The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-26
PERSONAL.

JOIN CALDWELL of South Bend, Ind, who
died recently. is said TO have been the origi
nator Of the idea of distributing mail in the
postal cars to facilitate delivery along the
route.
| The LATE MARSHAL Won MoLTKE left a sort
Of autobiography comprising twenty nine
diaries which are said 70 be very interesting
| They will be published as serials IN German
| periodical.
PRINCE GEORGE of Greece is sometimes de
scribe as the young future king The prince S
succession to his fathers throne is a most i'm
probable event, considering that his cider
brother. the Duke of Sparta, is married, and
has son.
JAMES LANE ALLEN the Kentucky writer, is q
tau aud slender man. with grave face He
can tell a story at a dinner table as well as in a
| printed volume. He looks somewhat like tie
typical pedagogue, and in fact began his career
as teacher.
BouLANGER stalks about the streets Of Brus-
sells. remote. unfriendly, melancholy, SLOW"
There is not much about the former bray
general to excite admiration nowadays. His
| figure has proved to be too small for the trap
pings OF greatness.
TIE young Cossack. Lieut. Backmontof, who
walked from Vladivostok TO ST. Petersburg in
| thirteen months is now on his way on foot
from the Russian capital to Paris, accompanied
by the small gray dog which tramped with
him across Siberia.
The trustees of the Western Minnesota Semi
nary have been petiuoned to change the name
Of that institution so to peroetuate that Of
Gen Harrison's late Secretary of the
Treasury. Window Institute" is what it is
proposed to call the school.
SIG. CRIsPI is declared to have a passion for
the nightingale's song which he loses no oppor
tun,ty of hearing Word was brought him re-
Gently that particularly melodious nightingale
was wa bling in the ruins of the Coli cum, and
the story goes that Crispl came near being
shot by a sentry that night as he was making
MS way 10 point OF vantage near by.
NINE. BIANcHI, great granddaughter of David,
the ilustrious painter OF the first empire, has
just received from the minister OF instruction
IN Paris the badge OF Officer of the Academy.
This high distinction is awarded only to artists
OF exceptional merit. Nine Biauchi is q sculp-
tress; her WORKS have been twice honorably
mentioned by the jury Of the salon and of the
great exhibition.
TIE Crown Prince of Portugal, a weakly
child of 4, Is suffering greatly from the abuor-
NAL dampness of Penal palace, and bis recov-
cry is very doubtful. His father, who has in
creased in weight to an alarming extent since
his accession, is advised very strongly by ply
sictans to make the cure at Carlsbad, but tho
political and financial complications OF Portu-
gal render it impossible for him to quit the
kingdom.
B. f, STEVENS of London, the brother of
Simon Stevens of New York city, is engaged in
preparing fac-similes of manuscripts relating
to the period of the American revolution, a
work in which he is proceeding 80 satisfacto-
ry as to have excited the interest of historians
OF the colleges, and Of many officials a nd prom.
inent citizens on both sides of the ocean. The
fac similes are of manuscripts in European
archives relating to America from 1873 to 1888.
They are issued with descriptions, editorial
notes. collations, references and TRANSACTIONS on
foolscap folio 10 volumes of 500 pa yes. The ed-
tion is limited, and it has been nearly, ii not
quite, subscribed for.