The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-06
PERSONAL.

AT a charity bazar IA Vienna an Engiishman
offered $1,000 for single kiss from tho Mar
chiouess PallavicciBi lie got Il and planked
down si,C01 Bank OF England note 70 pay
Tor It.
MARSHALL String PIKE, who wrote the popu-
lar song Home Again. " is 20 years OF sae, and
is still singing at public concerts. He wrote
home Again one night in isi5 when ne
couldn't sleep.
PoPE LEO XIIL owns pearl left hin by his
predecessor on the throne OF St. Peter, which is
worth 10000, and the chain Of thirty two
pearls. owned by the Empress Frederick, is
estimated al $4,000 -4-
JoHN AUTRAM OF Wilmington. O., voted three
times for Gen. Jackson. three times for Cleve-
land for PRESIDENT and eighteen times for Presi-
dent. He is 90 years old and Is vet one Of the
best borsemen 10 his region.
maxwell EvAaTs. son Of ex-senator Evarts,
has resigned the assistant attorneyship Of the
Southern district OF New York. and will go into
private law practice with his brother-in- law,
Charles II Tweed, who is c. P. Huntington's
attorney.
The Moscow papers have been informed that
Count Leon Tolstoi, having disposed Of large
sums of money in favor OF the famishing peas
ants. has distributed his vast estates among the
members Of his family and practically beggared
! himself -. .
TIE Emperor and Empress OF Germany deco
rated the family Christmas trees this year with
their own handle The festivities were held in
the new palace at PotsdAm. The trees loaded
with all the beautiful decorations such as one
sees in no country but Germany, will be sent to
the hospitals of Berlin.
THERE is no longer doubt that the young
Duke Ernst Gunther Of schleswig- Hostein,
brother of the German empress, asked for the
hand of the 'Prfncess Victoria, second daughter
OF the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh The re-
quest was refused by the princess parents on
the ground that she was not vet 10 years of age.
The Prince Of Wales also objected.
IL Col D. 8. Lamont is made member of
President Oleveland's cabinet, he will be the
first private secretary Of President to attain
such an exalted political position A few of the
private secretaries have made SUCCESS IN liter
airy ana other pursuits, but not one of them
ever became a cabinet minister Like Secretary
Manning who was one of the most notable
features Of Cleveland's first administration
Col. Lamont had his training in a newspaper
once, and he has made a success both In
business and politics.
SENATOR DAVID B. Hill. does not care to talk
privately about anything but politics, says g
writer in the New York Press That is his pet
topic He lives at the Arlington. 1t is authen.
ticalIY related that he manifested an aversion
70 sitting at the same table with lady in the
oinlng room There was a charming widow
among the guests and it happened that she
used TO sit at the table where the senator was
AS the story goes, he gave the head waiter a $40
gold piece to give him little table by himself
There he set with his face to the wall and his
likely to marry soon IL ever, Judging by the way
he ESCAPED the glances of the fascinating widow
ana his aversion TO the society of ladies'. But
one never can tell i1is'