The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-12-17
PERSONAL.

SINCE HE RETURNED to Teheran the Shah of
Persia has shown signs of inclination to adopt
certain civilized methods in his domain. He
has had a number of foul-smelling houses pulled
down, and has ordered system of sanitation
for the Persian capital. His subjects think he
has lost his mind.
BRONSON HOWARD, the successful playwright.
is small, clean-cut man in middle life He
wears eyeglasses and a mustache. He does not
lock any more imaginative than does William
d. Howes. In fact, these two successful
wieders of the pen look more like brokers or
bankers than literary men,
THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA has been yachting
in the Mediterranean for some months She has
transferred her fondness for horseback riding
to sailing DER the sea. Being an invalid she is
unable to take equestrian exercise, and, hav-
ing love of adventure found yachting
the most available substitute for the former
fad
A SCoTCH SOCIETY IN LONDON processes to
have found a treasure in a portrait of Robert
Burns, painted by the famous Sir Henry Rey-
burn, which was unearthed somewhere in an
old picture shop, and is supposed to have been
lost for ninety years. An artist is restoring it
with view to exhibition in Edinburgh and Ill
innate sale to some rich American.
CAPT. SETEMBRINI who represents the Italian
Navy at the Maritime conference in Washing
ton. owns the most complete collection of naIl-
tical works in the world The library consists
of over twelve Thousand volumes and is very
valuable Capt Setembrini speaks English
uuently, with SllRnt foreign accent. He
once commanded the famous ironclad Duilo
JOHN MADISON MORTON, the veteran author
of BOX and Cox" for whom benefit was re-
Gently gotten up in London is a benevolent
looking old gentleman, with curly white hair
and side-whiskers; but. although once very
tall, is now cons ,derably bent with the weight
of his and 20 years. Like Col. Newcombe he
is dreaming away the evening OF life in the
Charter house. but he still shaves himself 365
times year.
OF ALL ROYAL PERsoNAGEs the Prince of Wales
is the most noted tor the enormous quantity of
luggage which he causes to be sent with him on
his journeys He takes whole boxes of hats
and huge trunks of dress suits, morning coats
and other changes. He makes a point. when
visiting anywhere, of not being seen twice in
the same coat, and the variety of his garments
is as astonishing as the tailor's bill for them
must be long.
JOHN MORLEY, whose sturdy and influencing
efforts in behalf of justice to Ireland have en-
deared his namo to every true American. is
spare, clean-shaven and thoughtful-lookingH His
manner is austere and repels familiarity. He
speaks with plain directnesS. disdalning any
thing in the shape Of empty rhetoric clap-trab
and he writes better than he speaks He il
painstaking to an extraordinary degree care
fully veraeious and Dunctiliously explicit He
is 81 and a bachelor. He wears a double
breasted waistcoat.
HARVEY McKENNA, the phenomenal western
billiard player, died in New York on Wednesday
afternoon He was born in Detroit twenty
seven years ago, and held the records for the
best runs and the best average of straight bill
iards of any man of his age. His record Of 2 200
and 2,570 points respectively in 5O00-point
game, which took place about year ago in
Boston, established his reputation as billiard
expert throughout the country, and his exhibit
tiJn games played throughout the west proved
him a thorough master of his art. His death
was from consumption, and was apparently
painless.