Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-03

POlk's papers are ready for any good au.
thor VINO would like to write up his ad-
mlnistration. Capt. Bassett, who has
been 81 years connected with the United
States Senate, is writing his recollections.
Mrs. Fred Douglas is said TO be working
on some book connected with the early
history of this country, and W. w. Dor
shtimer mas been engaged on a life OF
Martin Van Buren, for the ''StatesmenV
series, for which series Carl Schurz is to
furnish life OF Clay. Admiral Porter is
doing great deal OF writing, and Bancroft
pegs away day after day in his S6th year.
BASE BALL ENTHUSIASTS.
If there is one subject on which the
country Is just now more crazy than on
any other, 1t Is the national game. The
craze Is not confined to the small boy aud
individuals i'll private life, but is notice
able even among some Of those whom the
people honor by putting them in high
places. AT game, a day or two ago,
might have been seen Senators German
and Jackson aud Congressman Reid, of
Maine, O'Neill, OF Missouri and Lawler,
OF Illinois. OF the quintette Mr.. German
Is the best known patron of the diamond.
He attends nearly all the games here
during the season. Besides buying sea-
son tickets for himself and his friends, he
induces many of his Senatorial associates
to visit the grounds. He knows personally
every player IN the Washington nine. and
most of those in the teams Of other cities.
Mr.. German was himself quite a profes.
sional In the early days of base ball, hav-
ing caught behind the bat for a nine in
Howard county, Maryland. Senator
Jackson is almost as great a base ball en-
thusiast as Mr.. German. He is not so de-
monstrative as German, but he thor.
oughly enjoys the game. At his home In
Nashville, Tenn, he is one of the pillars
OF the local club. contributing to its sup
port financially and otherwise. Repre-
sentative ONell, who in the recent labor
arbitration debate was called by his col
league, Glover, "a constitutional lawyer
among baseballists, and base
ballist among constitutional law
yers" is known Wherever the national
game is played. He Is the legal adviser
OF the st. Louis league nine, and the gen.
eral arbitrator in base bali disputes. Six
months before his nomination tor Con-
gress he occupied the pitcner's box for
the lawyers niue, IN game with club
OfyOung physicians on the league grounds.
His srecOrd that day had, it is said,
much to do with his subsequent election.
inasmuch as 1t made MIN solid with the
hOOdlum voters OF the "GOat district"
He struck out eighteen men. and only one
made "a base hit off MIN. His batting was
great. 100. Besides some single hltS, he
had TO his credit one twO-bagger, one
three-bagger, and a home run. Frank
Lawler patrOnlzes base ball for reasons
of policy. His district in Chicago turns
out nine tenths of the spectators on the
league grounds, and he must show up af-
ter or lose the confidence of the boys who
regard base ball as essential to statesman
ship. There will be little DOUBT Of his re-
election when it IS known in Chicago that
he is a regular attendant at the games
here.
MISPLACED CONFIDENCE.
A person with whom Gov. Long had a
little acquaintance called on him the 9TH
er day and mOdestly asked him for an or
der on the botanical garden for a few
plants. The Governor, who is always
anxious to Oblige, sat right down and
wrote an order upon Mr.. Smith,
the superintendent. He thought
no more about it, but, the second day af-
terward, received courteous note u the
effect that the gentleman had presented
Uheletter at the botanical garden, and had
picked out not oaly the few plants which
he asked for, but also a large variety Of
the most rare productions of the garden.
These he had ordered boxed up and
shipped by express to his home, telling
Mr. Smith to prepay the charges and col
lect it out of the Governor. The latter, it
Is needless to state, hereafter intends to
be very careful to state just what his
orders for plants embrace.