Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-02-06

make her acquaintance, and make some
foolish remark aboutthe weather, and,
after making another ram rod bow pass
on. On an ottoman rear by are seated
those of the cabinet members wives
who may be assisting" Mrs. Grant
receive. One of them, after being ill.,
troduced by Mrs. Grant, introduces you
to young Freddy" He introduces
s.most pleasant reception" and she
says she thinks Chicago is such a nice
city. Fred. then introduces you to his
uncle Orville-the same chap | saw at
the melodeon the night before. Ion
then pass into the "Green room." The
furniture, carpets and everything in
this room, including a majority OF the
visitors, are green. Hence its name.
Here you sit in green-cushioned chairs,
put on your eyeglasses and assure a
foreign and intellectual air. like Ill
fiowers"at a Legislative ball." After
you have stared every one out OF
~tenapce, you pass into the East
room," or the grand promenade, where
you keep moving to the discordant
music from the Marine band. Here Is
where department clerks aud naval
memberships, who parttheir hair in the
center, hirt with gentlemen's frivolous
wives. aud where female LOBBYIST of
doubtful caste eutrap members OF Con-
gress and weave schemes by which
they can blackmail wealthy married
men.
Origin Of the :. White HOuse"-Ro-
mantle History.
In 1853, while George Washington,
the hero of the little hatchst fable, was
on Ills way from Winchester to viii
liamsburg, then the capital of Vir-
ginia, to lay before the council a state
ment of the destitute condition OF the
troops under bis command, he was
overiakeD by a ravenous appetite. In
those simple and virtuous times,
they had dinner in the middle Ofthe day.
George refined up his horse at a beau
tiful "white house" en- the banks of
the turgid Pamunkey river, a branch
OF the York. and not far from his oric
Yorktown. There dweit IN this beau
tiful Virginia willie a Mrs. Martha Car
tbs, a "most beautiful lady OF small.
delicate frame AMI ravisning form"
posseS>ingthose rare accomplishments
aud enchanting anner so peculiar to
Southern She a been a
widow about one year just long
enough To get out of her weeds and
learn to be coquettishly shy. "Col-
onel" Washington was in no hurry to
leave. He remained till supper. In
the evening, her conversation became
so attractive that Colonel Washington
forgot the suffering of his hungry and
halt clad soldiers, and remained until
morning. After tins Colonel Washing
ton called on tlie bouncing young
widow early and often, and stayed
late. In less than "a year, they were
married. After the war was over, and
General Washington became President
and buried the h~atctlet," he named
the White House" on Pennsylvania
a~ve1ueand Fifteenth street in honor of
the family mansion OF Mrs. Martha
Curtis. his first and only love. And
this is the origin Of the term "Whi:e
House." az applied TO The Executive
Mansion. From generation to genera
ton this wealthy estate on the Pamun-
key river has descended, and of all the
magnificent residences of the +. f.
VS. in that section, the large. beauti
ful white house y on this estate was
distinguishable. For e than a CEN
u II "a toO
house." and yet but few people in the
country knew that there was another
except that in Washington. During
the late misunderstanding. your cor
respondent, together with a few hun
dred other dirty and ragged soldiers,
camped within its picturesque inclos-
ure. A few months later. / saw 1t in
flames-McClellan's army was routed.
and il laid waste the entire country
within its circuit. This. briefly, is the
history of one "white house." and the
origin of the name of the other
thas so many desire To occupy.
That Vacant Chair.
For three years Louisiana has been
represented but by one Senator, and a
very poor one at that, and against
whom charges of corruption are now
pending. Pinchback, an octJroOn,
WAS elected by the Kellogg Legislature.
For three sessions the Senate has re-
fused t. admit him on the grounds
that at thai time there existed no legal
government in Louisiana. A few
weeks 20 the Democratic Legislature
elected Mr.. Eustis. The Senate re-
fuses to admit him because-he is a
Democrat. So long as PInchback is
not seated, Louisiana is lucky.
Resurrection of the saints.
A bill has been introduced in the
Senate disqualifying Mormons from
serving on juries where a polygamist
is on trial, or in a civil case where a
Mormon and Gentle are parties 10 the
suit. Under the present mode of Sc
lecting jurors the panel is composed OF
about "half and half" and in such
cases, the result Is "A chung jury"
Another bill will he introduced in a
few days providing for a secret ballot,
a. in other States and Territories. I'm
der the present law the Mormon
Judges nnrnber the ballots and know
exactly how a saint or sinner votes.
There will be considerable legislation
for Utah during the session, and a great
deal is needed. The law OF 1862, pun
ishing polygamy. will be made o
effective, aud with the exclusion of
polygainists from ury duty their in
dictment and conviction would speed
lily follow, and accomplish more to-
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