The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-21
PERSONAL.

The FIX Empress Eugene will again be the
guest of Queen Victoria at Osborne this sum
mer
c. h. JEFFERSON, son of Mr.. Joseph jefferson.
has bought a fine estate on the shore of BuZ-
Yards Bay.
QUEEN VICToRrAs birthday appears to be
sort of movable holiday This wear il viii he
celebrated May 26.
Mrs. GRANT has received Sill, 900 as her share
in the profit Of Gen. Grants memoirs of which
10000 sets have been sold.
YOU are the only writer | ever knew" said
Lord Beaconsfield to Matthew Arnold, who
has become a classic in his lifetime"
Cope WmTEHoUsE, formerly of Chicago. but
now of Alexandria. Egypt, is at the head of the
comp my that proposes to drain the Delta of
the Nile.
JOIN WEsLEY's POSITION at the time of our
revolution has often been discussed but all
doubts are set at rest by letter of his which
has recently been discovered in England 1t is
addressed to Lord Dartmouth, and begs the
British government not to make war on the
colonies.
THE Southern euthor Mr. Joel Chandler Har-
ris. "Unc'e Remus, is a man who is plain in
his manners and plain is his dress. The charge is
| made that his trousers always bag at the knees
and at least one button is always missing from
his coat. Moreover, he has red hair and wears
red cravats.
JOSEPH W. FITER. who will probably be the
next Governor OF Illinois, is six feet tall, spare
in flesh, of Swarthy complexion with k cen
black eyes and n heavy head of coarse black
hair that is now tinged with gray. His carriage
is erect his movements elastic and his weight
about 1870 pounds He possesses great physical
strength. He has wife and children to whom
he is devotedly attached.
IT Is STATED upon reliable authority that the
sole purpose of the visit of King Milan, of Ser
via, 10 Vienna, is to prevent Queen Natalie
from making her proposed trip to Belgrade and
"A hann alleged n " of
ing roconciled TO his wife, Queen Natalie, see
ing that her visiting Belgrade at this time
would lead TO public scandal, is inclined to
abandon the project. King Milan is immovably
opposed to reconciliation with Queen Natalie
and she will probably domicile herself at Wies.
baden.
A CURIOUS Coincidence is noted by the CORE
spondent Of La ReOubhQue Franchise, who &C
companied NJ. Carnot in his progress through
some of the southern departments. This cor
respondent states that the captain of the
steamer on which NJ. Carnot descended the
GarOnue from Agen to Bordeaux is ~ wears of
age. and that he wears the ribbon of the Legion
of Honor which was conferred upon him by
Prince Louis Napoleon, when, as President of
the republic, he made the same voyage, upon
the same boat, nearly forty years ago. More
over, the steamer which followed that convey
ing NJ. Carnot, with the luggage of the President
and his suite, was also the one used for the same
purpose upon the previous occasion.
IT Is TOLD that one day the sultan in an hour
Court pianist TO play polka. The latter think
ing TO please his sovereign more sat down at
the instrument and thumped out the Imperial
March with all due energy and fervor Not a
word escaped tine lips of the sovereign, and toe
pianist never gave the matter a thought until
that evening, when messenger from Yildiz
informed him that the Sultan had no further
need of his services, In other words, he was
cashiered-deprived OF his appointment, his
house and salary of SO 600 year. Another
time, during pantomme at the Court theater
of Nildiz, Dussap Pacha played tue Imperial
March while q Jibbsring jackass brayed and
pranced about the stage. The Sultan was fu-
rious at hearing his own sacred and particular
march played rs an accompaniment 10 the
dancing of "A common donkey, aud he dismissed
poor Dussap on the spot Tde peuitent Pacha
was, however, afterward restored to Imperial
favor, as the whole affair proved to be nothing
more than Court intrigue TO work his disgrace
With his musicians the sultan las always been
capricious. His pet violinst, Wondra, wished
10 leave the Court and go TO Paris to study there
with the best masters. A petition was accord.
ingly presented to His Imperial Majesty. who
abruptly tore it I'D, flung the pieces at the mes
senger, aud said: why should ne studyg Is it
10 earn money! If he wants that, my treasury
is open; let him help himself; and stop here.
stay.