The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-15
PER SONAL.

IT IS SAID that Mr. Whitney has had every
newspaper reference to him, since he became
Secretary OF the Navy, clipped out and pasted
into a scrap book. The scrap book now com
prises forty large volumes.
The Empress of Russia has not recovered
from the shock caused 10 her nerves by the re-
cent railroai accident in which she nearly lost
her life, She clnnot sleep, and grave fears are
entertained that her health has been perma-
nently injured.
WARDEN OSBORNE of the Tombs in New York
has lnauSurated sensible reform, and one
which should be adopted in every prison in the
country. He absolutely refuses TO permit pres
ents of flowers TO criminals by the soft headed
women who have been addicted TO that senti
mental idiocy.
JUDGE McBRAYER of Kentucky, pronounced
by the state papers "a typical Kentucky gentle
man. is dead. He was a county judge, state
senator, an active Mason, n member of the
Presbyterian church, and the inventor of the
brand of whisky which bears his name. He is
sincerely mourned.
PAULUs, the French comic song singer now
receives S120 night. A few years ago bis fee
was Sl.25. His Song I'll Revient,' is consid
cred TO have made Gen. Boulanger. He lives in
great style with his wife and five children, and
his Paris establishment includes three or four
horses, secretary and composer.
WILSON BARRET, the popular English actor,
recently delivered an address at the laying of
the corner stone of new theater in Halifax,
EnRlhuu III biie COURSE Oh duuicSS MT Dat
rett paid AVERY fneitribute TO America, where,
in the new cities of the west, churches and
theaters rise in grandeur side by side.
QUEEN NATALIE has bought a large estate
near Warsaw, and appears TO be resigning her.
self TO her divorced state. She has left Bucha-
rest and will spend the winter in the Crimea.
The Russians have already shown toward her
evidences OF sympathy which she hopes may
eventually result in her being revenged for her
husbands cruelty.
HADu HAssEIN GHoUII KHAN, Persian am
basSador at Washington, is delighted with
American society. He entertains handsomely
at his house on street, and his dressing table
is constantly covered with cards of invitation
from the most select houses at the capital The
rumor that he uses Persian powder at his toilet
is unfounded. IL probably started by his
rival Munemitsu Mutsu Japanese minister.
THE Duke OF Hamilton's family mausoleum
rivals anything OF the kind In tins country 1t
cost 100000. The tomb is a model Of the Gas
tello Iii San Angelo at Rome, and the internal
decorations are superb, the gates being a copy
of the Gbiberti gates at Florence, and the coffin
of Duke Alexander, who built the mausoeum,
is enclosed in an Egyptian sarcophagus of black
marble, covered with heroglyphics, which was
brought from Alexandra.
MAJ. RUSH BRAwLEY was found dead Satur-
day morning in a hallway on the Bowery in
New York, a victim OF drink poverty and ex
posure. He served with distinction under Gen.
Mcclellan, and at the close OF the war started a
stage route at Erie Pa, and at the same time
conducted a number of hotels He amassed a
fortune of nearly $1,000, 000. He served hon
orably as assistant acting paynaster OF the
United States navy, and also held tho position
OF provost marshal, being stationed at Wash
ington.