The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-15
Personal.

BARON DE PosroIT, who died RECENTLY in Paris.
gave his whole life to gambling. AS sure as the
hour of 4 struck every afternoon he repaired to
his favorite club. There he played without a
break until about the next morning. In MANY
years he was absent from his place only four
nights.
SPEAKING Of Belva A. Lockwood, a CORE
spondent says: I'm literature she loves works
on science, history and biography best, the
writer's of such works being her favorites She
has been attracted to Ella Wheeler Wilcox,
however. through her interesting personality
and by reports of her womanliness, wifely de-
votion and domestic usefulness"
ALFRED C. HOBBS Of Hartford, Conn.,, is now
70 years of age He is the man who succeeded
in picking every lock placed before him at the
Crystal Palace, London, in 1851, and won 81 900
offered by an English firm to any one who could
pick the lock they manufactured Mr.. Hobbs
becam lion, and was presented to the Duke
of Wellington and Queen Victoria.
MRS CLEVELAND has made many additions to
her pets at Oak View this summer. Besides
poodle, St Bernard, parrot, a canary bird
u calf. two kittens and a COW. she now has
tame fox which was given her at Marion A
small collection of white mice two rabbits and
eight or nine pigeons She could not have a
more varied geological exhibit if she were an
old maid
MONTGOMERY SEARS, who is among the four
wealthiest men of Boston. was the son of
grocer who lived on half dollar day and slept
in his store. He acquired some real estate, and
when he died left his moderate fortune to his
son under the care of trustees. Young Sears
chafed at this and finally succeeded in breaking
his fathers will. He has gone on acquiring
property until his wealth is estimated at many
millions.
CAPT. BAssETT the venerable doorkeeper of
the Senate always goes through a ceremony at
the opening of the sessions which few visitors
are fortunate enough to see. TRINITY accou.
tered he proceeds at precisely five minutes be-
fore the hour of meeting, to the room of the
presiding officer. lie halts in the door wav with
military abruptness, makes very stiff but
very deferential bow, and says: Sir, the hour
of the meeting of the Senate has arrived 9"
Then he bows again, escorts the presiding Off
Ger into the chamber. delivers the gave head
into his hands, and retres TO his post at the left
of the presidents desk
SAM LANHAM Of Texas, says the New York
Graphic is remarkable for one thing at least.
The congressional district which he represents
In the northwestern portion of his state is the
largest in the country. Il embraces ninety five
counties, aud there are mighty few newspapers
in IL. sum is a slick talker, a shrewd politician,
and he knowsh is district thoroughly. He is the
first member sent from it, as IL was organized
only eight years since, and he has had to fight to
get back every succeeding term. When he was
running for congress the first time he made a
great spec at El Paso to the cowboys and
assembled voters. He told the honest, hard
working grangers and cattlemen that he was
dead broke and poor as prairie coyote. and
needed the salary and mileage of a congress
man more than any other man in the district.
My tellowcitZenS" s i'd Sam, Il live in a
house over in Weatnerford so open and bleak
that any man in this crowd could throw dog
through the cracks without touching a hair OF
him, and when the cold northers come along
the wind whistles through my home with a
noise ike the sound of steers on a stampede"
That settled it, and Sam was elected.