The morning news., 1889-04-14
PERSONAL.

PATRICK EGAN, the new minister TO Chill, will
start for his post on May /. He will 90 by way
Of Panama, and expects to receive a cordial
welcome from the many Irish colonists.
Mas FRANCES HonGsoN BURNETT is to sail for
England on May IL. Her secretary, Miss
Chlellini, and her son. Master Vivian, who is
the real Little Lord Fauntleroy. will accompany
her. She is to write and bring out new play,
and intends to secure an English copyright.
ROBERT Louis STEVENSON the author. is com
pletely in love with Hawaii. Tie has taken a
house at WiKiki near Honolulu, and is busy
with his literary work. The houke is beautifully
situated on the seashore, surrounded by trees,
and in quiet spot where few come to disturb
the author,
SOME of the most fashionable girls In New
York have been devoting their lenten leisure to
the study OF Greek under the direction of a
handsome German professor. Among them are
Miss Harriette aud Miss Julia Rogers Miss Lily
Redmond, Miss Bessie Morris, Miss Hinton and
a dozen others of more or less prominence
THERE is still living in Northampton, Mass
an old musician known as I'm lie James Hurl-
burt whom Jennie Lind once drove twenty
miles to hear His favorite instrument is he
vlolonCello, and he still preserves a gold coin
which the songstress gave him a mark OF
her appreciation for a solo which he pla yed for
her.
THE TRUSTEES OF the Kilmarnock Museum
have decided TO print . verbatim copy OF the
hOlograph manuscripts OF Burns' first poems,
which were acquired by them last year. The
alterations made by the poet Win thus be
shown, as well as many other pecuarities Of
his work. IL at Klmsrnock that the
first edition of Burns was issued, copies OF
which are now among the rarest thstare offered
for sele.
ONE rarely hears the name Of the great leader
OF the Irish party in Great Britain, Mr. Parnell
pronounced correctly; it seems much easier to
pronounce it in the usual American way, with
an emphatic accent on the last syllable, and
without any regard TO the peculiar dema nds or
methods Of English as IL is pronounced ts' En-
glishmen. The correct punctuation, however,
word were written "Parnul." "
THE DEATH Of Mrs Esther Halliday, widow OF
the noted Ben Hall lay, has recalled & Wash
ingtonians many "reminiscences OF her life there
in the days OF her husbands prosperity II was
she who brought over from Europe. at q cost OF
5000, the fac siaiies OF the famous bronze
lions of Munich now reposing on the front steps
OF the Corcoran Art Gallery. For long time
they lay Ia the front yard OF tha Halliday resi-
dence, and on sale last summer they were
bought by the managers Of the Corcoran gal.
lery for 81 800.
No WONDER King Milan wanted to ret out OF
Belgrade. He was as much q martyr TO dread
OF assassination as tho Czar Of Russia. It is
told that he slept in . room with double doors,
iron-cased, which ke locked himself aud bolted
from the inside A powerful rnAstlr slept at
the foot OF his bed, and he kept a loaded re,
volver on the table. There was no chimney.
place In the room, lest dynamite should be
dropped down H. and no coal was rned in any
room which he occupied, because he once saw
murderous nihilist engine which looked out.
wardly like lump OF coal He was so afraid
OF poison that he always had the wine he drank
uncorked before him. His coffee was always
made 10 his presence with . spirit Of wine ap-
paratus aud he would never, when eating alone,
touch made dish, but only plain toast or
boiled egg-for their Is no putting poison into an
egg, Suspicious OF bread, hs ate brown bread
biscuits OF English make. Of which there was
always tinful In his study