The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-06
PERSONAL.

| UNCLE ABRAB SIXTH a colored man who
/ died recently at Alexandria, La, at the age OF
40, was present at the battle OF New Orleans as
servant 70 young Ksntuckian on Gen. Jack
/ son 8 stan. The Old negro up 70 the time OF his
death was able to describe some Of the incidents
/ OF the battle which he witnessed. He was born
| In Kentucky, where Louisiana planter bought
1 him in 1889.
! The Courier des EtGts- Unfs notes that It is
getting 70 be the fashion among certain radical
/ French journals to accuse President Carnot OF
/ living IL luxury that Is quite dazzling aud uu-
I becoming the president of a republic. They
/ even 90 SO far as to insinuRte that VI. Carnot
| would like to be King OF France. 'Neverthe-
| is mOdesty and simplicity itself At Fontaiue-
bleau he lives the life OF rich bourgeois,
nothing more, nothing less.
AUGUST STRIDBgRG, the Danish poet, is IA
nous for his hatred OF women. This aversion
seems to be uncomfortable at times, and often
leads the author into difficulty. Not long ago
he happened to meet q lady at the house Of a
| friend, and, taking hold Of her, threw her from
the yeranda The poor woman, who was in
lured, brought suit against the ungallant writer
de was compelled TO pay the plaintiff us gull
den, with 200 guild as costs Of the ceedinRs
The case has caused much talk in Germany.
Col. THEODORE ITALIAN Of Covington. Ky,
the man who aspired in vain to succeed Senator
Carlisle in the House OF Representatives, is
recogniz4d as one Of the readest speakers and
lucky. Some time ago Deacon Richard Smiths
Cincinnati newspaper claimed that the police
force in Covington Was protecting thieves. The
good deacon YVES slipping whisky in the st.
Nicholas cafe one day and Col Hallam entered.
Hello, Hallamr' said the pi0us deacon. II see
you are harbornR thieves 10 your town."
yes, said Hallam, come over"
M. ZoLA's "Doctsur Pascal" will appear In
April next After that he will commence work
on novel, the material for which was largely
gathered At Lourdes, whittier he recently went
accompanying q party of pilgrima among
which were $50 priests. At CahOrs, en- route,
M. lola assisted Ia tho religious exercises and
appeared to be deeply interested At Cahors
MS identity was known to but one of the
priests. but before the pilgrims reached Lourdes
It was pretty generally known that NJ lola was
aboard the train. fact which led to much
comment by both priests and lsymen.
THE Rothschilds own five chateaux at Fer
rieres, fifty miles south of Paris. and here they
go for good time in summer all together
often, and as sociable a family as one may find
In long journey. Baron Alphonse's chateau
has famous cellar, and when Prince Bismarck
occupied 1t, without the owners invitation, in
1871, bismarck knew more about its old vintage
than the steward thought. When ordered BY
the warllke Prussian TO produce some of his
treasures this venerable functionary swore
there was nothing but Ufn ordtndtre in the
house. A rope was brought and a moose made
ana in no time thereafter the rsrest Johannis-
berger Schloss, in crystal Roblets ten inches
algh, was served, to the great Bismsrok's de-
light.