Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-24
PERSONAL.

Mr.. BALL, a wealthy citizen Of GaIvest on
intends building $4,000 school mousse ior 'he
city.
GEORGE W. CABLE has been called home TO
New Orleans by the sudden and dangerous III
ness of his wife.
IoRD ROssMoRF. whose commission as a
Justice of the Peace has lately been suspended
on account of the part he played IN an orange
demonstration in Ireland, succeeded 9rott Sa
killed by steeplechase accldeht. ne i's, - ~;
and married to the daughter and CONGRESS- OF
a Mr. Naylor formerly a banker at Liverpool;
and immensely rich. He is an Engllsh as wen
as Irish Peer.
DIR. BARTON said: ''You know what ABE
Lincoln said to DR.. Bellows. who went 20 MN
to speak in favor of the appointment OF Ut;
Hammond as Surgeon Generally ABE listened
to him for half an hour, and then, Wnen III.
Bellows was done, said with a smlle' " Ell,
appointed DR.. Hammond nine days ago; put
[ do like to listen to your oratory.' Df. BEL
lows was a fascinating talker'
Col. ISAAC HILL, of Ohio, is to be Assistant
Sergeant at Arms of the House. lie Is
queer compound Of sport, steamboat mate
and Western hunter. lie talks IKE the olu
coonskin fellows OF Emerson Benefits novels.
He used to be the party "whlp" under Johh
G. Thompson, his business being TO hunt up
strayed Democratic members OF the House
when there was to be a close vote. lie knew
the habits and haunts of every member, and
seldom failed to produce his man.
MARY CLEMMER complains of finding. on
entering the capitol, that the beautiful eorrl-
doris given to cleanliness and silence Tor nine
months. had been seized by the Philistines, and
besmeared and defiled by the tobacco chewing
politicians During the session of Congress,
she saws, the internal condition OF the capltol
of the nation is perpetual insult ana GRIEF 10
every refined American. Moreover, she pc
lieves that the Huns of Attlla, when they
swooped down from the north, dld not look
half so dissipated as these men do
Col. INGERsoLL has moved into his new
house at Washington. next door TO senator
Sherman's. His family is very charming
one Mrs. Ingersoll has a wonderful tact as
hostess, and her two daughters are gltteu the
same way. During the winter they give
weekly receptions. Every one with decent
coat and gentlemanly manner is welcome.
But somehow the gatherings are not saIlsIac-
tory. The best people do not go to the niger
soils. The spectre of atheism Is over that
home His family feel it, and the ColoneI
finds that he has not obtained friends or repu-
tatiOn by his anti Christian assaults. Conse-
quently he is giving up lecturlng.
A GREAT sensation was recently caused in
ST. Petersburg by the unexpected arrival OF
the Princess DOIgorouki, the widow OF AleNan-
der H., and her reception by the present Gar
The object of her visit was a conference with
the Car concerning the education OF her SON.
Prince George. and it is reported that Whlle
the Emperor strongly favored modern euu-
cation at the Gymnasium, under the guidance
of Katkofl, the Princess was Yehemehtly OPP
posed to the mere mention of hatkoh s name
and insisted on intrusting her son, as hereto
tOfore, exclusively to his private teachers,
some of whom had been appointed by AleXan-
der III. She finally left the palace IN great
state of excitement.