, 1876-04-06

SAD BrN1Nu-THE PRESIDENTIAL FEyEn-nE-
1ECrIyEs AT wonK-RoBEnT c. w1sTMAop's OLD
FnIENDA--AH APRIL FOOL 1NvEsIinAT10N-FI6-
cArontA1.-Pn1yATE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. En-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or TIE CENTEHHfAL-ART
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
spe:lat Correspondence qf Tie Chiea7o Tribune,
WAsulNo1oN, D. G.. April 2.-5pring Is hero
At last, after an equtnocttal storm Of unusual
violence the crocus and hraeinth are bloom-
Ing In response to the genial breozea from tho
south. and tho blue-birds ard the robins make
tho public Squares musical a. thsy seek tnetea
for the coming summer. Nature roioices, but
Washington society IL sad. Arlstocratio old
DaEnacles, Who have mauagad during tho
oxctto,nouts of tic paat War, TO havo soft
placcs created for tholn, sse handwriting on
the Congressional wnl1 which wasns thsn that
they must "gis up and gt." Nor IA this MI.
Nearly oyery ono Of these heads OF Duraaus, aud
other holders Of profitable positions, has re-
ceivod III Rono shape or other. 'tttle hcknorl-
edHuenta tor services rendered. Horses and car
ringes, vatchos, sf1k dresses, soal-ykla saoquca,
and othor pleasant little gifts, hare boen takou
with pleasure by tho baruaoIes or thoir women.
folks, md now tho dunors Aro making dRtnuing
coufoBsIous lsfDro Congressional Cuul1niLtoes.
TIE PRESIDENTIAL. FEyEA
ts alHo playing tho very dcnco with aoctety. and
cssrang,ng old friends II Brown oxpruases hia
admiration for Morton. Jones' lmmodlRtsly it,
forns HlaIuo that brown IL his oncu1y, sud em.
plovs a detective 10 provo TINT this sau,e Brown
robbed hen.Foost twenty yeass ago. Tho do
tcotive pockets hld foo. and then confdentlA1ly
informs Brown that Jones ts at work to ruin him
because he wont cnoor for Bafne, but for 9l00
proof Gnu be Obtained shat Jones, early lu lffo,
atola shoep. uaying pucketoi his fooa, the
dstoctive. for pecuniary consideration. i.1parta
correspondent Of somo independent ptehs. wllo
1ua tho 'facta" ciici.ed BY special subscom.
nl,Lteo Of Information, undor pledge TINT no
other ncws- gat1eror shall know ANYTHING about
them. 30 tho next day tho readcln Of the t.
denco Las beou eivoa that Col. Junea. tho chief
OF tho I:amfod Bureau of tho War Department,
has for years been flooding his fam.ly on atolea
mutton. roastcd on Government rslnso1a. while
Nea1-C Commodore Brown, the chief OF tho Bpars
has bcep using tib-boona az rooHse for ohtckanh
Which he has lad stolen in Upper Masyiaud for
tho table Of Sue.otAry Robsaon. Uepeud upon
IL, oue-LBlf OF tho investigation storieB arc
GoSCOuIED by pREalnEHT-M4KEHS,
generally Of tha detective persuasion, who hage auc*
cssde ~ oItcnt tn oruating an uupeaHant fool
lug nonS loas s;S w rs saS IT. M
faucel this hugely, but glncs Of their psoii
cnslal asp!sans have been surched shey don't smiley
il snnch they did. 1jut It creates stEHs aud it
lH RAPIDLY essangtuK tho leading IN uuth patsee
from 81c othoE. Or courso 1t haR latrcnlH edeet
upon Hocia ufc, and uan who issue4 Invitations 70
dinner. party hha to take tlxs hin gncss
B'nd tottns. It swond not 10 rloaaant for example,,
fnE lalao 10 be plsced u table next to Conkuy,
s.utauon for sovcral Year,. Society. which kItow1
polt!cs. but luz always had sne4king fuu1nesa for
as sulnsa to ths po.i.ata IL 's serss os Int
refugs. Dutween the complexities al the presdanttal
coues tho Irresistible reiuouon VI salaries, and the
sl'oon Of snscute ro4ttlons. hard hearts are sott
oned, aud may EecelEs an inapEess Of vital play.
ROBERT 9. w1SrHnoPs OLD FRIENDS
have shown hlm tnasked attention. and 20 haa oetn
Fish, George bancroft, Mn. Eanes. and othcrs. Lie
has a1so seeentaa tho Presidency Of the Washington
sisted IN laying katno thirty ago aud It H. 10
hope! That hs viii live 70 tu uatatuuo duly anu
rasiug funds for tho ooup!uAou Of The work. + il.
what ta!oh uushtng would ter1u !" A1et fact" thss
tho rh!ln4uIph!e Csntanntal Exhibition Will take
would appropriate 81 ~ 0Oo 10 Complete th!s uonu-
ment to Ws1hingnn IN thu city vch bo4Es his nano.
1osrd to Tho unnni4lo&l pus as : s.ons-auassy
from which 70 t&ks matstsls for tho coastsurlon Of
y. .sel, f9r tho ,. sdornms.. ot los.on ns.E Which
po rsid for, under the protection Of set Of
thugrss*, can hsEdly ~ carried OUT ssea hers 1t
Washington.
RELICS OF TIE nEuELI1os.
ys hase lore now Robert Toomns, that nost unfe.
potaut aud te.alcEant Of rdbes, nsary ID Jetrs II
4ge, yrt ~ vigorous aud ponderons - e used % ba ID
aHtsot ia tisnts whom he uAod make spesche IL.
noun:!nH The NORTH ana then keep tue inaau'csrt
hs Asd sald. or Lite yuars Toohs has la!d gEe1t A.
tenston to tho mysteries Of Tho upper desfooA u seo-
Hh lktts FrueHAsonry. and he comes Acra to enjoy
tho teaclngs Of the aad Of the Southern Jarsdctloa
Of that Order. Ahest Pike. Fks IL nssss Of Doston
| and wns bducssd near NawburypoFs. but he won't
Houth whaa young msn, and bacsmo entirely idens.
tea With the poopto Of Ark4u4as. Like Toouaos, 10
has staiw.Ft hRufs, With = aus head crowned with
aowtuR locks, which give him pA.rtarchit spps.t-
Aace. 10 prsctleas law In tho Supreme Court here to
partnership With hla son aud with c1:sonitoF Bob
1oauaon+ of Arkansas, ; mott genial goutlsuan.
El1s Hector, ths famous ArtAasas tudsn A8oah also
sa4!tss here n doaa Gen, Hsnnugtn tall aoldtsfly-
looking MAJ. who calns from Tug b.Itls-held4 Of
European revolutions 70 become tAbuatcf aXsluAt
General
port circulated ysstardAy thst thase hsd bean
Ut tho nuneroaa uaebefs Ut sAs Houhs ct Aeprsssn.
authorised Got. Glaotburn. ot Kentucky, u odr :
s4soluAon dissctiuR ths COMMITTEES On LIS E1pA1dl-
| tutss Of shs War Department 70
| IAyE4g1oAfx GEN. nxAuAtoARo'S CONDUCT
altar ths nr.t hs1tIs Of Dul Bun when b. DID not fo
low III rstrsAunx Unlan Gpsc4A Into Mllinatou and
capture ths fsdsFal Oapilol II As asessala, uooass
AAR ftthk h thxAAfFAtn 1e& Nkitk