The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-12-28
PERSONAL.

Prof a. H. Boyesen, Of Columbia College.
New York, Is Norwegian by birth. He
graduated from the University OF Norway
and came TO this country when quite young
man.
Miss Grace Thomas is the only woman in
Washington. D. c.. engaged In the real estate
business. Mrs. Thomas received her train
ing while acting as secretary TO a Cincinnati
reale estate agent.
Alphonse Daudet is said to be annoyed by
young women who appeal TO him by letter,
asking to be made the heroines Of his future
novels The probabilities are strongly that
Daudet never authorized any such statement
Christine Missions bedroom in her home at
Madrid is papered with sheets Of music from
the various operas in which she has taken
part The walls Of her dining room are Gov
cred with hotel bills she has paid in different
parts Of the world
Thomas P. Ochiltree, once a member of
congress from Texas and recently a New
Yorker with nothing much to do, comes out
IN defense OF John w. Mackeys daughter,
Princess Colonna. despite the alleged fact
that Mrs. Mackey once repudiated an ndorse-
ment of her family by ochiltree in Paris.
Miss Della Sloane, daughter of John
Sloane, treasurer Of the United States under
President Taylor. died in Wooster. O.. re
Gently. For nearly forty years she had held
departments
az washington, and il is claimed she was the
oldest female employe Of the government,
both In age and in years Of service.
Mr. Maskelyne of the Egyptian hall, Lon
don, is going to issue volume on Modern
Methods of Cheating at Games Of Chance and
Skill" 1t will constitute an exposure Of the
methods and devices employed in cheating at
the present day. and revelation of the Sc
crets OF the modern gaming sharp Mr..
Maskelyne viii also give an account of the ap-
planes supplied to swindiers for the better
performance OF their malpractices by firms
VINO flourish, he says, by this more than dubi-
GUS traffic.
Herbert Gladstone, under secretary of the
home department and son of the premier, CO.
operated with the Salvation Army recently.
Our Bridge" is one of the army's institu-
tons. 1t Is home for discharged prisoners
aud recently an extensive addition has been
made to the London building devoted to this
work. Herbert Gladstone presided at the
opening ceremonies and said that the home
once OF the government wished to cooperate
In this useful work. over 200 OF these dis
charged criminals have been provided with
situations and only per cent have been un-
able TO hold the places thus found for them.
Prince de Valori faithful partisan of Don
carlos, the Spanish pretender. and repre-
sentative Of the old French nobility, has
written TO the Paris newspapers protesting
against an omission OF the London Times
Tine Times had published a list of the exiled
persons To- whom could lie applied the am
nesty which was proposed in the French
chamber, and which the latest cable dis
patches reported as having been refused bv a
majority OF 81 votes. Prince de Valori in
his eloquent letter, recalls the facts that Don
Carlos is a grandson of Louis XVI, who gave
Alsatia to France; that he is generally known
as the hrst gentleman OF the world" ana
that ne was expelled without due motive
from France, which had been governed by
JOB kings. his Ancestors