The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-13
Personal.


Ex-IhErr. Gov. KNOTT of Massachusetts, fell
from n ladder the other night while decorating
for republican procession, breaking his nose
and both wrists and receiving other severe
bruises,
a. T, LILLY. for many years treasurer of the
Nonotuc5 silk Company, at Florence, Mass
has given $1,000 and fine lot of land for the
erection of n public library building at that
place 1t will bave a capacity of 10000 volumes
Crown PRINCE RUDOLPH of Austria with
whom tho Prince of Wales enjoyed himself
during his recent trip TO that country, is to visit
England next summer in the hight of the season.
and the London traaeSnen are proportonatey
cheerful
EX.KING FRANCIS OF Naples is recalled By the
controversy now going on in regard TO the
length of skirts of stage women. During his
reign in Naples he insisted on the gowns of bal
let girls reaching below the knees, and also
obliged them to wear green underwear,
OUR esteemed contemporaries seem very
anxious to learn what Col. Lamont is going to
devote his talents TO after next March The
answer is this: Daniel Lamont will turn his
acknowledged genius toward the restoration OF
the democracy to national power. But his hats
hereafter will be constructed one size smaller.
BIsHop KEASE, the rector OF the new Catholic
university, will sail for Europe next week on
business connected with the university and will
not return until spring. He will inspect the
principal universities OF the old world in order
TO get points and ideas for the new university.
WALT WHITMAN, according to the Star of
London, has an English cousin, Miss Whit
man, who lives at Putney She is handsome
girl with large dark eyes, very definite eve
brows and is about feet high She ''does
little journalism, and writes a weekly letter for
one of the leading New Zealand papers.
"AmEL1E CHANrER' is the way the author of
The Quick or the Dead?' now writes her name
leaving the "Rives' out. From a eknown
furrer ia New York she has ordered four fur
rugs for her house at Castle Hill. Va They ara
to he lined with rcd satin and will cost large
sum. But she must have what she wants, this
child OF genius.
ROSE CooHLAS does not consider marriage
failure. She says, dramatically: Consider
well! How grave thing is MARRIAGE The
communion blest by heaven between two i'm
mortal souls, not the fancy of an hour that can
be laid aside At will, but a holy sacrament TO
endure for all time and all eternity Rose
ought to know. She's married.
THE MARQUIS OF DUFFERIH's eldest son will be
known as the Earl of Ava, the title having been
also conferred on the former viceroy of Canada
by Queen Victoria Ava is the name of Bur
nah $ ancient capital and her majesty, it is
presumed. wishes to commemorate the fnct
that Great Britain annexed the Burmese king
dom to the Indian empire during Lord Duferin's
reign at Calcutta.
The BARONESS DE FEJERvARy:- wife OF the
Hungarian minister OF war, has just died. Her
marriage with the baron some years back
created considerable sensation. Her parents
being strongly opposed TO the union, the young
girl took the bull bv the horns and bestowed a
kiss upon her future husband In all the publicity
and glare Of public ballroom. Needless TO say
that the family consented to the match without
further question.
LABoUcBERE believes that there is not really
n great deal in the Emperor Frederick's diary
for 1870 which has not already got out. What
was unsupported. and is of consequence in en-
aiding one to take his measure. was the part he
had IN thruSting Prussia into imperialism and
so forcing on the further and more vigorous
growth OF those alldevouring standing armies
It was almost pity that he was not, for the
good of old used-up Europe, Frederick-the-
Mute at Versailles William was more Pruss an
than German; Fritz was more German than
Prussian, and Bismarck wanted to keep Prus.
sian until Germany was Pr1issianized They all
wished 10 cal the confederate sovereigns aud
princes. out with different sauces."