The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-07
PERSONAL

TEE OLDEST sENBER Of Lord Salisbury's cab
net is Lord Cranbrook. who is e Lord Sails
bury himself is 60.
Mr. GLADSTONE viii make tour Of Scotland
in October and deliver eight elaborate speeche;
in addition TO his railway station harangues.
TIE largest contingent Of recruits ever de
manded by the Russian war office, 10000 wa,
fixed for the next enrolment ~ the latest
uksse.
FRANK PARkMAS. the historian, has taken &c
gardening He is particularly fond Of roses
He is writing again. having IN a great measure
recovered ms health
MENDELssoHN, the composer, has a cousin
who is the leader Of a band Of Russian nihi
lists, and who was arrested recently for threat
ening the life of the ear.
TIE CAR is said TO own privately 5000 00d
acres Of land, an area equal TO the whole of
France. Perhaps if he were 10 20 70 farming
he might be able TO cultivate some peace of
mind.
GEN. MALONE has gone entirely out Of politics
and into mining. railroad and land speculation.
He will invest heavily in land in Tazeweli
county, Virginia, and in Nc OOwell county, w est
Virginia.
Prince AND PRISCEss RADzIvILL having set
the example of giving dinners in the Eiffel
tDNNAs SOCIETY is IDl4eMllE tue ldsLlpu
These dinners come very high, but they must
have them.
RoBEaT J. PENBERroN. known as the greatest
gambler that Kentucky ever produced. recently
died at Louisville at the age of Il years. Ouce
on steamboat trip from Louisville 10 New
Orleans he won $4,000 al draw poker.
VERDI is reported from Geneva 10 be in excel
lent health, and although his white hair and
flowing beard give him a venerable appearance
his eyes are full OF fire. He viii not admit that
OthelIo Is his last work, and says there is no
telling what he may do If the inspiration comes
to him.
IRE pope is going to erect monument in the
Lateran in which are TO be deposited the re
mains of Pope Innocent Ill 1t will be placed
at the entrance. on the left of the aisle
leading to the sacristy, and will harmonic with
the new decorations OF the complete reStOra-
ton recently carried out At present the re-
mains OF Innocent III. are IN the archbasillca OF
the Lateran.
Louis KossUTH is afflicted with slowly pro
crossing cataract, but he himself believes that
death viii arrive sooner than blind
ness. He lives IN retirement. He
declines to see visitors, saying that having re-
tired from the world the world ought TO torgeI
him But he still writes, working regularly till
near midnight. He walks on the hills in the
morning and Dimes alone at noon. He intends
if possible to live in future at Naples.
PRINCE BISMARCK, seen striding recently
through the groves of Fredrichsruhe park, was
manifestly as sound in wind and limb as the
toughest of his foresters or the hardest of his
keepers He wore soft, broad brimmed hat
thlcx white neckerchief, kDotred in front a
long, dark, loose coat buttoned up to the throat
gray trousers and strong double-soled boots
In his right hand, ungloved, he carried black
stick with a slightly curved handle, upon which
he rarely leaned while walking on level ground
His musCache no longer overhangs his wholc
mouth as of yore. but has been trimmed com
parativey short, so as TO show the under lip
He bears himself in his old martial fashion
with head erect and shoulders well thrown
back; tue lncipient corpulence which made him
appear somewhat over bulky about ten years
ago has vanished entirely