The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-02-02
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM
WASHINGTON.
A DcvOu; DemOcrat-HOteI Rooms
at WnshingtOn-Anec
CaperiOn's COnimittee-Mrs. wood
huII's CInim-Dr. NcWman's Preach
Editors OF the Register

hull's sC1nin-Dr. Ne mans Freach-
ing.
Editors OF the Register.
On one Of the trains Of the Is. u .. K.
r. the other day, l encountered a most
enthusiastic Ohio Democrat, one who has
faith in the future of the party and the
country. He is. II Germnn, an anti.con-
trat ZIONIST, and he says his prayers to
Gov. Allen every night before retiring to
rest. He undertook to tell me how bad
ly he felt over Aliens defeat. He said,
"Oh my God, how sick / was had
rather h d lost my wife,
Iarrived IN the midnight train. Ea-
tering the Metropolitan HoteI, the
smiling CLERK at the desk declared his
great pleasure at seeing me and sert me
to a room that looked well enough by
gas light. After | had slept my usual
number of houls OF sleep, | awoke to
find it still as dark as at midnight. This
seemed curious; so groplng for match
and consulting my watch,
| found that it was eight
o'clock. SO on examination found that
| was almost hermetrically sealed up, the
room admitting bu! little air and no
light. On relating my situation to Sena-
tor Caperton, next day, he said: "Why
that's famous room you are in; it be-
came famous as long ago a 1898, at the
time of General ,1ackson's first inaugura.
ton to the presidency. Two Mon came
all the way from Tennessee TO attend the
inauguration of their iavoritc "Old Nick
ory." Arriving here on the night of the
3rd of March, 1928 they happened to he
given that room. They retired to bed,
and wearied out by long and tedious
travel by horse and stage, they slept
soundly and long. On waking they
found It still dark rs ever in the room; 80
turning over, they slept the day out.
Thus missing the great event they had
travelled through winters SHOWS, and
storms, and mud, thousand miles, by
primitive conveyance to seeI'
Speaking of Senator Caperton. He s
a member of the Committee on Claims,
and an exceedingly laborous position 1t
is. A large number of cases are brought
before him Tor action, and in each case he
is compelled to patiently examine many
documents and investigate intricate que>-
tions. The other day Mrs. Victoria
Woodruff made sppl cation TO be heard,
in her own proper person, before this
committee, for the purpose OF stating Il
grievance arising out OF her arrest and
Imprisonment some time ago, On the
charge of circulating obscene publications
through the mails. 1t Is not customary
for the committee 10 allow persons to APP
pear before it tor such purposes, bat our
good looking Senator, moved by his well
known gal!antry, advocated the granting
of her request. She made a little speech
of ten minutes, in which she told the
committee that her pecuniary damag",
arising out of the suppression OF her
paper and her own imprisonment
woald amount to at least 500 600. But
she dId'not care for the money; what she
wanted restored was her reputation.
She didn't want her pure and modest
daughters fair cheek 10 be made tingle
with the blush of shame in alter years,
bv the imputatlon cast upon the charsc
of her mother BY the government. Her
"pure and modest daughter was present
during the speech-a girl o! IL; small,
sallow, wcaSen-tsced thing, with
"Cheek as hard as martial law"
upon which it would be ditiicui: to pro-
duce blush, except by some mccaani-
cal process. =,
In company with an accomplished
ladv from West Virginia, who waited to
get glimpse o! his Satanic Majesty she
meant his serene majesty. the PresIdentl
l attended the Metropolitan NJ. Z.
chnrch to-day, to hear the Rev. DR.. New
man preach. This church ed!ice Is n
large and elegant one. How many peo-
/ ple il will hold l do not know; bu: II will
accommodate great many; YET the pews
and aisles were full to repletIon. Some
/ no doubt were attracted thithcr by the
( fact that this is where the President and
family attend worship; bat many by The
well known ability and eloquence OF the
pastor. DIR. Newman is q man Of PROT
ably between 80 and 90 years of age; ot
fine size and good presence. Your first
impulse is to remark on mis- personal re
semblance 10 Beecher-with his long
silver grey hsir, his rather voluptuout