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

CARRIE BRAGG is editor of the Virqintn Lam
Get published at Petersburg, Va. she is a col.
ored woman, the only one in the United States
thus employed.
mat, in his viii declared on his honor that he
had served his country with fidelity and love.
and with no regard for personal interests"
THE will of Mrs. James S. Waterman, of
Sycamore, Ill, just probated, sets apart her res.
idence and sixty acres of land for a school for
girls, and provides fund amounting to $500
900 for its maintenance
Mas THOMAS, wife of Theodore Thomas, takes
as much interest in cookery as he does in music
She Is an enthusiastic housekeeper, and boasts
that her husband has never mad badly cooked
meal since they were married
THE late Prince Peter Sayn- Wittgenstein left
TO his sister. the Princess MISUNDERSTANDING
furSt. wife of the Governor General of ElsaSs-
Lothringen, estates in Russia worth SIS, 900, 600
but the Gar has forbidden her to occupy them
on the ground that no foreigner can hold prop
erty in Russia.
QUEEN NATALIE is earnestly petitioning King
Milan for permission to return to Belgrade
She expresses her determination to keep aloof
from politics, aud insists that the prolonged
residence abroad of the 12year-od Crown
Prince Alexander would be detrimental to the
dynasty and the kingdom.
THE young Indian lady, Miss Cornelia Sorabii.
who a short time ago astonished the world by
coming out at the top of the roll of Bachelors OF
her exertions She has been appointed a Eel
low of the Arts College at Bombay, and has
already entered upon her daily duties as a tutor.
Col. vIcToR L. BAUGHMAN, comptroller of
Maryland, has unique political record. He
has been a candidate for office twenty times
and in each instance whether elected or de-
teated, he has run ahead of the other candi-
dates on his ticket Col. Baughman is an earn
est Cleveland man. and says his State will be
solid for Cleveland at the st. Louis Convention.
key, leads an unusually busy life. He has for
several weeks been making a tour of inspection
OF consulates, which took him through Egypt,
Asia, Syria, and other Oriental countries. In
Egypt the Khedive invited Mr.. and Mrs Straus
to breakfast, and presented the former with a
photograph Of himself signed with his auto
graph In Arabic and English
VINCENT DE BAuERNFEIND, who il employed
as Waterman ut the Grand Opera House in ST
Louis, asserts that he has the royal blood OF
Hungary coursing through his veins. He is now
IS years old, somewhat below medium stature
with dark complexion, coal-black hair and eyes,
and has an air Of refinement His father,
Count Vincent de Bauernfeind, was chief of the
medical staff Of the first Napoleon.
Coll john A. RICE, the hotel man who died
In Chicago recently, had n taste for fine Jewels
and his collection OF diamonds, emeralds. rli-
bies,, sapphires and pearls was a notable one.
His knowledge OF fine books was also remarka-
BILE and his private library, which was sold a
few years ago, brought him 100000. In pre-
couS stones and old laces his judgment was
considered superior TO that OF many men who
rank as experts,
SPEAKING Of our Minister 10 France a CORE.
spondent in Paris says: THE Ralantry OF Mr..
McLane TO the fair sex is equal TO that of his
predecessor, MIR. Morton, so that this quality
seems in n fair way to become part of the
traditions Of the American Legation in Paris
To 20 bacSwa q, there was also Mr.. Washburne,
who was well known in this way; also Gen. Dix,
who, however was somewhat venerable for the
role 1t is said that Mr. Dayton, too, was of a
gallant nature in his time, which was very long
ago"
CARTER H. HARRISON, eX-Mayor of Chicago,
is still in India. At Trichlnopoy he had great
luck in the purchase OF cigars. He says: Il
bought from a manufacturer 800 well made
weeds, of Henry Clay size, for rupees, 81 80
IA little over 1ec. apiece at present rate Of
exchange. They were of the first quality and
are good, rather low favored cigars. | have
been smoking 'Trlchies' for the past two months,
and 1nd them very satisfactory" IL would pay
a good many smokers TO run over 10 India when
they lay IN supply Of cigars.