Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-31
PERSONAL.

GEN. W. T. SHERMAN has been passing q
pleasant week among st. Louis friends.
CON. HARMONY has been designated to act
as Secretary OF the Navy during the absence
OF Secretary Whitney.
FANNIE HAYES. daughter OF the eight-to-
seven statesman. Is to blossom in Ohio society
this winter Tor the first time.
LADY CHURCHILL is being roughly criticised
in England for having written a letter an
proving llirtations after marriage.
FRANCIS PARKMAN, the historian. has such
n fondness for flowers that he has gotten up a
private exhibition Of crysanthemums in Bos-
ton.
CHESTER NJ DAWES. a son OF the Massa-
chusetts senator, has been appointed juujor
counsel OF the Chicago, Buriing ton and Quincy
Railroad Company.
MAURICE BERSHARDT, son of Sarah Bern
hardt, recently fought duel with NJ. Lang
lois, the exhibitor OF a painting ridculing
his mother. N. Langiois was wounded.
GEORGE W. CHILDs has just received from
Col. Frederick Dent Grant a fine Kentucky
mare an colt. The m are WAS great favor
lite with the late Gen. Grant, and the animals
were sent to Mr.. Childs by Mrs. Grant. They
arc now at "Wootton," Mr.. Chlds' country
place 1t is proposed to call one of them
IN la, after Mrs. u. S. Grant, and the other
Ida, after Mrs. Col. Grant.
GEN. KAULBARs, whose efforts in the al
legged interest Of peace have been so success
full that a war is now imminent, is a charm
| ing cOnversatiOnallst in French, writes poe
| try IN German, tells clever stories In English
| aud swear5 grandly In the mellihuous Italian.
| He is tall and slender, with the scholarly
! stOop" in his shoulders. and has a voice OF
such melodions sweetness that children turn
/ TO him by instinct At least. that is what his
! Russian friends say.
GEORGE SLossoN's father, now in business
in Dayton, Mimi, says that when his son was
| 50 years old they lived in Ogden,burg, n. Y
| George passed billiard saloon when he went
! 10 school, but it was not long before he did
! not pass it, but went in and punched the balls.
| The proprietor encouraged him by putting
boxes around y table SO that the boy could
stand on them and reach the balls, and then
| the next thing that the elder SosF on heard
was that his eight-year-eld boy could beat
any man In Ogdensburg playing billiards.
j. NJ. GusKY. of PittsburC. who died on
"Wednesday, was one of the best known phi
anthropists Of that city, his gifts TO the poor
amounting TO over $4,000 annually. lie sent
reg ularly every month check for 4 large
amount to the society for the Improvement
Of the Poor, and on every Thanksgi ing Day
he gave turkey TO every poor family sent
TO him by this society. For two years past nc
has given orphans excursions mp the MOnon-
gahela river, and at the time of the Butchers
Run flood he was the fret man to head The
list Of subscriptions for thesunerers with $780,
SECRETARY BAYARD is devoted to horse
manship, and almost every pleasant afternoon
/ he Ia ON the road mounted upon a eli Dped-tall
iron-gray thoroughbred. MANY Of bis friends
are aware of his fondness for horse back rid
iug. con. equontly they take pleasure in invit-
ing him 20 ride with them. lie enjoys stiG
gallon, Aud lsuOt averre To J,tmping % dtfch
should one appear in his path. lie usually
starts ont immod ately after leaving The state
Department. and continues hs rude uull
dark, returning IN time fordiuner. Mr.. Bay
/ ara was regular attendant No the spring aud
fan meetings of the National Jockey Club
whilo member = The senate, but since he
became Cabinet " 90. ief hif domestic Anilc.
lions nave lAgpt him awsy lr0fa lyg ClL.