The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-19

DSAOTb SIG my WIG DcCaLQ6t
Mary FELTON, was her name.
Erected by his brother, William Gibbs"
In the same graveyard, says the CORES
pendent, tue following verse was erected to
the memory of the children:
They tated of lfe's bitter cup,
Refused to drink the potion up;
Then turned their little heads aside,
Disguised with the taste. and died,
Too sweet for earth. but not for heaven"
A FIRsT-cLAss SPECIMEN OF a poll, h ID and
educated gentleman from the Orient is
Shire Akabane, councillor of legation to his
majesty the Emperor OF Japan. He reached
Washington recently after absence of three
years in his own country, and admitted to q
Washington Post reporter at the Arno that he
was heartily glad to return to the American
capital. Mr. Akabane spent number of years
at Y ale College, and is fine scholar, speaking
English with tluency that few from the far
east ever acquire. He was secretary of lega-
ton during his former residence here, but his
present title of councillor implies higher rank
Japan" he said, is adopting western
ideas and western methods as fast as they can
be appreciated by the people. We are not con-
tent with taking up one pAase of your civiliza-
ton and stopping at that We aspire to ac-
quire it all. Yes, the monarchy is limited, and
we elect a parliament TO make our laws. Suf-
frage is limited to a property owning class only
those who pay specified sum for taxes can
vote. i think this is better than the American
system, as it prevents corruption of voters by
bribery. 1 don't mean to say you can't buy
votes but it takes more money TO get them than
in the United States"
VERY TALL, spare man Of GO, says the New
York Advertiser, was seen in the corridors of
the New York Hotel yesterday He was Col.
William Preston Johnson who was aide de
camp on the staff of Jefferson Davis. and was
captured at the same time that Mr.. Davis was
taken. Col. Johnson was born in Kentucky,
and graduated from Yale in the class of 1852,
just In time, as he expressed il, mot to be in
the famous class of 1858" After graduating,
he began the practice of law in Louisville, but
when the war broke cut joined Mr. Davis in the
field as aide de camp. and remained with
tudes TO the end At the time
Of the capture Col. johnson had
fallen asleep in the wagon track from excessive
fatigue and the first he realized of the uufortu-
nate state of affairs was when awakened by the
servant who told him OF the firing When he
joined Mr. Davis, who was sitting on camp
stool in front of his tent he was made fully
aware of the situation. After the war Col
Johnson became professor at Lee University,
Washington, where he remained until 1850,
when he was called to the presidency Of the
louisiana State University. In 1888 he became
the organizer and president of Tulane Uni
versity to which he has devoted his entire at
tentiOn since.
ONE of the most curious things writes New
York Recorder correspondent, imaginable is to
| see Emperor William dancing. He dances
much in the same manner as he marches. stiff
and IN 10 ending as a ramrod. In fact, his waltz
ing REMINDS one OF q uhlli1at ulaneufoI' "hio
the vigorous exactitude and discipline which he
| displays during square dance can only be com
| pared to the movements of troops on parade
Like his uncle the Prince of Wales, and, in fact,
all other members OF his family, he dances very
fast, carrying everything before him, and,
without making any attempt to pilot his
partner, expects everything to clear out of
| his way remember on one occasion dancing
with him shortly before he assembled the throne,
| and the manner in which he seized hold OF me
| gave me the impression that was an army in
| the act of being modified, None of the princes
| related TO him dance well. His brother has
none of the terpischorean skill which we
| ordinarily find among naval officers. The Duke
| of Clarence re- nders dancing torture TO his
partners by his inconvenient habit of treading
on their toes while the Prince OF wales dances
not for pleasure but for the sake of exercise. In
| my hearing he once openly admitted that he
waltzed with the object of keeping down his fig
ure by maintaining healthy state-let me say
sub rosa-of perspiration.