The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-08
PERSONAL,

TINE has led Count Won Moltke from the
attetleld to the ro7e garden. He gives most
of bis time now TO the cultivation OF his favorite
flowers.
HADH HAssEN KHoULI KHAN, Persian ambas.
sador at Washington has picked up a few
words of English He knows how 20 say ''whis-
kee'' at crisis, and has even been heard to re-
mark, "Set EN- up again"
MAYOR filler of Philadelphia has political
aspirations of no small significance He feels
that his candidacy at Chicago made the nomi-
nation of Harrison possible, and he exp cts to
be rewarded by foreign mission of some i'm
portance.
PRINCE BISMARCK has been most profitable
dealer in wood, which his estates furnish ia
vast abundance on account of the special rates
granted to him by the railroads. The other
German woodcutters have at last struck against
this favoritism, and the prince will now have to
compete on equal terms.
RoRERT LEWIS STEVENSON writes from Tan
tira that he has taken to going barefoot and is
doing well. In his own words: Il write this
just after having dismissed Oil (the sub chief in
whose house | live) Mrs. oil and Pairai, their
adopted child from the evening hour of music
during which publicly blow on the flageoletr'
SIR joan MACDONALD, premier of Canada
continues to be the sprightly old man and as,ute
politician that for so many years have ma lie
him the idol Of the tory or conservative party
and the terror Of the "gritS or refOr ners II
Is again rumored that he has declined an Eng
lish peerage. His family deny that he began
life as a shoeblaCk.
A FRENcHAAN, VI. DE PREssENsE. has pub
lished book on England and ireland from the
union up TO the present time, in winch ne states
that though he began his work with a decided
bias in favor OF English supremacy in ireland
when he ended he was entirely converted TO
home rule as defined by Mr.. Gladstone and &C
cepted by Parne"
THE FULL NAME Of the biggest man in France
at present is George Ernest John Maria Bou-
LANCER. He seldom makes use of any but his
surname which just now seems TO be a tails
man OF no SNAIL power. Boulanger was born
the 2gth of April 1897. He has therefore Just
reached the age at which Napoleon l. died
Mr., GILBERT has as keen sense of honor as
any slave OF duty in his grotesque comedies {;
and more practical Before bis "Brantin shame
| Hall'' was produced he sold the American rights
OF 1t TO Mr.. DOyly Carte for $4,000. and got the
money But as soon as he read Mr.. Clement
SCOTS criticism OF the piece and realized it
was failure he sent every dollar back TO MIR.
Carte.
THE LATE EMPEROR MAMMALIAN of Mexico
would have been the next heir 10 the Austrian
throne had be lived. He was the next brother
20 Emperor Francis Joseph. Archduke otto,
who is now the direct heir after his father,
Archduke Charles Louis, will oe q years of age
next April. one Of the titles Of the Emperor Of
Austria IS King Of Jerusalem 1t is needless
TO add that Francis Joseph has no dominion
whatever over the Holy City.
Mas. CLEVELAND it is rumored, is urging her
husband to take her around the world after his
term Of office has expired. She is constantly
reading boo IS OF travel and has become warmly
Interested in India China, Japan and other dis
tant lands. Mr. Cleveland has always had a
dislike for travel and the most unpleasant fea-
lures OF his administration to him have been his
long Journeys to different parts of the country.
As ne is a very indulgent husband, however, he
may agree to circumnavigate the globe with his
wife
A RECENTLY PUBLISHED INCIDENT having cast
some doubt upon the authorship Of the famous
song Marching throngn Georgia, II Is just TO
state that no good ground Tor such doubt is ap
parent The words and music OF that song were
unQueStionably composed by the late Henry 1.
Work son Of Alanson Work Of anti slavery
fame Mr.. Work, who was the author OF many
popular songs patriotic and sentimental wrote