Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-11
CLEVELAND'S HOME LIFE.
ONE SON-IN-LAW LIKES HIS
MOTH


WASHINGTON, Oct. 10.-The return OF
the Presidential party 10 the White House
has not been followed by a single import
ant lnno walton. just now Washington
ts almost as dull as il ever gets. Nearly
every public man Of prominence is away
aud the ranks of the army of office seekers
are almost incredibly depleted. AS con-
sequence the President is comparatively
free from bores, and is able to accomplish
almost double the work possible when
Congress is in session and the city sup
Piled with its full quota OF statesmen and
their hangers on, At the White House
everything joys along very much In the
usual rut. The President leads most
simple life. He is up early and after
breakfast turns his attention to work.
Since his return he has fallen into the old
habits. His marriage has not much
changed his course of living. 1t is now
stated that Mrs. Folsom is going to take
charge of Pretty Prospect, the Presidents
country place. The house will not be
ready for some time yet and Mrs. Fol-
som will continue to live at the
White House. She will undOu btediy make
her future home with the President and
his wife. as she has no home OF her own
and naturally wants to be with her daugh-
ter. The President is fond Of her. and
she is quiet and does not NEEDLE, 80 she
is welcome. One of the servants in the
house said that Mrs. Cleveland ana Mrs.
Folsom made fewer complaints than any
one who had ever been in the house. Ihey
liked things kept neat and clean, but they
did not make trouble or a fuss about llttle
things. When Mrs. Cleveland left But
faiO, after her recent visit there, she TOOK
AL L Ill 1E hA -
sonaI property, which be had LETT behind
him in his old office. There were severa
tray loads and the packages nearly filled
freight car. The only property the
President now has In Buffalo is lot which
he bought some years ago. The opinion
Is daily gaining ground among bis friends
here aud in Buffalo that he Will make his
permanent residence in Washington after
his term as President expires.
MRS. CLEvELAND'S DOG.
A rigorous quarantine against dogs has
been the rule AZ the White House during
most administrations, but the demand of
the people for an entire change in the ad-
ADMINISTRATION has been followed by
change in this particular also. TWO
months ago Mrs. Cleveland received from
Holland as a present poodle whose
fleece was as black as ink and so thick
about his face that the hair had TO be
hogs neck is a collar OF alligator
skin, on which is a steel plate engraved
with his name, "HectOr Cleveland"
The steward of the White House, In
whose charge Hector was lett by his young
mistress, has exercised mis- taste in the
matter Of clipping the heavy coat OF tan
gled curls which would otherwise have
proved an uncomfortable burden during
tue long not summer days. AS Hector
now trots leisurely through the inner cor
Ticor and shifts inquiringly at the visitor.
be presents most fantastic appearance.
His body, closely shaver, looks like an
enormous Russian muh of black Astra-
chan, while the thick growth OF hair about
bis head, the extremity OF his tail, and
broad anklets close 10 his feet are ludlcrous
appearing in the extreme. Hector seems
10 be well imbued with the dignity at
taching to his position as pet Of the White
House. and COMFORTS himself in a dlgni-
fed manner, exhibiting little or no curl
osIty about outside persons or things.
SUIT FOR $4,000 DAMAGES.
One portion at least of Washington So
ciety is on the tiptOe OF expectation in an
ticipstion of a suit soon to come before
the supreme Court of the District for $780,
Doc in compensation for alleged damages
10 the character Of the plaintiff. VIM. i
Paino, supposed TO be a wealthy citizen
William V. Marmion. Three years ago
DIR. MarmiOn erected a handsome resi-
uence at No. 1919 street. The neighbOr-
hood is a fashionable one, and the rental
pf the house was put AZ $3.50 per month.
The figure was sufficiently high TO pre-
slude from the neighbOrho0d any one not
pretty well supplied with money, and the
people living in the vicinity were more or
less curious to know who would occupy
the MANSION. Soon a rumor was circula-
led TO the elect that a wealthy and aris-
tocratic family of Philadelphia would
move in. This report was confirmed by
the appearance of u leading New York
decorator, to whom had been given carte
blanche in the matter of furnish
Ing. His arrival upon the scene
was followed by car loads Of elegant fur.
ni,ure. At last the tenants, a comparative
ly young married pair, arrived, Scarcely
allowing sufficient time to elapse in
which the newcomers should he settled
5n their residence, the fashionable neigh
horhood turned out en- masse and left
shower of cards at the door, for the young
mistress, beng in delicate health, was
unable to receive visitors. Having ac-
eomplshed this duty, though somewhat
ehagrined at the failure To effect an en-
pance beyond the deliberately carved
doors, the callers sat down To await the
return OF their visits, after which they
would pe Afforded the much-dtslrod
glimpse beyond those closed portals.
They waited IN vain, however, Tor the
calls we've never returned nor recognized
In any other way. The old residents We're
eventually forced to swallow the disa-
greeable fact that they had been snub-
bed by their new neighbors. This slate
Of affairs could not he endured
among a lot of women, ard il
is easy to imagine the satiGaction with
which they undertook the task of getting
even. They first began a system of spy
Ing upon the movements OF the new COM
ers, which would have done credit TO an
accomplished detective force. Every ar
ticle which went IN or out of the house
was noted and commented on. In "A short
time strange stories began to be circu.
lated about the new corners, and the
neighborhood in repeating and letting the
tales grow as they spread seemed to
breathe easier. 1t was asserted that
the man OF the house was Il
nard drinkers, with most unheard Of ca
pacity for liquor. This assertion was
based upon the fact that several times a
week large baskets filled with bottles
were carried into the house. The serv-
ants disclosing that these bottles con-
tanned mineral water which was used al
together by the household IN place OF
Potomac water, which they considered
impure, served in no wise to alter the
verdict Of the goesips. Even down to the
children this system OF petty spying was