The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-31
PERSONA.

BoB ByRDETTE declares that, though he
writes continually for the Sunday papers he
has not read one for four years.
ARTHUR A. BRIGHAM of Marlboro, master of
the Massachusetts State Grange, is to become
professor of an agricultural college in Japan.
THE late Mr.. Gilbert venabes, of the Satur-
day ReUieU, would best be recorded in history
as the man who broke Thackeray's nose when
they were,boys together at Charterhouse school.
Succf, the Italian faster, who claims to DOS
sess an elixir which renders food unnecessary
has just finished fast Of thirty days at BARGE
Iona, Spain. He walked, fenced and slept dur
il & his foOdless month and retained his health
AMI strength
Rev. c. A. JOHNSON, whoever he may be, an
nounceS that as a result of much study he
decides that in just thirty-two years from now
the electricity stored in the earth will come in
contact with the heated matter inside and blow
the whole world up"
N. DE BRAzzA, who once tried to explore Cen
trail Africa in opposition to Mr. Stanley, is in
terrible state of mind. He is sure that wicked
man Stanley Is on a sort of still-huut, having
for its object the annexation of all Central
Africa by ''perfidious Albion"
SENATOR EvARrs has a new hat. He has long
been famous for his shocking bad hat, and for
many Years his we'll worn old tile has attracted
notice in the streets, and has been theme OF
iocularity IN the courts. The glossy tile in
which he now disportS himself is worn too far
back on his head, as the old one was, but he
thus gives good display of his Gladstonian
brow and Ciceronian features.
PRINCE BIsMARCK's residence at Friederichs-
ruhe is IN appearance common and insignifl.
cant. A red brick wall separates it on three
sides from the road, and on the fourth it is
bounded by dirty little river. The principal
entry is a wooden door. which might fifty belong
to a stable or coachhouse. A thick mass OF
foliage rising above the wall prevents even
glimpse Of the house beyond IL. This house,
which is as ugly as the wall inclosing it, was
,riy tu htiIt NV a Hamburg hotel for
a country retreat.
JOHN l.. SULLIVAN has about decided to aban.
don the prize ring altogether. If he does not
enjoy newspaper work-and he does not expect
to-he has some thought OF trying his fortunes
on the base tall diamond He has some skill
as q pitcher, and is convinced that with a very
little practice he could become the king OF
twirlers. He does not know how to bat, but
with bis enormous strength and quick eye he
ought TO make great wielder of the club IN
time Sullivan realizes that he is still enough
of celebrity to prove paying card for a pro-
tessonal team.
The splendid Rothschild mansion in the Rue
hafitte, Paris, glowinRly described by Disrael-
in "Coniugsby" has been transformed into a
museum as a memorial of Baron James Roths-
chad, who died in 1868. IL was built in the
time of Louis Nv. and was for some time the
residence of Queen Hortense, mother of the
Emperor Louis Napoleon. The Rothschilds'
bought II in 1892 Since the Baroness james
died, in 1856, II has stood untenanted. Baron
Adolpb, the head of the French branch Of the
family, lives in Prince Talleyrand's old mansion
in tn Rue st. Forentiu.
CALDWELL H. COR OF Hartford, Conn.,. owner
of the schooner yacht Dauntless, is the only son
of the late Samuel Colt inventor of the re-
volver. Young Colt is very wealthy, and has
this year taken an active interest in national
politics. He mas organized a campaign club in
Hartford, each member of which he has pre-
scented with an S. uniform. As the club has
nearly 400 members, be has had to pay out
handsome sum. He uas further agreed to pay
the expenses of his club TO Washington and re-
turn at the time of Mr.. Cleveland's second inau-
guration. Hartford democrats remark that
the Colt is going at splendid gait"