The morning news., 1889-03-10
PERSONAL.

| QUEEN Victoria ia said to have acquired
marvellous tiuency in Hiudostanee in which
language she converses freely with her turbaned
| Indian servants.
tLEwIs MINrHoRr Of Shawano, Wis, is the
| father Of twelve children. He has the distinc-
ton Of being father Of a family composed en-
tirely Of tripets.
A NEW oPERArrc SINGER, in the person of
Fraulem Irene Abendroth. young Polish lady
of Il, has just made highly successful appear
ance in the Austrian capital In Bellni's "Som
nam0ula"
PATTI says of her coming visit to this couu-
try: Il love the people, and shall be glad to see
its dear shores once more" IL will cost the
dearly beloved people, as usual, anywhere from
81 to s. head to reciprocate.
DIR. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES complains of
the prosecutions inflicted upon him by volun-
teer correspondents Twenty or twenty-five
letters in his mornings mail is considered
light delivery, and nearly all are upon subjects
OF interest to the writers alone.
THE FASHIONABLE oReANIsT of Washington
just now is Leo Wheat young Virginian, whose
racitals have captivated society. He is described
as man with the physique and bearing of
cavalier, with mustache that has dreamy
drcop TO it. He is dramatic in his walk and is
adored by the ladies.
JoHN JACOB AsToR has all his life been firm
believer in the efficacy Of pedestrian exercise as
a means Of health He rarely enters public
vehicle, no matter what the weather may b.
riage, one of the plainest aud most nconspicu-
Gus of all the millionaires in New York
A UNIQUE CHAIR made of the horns Of Texas
cattle is on its way from San Antonio to the
white house. It is the gift Of a San Antonio
banker to p resident Harrison aud cost its donor
Sl.5OJ. The horns are riveted with gold, and
there are a number Of gold plates used in its
construction. From one of them glistens very
handsome diamond.
Mr.. HousToN, the young gentleman who
not fht4e -iasfttF Mr
Macdonald in the matter of the Times letters,
was some years aSo a reporter. During that
period Of his life he had some peculiar ex-
periences of the methods of law and order. -
During the strike OF The Dublin polca, the tss
of keeping the streets was ntrusted to the
military, who frequently charged the people.
on one occasion a regiment charged straight
down on a street where Mr. Houston, notebook
in hand, was making his impressions Of the
situation. Mr. Houston waved his notebook
frantIlaly and shouted press but the soldiers
charged on, and one of them made pass at
Mr.. Houstons flying form. The bayonet went
TO its mark, and Mr.. Houston bears the scar to
this day.
r. BELLINGHAN, who has Just retired from
engine driving on the Great Northern railway
tEnglandl. after forty years service, has had
a wonderful career. In 1S4S he n driver on
the railway between Paris and Rouen. When
the revoluti ion broke out which caused Louis
Philippe 10 flee, he remained at is post and
drove the last train whicu went from Rouen TO
Paris prior to the mob burning the bridge across
the Seine, aud by that means cutting of rail-
way communication with the northern prov
inces OF France, After that he return "a to
England, and drove the first train TO Horncas-
tie, and from that time up TO few weeks
since las has remained at work on the line be-
tween Horncastle aud Kinks cad His trains
have never met with anything approaching a
serious accident.
LORD CoLERIDGE has been making merry re-
Gently at the expense OF Mr.. Froude as hsto-
rian Speaking before one OF the English
archaeological societies recently he took occa-
sion 30 express surprise that one of the other
speakers OF the meeting had treated seriously
Mr. Froude's claims b. aut lority as a historian.
lie Osord Coeridgel freely recognized IA alr.
Froude an eminent and brilliant writer, full of
genius, learning ald power, who had written
book of English history but ihe continuedl the
fact that since schools OF history had been in
stituted in the two great universities in neither
OF them had Mr. Froude's history been allowed
30 b. quoted as an authority was the best proof
OF what those universities thought OF Mr.. Froude
as n historian. These observations were re
ceived with laughter and applause Mr. Froude
will probably have something TO remark about
Mr.. Coeridge.