The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-04-06

tinguished persons. A letter writer says an
air of gloom and dependency seems to
hang around the White House When the
President goes out he keeps his eyes down
cast and does not seem to care to RECOGNIZE
any one. With the very few persons to
whom be talks cOnfidenuaily he admits that
he is not in II happy frame of mind. He
seems TO realize what was said by one of his
friends on the day Of. Belknap's tesigna-
ton. that the bottom has been Knocked
'cfcar out or the third term. Whether he
sees in Belknap any signs of impending dis
aster to himself is known only to himself:
but it is beginning to be whispered around
that the very odsnse of which Belknap
stands convicted in the eyes of the world
will be brought directly home TO the Presi-
dent. 1t was said by person, supposed to
be well Informed, that within three months
Gen.. Grant would be convicted and re-
moved from office by the vote of Repnb-
lican Senate. 1t is understood that Col.
Fred Grant has been anxious for some time
10 resign from the army, and that he has re-
luetantlg been persuaded to forego his inten-i
ton by his mother and his wife.Ji-..-c SIR
The true inwardness of the Belknap mat.
ter is explained 10y gentleman who claims
a personal acquaintance with the family of
the ex-secretary as we'll as that of the wit
ness Marsh. According to this authority it
was Mrs. Marsh's jealousy of Mrs. Belknap
that led Marsh to divulge the terrible -se-
cret. Mrs. Belknap got Mrs. Marsh's gen
tleman friends away from her-more esBe.
eislly a certain Baron de Martini. Both la
dies wanted him for an escort in Paris, but
Mrs. Belknap captured him. This brought
about GOODNESS, and though the two ladies
went to Europe together they returned in
separate shIps-and when Mrs. Bowers mar
ried Secretary Belknap, she put, as she
thought, the last nail in Mrs. Marsh's coffin
by not inviting her to the wedding. This
set Mrs. Marsh crazy. She sought for re-
venge. She put her husband up, to kill
Belknap In order to get even with Mrs.
Belknap and satisfy her wounded pride,
and Marsh killed Belknap to please his
wife. Before the explosion the Marshes
lived in most beautiful brown-stone
house in New York, and their carriage and
footinan are the most stylish in the Park
Mrs. Marsh is one of the most stylish ladies
in New York. She is petite in stature, and
hasa head of silver hair that Mother Wash
ington would have envied. All the ladies
Al AfSn 4Olh SO WIN sOfcE UuIS. n1dISu
gray hair She wears it Pompadour, and
with pearls and diamond dust on
all ball occasions. Mr.. Marsh is about
forty-eight years old; his wife is about
forty.
The Denison Meas, commenting on the
assertions of the STATEsMAN's Bonham cor
respondent in reference to the worth of j.
w; Jennings, the newly appointed Centen-
NAL Commissioner, says that sour CORE
spondent should keep still until he has facts
to talk about. j. W. Jennings came to
Denison in 1872, and this has been the
home of himself and family ever SINCE
The first thing he did on his arrival in our
city was to buy property and erect resi-
dence, while he has ever proved himself
one1of our most enterprising and public
spirited citizens. Mr.. Jennings is now As
siStant DOorkeeper. of the House of Repre-
sentatives, and of course his duties res
qulre his presence at the capital of the
nation, but We cannot see why Othis
fact deprives him Eof Texas citizenship"
Referring to this excerpt from the Denison,
Neacs, appointment banker says: T'I clipped
the foregoing from the Denison Nescs Per-
NIT me to say that your Bonham correspon-
I4Shb IL w WIG Olg bulS
man Jennings, States the facts in the case,
the Neios to the contrary notwithstanding.
Many an this community are much sur
prised at Mr.. Fitzhugh's appointment. Mr.,
Jennings has moved his family from Deni-
son, and cannot be considered a resident of
this State at present. He left this place long
before his appointment iby Mr.. Fitzhugh,
and 1t Isl well known here that he was a
candidate in Washington for anything from
Sergeant-at-Arms in the Senate down. /
presume Mr.. w. B. Bass, who furnished all
the means that Mr.. Jennings ever used IN
DenisOn, could speak of Mr.. Jennings's In
vestmepts. Mr.. Jennings is welcome to all
the honors and profit he can get, but it is
pity some bona tide citizen, we'll identified
withrour State and its interests, was not APP
pointed to represent US at Philadelphia in
place of Mr., Jennings, who. labors under
the disadvantage saf of being suspected as a
carpet Dagger. -. 80
na A Washington letter tells good, story
,apropos of the recent elevation of U, s.,
Grant, jr., to the Office of private secretary
of the President. Itappears that the Pres.
ident wished to talk over in an informal
manner, with the ring thieves of the district
and their Congressional hackers, some mat
tiers of importance to his household. Ac-
cordingly, Ulysses, jr., was handed by his
father a list of the persons TO be summoned
to the presidential dinner table Later in
the day he went to the Capitol and per-
sonally presented the Presidents compile
ments with the request that each person
waited upon would be at the, White House
TO dinner that evening. Gen, Garfield was
among the first called upon. Then, look
ing over the list, he saw the pre-
fix O Sem, which he thought meant
Senator, and the. angular writing of the
President led him TO read the line as Sena-
tor salisbury. To that venerable and
gentle Democratic Senator from Delaware
young Ulysses presented his fathers compli-
ments and requested bin to be at the w bite
House at 2 O'clock that evening. At the ap-
pointed time the guests were all in atten7
dance O No one SO bland and polite as SEN
-ator Salisbury Grant saw thep mistake
but it was useless to stternpt to- correct it
then. Now the Senator, who should have
been Invited instead of Mr.. salisbury was
Senator Sargent, of California. Garfield In
the House and Sargent in the Senate are the
defendersTof Boss 4 hepherd, the real estate
pool, and all the other profitable rascalities
which have cursed the District for six years
PaSC.F tpere lsahOthen gOoo Joke cotlnecetd
,withsszreeent dinner at the white House.
1t occuuei to the President that he would
invite number. of Congressman to- meet
Judge Taft, the new Secretary of War. The
Uongressmefi came, but the President forgot
to invite Judge Taft, who consequently was
not present, s.4u % Il 1e6J a.asa ldsO D. Is
800 d.sr.x,I- 70 ~ - C...,.. 'H''D
arg .sycI gi1ealoF3o g'1 90 o. I'D al
Whatever Won have to sar, my friend, -szJaus
iV4- Whetser witty, or grave. or gay,