The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-07
PERSON AL.
kers On. " Statesman.

SENATOR EDSUNDs has a dog on which he
dotes.
GEN, BorLANGER has completely passed out
of existence as far the French press is con-
cerned.
THE Duke of Argyle is in very feeble health
His death will make Princess Louise, of Lorne
an English Peerless us Duchess of Argyle
A CALIFORNIA millionaire named Buckley.
says the irish Times offered to make Mr.. Par
nell his heir. and. on being rebuffed, asked Mr.
Parnell to name somebody else
THE heir TO the Russian throne, the Care
witch, is again suffering from the wasting dis
ease which afflicted him a few years ago His
early death is believed TO be a certainty.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JAMES 0. ROBINSON are solid
citizens OF CharlestoTn. Mass. They have been
married fifty years. He weighs 2iS pounds and
his wife rs, and of their seven living children
none weighs less than 300 pounds.
THE Queen Of Corea has been somewhat in
disposed of late. but is now on the royal road to
recovery. The Corean physicians were unable
to restore her health. but the Queen placed her
self under the care Of American physicians, and
at once began 10 recover.
Princess BEATRICE is so offended with the
treatment of her husband. Prince Henry of
BatteuburE, that she hardly speaks to any of
her brothers or sisters She has pettioned the
Queen to make her husband duke, and is de-
sirous of abdicating her royal rank.
KYRLE BEIIEw. while carrying a torch in the
tomb scene of Romeo and Juliet" at the Ma
tion1l Theater, Washington, Thursday evening
set some Of the stage scenery fire. As a
general thing the flames started by Bclew are
confined TO very young girls in the audience.
WILLIAM CLAPcoTT DEAN, an English sports.
man, who died recently, left $4,000 to the So.
crety for the Prevention of Cruelty TO Animals
Another proc ston OF his will devotes So, $50 per
apnum ter, tee) purpose of keeping his eight
horses aud his pack, of hounds for the term of
fifty years, or as long as any of them shall live.
The late Baron Albert Won Dietrich. of Stras
burg, was descendent Of Dominic Won Dietrich
who signed the treaty by which Strasburg
was coded to France in the time of Louis
XIV" and grandson of Frederick Won
Dietrich, first Mayor of Strasburg during
the revolution. before whom Rouget de
l'Isle first sang the "Marseillaise." Baron
Albert always remained loyal to France and
gave up all his official houors rather than take
the oath OF allegiance to Germany lie and his
brothers were the first to introduce the Besse-
iner steelmaking process into France. They
employed 1900 men in their foundries.
THE most remarkable autograph seen on New
York hotel registers for some time is that of
Count Villain XIV at the Gilsey He is a
heavy set man, slightly under medium size, with
dark hair and eyes, and ariStocratic moustaches
During the fifty years of his life, which his
name invests with a certain halo Of romance
the Count has certainly learned discretion for
he absolutely refuses 10 give tie romance away
The nobility of Belgium is one of the oldest and
least widely known IN Europe, and the chances
OF the Counts finding his title inpeached arr,
lillHitilSely lesSencd bl Its genuinely unprstend
ing significance in both French and English
THE growth of the South, " said Judge Henry
b. 1ompkins, OF Atlanta. Saturday, TO a New
y ork reporter lis only to be gagged by the
condition In which il was left by the war and
not IN comparison with the North and West
There probably never has been ia this country
such marvellous growth as that Of Brming.
ham, which is the iron centre Of Alabama In
lS'l II was 4,ooo acre tract of desert land A
company bought Il for almost a song They
issued 10000 shares Of stock which were sold ~
l5c 20 lsc Later the capital stock was doubled
IN lea3 the company first began 10 nay dividends
ana the stock ran UP 90 par. Between $50 aud
1877 something over 100 per cent. IN dividends
on the par value ~ the stock was declared
last year, 1887, on the same capital stock OF
~, 600 thgre were distributed Ia dividends
thop1pp. There u no gold mine In the country
that has done better than that