The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-05-15
A Lady in the Case.

as it is said there is in every case of
mischief, and the French arms are like
ly to bring to light the fairs arms of an
American woman. We have always
maintained that when there is an ak to
grind at Washington, lady will carry |
it off under her velvet cloak and grind
it with neatness and dispatch for a
consideration. Norman Ward, whose
name sometimes appears as Mr.. Mar
tin, and lovely creature sometimes
called Mrs. Davis, and at other times
Mrs. Mason, are the present subjects
for investigation. Mr.. Ward was in
terested in the purchase of from one
hundred thousand to three hundred
thousand muskets for the French ar
my. He was Informed that there was
"a lady at the Hoffman House who had
great influence in the purchase of
arms" and he had an interview with
her; "she said she could procure arms
from Generals Dyer and Ingalls, if she
had $4,000 placed in her hands as a
security that the witness was in ear
nest; witness informed her it was i'm
possible to give her the money unless
she showed she had influence she said
Dyer and Ingalls, were in room at the
same hotel, aud she would, after see
ing them, return to him to show she
had the influence and the ability to
buy arms; when she came back she
said these gentlemen would not act
unless the money was put up" She
said this pair of Generals had come to
New York with her. Mr.. Ward did
not give her the money, because he
doubted her ability to do the work.
But there is no evidence as yet that
she was not what she represented her
self to be-the ego between" of the
Generals, nor is there any reason to
suppose that che did not get the money.
Mrs. Mason, or Mrs. Davis, or Mrs.
What-do-you-cdll-her, seems to be of
a new class of lobby women. She is
utterly unlike Mrs. Billpusher, Mrs.
Memberhooker, and Madam Appoint
mentgetter. To certain extent they
use beauty for gold /; but Mrs. Mason is
a business sort of person, without Ell
Their nonsense or sentiment. She does
not negotiate from the outside, but
from the inside. She comes IA the &C.
credited agent of the Generals, and
with her own sweet lips makes the
commercial demand, $25, 900, or no sale
of French arms.
The influence of women of the lobby
I in Washington is something stunning
but there is nothing of the sort with
r Mrs. Davis, who is a right down prac'
, teal Mrs. Stronghold. We have otter
f thought that these ladies of the lobby
and their requirements go far to prove
a that woman has a mission for business
D One of them will sweep down into thu
D dining room of Washington hotel
t with more than queenly dignity, drinl
: Moselle until her guests stagger, ant
f still be no more than flushed-retire II
her parlor and talk proceedings to tb
q member like clerk. One of these la
9 dies of the lobby ia as familiar Wit
g the business of the House as is til
: miserable man who nightly edits tn
j. manifold of Washington items for til
e morning paper. She is perfectly clea
J. headed on the practical effects of NOV
J. ing to reconsider and laying the mo
= ton on the table-a riddle that no
Il one man in fifty, nor one lady in fv
If thousand, can understand, or wants tx
y She knows it all f; but even she is be
e meath the grade of Mrs. Davis, VIII
+ deals in large operations and work
l. for, not against, the Government. W
l. desire to know much more of the lad
= in this case.-[Galveston News.
81 u An Australian photographer has
after four years Of labor, succeeded i
producing photographs enameled upo
u COPPER These are said to be, as work