The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-26

EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH Of Austria has or
dered that the favorite mare Of the late Crown
Prince Rudolph is never to be ridden or driven
again.
THOMAS F. CRANE, professor of languages
and literature in Cornell university, has been
invited by the French government to act as
member Of the committee under whose aus
pieces is to be held next summer at Paris the
FOLKLORE congress.
THE London Globe says: The world of Biz
mingham, according to a gossiping journalist,
is disappointed at the quiet, retiring manner of
Mrs. Chamberlain. What did the world of
Birmingham" expect? There are plenty of
American girls with quiet, retiring manners.
PROF. ERDMAN ENcKE, the German sculptor
who is to construct sarcophagus of Emperor
William l., for the Charlottenburg mausOleum,
expects to have the monument ready in
eighteen months. IL will represent the en-
peror lying on hisEbed, the figure being in white
marble
WILSON BARRETT is testing in London the
policy OF giving twelve performances week at
the Princess theater. At the daily afternoon
performance Mr.. Barrett appears in a little
drama OF his own composition entitled Now
adays." 1t has achieved great success AS
Mr.. Barrett appears also at the night perform
ance it may be imagined that he is a very busy
actor. Mr. Barrett's arrangements are all
made for a tour of the United States next
season.
IT IS EVIDENT that Senator Eyarts does not
rear Lue Hlaldrlal DllKltS OF IDo EOJOLndc mats,
says the New York Sun He has built log
house, his friends say, in honor OF President
Harrison, in the very heart OF the Potomac
swamps. lis on the banksof the Swan creek,
few rods removed from the Sweeping Poto-
mac 1t cost $1,000. 1t looks solitary and al
most forlorn from The river, but the senior SEN
ator from the Epi1ireN stata has some quiet
times there. With the opening OF spring and
the return OF the malarial gusts the senator
leaves his seat in the august body and has a
quiet night in the log cabin When in the Sen
ate he sinks low down in his armchair and
wraps his coat about him up to the ears. His
friends do not believe that this is an indication
that the malaria has taken hold yet, but they
add there is plenty OF hope for him, particularly
If he spends many more nights in the forlorn
log cabin in the swamPs.4 y
A CURIOUS CHARACTER is lost to Paris in the
death Of Prince PierreD SoNykoff Forty years
ago he was one of the reignlng lions Of the day
He arrived from Russia with an immense for
tune, which he proceeded At once to spend in
ga herring all the remarkable objects dart he
could come across. He was aNeritable worship
er OF bibelots. Every day be was sure to be
seen at the Hotel Droqot buying up works of
art or curiosity at fabulous prices; IN fact, for
years he passed nearly the whole Of his exist
ence at that famous auction mart. In addition,
he had a regular army of agents always on
the lookout at homo and abroad for rare
relics. Unlike most milliopaires, he did not
live at sumptuous hotel, neither did he go in
for horses and carriages. He resided In sim
pie apartment. and hired a house in the lie st.
Louis, where he stored all bis treasures. No
body was allowed the honor Of visiting his ar
tistic riches, which he kept TO himself as avari-
ciously as a mser does his hoard. Eventually
his secret museum got crammed from bottom
TO top. and he thought OF building mansion
for them. But his taste was capricious. and no
sooner was the building begun than he changed
his mind and ordered another plan. At last.
after eight attempts, the palace was constructed
and his marvellous collection WAS removed to
il. All Paris was now lookiog forward TO the
inauguration Of the wonderful exhibition, and
a date was fixed for the ST. hit. Suddenly the
prince postponed the event, and i'm "a few days
Il became known that he selling his idols
with as much sacrilege as he had formerly
bought them with devotion. People said h.
those fantasies in which nabobs from the
north are won't TO indulge