The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-18
PERSONA.

AT VIENNA the Geman emperor noticed at
court lady with extraordinary long aud
beautiful hair, and asked her, From whence
have you it:' 1t is the gift Of God, your
majesty, she replied.
EDWARD MURPHY. chairman of the New York
state democratic committee, has received a fine
assortment OF cOngratulatory kilograms since
election day. Mr.. Murphy is a wealthy brewer,
who has for many years dominated the political
deStneS of Troy. n. y. He is portly, dignified
man, past middle age and as clever a politician
as the much lauded Senator Quay.
THE report that tie Car OF Russia had b.,
come addicted to the cigarette habit was
thought by MANY DeOrla TO be The outcome of
NihllisHc misrepresentation. But a silver
cigarette case which the car carried in his
pocket at the time of the recent railroad acct
delt, in which he nearly lost his life. was
crushed fiat 1t is evident, therefore, that the
autocrat of all the RuSsias is a cigarette fiend.
THERE is a good deal of indignation felt in
England over the widely published assertion
that the Prince Of Wales is not success on
horseback. 1t is claimed bv his friends that,
although his figure il not fitted for equestrian
ism. he has a wonderfully good seat and is
fearless and daShng horseman, He has ten
dency to ride old and favorlte horses which have
grown unequal to the task of carrying his
weight.
THE Bismarck of to-day is thin and bonv and
the doctor has, 1t is well known, dsincumbered
him of the unhealthy fat merely by preventing
him drinking with his meals He is looking
remarkably We'll; his gait is swift ana denotes
real vigor, his complexion is clear and almost
pink. The features are softened down; you
scan them in vain to discover that harshness,
not to say ferocity, which is so apparent in his
photographs.
GEN PRE.IEvAIsKY, who died recently at
Tashkcnd, was hero of geographical science
He discov cred the sources of tue GanG tse- Kiaug
and the Hoangho and was the revealer of inner
As a, and III his Journeyin IS, aggreSatlng $1,000
miles, liz which he crossed Central Asia in all
directions ne did far than thpr m N
TO make known tlat region of lofty plateaus
great mountain ranges and vast deserts. Like
many other great travellers he died in the har
ness, having started for Thibet on his fifth series
of explorations
W. J. BARNwEIr. a mathematician and or
gani9t, Of Berkshire, England, claims to have
squared the circle He has been at work on the
timc-honored problem for fifteen years. His
solution consists of eight figures, which, in con
crete shape, form a perfect cyclometer. Mr.
Barnwell has laid his formula before the French
Academy of Sciences. If he has really squared
the circle. he should now devote himself to the
effort TO discover perpetual motion. and also
settle the historic question rs to who filiped the
late lanented Billy Patterson.
THERE is man named William =. Haight
living in Chicago, who claims that be is respon-
sible for Benjamin Harrsons elevation to the
presidency. He says that when the republican
convention was in session he went about the
lobhies of the hotels distributing copies of a
pamphlet containing description Of the battle
in this way he created such enthusiasm for
Harrison uNat nothing was able to prevent his
nomination. Mr.. Haight ought to nave some
thing fat from the incoming administration.
A FEW FRIENDS of Mrs Sheridan have under
taken TO raise fund Of S10O,O0O for her benefit
They do not appeal to the public. but are
quietly passing a paper around for signatures
with great success. George w, Childs,
Anthony DreXel Of Philadelphia, Vice Presi.
dent-elect Morton, Joseph Pulitzer, Marshal
Field, George VI. Pullman, p. A. Armour and
Gen. Alger of Michigan have subscribed 81, 0JO
each, and n number of others have contributed
$1,000. Gen. Sherdan's estate amounts TO
about $4,000, but most of the property is un-
productive.
THE new lord mayor of London, formerly
Aid rman James Whitehead, is an energetic
looking man, and is 81 years old. lie was edu-
Gated at the Appleby grammar school and is
very rich, as n lord mayor must be TO maintain
the traditional hospitality of the Office. He is
fanmaSer by trade, but has amassed his large
fortune as the proprietor OF the great fancy
goods store IN h"nsngton known as ''Barker's v
where, according TO popular report, 1t is posi-
bile TO purchase every Imaginable article, from a
bicycle down to a secondhand coffin. He was
elected alderman of c leap ward in 1882. on the
death OF Alderman brehit, and served the Office
OF sheriff OF London IN lSSi-5. lie Is GlaI-
stonian liberal in politics, and has twice unsuc.
ceSstully contested a division OF Westmoreland
against the Hon. ". Lowther, being defeated at
the last general election by less than 200 votes
An Extended Popularity. BRows's BRoN-
cHiAL TRocHKs have for many years been the
most popular article in use for relieving Coughs
and Throat troubles