Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-13
PERSONAL.

MRS. MCELROY, the Presidents sister, who
is now in New York, will soon return to the
White House for the winter.
Col. FRED. DENT GRANT, the Generals
eldest son, is President of the Texas Western
Railway, fifty three miles long.
BJoRNsTJERN BJoRNsON (Johnson) the nov
elist, has just completed two dramas, one en-
titled "a Glove" and the other beyond his
Powers"
REV. MENGAsAR NJ. MANGAsARIN, an AS
SYRIAN has been installed as pastor of the
Spring Garden Presbyterian Church, Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, it is said, does not like to
put on a new suit Of clothes. The trouble
with the average mortal is to get new suit
to put on.
ULYSSES 5. GRANT, JR., has been sued by
John p. Bailey, of North Salem, \. Y, for
$4,000 damages, for injuries inflicted by one
Of the Arabian stations in the young mans
keeping.
ONE of Mr.. Blaine's friends says that the
statesman has injured his eyes by his close
work upon his book. He feared a cataract on
his left eye, but his Oculist assures him that
the trouble is not serious one.
1.-THE reputation of being an accomplished
and unconscious scold VIII help Matthew Ar
mold to a good deal of money If he Is not in
too big hurry" says Murat Halstcad, who
has been scOlding people all his life.
MRS. SEDONIA p. WAGNER, who died few
days ago in her native city, New Orleans, at
the age of IS, was for years relgning belle
in Louisiana. Aaron Burr was frequent
guest at her fathers table, aud she knew the
distinguished men of this century's early de-
cade. She danced with Lafayette in 1925.
PRESIDENT GREW, if a Paris story is to be
believed, paid a remarkably point blank COM
pliment to the Grand Duke Alexis. "Why do
you look at me in that way?" asked his Impe-
rial Highness, after they had shaken hands
Because" replied the President, you are
the finest looking man that have ever come
across.
JOHN URKHARDT ANDREWS, leader of the
New I DIRK draft riots of 1863, is dead. He was
born at Smithfeld, Va, September IA, 1925
and was the son of DR.. George w. Andrews, a
prominent physician. He was a graduate Of
the University of Virginia. He did more thar
any other man to inspire the mOb's passions
and he served term in Sing Sing for his Of
fense He was lawyer by profession.
BEN BUTLER is courteous toward his success
full opponent. Gov. Robinson is now a men,
Der Of Congress- and old Ben sent his Adju-
General to Washington to deliver in person
GOV. ROblnsOn's certificate of election, hand
somely executed on parchment, and also to
convey Buffers congratulations and a tender
Of his good offices in connection with Gov.
Robinson's preparations for his inaugural.
GEN. Bob" TOoMBs, of Georgia, lives in a
big tWo-story frame house, into the hall of
which wagon load of hay could almost be
driven. He is rich, having received for years
handsome income from MS law practice.
When he was young he bought large tracts Of
land in Texas, and it is said that he has
cleared 100000 on portions thereof that he
has sold, while he still owns enough to turn
him two or three times as much more.
JAMES KELLER, of Philadelphia, son of the
head gardener to the King of Wurtemburg, was
on trial Friday on the charge of deserving his
wife, but it was shown that the woman had
deserted Keller some years ago, and that she
now brought suit with the hope of securing
part of a fortune of nearly $500, 600, to which
Keller was originally an officer in the German
army, but was married thirty years ago, came
to this country and fell into dissipated habits,