The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-02
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LoRIMER SToDpARD, who played the English
man in the Henrietta, is a son of the poet R
H. Stoddard. He has decided to adopt the stage
as profession.
JOHN Grouse, the millionaire grocer Of SYRIA
cuse who died Tuesday, was an Intimate friend
of Com nodore Vanderbilt. He was 81 years
old and his fortune is estimated to be between
$4,000 900 and SIS, 1000.
THE Empress of Austria has much improved
in health, which is attributed TO massage treat
ment. She is now able to 90 about and indulge
in her favorite mountain climbing, although
She Is not yet able to ride.
QUEEN VICTORIA never uses an umbrella.
though hers has been long reign. This lessons
the excuses for her show of temper now and
then Not to own an umbrella is TO be kept in
constant state of happiness.
QUEEN VICTORIA will personally superintend
the organization of the big agricultural show in
her Castle park at Windsor. This will he the
biggest show ever known in the world if the
present plans are carried out Visitors will be
able to walk past twenty miles of fat pigs,
oxen, plows etc.
SECRETARY BLAINE made his first public ap-
pearance in Washington since Inauguration day
at the commencement of the Washington high
school in the new National theater He said
nothing, but SMILED and bowed TO the graduates
especially the sweet girl graduates, as he handed
them their diplomas.
PRESIDENT HARRIsoN's TWO DEGREES CON
ferred last week by Princeton and Miami col
leges recall a story told of Prof Gillespie of
Union college, famous mathematician in his
day. He was decorated with LII. D. twice dur
ing one summer, and-unlesS the students bore
false witness-when the fall term opened he
placed after his name LA d.
J. RHINEIANDER DILLON of New York wears
on the little finger of his right hand ring with
a history. Years ago Gen. Grant, while fishing
in Greenwood lake, caught an eel. Now an eel
is about as hard thing to take off a hook as
swimS, and while the general was freeing his
hook of tue wrig der the wriggler drew beauti-
full horseshoe ring from the generals finger
The ring fell overheard and was found in a
pickerel caught by Mr.. Dillon The finder
offered to restore the ring but was told to
keepit-
NICHOLAS OF MONTENEGRO governs his sub
jects in old-faShioned paternai style He re-
Gently caught his minister of public instruction
stealing some state archives, and he had him
laid across a block in the courtyard of the
strokes with birch rod sent him to prison for
twelve months. Nicholas holds court every
week, and offenders are birchei in his presence.
but he is always ready to remit a certain
number of the blows for cash.
ONE of the most curious among all the curious
presents wlch the Emperor of Germany has
recently received as products of his African
POSSESSIONS IS transparent walking-Stick made
of rhlnoceros skin. IL appears that ''Reichs-
commissalr Hauphmann WisSmannn sent a
large piece of skin over to a friend at Ham
burg, who gave it into the hands of a clever
turner to be made into walking -sticks By
means of some novel process the tur er has
rendered the skin transparent and OF a beautiful
amber color which has been done before but
never without changing color in a very short
time, while in the present case the yellow is
steady and unchanging.