The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-31
Personal.

EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH of Austria is called
''the Man of Steel" by his subjects.
No MAN living to-day has had so many pleas
ant death notices as Henry NJ Stanley.
TIE fund for Matthew Arnold is now
100000, enough for a comfortable annuity
SARAH BERNHARDr's earnings in Constantine
pie are South American in size. She is having
enormous success there.
MONTGOMERY JAMES, cosmopolitan of En-
glish parentage, is living in Philadelphia, He
accompanied Henry NJ. Stanley on his third ex-
petition TO the Congo country in 1888. mir
James believes that Stanley is dead. James
was captain in the English ROYAL cavalry
and did service during the Zulu war. He was
intimately acquainted with Prince Louis Napo-
leon and says that that unlucky young..man was
as mad as March hare. He asserts that the
prince was even ignorant of the command TO
which he belonged, and his only thought was of
glory. He expected to be Emperor of France.
THE DEATH of Miss Lucinda washburn a
wealthy and aged lady OF Sacramento, Cal, re-
calls the fact that Miss Washburn was among the
persons selected by Troy Dye and his gang TO
murder. Troy Dye was public administrator of
Sacramento, and he thought he could kill GER
tain rich men and women who had no relatives
administer upon their estates and pocket the
proceeds. The gang started business by muir.
dering an old farmer named Tullis, for which
crime Troy and others were hanged. On the
trial it was shown that the gang had large
number Of rich spnsters and bachelors on its
black list.
MGR. LIE CoxTE ANTOINE PIERRE DE PoLkozrc
PoHosKI is the name Of distinguished priest
and linguist who is the guest of the Catholic
clergy in Waterbury, Conn, for few days.
The reverend gentleman speaks several Ian
gliages huently, but knows scarcely word OF
English. He comes from Rome on a special
mission directed by Pope Leos vicar at the
propaganda, the object of which ia to look after
the spiritual welfare OF the Russian, Polish,
Italian and Hungarian children OF the church
in this country whose ignorance Of the English
language is serious drawback Mgr. lie Connie
Pohosi wears a beard and his clerical garb is
purple.
MAYOR FrTLER Of Philadelphia has refused TO
allow the Amateur Athletic Union OF the United
States to hold an exhibition at the Quaker City
Academy OF Music. The mayor takes this step
because he has prejudice against sparring. He
claims that no line can be drawn between anna
teur and professional boxing. He does not OBJ
ject TO wrestling, but considers sparring brutal,
as blood il sometimes drawn. This Is what may
be called the aesthetic opinion Of athletics A
man whose nose is tapped by q padded glove
presents a more shocking sight TO an audience
than a wrestler whose arm is broken by a fall.
There is a good deal OF nonsense about Mayor
Filters position In this matter.
The Princess OF WALES preserves her good
looks In a most astonishing way, considering
the fact that she is a years old. Despite these
years In the shaded light of an opera box or
when arrayed in full court dress On toilet which
she wears with infinite I,race). she does not look
a day over 30. IL seems impossible that the
lovely lady can be the mother OF her two tall
sons, 70 say nothing Of the two plain girls, ler
eldest daughters. with whom she * seen IN
public, Her eldest son, Prince Albert Victor,
looks good deal like her. but 10 IN a reseu-
blance ~ caricaiuTe His counlenance repro
dnces that u his mother with an added element
Of heavlness aud stupidity. Only one OF lis
three sisters u pretty and that IL the younges d,
the Princess Maud, The real beauty OF the
a fresh 'compleaiouei. blond beafdsd you,. \
fellow, typical English youth, full ~ gayety
ani tpi thiinaas. blt taxing more after hla
! father family thAn aficf bis beautiful pothcr