Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-18

are very generous eaters, and the bill OF
rare is usually pretty well exhausted
When their appetites are appeased.
speaker Carlisle appears to be indifferent
as TO what he dimes on. He begins at
once, butter, bread, crackers, whatever
may be within reach when he sits down
ana hastily makes away with them. Then
the waiter appears with the main dish
ana that Is rapidly dispatched. KNIFE and
IOrk seem TO be on equal terms during the
repast, both fulfilling the same functions.
II the tea Is too hot to drink out of the
cup, into the saucer it goes. The meal
over, the Speaker hastily wipes his mouth,
sometimes laying the napkin on the table
after he is on mis- teet, and, looking neither
to the right nor the left, passes out of the
dining room. He always gulps down his
food as if he considered every minute
spent at the table as so much time lost.
IL Is rare thing for him TO wait
for the rest of his family. President
Cleveland, is a deliberate eater and in no
sense graces the dinner table. His table
manners are none of the best and his con-
versation is never brilliant. AT the re-
cent Congressional dinner he has been de-
scribed by those present as sitting with
eyes half closed, tucEing away the viands
Ike professional mover does the furnl-
ture in a van. Small eaters look on in
wonderment. Senator Beck is another
ponderous eater, and drinker too, for that
matter, and his colleagues at times have
some merriment at his expense.
THE LIBRARIAN OF CONGRESS.
Librarian Spohord, whose discharge OF
the duties incident to the position has
never excited other comment than praise,
is an Illustration OF the ability Of most
newspaper men OF energy and good habits
TO make a success OF whatever they un-
dertake. Mr.. Spotiord's advent to Wash
ingtOn was his transfer from the manag-
ing editOrship of the Cincinnati CONNER
cldJ in 1861 to the important post Of
war correspondent. lie was under
fire at the 6rst battle Of
Manassas, but he was physically unable
TO undergo the hardships of the position,
and In the fall OF '6l he became assistant
librarian, from which position he rose in
80 to that which he now nOlds. Mr..
SpOnOrd ia a ceaseless worker, who finds
his duties pleasure rather than a task,
and is never a absent from his post except
during the thirty days annual vacation
allowed him by law. This vacation he
spends always among the mountains,
choosing new territory to explore each
time. He has an interesting family, and
his house is one Of the literary centres Of
the capital, ranking in this respect with
Charles NordhOf's, Senator Hawley's
Lieut.. Greely's, Editor Kauffman's, OF the
A<hNfttttE
THE VAN BUREN JEWELS.
While President Van Blren was in
office he received a jeweled sword as a
gift from the lmaum OF Muscat. AS the
gift was made on account Of the official
position of the recipient it, Of course, be-
came the property of the government.
| The sword and other articles that accom-
panied it were placed on exhibition in one
of the cases IN the Patent Office, together
with a number Of other curiOsities and
presents. In 1S40 the sword was stolen
from the case. 1t was afterwards recov-
cred not, however, before the thieves had
removed all OF the jewels from the scab-
bard, and left but little recognizable. To
avoid repetition Of the occurrence the
articles were placed in a box, and deposit
ted in the Treasury for safe keeping.
A day or two ago Mrs. Van
Buren, and her two daughters and
daughter-in-law and grandchildren of
President Van Buren, called at the Treas
ury Department for the purpose OF view
ing the Jewels, etc. ChiefClerk YOumans
and Treasurer Jordan accompanied the
ladies TO the vault in which the articles
are kept. Treasurer Jordan broke the
seals and disclosed the articles. There
was bottle of altar OF roses, a pint bot
tie of pearls. about fifty in number, some
very large and elegant. two In particular,
about half an inch in diameter; a bottle
of about forty small diamonds, but some
very brilliant; gold plate, gold Orna-
ment Of some kind, with a silk tassel, a
box OF small diamonds and pearls, and
two pieces of gold With the exception
Of the bottle OF altar of roses, nearly if
not all the articles enumerated belonged
to the sword.