The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-23
PER ONAL.

Elk EXPRESS EUGENE is said to entertain
serious intentions of leaving her property to
Princess Beatrice and Henry of Battenberg 1t
is well known that the Prince Imperial was to
have married Beatrice and that Eugene would
have been delighted 10 receive her as daughter
ln-law. Beatrice is the only person capable of
enticing the empress to leave her solitude and
indulge in harmless gayeties.
Miss CATHERINE PIERsoN of Richmond. Mass.
who died recently at an advanced age, left
among her effects a collection Of fifty bonnets
and seventy shawlS, including many rare and
valuable ones She also left an estate worth
$4,000 and a stock of 300 small gass vials
which had some time or other contained medi-
cine. all carefully empted, washed, wrapped
in white tissue paper and packed away in
drawers.
WRESTLING LTJE, - or. more tremendously,
Elijah w Halford, has no sinecure as private
secretary to the President-elect. He receives
800 or 400 letters day. These he reads, shows
some of them to Gen. Harrison files a few and
answers all of them. He is at work early in the
morning and sometimes deyotes his evening to
completing his correspondence. One of the
most curious epstes he has yet received came
from Boston man, who offered to give Mr.
Halford lessons in whistling. He was informed
that Mr.. Halford has no need for further in
struction in that line.
Bishop TEMPLE of London relates that when
he was once worshiping in an East End church
where hearty musical service is distinguish
ing feature he joined in the singing to the best
Of his ability. He has stentorian voice. and
the effect of his efforts on those sitting near
him may be imagined. At the conclusion of
the second verse OF the hymn the patience of
workingman on his immediate left seemed
fairly exhausted. Not recognizing the digni-
tary beside him, the poor man. IN sheer des-
peration, gave the bishop a sharp dig in the
RIBS, and the latter, on turning round for an ex-
PLANTATION, was thus addressed in subdued but
distinct tones: 81 say, gub'ner, you dry up;
you're spelling the whole show"
AccoRDING to the Figaro, the constitution Of
the King Of the Netherlands showed signs OF
general breakup four years ago. The change
began with fatty degeneration of the heart
and other vital organs have since been attacked.
The king became irascible and melancholy, and
the nervous 81 stem and brain have suffered.
His present dangerous state is directly due to
influenza. For more than six months he has
taken no part in the government beyond signing
papers, which he was able to do in tae intervals
between paroxysms of pain. No special
arrangements are made to have news for the
papers. The chief evidences of his state are
the Queens drives; when she goes out he is
better, when she keeps in the palace he is
worse.
PILGRIMS returning from indianapolis tell
many quaint stories about the raids made by
the curious upon the peaceful household of the
Presidentelect. Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison have
become quite accustomed and almost reconciled
to the invasions of the vandals. They are com
paratively happy when the privacy Of the fam
lily circle is not intruded upon. One day a short
time ago Mrs. Harrison, looking out of the win
dow Of her home, saw n well-dressed stranger
standing on the sidewalk gazing at the house
and the grounds with peculiar look of longing
on his face. IL was evident that he was too
modest to intrude, and that there was some
thing he wanted for which he was afraid to ask
Mrs. Harrison opened the window and pleas
antly asked the stranger if there was anything
he wanted. IL was evident he did not recog-
ni1e her when he replied: "Oh, yes; should
like so much to take a drink out Of that WELL"
He was permitted TO get the drink.
No buffet should be without a bottle Of
Angostura Bitters, the South America ap-