Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-11-15

theWD and his Hotel BILL
ur The Model Remnants-
'e Ben Buffers Pre-
g POsal 70 Anna
8. Dickinson.
IN WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 81, 1877.
E. To the Editor Of the Arant Cou,iesv
1T After all, the pressing business Of tn
d, countryside distressing need of Congress
r. sional legislation upon matters already to-
1t long postponed, are not so important as
1t horse race. Witness last Wednesday wl,el
= three-fOurths of our honorable Senator
e repaired to Baltimore to see the races. til,
If Senate having adjourned over that day fol
d the express purpose. The House tried t.
u but failed. A large number Of Represen
tatives dropped all business, however, and
D went to Baltimore. Special cars were in
waiting, in case the House did adjourn.
A certain institution, we'll known at the
|, Capitol for the last decade, is about to be
closed, let lis hope, forever. 1t is the
, SOLDIERS and Sailors Orphans Home"
Having grown out of the issues of the war,
the inmates have now nearly all Of them
arrived at the age prescribed for their be-
ing cared for, and there is no longer ne
cessity for the continuance of the charity
that founded the institution. AS the Or
phans reach the age of l6 years. good
homes or trades ere provided for them and
shey 60 out into the world to depend there
after upon themselves for support.
Mr. AL 80
els Adams) is about establishing himself in
a house in our midst. From the fOunda-
ton Of Washington until 1870, some men,
Der of the Adams family resided here
John Adams was the first President who
lived in the White House, moving there in
1900. John Quincy Adams home was in
Washington for 40 years-while he served
as Senator, Secretary of State. President
and Representative in Congress. Mrs.
John Adams, widow of Charles Francis
elder brother, died here in 1870.
Most men like to be conspicuous in some
way or another, but the Hon. Stanley
Matthews can hardly be said to relish the
state of nOtOriety into which he has fallen. !,
.lute an excitement over matters concern Il
ng him prevailed last week, and every Wis :,
tor at the Capitol stretched his neck to
ret view of the hero or asked persons D
bout them to point him out for their edi- IL
c'tion. Alltlie while he sat quietly ut his
esk, trying to appear unconscious that he Ct
vas being eye-glassed to such an extent. 81
ut apparently containing somewhat of La
l1lf11p1 If oil
ublished statement. that ex7Secretary W.
handler was compelled to pay Matthew'S tai
Otel bill while the latter was here last hi
BRING before the Electoral Commission. de
ne reporter who published the account.
caring the next morning that the Senator Sol
rs indignant about it. presented himself r,
him to explain the matter. but MIR. no
atthews met him with the words ..You to.
2 liar and scoundrel." and would have
more to say to the hapless scribbler: IN,
'ereupon the latter retaliatetl by stating mr.,
the public, through the medium of Il M,
ding New York paper. that he had aa,, ,
Ell the exact truth; that the hotel bill
ounted TO some nine hundred dollars.
that he could prove it by Chief Justice 81.
ter. Judge Edmunds, Blaine, Shepherd p'''.
Others, adding, ''If Mr.. Matthews ny
hes to make any further denials of this ~"
Ter, Il copy of the disputed bill itself
be printed with an item of two hun 'cu
l dollars or more for carriage hire. and ana
nrs OF similar extravagant character blsn
Evarts' bill was about ST 1aO and Nr the
lghton's the same; and the truth of the -
ne matter is that they all appeared be- gres
the Commission without charge and sion
expenses while here were paid by the OF til
to Il
''ch attention is being given to the -
ervatlOn of the parts of models that 20 O.
burned in the recent great Patent mem
me- All t'ie ashes taken from the patel
el Room have been sifted and every blv h
OF metal retaining its original form. -,
every recognizable part. or piece Of h,r.,
els. are preserved; SO that, in all cases fa,,,
Re 1t is possible from what is left TO .,,;....
re the model it will be done at the tho =
expense. 1t is hoped, by ,
hgent examination and comparison,
large number of the DESTROYED mod oio :
ill be restored. very
ery ridiculo,,s three
injection with that strong, bold, out h ",.s,
en- man, Ben. Butler. The latest is to 'o''''
effect that he offered his heart and Ii
TO Anna Dickinson during the last destlt
ner. 1t is told for the trntb nv cool draw
,rities. though naturally # doos,4 Bism:
from headquarters. way,
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