Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-09
Personal.

IDA LEWIS, the heroine Of Lime Rock light
house. who has been seriously III, il nos pro-
nOunced out Of danger.
THE veteran actor. John Gilbert, is spend
ing few days with MS numerous Irlends II
Boston before going for the summer TO ms
own charming cottage at Manchester y the
sea.
Mr.. LYNCH. the cOlored man now noted as
the temporary Chairman Of the Republican
Convention. was a photographer in Natchez
till Gen. Buffers sOn-ln-Iaw. Gov. Ames, put
him into politics.
WALT WHITMAN confessed 10 a Philadel-
phia interviewer that he IS half paralyIc,
but claims that the other half is good Tor
poem any afternoon, and that he shall main
tain his own peculiar poetic theory 10 the last
MISS wAsHBURS, Of Chicago. who is rival
ing Miss Chamberlain as an American beauty
in London. IS reported 10 have sucn additional
accomplishments as singing, piano playing.
painting. horseback riding and speaking all
the modern languages.
Mrs. MARYJ. PILLOW says that the pro
ceeds Of the biography she i preparing Of her
late husband will be devoted to the education
Of her three children. Their father, Gen.
Gideon J. Pillow, was impoverished IN the
war and died almost pennies.
JOHNNY O'BRIEN. the boss OF the New York
Republican machine, is a slick-lOOking Irish
lad, neatly dressed and neatly shaver, and
bears a strong resemblance to Tony Pastor,
the Snowman. He talks well and earnestly,
position.
CAPT. GEORGE A. PERKINS, Of the United
states navy is said to be It's Wealthiest officer.
He possesses. through his wife, fortune OF
s., 900, 900. Mrs Perkins was daughter Of
the late William 4. Weld, OF Boston. the
wealthiest man at the time OF his death in New
England.
Az ls-year-old daughter Of the late Mar
shal CanrObert, already famous among her
friends for her superiority In horseback rid
inc +
has now surprised Paris by sending to the
salon an excellent life-size oil painting Of
flower girl.
GEORGE W. CABLE has leased pleasant
homestead about ten miles from Hartford,
Conn, and viii pass the summer there. He
will deliver an address at the University Of
Alabama in Tuscaloosa on the 18th inst, and
Will give one reading IN Montgomery about
the same time.
ALoNZO HITCHCOCK, the well-known in
ventOr, who died on Wednesday, felt that his
greatest work was the invention Of the vox
humana fan tremOlO, now used in all organs
Next TO that Is ''the Ryan Revolving Fort
named after Capt. Ryan, Of the army. The
government is now considering the cOnstruc-
ton Of an iron fort on the same principle.
Mr.. BLAINE has six ehildrsn-three sons
and three daughters. The eldest son, Walker,
is a graduate OF Yale and Of the Columbia
College Law School, and for some time stu
died in st. Paul in the law Office Of Gov.
Davis. The second son. EmmOns. was sent to
the Cambridge Law School. James @. Blaine,
Jr., is boy of Is years, and is said to be very
like his father. The daughters are Alice,
Margaret and Harriet. All the children have
| received superior training. Senator Blaine's
home in Washington shows his wife's and his
own taste for rare engravings and fine art.
The hospitality there dispensed has been
bountiful and is celebrated.
GEN. LOGAE's home in Chicago is on Calu-
met avenue, the house being his own property.
| lie also possesses a farm at his old place Of
residence in Southern Illinois. There his
properties are said to constitute his entire
wealth. The Chicago house is estimated to
be worth from $4,000 to $4,000. When in
| Washington he lives at q boarding house in
| Twelfth street, in two modest rOOms--the
same in which he has made his home for many
years. He was married in 1855 TO Miss Mary
Cunningham, OF ShaWneetOWn, ILLINOIS. Mrs.
Logan has a peculiar reputation as a poll
tician. being also lady-of refinement and
large intelligence. Her husbands political
| Indebtedness to her is great and the anecdotes
told to illustrate her shreWdness and energy
are numerous and impressive. The LOgans
have two children. Their daughter is the wife
of Paymaster Tucker, OF the army, who has
been stationed for some years at Santa Fe.
Their son is Manning Logan, who inherits his
| fathers military ambition and is now cadet
| at West Point.