, 1875-02-27
Washington correspondence.

WAsHTSGroS, n c, Feb ). lS55.
EDrToR STATESMAN The uncertainties
Of political life have again been forcibly IL
Illustrated in the early demise of Col. Hay
den, Collector OF Internal Revenue for Wash
ington Territory His Illness was brief and
his death tragic. The usual death-bed scenes
were omitted no kindly hand soo,hed his
aching brow: no symp4theiic friends stood
by TO cheer his soul As 1t passed the threshold
OF oth1e-holdIng existence iato the great
world Of oftice-seekers. The translation has
only one parallel in history. Joshua was
waited upward oa a chariot Of fire. Hayden
Was assisted in his Aight by kick from the
Presidential boot, which, having been of
vigorous character, must have necessarily
caused the Colonel 70 see fire. The compsri-
son here ends FOR Joshua, blessed above all
other men, renamed happy and courenred,
while Hayden, like all those who have once
tasted the sweets Of effce-holding, will lead
& miserable and disconrented existence until
his lips are once more glued 10 the rear teat
OF the public cow-lvery vulgar, but express
sIye). The immediate cause of his death is
- one OF those things no fellah can tiud out"
Ali that Is known Is that one afternoon last
week GI1dInys was seen 10 enter The White
House, and the follOWIng day he Presi-
dent removed HAYDEN aui nominated Gid
d'ngs- There EGs 10 fuss, no confusion
and, III tact, the thing was accomplished 50
quietly that no one knew what was going
on until the evening papers tnnonnn-d IL lie
change Why, ev-.... ...cradlen didn I know
any .ning about 1t This NAV grl,-ar L little
strdngr to i.lUsa who are acquainted with
Mac, but It's true Gildings and Grant, IN
days gone by, when Vancouver WAS u ciry
and Walla-walia unknown, were Jolly good
fellows together. Grant Was then d lIrutru-
ant and GIddIngs man of MEANS Now
Grant l. President and GiddiDgs Is without
means. Their altered s,atious in life have
not altered OF weakened the ries OF friendship
which bonud them together IN The good old
days When RuI Ingalls, Was Quartermustrr,
and poor Sam Smith and Jim McAui.tf we're
defending their country honor in the FOurlh
Regiment OF lntunrry. So It happened when
GiddIngs arrived here, the President s!at pei
HIM on the back AMI asked HIM what he
wanted, for no man ever comes 10 Washing
ton unless he wants something GIddIngs
thought moment, and whispered, Collector
OF Revenue Tor Washington Territory. -
ou shall have II, replied the President
Quick work, and accomplished without the
intervention OF the powerful influence of the
Delegate from Washington. The blow that
extiDguishtd Hayden tnlls with equal force
upon anO her; Il gentleman whose musical
accomplishments have, u a great extent,
add. additional lusfer 10 society, as found
III Wallu- waIia. Ned | say refer 10 C4pl.
Iu'tle. He too must 90 With tears In my
eye aud with the recollection of the sweet,
sonorouS tones OF the Captain voice, as dis
played III that pathetic ballad Shoo Fly,"
l appealed q GlddIngs IN behalf Of the music
loving people OF WaIla walla 10 ALLOW futile
10 Remain UuteelinS wretch, he refused 10
/ listen 10 my appeals, and endeivored IL coI.-
suit mr by suggrs Ing that WaIl4- waIIt
loss would be some her community : e.er.
nal gam. There Is nothing Inenn abuut GIi-
dlngs Prepare, therefore, people Of Malta
wa,iA, lor the heavy loss You are about to
snstaln. May you have sutfi lent strength
TO bear he blow. 1t Will be heavy but then
you should remember th4l thls Is !, world us
sorrow. While Giddlnss may deprive you
OF Turtle, LUtAiDg Oil e4rth can take fran
you The soothing Ird"uce 10 BE- GeI., d
from i ging "ShoO Fly" So now Loys
al together, Shoe Fly, doa bother ms.
etc. C..