The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-14
PERSONAL.

FRIEDRICH SPIELHAGEN, the most popular
German novelist, recently celebrated his 10th
birthday.
PRINCE LOUIS DE RoHAN, one of the foremost
of Austrian sportsmen, shot his 12,000th buck
Sept IL, at Chaustrick.
CAPT. Parsons is the oldest living male born
in Wilkesbarre, Pa. His yearly rentals from
coal lands amount to over $780, 90.
SENATOR BLAIR of New Hampshire has spent
the summer in gathering facts and figures in
support of his educational bill, which he threat
ems to reintroduce at the coming session.
PRINCE HENRY of Prussia, the brother of the
emperor, will visit King Humbert of Italy on
lis way to Athens. His majesty will make him
chief of the dragoon regiment of Savoy.
WHEN WmKIE COLLINS was presented to
President Grant, two gentlemen made a bet
that Grant had never read one of Collins
worfs. AS soon Us the President met the novel
list he told him that he had read all of his works,
and thought that mo Name" was the BEST
THE pAUGHrER-IN-LAw of the poet Tennyson
has entire charge of the dairy connected with
the poets estate on the Isle of Wight. By a
strange coincidence, the son-in-law of James
Russell Lowell has a famous dairy at South
borough, Mass, and supplies the poets table,
too.
THE ESTATE of the late S, L. NJ. Barlow, which
thought to be worth over S., 900, 900, now
turns out to be worth hardly anything at all
after the debts are paid. His magnificent resi-
dence at the corner of Twenty third street and
Madison avenue, New York, will be sold imme.
diately.
JOHN c. MCCLURE, the last but one of the
famous John Brown jury, died at his home near
from injuries received by being thrown from
his horse. Mr.. Rightstine, now the sole sur
vivor of that body, is living at Shepherdstown
at an advanced age.
MENELIK H. the new king of Abyssinia, is the
son of beggar woman who took his fathers
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dumpy. Unlike his uncle Ras Darghe and
others among his chief advisers, he id very
friendly to Europeans, and wants to introduce
their arts into his country. He has a remark
able fondneSS for machinery and implements of
all sorts, and mis- greatest delight is TO examine
their mechanism.
JOHN c. FREMONT, the first candidate of the
Republican party for President, Is about years
old. His hair is Snow-whte and he seems to
have paid great attention to the care of his
locks and whiskers. The latter are cut in the
French STYLE and his hair is parted in the mid
die. Gen. Fremont's adVenturesome life has
left little impress on upon him, and by his pres
ent appearance no one would pick him out as
the Pathfinder of the Rocky Mountains.
Col. w. w. RocKHnLs recently secretary Of
legation at Peking, China, has returned to Wash
ington after journey through Thibet. He
estimates the population of the country at
100000, one-third of whom are lamaS or
priests, who practically monopolize education
and wealth. There is a nominal king, besides
the grand lama, but the country is governed by
the Chinese minister and residents, and pays
tribute to China. The country is poor and
largely q wilderness.
THE SHAH OF PERSIA has sent presents and
decorations to various distinguished English
men The Prince of Wales has been more or
less honored with the diamond star of the
order Of Nishan Adgos. Princes Albert Victor
and George aud the Duke OF Cambridge receive
portraits of NaZier-ed-Din set in diamonds, and
the Princess Louise gets diamond bracelet
The Duke of Portland is made happy with gold
snuff box; while the lord mayor of London gets
the Order of the Second Glass of the Lion and
the sun. The shah sends nothing TO Queen Vic
toria, for whom he does not possess a warm
affection.