The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-24
PERSONAL.

THE stamp collection of NJ Ferrari son Of the
late Duchess of Galera, contains about 600 600
specimens, and has market value of Sl25, 600
FREDERICK HARRISON, the chief positivist. in
London, is a middleaged man, with brilliant
eyes, rudy face, kindly look, and manner
which is pleasantly academic.
BELvA ANN LOCKWOOD has been appointed
representative OF the Universal Peace Society Of
America at the Paris Exposition. She will start
for France about the LIST of May.
THE German emperors Christmas present to
his eldest son consists Of a complete collection
of the uniforms adapted to the Child'S size)
which have been in use in the PruSsian army
from the days OF the Fredericks to the present
time.
SAN FRANcIsco is about TO suffer the perna.
nent loss OF another of its milliOnaireS. Young
Mr.. Sharon intends hereafter to reside in New
York. he has bought a beautiful home on
Gramercy Park, adjoining the mansion of the
late Samuel J. Tilden, and it is now being put
in order for occupancy.
TIE Empress Of Austria recently visited a
small town, where the inhabitants were so de
lighted that, to do her the highest honor posi-
bic, tn y elected her a member of tn Chamber
OF Deputies, an homer she was obliged to de-
cline. In recognition of this favor she sent quite
a sum OF money for the poor, but the mayor
was obliged to decline the gift as they had not
pauper in the place. Literally, houors were
easy.
Miss VICTORIA STUART MosBY. the 20-year-old
daughter OF Col. John S. Mosby is row devoting
herself almost entirely to literary work She Is
exceedingly clever. writes well and her produc.
lions thus far have reflected the highest credit
upon her literary powers. Miss Mosby is dill
gent reader, a close student. and is happiest
with pen or book in her hand. Together with
her distinguished father she will spend the
greater part OF the winter in Washington.
j. II. SHoRTHoUsE is not a dreamy recuse as
most OF his readers must conclude. He is, on
the contrary, chemical manufacturer, and
the successor OF several generations of short.
houses who have carried on the business in
birmingham. He is short and has a rather
strong face, a big nose, black hair and an inn
pediment in his speech In early life he joined
an essay society, each member of which was
pledged to read the essays which the others
wrote John lnglasant" was the development
of this essay writing.
IT is reported that the pope never allows a
nre IN any OF the eight rooms OF the vatican
which he inhablts. These rooms are, with the
exception OF the library. small and low, aud the
pope's habits are 50 simple that he does not
even require dining room, but IA yes his meals
elther IN ms bedroom or in the library. The
other day the bedroom was moved to a higher
moor. as the room in which the pops had hither-
10 slept was converted into a private chapel
On one OF the officials remarking that the upper
rooms would Ice 100 hot for habtation during
the summer months, the pope quietly replied,
Ihen snail have my bed put into the library"
JoHN MACINTOSH, author Of The History Of
Clvil1atlon IN Scotland is In many respects a
remarkable man. He was sent to work on a
laIH III MS uatiNe county OF Sam AZ 10 years or
age, ana was subsequently apprentlced to shoe
making. az which trade he worked in various
parts OF Scotland for fourteen years. In 1859 he
opened small stationery shop in Aberdeen,
and there, on the shop counter" he once
wrote, AMID all the noise and hustle OF a
stirring thorOuChlare, the three volumes Of my
history were written and the proof sheets cor.
rected and revised. all being done while custom
ers were coming in any out and constantly in
terrupting me"
We recommend the use of Angostura Bit
ters to our friends who suffer with dvs.