The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-15
PERSONAL.

JULES MILLET, a nephew of the great painter
of ''Fhe Angeus, " is a maker of brierwood pipes
in New York, it is said.
AMELIA BLooMER rises to remark that she
didn't invent the "Bloomer" costume, and
hasn't worn it for thirty years.
Princess CHRISTIAN. the second and most
popular daughter of Queen Victoria, is on the
eve OF entirely losing Der sight. She has been
suffering for some time past from an affection
Of the eyes similar to that which afflicted her
great.grandfather, King George III. of England,
and also her first cousin, the late King of Han
over both of whom were totally blind during
the last forty years Of their lives.
LORD SALISBURY is not great newspaper
reader. The only dailies which he peruses reg
ularly are the London Times and Standard
His secretaries cut foreign kilograms of interest
to him from the other journals. He never
deigns to look at the liberal newspapers and
derives his knowledge of liberal opinions from
the speeches of liberal orators The English
provincial press is to him an unknown quantity
He never looks at the Saturday ReUietc for
which journal he used to write
THE sULTANs PRESENTS to Emperor William
and bis wife during their recent visit in Con
stantinOple cast S200, 600 They were packed in
twenty -four chests, and consisted mostly of
shawls, silks rugs and carpets, made expressly
for the royal Prussians. The most expensive
gift was the diamond brooch with pendant of
pearls and diamonds, for the empress The or
nament cost $4,000. Count Herbert Bismarck
also is said to nave carried away from Con.
stantlnople some 100000 worth of diplomatic
plumber.
THE NEW LORD MAYOR OF LONDON, Sir Henry
Aaron lsaacs, is acquiring much popularity by
his capacity for singing comic songs in good
baritone voice. and playing a capital rattlety
bang obgato on the piano at the same time
At the police committee dinner the company
were agreeably surprised at the lord MAYORS
rollicking rendering of The Low backed Car"
which he gave when called ON for speech. His
intimstes say that the way he sings We've
Both Been There Before" and where Did You
Get That Hat?n would be worthy of the finest
music hall artist impersonator. Altogether
civic gatherings during the year are likely to
experience novel situations, and Messrs Gilbert
and Sullivan are reported to be delighted at the
prospect.
NEVER met Gov. Thomas Waller without
recalling an interesting event that occurred
during his gubernatorial incumbency 1t was
at Talmage's church one Sunday evening saws
the New York Star. On the platform beside
the preacher sat a medium sized, rather portIy
cleapsshaven gentleman Il want to give youn
said DR.. Talmage, as he drew near the end of
his sermon, "a brief sketch of the life of a
great man. Years ago little newsboy
entered the store of friend of mine
whom he had never seen before and asked for
the loan of S.. I want it, said he, in explana-
ton, to start news stand with MY friend
struck with the boys honest face, handed him
the money AS the boy took the bill, he said
Now. I'll return this IN six months At the
end of that time, almost to the minute the
boy returned and paid his debt. He told nv
friend, with great pride, that with the IS he
started stand and had succeeded so well that
he had aced his mother above want And
now, ladies' and gentlemen, allow me to intro.
duce that nswsboy-Gov Thomas Waller of
Connecticut" And the governor got a rousing
welcome although it was Sunday
THE death of Lady Susan Opdebeck recalls an
incident two principal actors in which-Lord
Oxford and Mr.. Gladstone-still survive Il will
be remembered that Lord oxford, at the time
only Lord Walpole, ran away with Lady Lin
con whose husband was SO close friend to
Mr.. Gladstone Lord Walpole and Lady Lin
coin went to Italy. and Mr.. Gladstone yolun
teered to go in pursuit Of them, in order to OBJ
tain evidence for a divorce. After good deal
of fruitless journeying Mr.. Gladstone asc r.
tanned that they had taken villa on the shores
of Lake Como, but when he arrived there the
birds had flown. However, he found out that
doctor in tho neighborhood had attended
them at the villa, and re went to see him in the
hope of obtaining valuable witness but on
Mr.. Gladstone asking him to come over and
give evidence ne fatty declined, and when Lord
Lincoln's Jealous friend attributing reluctance
to fear of being out OF pocket, added: But
you will be well paid. doctor, the physician
turned round in fury and said: What? Go
and betray my good friend Walpole, who has
becn so kind 10 me2 Get out of my house, So
Mr. GaGstone's mission to Italy was not alto
gether a success