The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-24
ITEMS OF INTEREST.


ROBERT ROBINSON, widover aged about 20
years, was paying attention TO Miss Mary Wall
of Union Grove, ana had made frequent pro-
posals OF marriage to her and was as often re-
fused. Robinson went TO the Wall residence
Monday and again asked her to marry him
She refused, wnereupen Robinson drew
revolver and shot her in the head. He then sent
q ball crashing through his brain Miss Wall
died a few minut afterward.
WARD McALLIsTER has found woman cham
pion to defend him from the onslaught OF the
Phiistines. Miss Kate Field says of him: "He
is the Pepys of contemporary New York and he
is not snob. Aristotle is said to have com pied
code Of laws for the table Americans are
quite as much in the dark about eating ana
drinking as the Greeks were about table
manners. aud whoever enlightens them
advances taste and health. To Mr.
McAllister dinner Is function.
To evolve an ideal dinner for his friends he
viii take as much pains as Napoleon took in
organizing campaign, and will chase q turkey
for hours il that turkey be Necessary to the
feast" Mr.. dcAllister, speaking Of the at
tacks made upon his book by the press, said
that the critics had distorted his text from it's
original meaning AID perverted most willfully
or iSnorantly les facts. His society fir ends on
the contrary, have received it with delight
and have sent him letters of coz graduation
and appreciation sufficient TO fiji a huge book as
large as years file of the lStta. II could have
written myself out of society" said the author
recently, III | had chosen, but when man
reaches my age, don't you understand, he
doesn't make fool OF himself, don't you
know"
TIE DEATH of the wife of the late Senator
Miller OF California recalls the fact that the
carriage in which the senator was driven to the
capitol every morning during the session of
congress before his Ceath is now one of the
public acks which stand on street corners an
walt for paSSe gers at % cents trip, and tn 3
driver of the historic vehicle is tbs coachnan
who for many years guided the single so-ss
which drew Jae senator's carriage. After ths
death of Senator Miller his widow went to Cal
lfornia to live, and as she did not wish to taxa
the carriage with her, and as it was worn out
an ROT OF much value, she gave tho outfit to-
the coachman, who for many years had served
her and the senator faithfully. He took out a
license and the old horse and carriage have
been earning living for him ever sincs
The Mil er carriage Is not the only
historic hack among the pubic vehicles of
Washington. There are great many shaky
old carriages in which you ride from the
center OF the city to che capitol for quarter of
a dollar, which have been put in the past to
much gentler uses Senator Stanford is q fire..
qucnt patron of the old Miller hack. 1t is one
of the hobbies OF the California millionaire that
he would rather ride in a chance vehicle picked
up on tue street than behind the 1000 team of
geldings that draw his handsome carriage The
two horses OF the Stanford tea n are two Of the
sons of the famous stallion Electionecr, which
died last week in California. Senator Stan
ford's hobby is well known TO the hsckmen
about Washington, and they are always on the
lookout for him.
THE ARMY OF colored employees in the various
| departments at Washington threaten to make
a united protest against the long established
custom OF compelling them to act AS house
servants outside OF Office hours. Nearly every
chief of division has as dining-room servant
a colored enploye of the government. When a
colored man is appointed TO a place as a laborer
or messenger it IS nearly always necessary
qualification that he is good waiter. In the
morning before the hour for him TO begin his
work, ne goes to the residence OF the official TO
attend the furnaces, sweep the steps and serve
breakfast 10 the family. After this he reports
TO the department, where he remains until 4
O'Clock, when he again returns TO his employer s
residences and serves dinner. If man Should
refuse to be used in this way. and occasionally
one does. he - Immediately discharged
for his insubordination. There is an
Official in the Treasury department who
has Ave OF the governments employees 10 act as
servants about his house befors and after
hours. He has sons and daughters IN society.
and tho little supp~rs which Inc often gives are
always served by colOrei men. who are messen-
gers and laborers IN his department. There Il
even cab net ciiic under President Harrison
who has his dinners served every day by mes
senger IN bis department of the public service.
Tho messenger complains bitterly 20 his iati-
mate friends about this but be ~ careful %
wear q pleasant smile while doing his house
hold work, for fear u losing fhe lftle place he
holds ht $40 year This messenger was once
q member Of tbe legislature Of his state and he
cams here a. a leading republican, deserving
wei OF his party. Tbis recommendation did
not 20 as FAR toward securing hlin his place as
messenger 81 dd tae fact that be had been
brought up Is waiter 10 southern gentle
nlans family