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Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 1877.
At last the long and tedious strugw
gle in the Senate is at an end, and
both Kellogg and Butler have been
sworn in, much to the pleasure of
their respective friends. So much has
been said through the columns of the
public press concerning this contro.
versy that the people at large will be
glad to have a rest.
The President has en(leavored to
keep his own council concerning his
forth coming annual message. Much
speculation has been indulged in, but
exaetly what he recommends is not
inown.
Tho various cabinet officers have
prepared their reports '.ith great.
care. They furnish to the country in
detail, thc vorkings, wants and ne
ceshidies of their branches of tho pub
lie service. Economy is a marked
feature, and a moro thorough and
practical civil service will be sure to
result it Congress approves and see,
onds the recommendations.
Some promineut banker, with a
good sihare of common sense has wvrit
ten as follows to the United States
Treasurer. "Do you pay all the Con
gressmon in silver? By the etei nal,
do it? It will bring them to their
senses, to give them 400 heavy trado
dollars a month, or 800 halves:' What
a funny sight it would be to see the
venorable bald headed law-makers,
each step up to the Treasurer's office
and draw out of their pockets the
proverbial stocking to be filled with
the shining .pieces of silver.
The chief of the Bureau of Engrav
ing and Printing reports a saving in
his department of over $85,000 since
last year; 9,839,839 sho0tP of securities
valued at $708,414,645 and 1,817,200
stamps were printed. No counterfeits
have yet appeared on any of the this
4 years work of this bureau. In this
report a high and just compliment is
paid to the employees, many of whom
are ladies, or "Dept. women" as some
style them. Pride in blood often says
"I would not have my daughter in the
Government service, but many of
.these lady toilers are more highly ed,
nested and cultured than the gay sOM
ciety women who parade tbe avenue
ism .ilk. and diamonds, or whirl thro'
the street in elegant coupes. The
fact is Washtington is overrun every
season with codash aristocracy, like
Saratoga. Men and women swell hero
in great style and get at home they
amount to nothing in the social scale.
These ladies who are focd to earn
their daily bread are many of them
made dependent by the loss of their
father or husband in the late war.-.
Among the host of themn are many
who bavo occupied enumerable posik
t ions in forrmer days. For instance
one &a the dead letter office was born
and lived in the White House during
Jacksons admininistration, She is the
only liv'ing person born there, and yet
is now dependent oni the Governmant
for her living.
Senator In)galls proposes to make
short work of the National Capital
Insuranco Company, (not the Nation
al Life,) a concern started'in this City
with little capital, and affording a very
small amount of security to those who
had been deluded into patron;zing it.
He believes in insurance reform, and
will endeavor to have his bill passed
which shall hereafter stop the outra
geous lying which bits been going on
in this class of business, in this city at
least.
The receptions of Miss Vinnio Ream,
a lady made famous by her $20,000
statue of Lincoln, in her studio is one
of the most interesting features of so,
ciety life here in Washington. Her
gentleness, ease and chatting manner
make it a most agreeable place to
spend an hour or so, amid statuary
and art, formed by her hand, which
was taught its cunning in Rome.
Busts of Senator Davis, Gen. Custer
and others are now in process of com
pletion. Admiral Fauagut is immor%
talized in marble by this fair sculptor,
as are many others unknown in the
history of our country.
Mrs. Thut sby, the celebrated songs
tress, sang at a reception at the White
House the other evening and delight,
ed the dignitaries of State.
President Hayes thinks the Presi.
dent's salary too large, and is going,
it is said, to advise a reduction to the
ld figure, $25,000. He has expended
but $4,000 so far during his adminis
tration, and at this rate hu will save
642,000 per year. Mrs. Hayes, by the
way, takes a great interest in poli
tics, and frequently converses with
gentlemen on the subject Itis need%
less to say that she is a "policy" Wo,
Im a n. FAX.
WAsM-NGroN, Dec. 13.
In going up to the Capitol yester,
day, we set to moializing. On our
way we found at every step an abun.
daice of f -od for laughter and lears.
Entering the grand gate way of the
rounds at. tlie BRIt1oldi Fountain
and passing up the broad avenue
toward the Western entrinec, we
studied the aces we met, and what
a multitude of them. S.me looked
sad and disappointed, othors serious,
and as ihouglitful as as a man hav ing
a bill beforo Congress. Ueroe and
there we p)assed one0 of thocse jolly
corporosities, whose rotundfl( appear
ance and shiny famce associated the
person at once with the lobby. Ttiese
men call to mind a character and
face so well known here dulrinig the
dlays of Buchanan and Lincoln. lie
was the far far-tamed Bean Hick
man. What a combination of the el
egant gentleman and c >y rascal I
Dean never was known to pay for
anytihing, no one exp)ected him to, and
yet lie was so popular with every
body that lie held the open sesam'e
into all political circles. Die bore
the honors of'the salen with such
aplomb that lie was of en the ideal of
the women and the courted compians~
ion of the men. We could tell whole
uebapters of tis initeresting man, but
space forbids. He died here several
years ago, and the lobby lost ita most
elegant representative and champion
consecienco b)uyer. As we enter the
Capital we fi ,d ourselves in the rc
tunda, where one can always distin
guish the stranger's from residents -
Nine times out of ten, as you enter
the rotunda, you will find a group
in i's center trying to saw off their
shirt collar in ai Vflin attempt to see
the "caultcrbur'y girls," as Sonator
McD9onald called the allegorical
paintizng in the donr:e. Any wan can
indulge in this amusement with im
punity, but merciful goodness ! what
a pitiable sight it is to eeo a woman
attempt it. Hat, hair atnd pufis are
invariably sacrificed. A stran)ger is
at once impressed with the nut lmber
of women he meets at the Capitol,
but lie does not know that they all
have "urgent" business with M. C's.
The woman who does not want a
position, or has not a claim to push,
is a phenomena not un1derstood by
the average Congressman. Every
day the reception roomi of the IIouse
is jacked by these hungry feimnais
The newly fledged law maker is al
ways to be told by his alacrity when
a card is sent in to him. He prons
ises everything and assumes an air of
supreme blaniJness, The old mem
bers who have weathered through
inany easons here, pay but little at
tention to cards sent in.
Ben W ilis holds Lia levees in the el
evator of the Arlington Hotel. Just
when a constituent thinks things are
fixed, he goes up and leaves the in.
terviewer to moralize on the ingrati..
tude of those in office.
Senator Gordon is to receive an
elegant solid silver service from his
South Carolinian friends. They are
to be richly adorned with emblematic
engravings.
Local reporters are greatly aggi
tated over the almost wonderful tact
that Gen. Sherman has refused to be
interviewed. Heretofore all that was
necessary to be done was to ask him
a queotion and pull out a note book;
immediately he would 1)our forth a
volume of information, exhaustless as
the widow's cruise of oil and invigor
ating as the Pierian spring.
A baby show is the latest sensation
bero. We haven't the celebrated
"rg baby" of Ohio fame,' but have
our share of little bright cheruibims,
who will make a good showing when
the time comes.
"Old Prob" has drawn it mild so
far this winter, and we have not seen
a flake of snow. During these bean
tital days, so iften experienced in
the autum in this climate, the favor
ite drive is (nt to the soldiers' home,
a lovely spot, made famous as the
sumtcr residence of President Lin
coln, and latterly (f President Hayes
The area of the park is aboutit 300
acres and is so situated as to affird
many beautiful vistas of the city and
t'e Potomac. Arlington Heights is
alto a popular drive. It is about five
miles di6tant, and sitnated on a com
Mianding hill on old Virginia's sacred
6oil. There are 16,000 soldierf bu
ried in its confines.
Patents dated Nov. 13, 1877, issued
to residents of the St atos named be
low, reported by C. E. Foster, Patent
A ttorney, 509 7th St. Washmngton, D.
C.: A. Seehausen, Memphis, Tenn.,
curtain rollcr; J. N. Kauf holz, Chata.,
nooga, Tenn, engine; J. M. Marshall,
Knoxville, Tenn., furnace doors. J. H.
Tabler, Mt. Juliet, Tenn., flax brakes;
J. A. Albright, Fayetteville, Tenn.,
rock drill; J. N. Kaufhols, Chattanoo,
ga, Tenn., journal bearings; R. L.
Mitchell, Huntsville, Ala., file place
grate; J. T. Jeter', Jacksonville Ala.,
harvester; C. J. Cooper, Oxford, Ala.,
cultivator; G. Colmer, Springfield, La.,
dose measures; J. W. Burris, Marshall
Tex., Seed planters; J. B. B3oone, Gal
veston Tex,, automatic Tan; J. C.
Pickers, Weaversville, N. C., cloJhes
p)oun'der; R. R. Jones, Asheville, N. C.
Trusses, J. P. Terry, Lake City, Fla.,
cultivator; J. M. BasEet, Athens, Ga.,
plows.
Patents dated Nov. 20th 1877: E.
Krost, New Orleans La., ice machine;
A. Roth, New Orleans La., printing
photographs; N. T. Edson, New Or
loans La., water regulators; J. II.
T hierman, Louisville Ky., rectifying
apprs.; B. J. Hobson, Covington, Ky.,
rectifying apprs.; W. H. Yarborough,
Sherman Tex., earth augur; J. J. Arm'
strong, Texana, Tex., p)ost hole dig
ger; J. Haff'man, MtL. Crawford, Va.,
table tongs; W. R. Russell, Norfolk,
Va., tag fastener; W. J. Johnson, tier
nands, Miss., gin saw file; J. M. Hill
and J. Forsyth, Brighton, Te'nn. horse
powers.
The oldest greenback five is under
glass at Nashville, Tenn. The teller
of the rihird National Bank in re
ceiving a deposit noticed a five mark.
ed letter A, No. 1, and dated March
10, 1868. It was sent to the treasury
department, where it was identified
as the first five issued under the legal
tender act. It has been handsomely
framed and will be presented to the
i istorical Societ y.
Interesting Correspondence.
We are permitted to insert the
correspondence with Gen. Gordon in
reference to the testimonial from the
women of Columbia, which was for..
warded to him about eix weeks ago.
Doubtless his public duties, always
arduous and exacting, but more es
pecially severe during 'the recent
struggle in the Senate, have pre
vented an earlier acknowledgment of
the testimonial. Iis modest and
courteous acceptance of the gift is in
keeping with the noble qualities of
the man, who has merited this tri
bute from the unselfish and devoted
women of our fair city. The correso
pondence is a follows:
CoLUmIA, S. C., Oct. 31, 1877.
To General J. B. Gordon.
Dear Sir: I am requested by "Co.
lumbia women" to ask your accept
ance of this silver salver, as a token
of their gratitude and regard. It
was intended for you little "Caroli
na," and we deeply deplore the dis
appointment that has fallen upon
our design of giving into her keep
ing a record of Carolina being free,
through the help of Gordon.
Sir, words would not express the
thoughts that move our hearts at the
sound of your name. Gordon and
Ilamptonl So closely entwined, that
to think of the one 18 to think of the
other; to think of either is to think
of our State; and to think of our
State is to combine in thought what
is highest and noblest in the history
of the past, and to ask God's bles
sing for the future.
Vc send our ,ffering, a represent
ative of all gradLs of society, far too
small to hold the words of praise
and gratitude that fall from the lips
of all, even the poorest enriching
her mite with "God bless Gordon!"
Ve all say, "God bless you;" the
man who caine to us in our need;
who worked, watched for and hailed
with j%,y the hour we were set free.
Yours, GRACE EIMORE.
W A$H INGONs Dec. 8, 1877.
To Miss Grace Elmore.
Dear Maidam: I have received the
silver salver presented by the women
of' Columbia, and with it the letter
f'rom yourself as their representative.
It would be unavailing to attempt an
expression of the gift, or my sense of
gratefulness for the honor done me.
1 am not insensible, however, of the
fact that you p)lace too high an esti
mate upjonI my services, for my na-~
tuare must have been callous indeed
if I had not resp)onded to Carolina's
call with every energy of my mind
and every thr'ob of my hteart. What
ever of assistance I have been able
to contribute to the relief of' your
State from the evils of mis-govern
ment, was rendered to a people bound
to those who sent me here by ever'y
tie of kindred, of interest, of death
less memories, and endur'ing sym..
path ies.
I shall treasure this beautiful gift
through life as a memorial of South
Carolina's new birth, and of the too
generous tribute paid to mue by her
daughters, for the aid it was my
privilege to render in the time of her
distress and humilIiation.
With sincere thanks to you and to
those whom you represent, I am
most resp)ectfully and truly yours,
J. U1. GuoRDoN.
Washington authorities state that
the corn crop of the United States is
placed at over 1,350,000,000 bushels
annually, and of this atnount only
00,000,000 bushels are exported.
Congressman Hewitt thinks if pro
vision be made at the Paris Exposi
tion to practically illustrate the eco
nomic value of the Indian corn it
would tend ver'y considerably to in
crease its consumption in European
countries, and largely increase our
annual export.
1his line inst fills out tis elu....
A Singular Incident in Court.
One of the strangest spect0acles
ever witnessed in a judicial tribunal
was seen in the Supreme Court yes
terday. It was the presence of six
children, charged with murder, who
were brought before the grave and
dignified Supreme Judges upon a
habeas corpus. There were four
boys and two girls, aged between
nine and twelve years, whose names
are given in the regular report of
the court proceedings. These chil
dren are from Edgefield, and were
represented by Messrs. J. C. and 0.
Sheppard, wholsucceeded in obtain
ing bail for them in the sum (A
$3,000.
The alleged murder took place
under the following circumstances.
In the vicinity of Ridge Spring, in
Edgefield county, lives a Mr. Fallow,
father of four and guardian of the
other two childred. On the 1st ot
December, these six childred were
picking cotton in a field adjacent to
his house, when a begro boy about
sixteen or eighteen years old, who
had been warned not to come on the
premises, made his appearance
among them, and began to maltreat
and abuse them. A general fight
ensued, which the white children
succeeded in prostrating the negro,
and one of them struck him with a
rock in the temple. The mother of
the negro interfered, and another
person took charge of the white c6il
drei and shielded them from the in.
turiated attack of the negro's mother,
until Mr. Fallow made his appear
ance upon the scene.
The negro boy was found to be
sericusly injured, and from neglect
of his mother, it is alleged, he was
permitted to undergo exposure, from
which lie died in seven days. On
Saturday last, the six white children
were arrested and cari ied to j'ail in
Edgefield, charged with murder, and
were brought before the Supreme
Court as already stated. Sheriff
Gaston had sharge of the youthful
prisoners, and informed us that they
had maintained the same unconscious
demeanor from the ontset as when
we saw them betore the court. No
one would suspect that they were
charged with crime, so -innocent and
listloss was their ap;.earance. It
w'as a strange and curious spectacle,
indeed, and perhaps unparalleled in
the annals of South Carolina.-Co
lumbia Register.
A Beautiful Sentiment.
The recent death of Gerneral N B.
Forest the great 'navalry leader, re
calls to mind the following incident:
A few years ago Mr. Landon C.
Ilaynes died in Tennessee. Prior to
his death he attended a dinner given
by members of the bar at Jackson,
Miss. When the wine had cirenlated
very freely, Gen. Forrest said:
"I propose the health of Col. Lan..
don C. IJaynes, of East Tennessee,
the country sometimes called God
forsaken."
Mr. Hlaynes replied:
"Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen
I plead guilty of the 'soft impeach
ment.' 1 was born in East Ten nesee,
on tbe banks of the Wataniga, which,
in Indian vernacular is a 'beautiful
river,' and beautiful river it is. 1
have stood upon its banks in my
childhood and looked down through
its glassy water and have se6n a
heaven below, and then looked up
and beheld a heaven above, reflecting
like two mirrors, each ini the other its
moons and planets and its tremibling
stars. A way from its bands of rocks
and cliffa, hemlock and laura), pine
and cedar, stretches a vale back to
the distant mountains as beautiful
and exquisite as any in Italy or
Switzerland. There stands the Great
Unicorn, the Great Roan, the Great
Black, and the Great Smoky moun,
tains, amoug the loftiest in the I-e
ted States of Amerisa, on whose sum.
mits the clouds gather of their own
accord in the brightest day. There
P've seen the great spirit of. the storm'
after noontid'ego take bia nap in t'ae.
pavillion of darkness and of elouds.
I have then seen him arise at mid
night as a giant refreshed with slum
ber, and cover the heavens with
gloom and darkness;. I have seen him
awake the tempest, aid let loose the
red lightnings that run among the
mountain tops for a thousand miles,
swifter than an angels flight in heav.
en. Then I have seen them stand
up and dance like argel of light in
the clouds to the music of that grand
organ of nature, whose keys seemed
touched by Divinity in the- halls of
eternity, that responded in notes of
thunder which resounded throngh
tIe universe. Then I have seen the
darkness diift away beyond the hori.
zon and the morn get up from her
saffron bed,like a queen, put on her
robes of light;. come forth from her
palace in the sun, and stand tip toe
on the misty motttairin top, and
while night f1ed from before her glo
rious face to his bed ebamber at the
pole, she lighted the green vale
and beautiful river where I was born
and played in my ehildhood with a
smile of sunshine. Oh I beautiful
land of the mountains with the sut
painted cliff, how can I ever forget
thee."
General Forrest stood amazed
while the speaker uttered these mar
vellous senteuces.
LoNDoN, Nov. 11.-The latest ad
vices from Bucharest put the num
ber of Turkish prisoners at 40,000.
Osman Pasha ordered a sortie in the
direction of Widdin. lis valor,
which ia described as desperate, is
everywhere the theme of conversa..
tion. The sufferings of the Turks in
the beleagued town were awful. Cold,
disease and famine decimated their
ranks and reduced the soldiers to
living skeretois.
Four hundred guns fell into, the
hands of the Russians. The ground
which was the scene of the sortie
was literally strewn with the dead
and dying. Osman Pasha himself
was severely wounded before lhe
would consent to a surrender.
The Czar, after the surrender of
Plevna, phiced his carriage and es
cort at the disposal of Osman Pasha.
What Made Washington Laugh.
A cheerful view of Washington is
given in a story once told by Mrs.
Madison to a little girl, who now re
p)eats it in Lippincott. "One day in
Philadelphia," said Mrs. Dully Mad.
ison, "I was sitting in my parlor with
a very dear friend, Mrs. R. 13. Lee,
when in walked Payne Tood (her
soni) dressed in my calico bed gown.
while we were laughing at the figure
lie cut, the servant threw open the
door and announced General and
Mrs. Washington. What to do with
that dreadful boy I didn't know. lie
could not face the President in that
garb. Neither could he leave the
room without meeting them, for the
door they were entering was the only
one. I made him crawl quickly un
der a low, broad settee on which I
was sitting. I bad just time to ar'.
range theo drapery when the Wash
ingtons entered. After the courtly
greeting, and the usual compliments
of the season, there came from under
the settee a beavy sigh, which evi
dently attracted the General's atten
tion. Ilowever, I only talked and
langhed a little louder, hoping to di..
vert his attention, when-oh, me I
there came and a kick that could not
be ignored. So I stooped down and'
dragged Payne out by the leg. ee,
eralW Washington's dignity left him
for once. Laught Why, he fairly
roared? He nearly went into con',
vulsions. The sight of that boy in
that gown, all so Innexpeoted, comning
wrong end first f,'om under my seaR
-t was tnn