, 1876-03-09
SOCIETY GOSSIP.


pHArTEn Hnon WASHINGTON SOCIAL HISTORY.
U.sputch h Se1o Fork !Sun. |
WAsutxa1oa, March Cool Dom Platt, In |
tho Sunday CapaaL adds n remarkable chapter |
10 tho recent social history Of Washington. Tho
principal point of 1t Is TINT It Was AlsB Dellnap
and airs. nobcson to whom Mrs. Williams. tho
wife Of lilo lato Attorney General, w1oto tho
anonymous lettoss which lod to tho retirement
n,out Of Mr. Williams FROM tho Cabinet Piast
''{s: e: ,s,o ,oon ,eu,rded q, atraoro o,rcuu-
stance that came to un Bomo t,To years ago. Wo
took from the carrier day lattor, Cd Anony-
n,ous letter, that read as follows:
Toy dSu h.t {p hise sses
lion Of thotn, determined to rum You7 Two woMen.
having high positions arc rlott.nK aes!ns.lyon: Aow,
for.nno put Of tho Bocor claim aud tho French arra:
tLo War and Nnvy Department buildings tho
proofs of their Evil conduct. II you wlll nake ths
Vii aIencs two Of TIC worat women IN Warrington.
This is but pazt OF tho letter; tho rest ~ n.ado
up OF tho riseat siaodsrs ever put u circulation
Wo do not genoraliy pay any attention to ano,y-
lnouu lottors; but thero Nhs so1uath:ug IN sliH
WHICH RttTao&ed cur attention, aud VIC preserved
It. We did net make tho acquaintance tnRBeat-
3D. nor did wo endea7or TO procure tue p3pors TO
which uur anonymous friend rafor1od. Unt not
long aftor Rn attempt Wna nauo 70 burn th0 plu
Navy department buildings, mud. remembering
the hint given uB In tho anonymous letter, We
published nn editorial honacd larson Oh Elmo
Art" In which wo spoke OF tho clumsy sttonlpt
at arson On Indicating the female M!nd. Not
long after Ro received o second letter, audonty
from tho Hamo Koulco. II toad:
You hage scotched tho dnke, not killed. II, and By
not following ayice you lava lost golden opports-
ny 70 tllsA tor goo1 your 9poni.s Tnls r. pos tho
aat re nor ate thsso pe9nIs uo sna o. People s'So
Again followed matter unfit for publication,
evidently designed By tho writer to provoke uB
to attack ths two ladios she charged with wrong
doing. Not long aito1 tlis second lcster, anottl-
or eirort Nns made to Gre tho navy building.
This was followed by q third, and thon ca1uo all
uutnistal1ahe attenpt Ut arson in tho Wluaor
building, whero many OF tlo archives and lcc-
ords Of tho War Department ate preserved, on
account Of tic fircproot character Of tho strsct-
u1c, About 10 o'clock ut hight the watcl,man on
duty discovered denao yousno Of puioko jsYll-
ing from ono OF tho rooms Of tho haBemont.
column Of Aarue burst ont aud shot up through
the grated openings III the corridor to tho'foulth
storY, The fire, by tho 1neScss accident, Was
confined, or Eatilor cunt1ned Itself, to tho ona
~ it Lipdled, and waa under control
whom tho cngiuca reached the Locality.
An inspection Of tho Eeuilsos revealed tho facts,
first, that petroleum lad bcen used 70 sat4rate
tho eAelycs, bouks, and furniture OF tho room
The odor wss quite stsong, and tho manner II
Which tue fumes had shot ont aud thon sube1ed
incicatod beyond doubt tho IMMORAL oil y!
na1ned. eecondly, the windows On tho nost'
aiJe Weto found open, 30 as 70 gtv0 buiflceh
draft. But further investigation revealed th
tact ttst tho ipceadiasies Ind mtatAkon tho room
and through accident collected tho noxs adtoln
ing tho ona in which the morn valuable docu
u,snta had boon nled Wo found afterwatd tim
theso anonymous lottugs wero scattered .ge!
generally over tho city, There was 10 doub
but that they emnnated from tho Hano nource
Duttho most startling fact that wks Bubsequontl
Wn
troubloBolne 1nIsSiyoa was herHelf tho wtfo Of
BccretQ5Y OF tho Cabinet.