The morning news., 1889-05-18
PERSONAL.

A GOLD CROWN, worth SIS, 600, has been sent
to Vienna by the Austro- Hungarian of Buenos
Ayres. 1t is to be placed on the coffin of the
Gown Prince Rudolf.
MR. PARNELL says the reason he was so cool
on the witness stand was because he had notb-
ing to hide. Il had merely" he added. ito
answer tie questions put to me by the lawyers D."
The SHAH OF PERSIA has left Teheran for St
Petersburg. He crossed the frontier of Dioulfa
On his arrival on Russian soil he was welcomed
by body Of Russian mobiles. A detachment OF
Cossacss was detailed to act as a guard of honor
to the shah
PAUL Du CHAILLU, the veteran explorer, has
been living like a native in native villages
around Tangiers, and is so impressed with tee
worlds ignorance of the true character of the
Moors, that he is going back to spend several
winters with them, and write book.
THE study of Gustave Eifel, engineer and
architect OF the big tower at Paris, is a regular
curiosi shop. In 1t are to be seen any num-
ber of queer inventions and outlsndish relics
He has Buddhist shrine that is over 500 years
old and sixteenth century figure Of st. John
Mrs Roscoe CoNKLINe owns a necklace de-
signed by Napoleon !. IL is very exquisite in
workmanship, the enameling being famous for
its brilliancy. He personally supervised its
manufacture After his death it was said to
have found its way to this country, where 1t
was purchased by Mr. Conkling.
GEN BUTLER said to Washington newspaper
man few days ago: Il have had all kinds OF
abuse and am used TO il. l have been called
everything everything" he added, with an
added slant TO his left eye-lid, except a =
fool, and no one ever called me that" He came
very near deserving that appellation when he
reopened his war on Admiral Porter.
THE most famous Of the Partisan leaders OF
the 'claque." regular institution in French
theaters is NJ. Fournier, a cultured, clever man.
in middle life. He is millionaire. keeps his
carriage, has fine country house and wields a
wide influence I'm various directions He lscom-
mander in-chief of the hired applauders at the
opera, at the Opera Comique. the Chatelet, tho
Folies Dramatique, the Nouveautes, the Am
bigu, the Ciuny and the Delazet
Mrs. CLEVELAND is soon to be the recipient of
an elegant souvenir in the shape OF an album
containing the autographs of the members OF
the Authors club OF New York, spread upon
leaves Of the finest parchment. The signatures
were collected through the efforts of DR.. Edward
Eggleston, and the book has been artstically
bound by one of the most skillful book binders in
the country. II is to be presented to Mrs. Ceve.
land in remembrance of the courtesies she ex-
tended TO the authors while she was living in the
white house.
SPEAKING Of his fathers physical recreations
Herbert Gladstone says IN the Birmingham
Times. "TIe used to be chiefly fond Of rowing
riding and shooting, but during the last twenty
or twenty Ave years he has had 20 give up those
forms Of exercise, and as is we'll known, 10 con.
fine himself mainly 10 cutting down trees which
be does habtually. lie also was a great walker
and not more tnan fifteen years ago he walked
thirty FIVE miles over the hills in Scotland
In my opinion, he Ia good for twenty. mile
tramp. He always attached the greatest inn
pOrtance 20 physical recreatioHa, and he lost no
opportunity OF encouraging us In them. Hs
has proved their benefits and / think is not a
bad specimen of their value But Il was only
ia manly sports and games, IN rational rrcrca.
tions, that he stimulated aud LED us. What did
he DO as regards myseh lie sent mo 10
hed that a lad AZ Eton would set enough physl-
cal recreation"