The New York herald., 1873-12-30
SOCIAL CHIT-CHAT.
The New Library, The New PIenipoten-
tiary 60 Spain, Williams, Bristow,
Mrs. Secretary Richardson and the
Charlton Nuptials.


Charlton Nuptials.
WASHINGTON, Dec 2s, 1873.
At last we are thinking OF the intellect, and are
to have National Library, dedicated TO learning.
When any one in power or place here has sought
information at any time during the past 10 years,
the reply has been "Ask Sponord.n And now tnat
gentleman. by adroitly swelling the number OF
volumes In the Congressional Library, OF which he
Is the Librarian, has compelled that institution to
swarm. II must have more commodious quarters,
and he avas himself OF the occasion to strike Tor
a National Library with himself az Librarian. The
idea Is good one, and he Is ''the right in the
right placer
Economists may raise their hands at the ex-
pense, for IL will cost s250,000 TO commence the
building, and at least 100000 per annum for the
librarian, books, &c. But what OF that2 The Con-
grcssiona Library win remain as a store
house OF material for speeches, reports and
other 'pub. docs - but the National Library,
with Spofiord as its Director, win prove
of the highest utility to the advancement OF ltera
ture and civilization. Nothing but barbarism will
prevent its establishment and endowment, re-
gardless OF expense, that may at our metropolis
rival the British Museum, and the Library at Paris
called in turn Royal, National, Imperial and Repub
lican. am happy TO say that General Garfield,
economist as he Is, win recommend any desirable
appropriation for the National Library
CALEB, THE PLENIPoTENTIARY.
Some 40 or SO years ago, when Caleb Gushing
was an ambitious attorney at Newbury Mass, q
maiden poetess there, named Gould, wrote the
following epitaph on HIM
Lie aside all ye dead.
For in the next bed
Lies buried the body OF Cushing;
Since he when alive,
And now he Is dead may be pushing.
AaA ataIlrf xytA hon. ha
now pushed in before the republican place hunters
and sent 70 Madrid to finish up the little job which
Fish undertook to do himself but soon got SO
snarled up that he found Cushing alone competent
to smooth 1t ont.
Now that the venerable Caleb is to be thus cared
Ior those who wanted him to be Chief Justice are
expected
TO HELP WILLIAMS
and thus secure the promotion OF the Attorney
General to the Bench. SO with Bristow, who is
waiting to step iuto the place of the Attorney
General the moment 1t is vacated. But all this aid
may not accomplish the desired object, for the op-
ponents OF Williams are hard at work and they
have unearthed some ugly looking matters hard
to explain, II they are capable OF any explanation.
THE GREAT WEDDING.
on Wednesday, in the true British style, you know,
is an engrossing topic of conversation at the West
End, you know. Young Charlton, the bridegroom
expectant, is Sir Edward Thorn toms pet attache,
and the British lion is to be dominant the occa-
sion. He is Roman Catholic, but Archbishop
Manning OF London, has granted him special
dispensarion to enable him to marry a Protestant,
she pledging herself in writing that the future lit
tie Chart0ns shall be brought up in the true fatn
OF their father. There are to be eleven brides
maids but he Is only be attended by his brother
an army swell, who has come over on leave to
witness the ceremony. Who will be there and
what will be worn are now the staple topics of
saloon chat.
MRS. SECRETARY RICHARDSON
is doing much to make her husband popular, aided
by a very clever daughter, both ladies having
sided abroad. She has consented to matronize the
next German, which her daughter is to lead with
Mr.. Totten, and she will soon give party at ner
own house. The Grants like her, as well as him,
and II he has to leave the Treasury h. will be
transplanted into the Interior or sent abroad.