Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-12-07
PERSONAL.

GOV. CLEvELAND's entire staff is to be re-
tanned by Mr.. Hill.
Mr.. CLEVELAND has been caned thirty times
by admiring friends.
Cor. INGERsoLL was given the name of
''ROyal Bob" by President Garfield.
GEN. W. S. HARVEY. of St. Louis, is the
oldest and richest officer in the army.
DIR. BURcHARD's portrait now adorns
Grover Cleveland's gubernatorial office.
Hon. HUGH O'BRIEN, Democratic candidate
for Mayor of Boston, is printer by trade.
NEXT to Gen. Harvey Gems. Morrison and
Day are the Oldest officers on the retired list.
LIEUT.. THOMAS H. BARBER, aide de-camp
TO cen. Hancock, Is the second richest officer
in the army.
GEN. HANCOCK is the handsomest officer in
the army with the single exception Of Winnie
Ream HOxie's husband.
AMOS CLAPP, one of the founders of the
Boston HerGld, Is now night Waterman in
the Boston Journal Office,
JOHN CILLEY, SO years old, rode horse in a
Democratic torchlight procession at Cole
brook, n. H, the other night.
n. DE LEssEPs is Treasurer of a society
having for its object the erection of a mOnu-
ment 10 the French heroes of lS70-71.
SECRETARY LINCOLN has turned over to the
Secretary of the Navy the charge of matters
connected with the unwilling of the Dupont
statue, recently erected in Washington. The
statue VIII be unveiled on Dec. 20. and SEN
atOr Bayard will deliver the Grafton on that
occasion.
MIR. CRITTENDEN, the Governor of Missouri,
and Mr.. Campbell, the Lieutenant Governor,
threw their hands in air when they met in
Washington the other day. Each supposed
the other playing the part of Chief Executive
ins Missouri, which State was unknoWingly
left without an official head.
GEN. HARVEY is a man of very striking per-
sonal appearance, being six feet three inches
in stature and perfectly proportions 1. For
many years he was noted for his agility,
strength and swiftness as a runner all along
the frontier, and many stories are tod of his
catching the most 1eet-footed of Indians. He
was always what his men admirlngly called
"a fine, free sWearer," and in fact was the
most prOfane man in the army, excepting,
perhaps, his brother. surgeon, who was
simply worse in this respect than any officer
of his time.
VICTOR NOIR, whose tragic death is well re-
membered, was a man of little or no educa-
ton. Shortly before his murder he sent a
challenge TO Paul de Cassagnac for having
written articles attacking republicauism in
France. On reading the letter the imperial
duellist laughed heartily. 1t was full OF lgno-
rant blunders, especially bad spelling. He
replied as follows: "SIR-YOu have chal-
lenged me without any plausible reason.
Therefore have the choice of weapons. l
choose photography; Consider yourself a
dead man. PAUL DE CASSAGHAC.'
THERE Is ndugDJ Oh the uude or 5nOD about
the elder son of Jay Gould. He is about %
years of age, and promises to ably succeed his
father in the numerous enterprises in which
the latter is interested. With the object of
giving him practical training, Mr.. Gould
has had his son accompany him on his two
months tour over his Western railways every
year, and has also had him appointed a direc-
tor in many of the companies. 1t was with
tins end in view that he purchased a New
York newspaper, that George might also be-
come acquainted with newspaper manage
ment. The Gr-nd Opera House, New York,
was still another toy for the youths instrRc-
ton. NO doubt time and time again his At
tenton is called to the superior advantages he
enjoys over his father, who at the age of rs
was peddling rat traps, but by the time he
was 20 had become of Importance enough in
the world to have town named after him
GouldsbOrough. Pa. Mr.. Gould has three
other SONS heaides GeOrne and two danghlers-