The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-18
PERSONAL.

TIRE PRESIDENT and Mrs. Cleveland will dine
with Secretary and Mrs. Fairchild this evening.
CONGRESSMAN FISHER, of Michigan. con
tributed 300 sacks of flour to the poor of West
Bay City last week.
ADAM FoREPAUGH. the circus man. wears a dia
mond for which Chicago broker offered him
recently $1,000 1t weighs forty carats He has
also fifteen-carat diamond collar button, for
which he paid $1,000.
A VETERAN of the Mexican war, who is now
living in lagarto, Tex at the age of 81 years,
tells some interesting stories of the fight at
Buena Vista, and says he stood by the side of
Gen. Taylor when he gave the famous order to
Capt Bragg for "a little more grape Capt.
Bragg"
STEPHEN B. ELKINs, Mr.. Blaine's friend and
adviser is a man of cultivated literary tastes
and is said to have remarkable memory. He
is voraclous reader, and is able after peruSng
an article once, to repeat it almost verbatim.
His library is large and contains many rare and
valuable books Mr. Elkins is 46 years Old and
a millionaire several times over.
MRs. DAVIDSON, Mrs Barnes, Mrs. Clements,
Mrs Carlton, Mrs Cobb Mrs Bankhead Mrs
Latham. Mrs Simmons, Mrs. Newton, Mrs Lane
and Mrs. Baker Misses Bankhead Miss David
son. Miss Somerville, of Alabama; Miss Lopez,
of Charleston; Miss Monteiro and Miss Branch,
the latter two guests of Mrs. Latham, received
at the Metropolitan on Monday.
JOHN F. LEWIS, ex-Gov Of Virginia. and
formerly United States Senator from that State
is in Washington to have an operation per-
formed on one of his eyes. 1t is hoped that his
sight may thereby be saved. President Grant
dubbed him Honest John Lewis" and the title
has since chung to him Lewis is a stubborn
and courageous man. When he was Senator he
voted for large appropriations for the improve
ment of Washington, although the entire Demo-
cratic press OF the country opposed his course.
f. c. ALLEN, Of Augusta, Me, patronizes the
United States mails to liberal extent. He paid
the Post Office Department $4,000 in 1887. He
publishes sixteen periodicals. mostly weeklies;
employs about SlS,0O worth of labor every
week and is a full tedged millionaire. His sub
scribers number 100000 He has been TO
Europe dozen times in the interests of his pub
hcatlons. ana mas many suhscrloerS across the
water Mr.. Allen is a bachelor under 40 years
of age. and an enthusiastic Democrat James
q. Blaine has shown a great deal of hostility to-
ward him.
SEVERAL YEARS AGO Frederick A. Pride,
wellknown circus and theatrical manager,
loaned friend 500. The borrower insisted
upon Mr. Pride's acceptance of 100 shares of
mining stock in a company at that time I'M
known to fame Mr.. Pride handed the certifi-
cate to his wife, with the remark that il might
do for wall paper or a hustle Wednesday,
while conversing with broker in a Philadelphia
hotel, the name Of the company in which Pride
holds 100 shares was mentioned. us that COM
pany still in existence asked Mr. Pride, in
differently. well. rather was the answer.
and its stock is worth just S120 a share" Mr.
Pride is thus $4,000 richer than he thought he
was.
The Omaha World recently requested James
Whitcomb Riley to write for hat Journal a few
facts regarding himself. Riley complied and
said: You ask me for my life, but I'd rather
give you my money. But l was 81 years old
last spring was year ago am blonde of fair
complexion, with an almost ungovernable appe-
lite for brunettes; am feet inches in height.
though last state fair was considerably higher
than that-n fact. was many times taken for
Old High Lonesome as | went about my daily
work. ] am n house. sign and ornamental painter
by trade, granting, marking gliding, etching,
etc. Used to make lots of money, but never
had any On hand. My standard weight is 1856,
and when am placed in solitary confinement
for life l will eat onions passionately. Bird
seed never touch"