Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-21
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

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TIE LATE GENERAL QUIraAN.-"e apPre-
bend that there is a mistake in the newspaper
story ORIGINATING in n New York journal, by
.be.hvl attributing the death OF the lamented
o,;tman 70 othc National hotel disease" Du-
ring his whole sojourn OF large portion Of years
past in this city, we saw him daily, and were
not aware that he attributed the gradual failure
of his strength to any such cause. Ner do We
remember that he ever was a guest of the Ma
hOnal. His ailing, if we comprehend it cor
rectly, was simply decay or wearing out OF
the constitution consequent on the fact that he
had lived the time during which his delicate
organization could last. His habits Of life wero
always remarkably prudent; as though he IVES
well aware that to prolong his life, twas neces-
sary for him to guard them carefully
Appropos-of "the National hotel disease. !"
That is now among things gone and past; as
since the house was reopened not single case
Of it has occurred, though it was never more ex-
tensively patronized than during the last ses-
sion of Congress, by persons, too, of all condi-
tions of constitutions and health, of course
The first labors of the new proprietors, Messrs
L. Tenny Co., were to clear out from the ex-
tensive cellars of the establishment the accu-
mutation of perhaps twenty years likely to
generate a malariOus atmosphere, and to secure
for the future very complete system of drain
age and ventilation; which were accomplished
before the house was re-opened. Subsequently,
cOmmendable attention has been paid to the
condition of that portion of the huge pile of
buildings, and at this moment it is kept as
clean and fresh as sitting room should be.
The consequence is, that ever since the COM
mencenent of the late session of Congress,
though seven or eight hundred persons have
slept for weeks at time beneath the roof OF
the National, the guests of no other hotel in the
United States have enjoyed better health. This
fact is doubly gratifying, because the assiduou.
care Of the proPrietors has thus so promptly re.
stored to its former value SO much Of the prop
erty of our fellOw-citizens who, in its dcprccia-
ton, would otherwise have been very heavy
losers; and also became their enterprise and
liberality THAT of the hosts Of the NationaD de
serve the remarkable success new browning
their cxertions. They keep hotel in all re-
spects equal TO any other in any portion of the
United States, and the travelling public as they
are gradually finding the fact out, are day by
day coming to rush in upon them in greater
crowds.
BUFFALO ROARING 1t being understood
that previous to the dog days-that is, Just
about now-the President designed appointing
new postmaster for the city of Buffalo, n Y
or reappOintinS the present incumbent, oil
course Washington city is honored with the
presence of almost " a herd OF buffaloes," bent
on securing for themselves or some friend the
run OF the rich official pasture. TIE halls OF
the National Hotel and Kirkwood House are
greatly enlvened with their presence and the
hum Of speculative conversation concerning
their GRAND and the relative chances of the
success of the contending parties, in which
hundreds around them indulge in the absence
ct other subjects for the proverbial gossip Of
the Federal Metropolis. They are fine look
ing fellows, this herd of buffalocs to say the
least for them. Their evident capital keeping
proves the keenness of their appreciation OF
the relative merits of the numerous official
pastures within the Buffalo district. Among
them we notice of course Major Dickey, the
jolly incumbent; Judge Fairplanck, of the
Superior Court; Mr.. Eli Cook, ex-Mayor OF
ID.
county treasurer; Mr.. Lockwood, the sheriff
of the county; Mr.. John E McMahan, who
we believe, is now the public prosecutor there
the United States Marshal, and others of note
Such an assemblage Of dignitaries on such an
errand, by the bye, reminds US not little o!
the old adage all about great cry, but little
WOOL
As the Superior Court of that portion Of
New York seems thus to have dropped down
upon US of Washington, it would not be ams:
if they were to open it here (for the Amusement,
of our public in these dull tines for the trial Of
the rodoubtable Major, who, of course, is being
pretty severely overhauled, or cat-hauled, in
the conflicting representations concerning the
propriety Of his reappOintmcnt being made t.
the appointing power.