The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-05

Mrs Langtry has purchased the Cob
ham Park stud farms in. England for $4,000.
The Prince of Wales has captured only
two purses on the turf this season, and they
we're worth less than 5000
Queen vietoria's lameness and increasing
inhrmity have led her to have constructed an
elevator from the ground floor to her private
apartments at Osborne.
Mrs. John Clay the widow OF Kentucky
stock breeder, left directions In her win that
each superannuated animal on her stock
farm should be cared for at a yearly expense
ofs50 10 the estate.
Lady Evelyn Moreton, sister of the Earl of
Dueie, whose conversion to the Roman Catho-
lie church created such stir a few years ago
has now. II IS announced, returned 10 the
Protestant church.
Judge Melvin NJ. Gray. OF ST. Louis has
given s25, 600 to Drury College. Springfield,
Mo- as fund 70 endow a chair OF geology in
memory OF his wife. The institution is open
to women students on the same terms as
men.
Henry Irving. Of Chappaqua, n. Y. states,
according TO the science Of psychology -
that the ghosts Of negroes are black, but the
spirit behind these forms is neither black
Wnlte nor green. 1t Is the thing that has been,
cartesn
Inc German emperor is hard working
man OF restless and uneeasing activity. He
needs but little sleep himself, and exacts
long hours from every one in attendance. Four
or five hours rest is all that he cares for and
tne physicians say that he is burning the
candle at both ends.
The royal baron of BEER for the queen
Christmas dinner was cut from prime Devon
heifer bred and fed by her majesty at the
Prince Consorts farm. In conformity with
old English custom this cut of beef is always
the piece de resistance at Victoria's table on
Christmas day. 1t weighed 10 pounds. 1t
was roasted at the kitchen fire in the palace
and when cold was sent 10 Osborne. There,
garniShed with the royal arms and initials in
SHREDDED horserddish, 1t occupied prominent
place on the sideboard, together with the
ooar's head and the big game pie.
Among the principal sufferers by the pre-
vailing depression in Great Britain is the
new Countess OF Warwick, best known as
Lady Brooke, who, at the time OF her mar
rage was regarded as one of the greatest
heiresses In London. Owing to one thing and
another, her fortune has shrunk to such a de-
gree that serious doubts prevail whether
Lord and Lady Warwick will be able to take
up their permanent residence at Warwick
Castle. Indeed. there is talk OF their letting
this historic monument, which is justly re
puted as the Rrandest and most picturesque
OF all the country seats Of the British aristoc-
racy.
Judge Samuel Prentice, whose death oc-
Cured recently in London, had before him a
few years ago two half brothers, each of
whom claimed ownership of donkey that
had been left by their common mother. then
lust dead, He was about going to lunch and
advised them to make an effort to decide their
differences by an amfcable settlement dur
ing recess. When he returned they reap
peared and told him they had taken his ad-
vice With the result that the donkey had been
won by the Younger brother, who had only one
black eye, while the loser had both eyes
blacked and his nose half confused, They
had evidently misconstrued Judge Prentice's
kindly intention