The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-10
PERSONAL.

CHARLES FLoQUET, president of the French
Chamber of Deputies, is 62 years of age. stout,
short and nearsighted-
Col THURsroS WRIGHT is working up a quiet
boom for the granger nomination for President
N lssS. He Is Thurston to be both Wright and
President.
IT Is REPORTED that Dom Pedro has accerted
the offer Of the Emperor Francis Joseph to
spend the summer at the imperial castle of
Hitzendorf.
BENzoN, the Jubilee Plunger.' who is now in
prison for forgery. is not penniless. He receives
the interest on $500 though he cannot touch
the principal
SIR SPENCER PoNsoNBY FAME is to become
Black Rod to Queen Victoria at a salary of
SIOOOJ and fine house. He will have nothing
to do but draw his pay.
1T is curious coincidence that Postmaster
General Wanamaker, who serves only apolIi-
paris water at his banquets, should be sued for
ooycotting Mr.. Weinman.
JAY GOULD is going to stock with trout lake
ne has bought in the Catskills. The rumor that
he would pasture a lot of lambs from Wall street
on the banks is believed to be unfounded.
Ex-Gov. GEORGE S. Boutwell, of Massachu-
sets is past 70 years of ago. One day last
week he made ten-hour speech before the
supreme court at Was -ington in a patent
case.
GEORGE w. CHILDs states that since the intro
duction of foreign and native mineral waters as
table beverages the use of wine has decreased
nearly one-half at dinner parties aud entertain
ments.
CHARLES EMORY SMITH is the sixth Pennsyl-
vanian in late years to be honored with the
Russian mission, his predecessors having been
Messrs Boxer, Curtin, Cameron, Dallas and
Wilkins.
Mr.. GLADsToNE's hats are now fully size
larger than those he could wear twenty years
ago A like phenomenon occurs over night in
some heads, but the extra fullness is more easily
understood
ALPHoNsE DAUDET, probably the most popular
| living noveliest is thus described: "Daudet is
| one of the most remarkable looking men in
Europe. His head is one of great beauty,
| eXqulSitely shapen, long. dark locks falling
/ over white, broad forehead, eyes as black as
| any coal but brilliant with the light of southern
| suns, the face itself perfect oval, full dark
beard and mustache, and a delicate, finely
| chlseled mouth
ABOUT two months ago it was announced that
| at a certain sale of pictures in Paris one of
| Rosa Bonheurs best works would be offered
| When at the sale this piece was set up for
| vendue, somebody arose in the crowd and cried
| out: That picture ls not by Rosa Bonheur!f
| The auctioneer resented the interruption
NO, cried the stranger, Il shall not see the
tiAiPoSViOH VI oStlCSN upon LL6 pdiuG
| ing is a forgery. l am Rosa Bonheur, and
| surely know my own work"
| THE AMERICAN Consul at Bristol, John Doug
las Delille is, perhaps, the most active literary
| member Of the consular corps, now that Bret
| Harte no longer belongs to it. Mr.. Delille. who
was appointed to his present official position
| only a few months back, has long been con-
| nected with the English, American and French
| press-for he shares with Gibbon the privilege
| OF writing the language of Molere as readily as
| Shakespeare's tongue. Some two years ago
| Mr.. Dehlle published novel. Canon Lucifer -
which was favorably received by the critics.