The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-04
PERSONAL.

THE Misses Hood, twin daughters of the late
Lieut.. Gen. Hood, returned on Tuesday to their
school in Philadelphia. They received much
attention in Washington. on Friday they
dine1 at the residence of Attorney General Gar
land, and later bad an audience with Mrs. Cleve-
land.
IT is recorded as a remarkable fact that the
Rev, DR.. T. De Witt Tamage dictates his ser
mon to his secretary at the rate of $50 words
minute. This is nothing, however, TO the activ
i'y he displays when delivering sermon. He
can, at crisis, make 23S gestures minute and
never turn hair
WHEN Mrs. Cleveland was leaving Armory
Hall. Washington, last Wednesday evening
where 900 poor children had been enjoying the
hospitality OF the Chlldren's Christmas Club
small boy exclaimed: What do those three 'C's'
on the badges stand for?' why, for three
cheers for Mrs. Cleveland" answered little Miss
Molle Villas The crowd took the hint and
cbeered the President S wife enthusiastically
JOHN L. SULLIVAN recently said to a friend
that he had never resisted policeman. With
thorough appreciation of his own prowess he
remarked: I'm different from everybody else
in that. If q policeman should try to arrest
you and you resisted he might knock YOU down
with his club but if it was me and | resisted he
would shoot me the first thing No man would
tackle me without his hand on his revolver.
And so 90 with policeman quietly the first
time he speaks TO me without making any fuss. -
Mrs. DANIEL MANNING returned Monday morn
ing from Albany to her home at % Fifth avenue
Her Granddaughter Mary accompanied her and
they will begin life alone in the house which not
more III three weeks ago Mr. Manning took
on lease for three years. She will probably
occupy the house until May and then go out
of town for the summer. Her plans as to
residence then will not be decided nntil about
that time. The house on Fifth avenue is one
which was selected chiefly because it was in
pleasant ncighborhood and not far from Mr.
Manning's Office in the Equitable building. The
preparations for home in New York were
almost ColplV dirppta1 bv Mr.
length of the lease which he took of his house
and other things which he did. indicate that he
had no idea that he would die 80 soon.
A SHORT DARK MAN, who has cut lumber on
the Michigan peninsula. mined silver in the
SierraS and bored for oil all over Western Penn
sylvania, is NJ W. Barse. of Buffalo, probably
the most popular bank President in the United
States. Mr. Barse is only about 40 years of age
put has seen and been through as much as any
half dozen men he meets on Broadway. His
dress is accurate as if he had been man about
town all his variegated life. His manners are
quiet, but the recollection of many a wild eX-
perence often sends gleain into bis eyes that
betokens him no inoifensive customer in a
scrimmGgc." Mr. BarSe, among many lucra-
tive anusements, pleaSes to be President of the
Exchange National Bank, at Olean n Y It
pays divldend5 OF "a per cent. year, the stock
sells at $500 on par value of 500, and 10 per
cent, of the profits are annually added to the
surplus
ONE Of the noteworthy men of the South who
goes to New York often is Mai. j. W Thomas
He lives at Nashville, Tenn, and is President of
the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad, which
is about $50 miles long. II is an important
North and South line and is considered one of
the best equipped and best managed railroads
In the South. a condition which is due to the
ability Of Maj. Thomas. He has taken a high
rank among railroad men for the ability he has
displayed III the equipment of his road under
adverse circumstances Mai. Thomas is a
Southerner by birth, having always lived in
Tennessee and has accumulated q fortune OF
about half million One of the favorable
comments that is passed epon his management
Is that tie men on his road were never on
strike Maj Thomas is now in New York hav.
ing gone on III bis special car with the Misses
Claire, bellies of Nashville, as his guests
Mrs. CARLISLE wife of the Speaker of the
House, says she has completely recovered her
health and never felt better in her life Last
season she was forced to decline most of the in
vitationS, but She received and found il some
thing OF task TO hold her weekly crowded re-
ceptions at the Riggs House. The Speaker is
also in excellent health, but he has a tender
stomach, which refuses to digest oveI-rich food
ana he has 70 he very careful as to what he eats.
Mrs. Carlisle has pretty corner parlor at her
wall are portraits of two fine looking young
men. They are my sons, said Mrs. Carlisle
Willie and Logan We are distant connections
OF the Logan family, which accounts for the
name. Willie is q years old, married, and a
very genial fellow. He rs tall. like his father
but resembles me in looks. Logan is more like
the C3rhsles and if You should hear him and
his father talking together you could not tell
their voices apart. Ny boys are very happy
and very fond Of their parents. If Mr.. Carlisle
ever had occasion to chastise one Of them do
not knowit. one day Willie said te me. speak
ing OF his father, I wouldn't know he was my
father. for he always treats Inc like a gentle
man."