The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-10

Queen Victoria. while absent in Italy will
have new wing containing twenty bedrooms
and two bathrooms added TO the Osborne
house.
M. Carnot will complete his term as presi-
dent OF the French republic December 3. His
salary for the last seven years has been $3.50
900 year, besides allowances.
An autograph letter Of Washingtons was
sold az auction in New York on Monday
for S25. II is addressed to George Taylor. Of
New York May rs. 1855 thanking the latter
Tor gift OF apples ana oysters.
Mrs. Sarah S. Jacobs, who last week cele-
bratcd her s1st birthday. has been doing
clerical work for more than thirty years at
the city nah In Boston, and with an accuracy
ana hdeiity none Of the brethren could excel
George Meredith. the English novelist who
is 66 years old, makes his home in a little
house in the Surrey Hills more than a mile
from the railway station He finds that he
can DO the pest work in complete quiet and
solitude
Miss Alice e. Hayden Of Madison. Wis,
has distinguished herself and surprised her
nelghhors by shooting a big wild cat. Miss
Hayden, although a fragile eastern girl
handles rifle with the ease and skill Of an
old hunter
Mrs. Alexander the novelist has been lame
for two years from a curious cause. She SUI
fered serious hurt to the knee, owing to her
cramped position in the dress circle of a Lon
don theater one evening, and she is now I'M
able to walk without a stick.
The price of $4,000 paid by Anthony J.
Drexel, Of Philadelphia, for the steam yacht
Semiramis TO Nine Lebaudy of Paris, the
widow OF the great sugar retner, has been
given by her to the charitable society for the
care OF the abandoned children.
William Parker who died at Martinsville,
Ind, last Sunday. aged o. was the father of
twenty seven children. all but three Of whom
survive him. His remains were taken to the
cemetery in an ordinary farm wagon, re-
quest he had asked TO be observed.
Prof Edward j. Phelps, ex-minister to
England, has practically recovered from his
recent illness and now rides and walks daily
in New Haven, Conn. He has abandoned
proposed solthern trip, and has s.guihed his
intention OF partly rejGming his classes at
yale with the opening Of the spring term of
the law school.
Rev. George Eepworth. editor of the New
York Evening Telegram, comedies with the
decision of the Harlem Dutch Reformed
church that It is all right for their pastor to
ride tlcycle and even to coa5t down hill,
boy fashion, and adds: - hey have decided
we'll such exercises are calculated to put
red corpuscles into ministers theology"
Gen Booth. OF the Salvation Army an
nounces his purpose of making a campaign Of
four months duration in the United States
and Canada next fail. He wants the army to
raise fund OF 600 this year to celebrate
his 'tiftieth year of Christian life and pro
poses that an international jubilee congress
be held In London next July. He will use the
money, If he gets it, to further the work OF
the army.
Marshall p Wilder. the humorist, has
poor idea OF cocl1ney humor He gives this
as sample bit OF British wit: ~ had
such lawt the other day, says Bill. Me an
me friend were walkin' along and we came TO
'ouse that was afire. An old covey was up
IN the windy Better jump out, old man,
says / If you don't you'll get burnt IN. Me
and me Pal will old blanket for you So
the old covey jumped We didn't ave no
blanket and e broke S blooming neck: Oh,
1 old laWfgi -