleland for
the South about the beginning of March A
fortnightly postal communication is kept up
with the Europeans living in these remote re-
gions by the payment of an annual subscription
of from &3 to &6, according to the distance
from the nearest post town, which in the case
of Gubulawayo is 800 miles. Norl-subscribers
are charged half crown letter. The com
muncation is maintained by native foot run
ners, and is said to be pretty regular.
Mr.. WORTH recently remarked to a reporter:
II find that every country produces beautiful
faces, graceful figures and lovely dispositions,
as well as their contraries l suppose Russian
ladies are the greatest dancers in the world;
English women are justly proud Of their perfect
compilations: the French lead the world in real
elegance, and the American ladies impress me
by the easy way in which they wear gorgeous
gowns. Nothing overwhelms them. You ask
me il fabulous sums are sometimes paid for
dresses? 1t is quite impossible to make any
estimates as to that. If you begin putting on
gold thread. jewels, etc, of course there is no
limit to the cost Some years ago a Peru
Wan heiress paid us 10000 francs for
a single gown, $4,000 francs being
the cost of the laces alone. a few weeks ago,
we sold cloak for 45,000f., of which 4,00Of
went for the fur. We count among our patrons
the ladies of all the courts in the civilized world
that is all with single exception. Queen Vic
toria has never honOred us with her patronage
The other day telegram came from tue En-
press of Russia: Send me a dinner dress
Nothing more. We are left absolute freedom
as to style and material. Not that the Empress
is Indifferent in the matter of dress. Quite the
contrary. She will sometimes require that all
the ladies' costumes at a certain ball shall be
pink, or red, or blue And her own toilets are
always masterpieces of elegance. The point is
that she trusts our Judgment rather than her
own"
THE ROMANCE of the London season, social and
financial, is the story of Miss Cornwe 1.-THE
Gold Queen of Australia, :" or Princess Midas"
as they Familiarity call her in "the city," She is
a mining expert she brought over the pros
pectus of her mine, which she called Midas sit
uated at Ballarat. and sold il in London stock.
ing 1t for 100000, and the capital was sub
scribed twice over. The famous nugget Lady
BTaSsey," and other great humps of gold were
taken out of this mine. They say in Australia that
Miss Cornwell has second sight in the matter
of gold discovery. Miss Cornwell is womanly
gentle, colonial lady of 81, dresses very
plainly, has no social ambition but
is as charming in society as she is
powerful among the great money men of
London She wanted newspaper aud gave
e. 900 for the sunday Times. Mr. Phil Robin
son, author Of My Indian Garden and other
delightful books and a former writer on the
Telegraph. has edited it for her until his Aus
tralian engagements called him away and he