, 1877-09-22
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

AeEe f0ucn CaasCE taan IN the clt$.
SfRs. J. +. GOODWIN.
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
tchurz At Ilomo-rhe Secretary Of the In.
tcs1or ~ n rianist-Evnrta' New EIome-Ths
story oi the Prealdrnt's 1scgiment-Por.
sonai aosaap.
FINN, Our Gum Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 17.-secretary schurz bss
1nally engaged house here for the winter. It
ts tho Ralhbono house on Lafayette Square,
within ono or two toors Of tho house taken by
Secretary Thompson, OF the Navy Department.
Secretary schurz, during the 0rst few weeks
that ho was Secretary Of the Interior, boarded
with tho Rathbone family, With whom his wife
and hfnsclf were on terms Of intimacy during
tho lifetime Ut tho former. Secretary 8churz's
eldest daughter, now become young Indy, will
preside over the Secrctar7's home. Both OF tho
daughters Of Mr. schurz arc noted Tor their cul-
tlgatIon and their attractive soctal qualities,
and It Is probable that this new homo wilt be
one Of the most genial belonging to tho public
mon OF Washington. Carl 9churz and his
children lavo tho German love Of music, and
music Is enc Of tho most notable and charming
features Of their homo life. MI. acht,rz himself
Is d very fna pianist. lie carries his lore Of music
AAh@ Ats A"4]y 4Aha w GlH Ql4-
vate secretary, who reads tho newspapers for him.
arc to mark and cut out alt the editorials md
gcncral.arttccs In the leading newspapers Of the
country which relate to the tyll-strrIcc, to the
general policy OF tho administration, aud to tnu-
ste. Mr. scl1urz. during tic bot sm'ricr months,
has worked considerably at "Edgcwool,h - the
Old Chase mansion, which he rented for the
heated term. AMI. after debating letters to lIs
scrrcthry, aud while Whiting Tor tho notes to be
written out, he frequently occupies tho time ID
t,1t4 II N
famous piano. atr. 8churz lias beeoiae tho
owner Of tile great Stcinway piano which WIS on
exhibition at The Centennial. liz has not kept
open housc hero since tho death of Ills wife. .
sECNErAnY KvAHrs+
\ Secretary Evarts and his family will occupy
tho noted house Of Hutchinson, OF tho Fur.Seal
COMPANY. This house Is claboratcly furnished,
mud Inns all tho appointincnts Of an elcaant,
Secretary Eyarts $780, exactly tho amount of
tits ealary rs Secretary Of Stats. In
pertinent people arc a1V1scl TINT they lluvo
no right to inquire what sfr. Evarts does with
the father Of Secretary Evartt, at Tho age OF %,
The family Is IN mourning, an1 II Is possible nav
not hc Ms prominent In soaial lilo a thoy other
Postmnstcr-Gcncral Key will probably return
from 'rennessce Will. his family. liz has hot
yct had Ills family here, and stntcd Inst spring
that i1o could not, owing to thu cxpeusc. Mr..
Key probably hos not received my great acrcs-
s!ons TO bis fortune since that prriod, but has
determined TO mako sons sacrifice or othcr 10
give Ills family tIle experience Of ilfu In WASH
ington during. a. least, oile !" season."
LtEuT..cot. MArritEws AND stAJ. HAYES.
Few people outside II Ohio probably rca,cn-
beF, II they eyer knew. tat. at the out %ot Of tho
War, Stanley Matthews and Rutherford b.
Hayes, Of tinetnnati, organized . regiment.
They wcrs botlI yuang l,cu, fairlg started in
their professions At the TING, and Wurc encraot-
l., patriotic, earneat fellows. They knew moth
inI OF military life, but obtained permission to
raiso regiment at tho very beginning Of tho
War: Hayes wont to Columbus to aFralgc with
thu eAdiutant-Goncral about the organization Of
the regiment, and upon being asked who wcro
to be tho officers, he said, "hIntthews will bc
Lioutenant-Culonei,a aiid shall be Major" II
Was tho plan that llOscyrans st,0uli DC Colonel
Of tho regiment, ns llc was u military man, aud
Matthews md Hayes received tue positions
stated. Tho regiment wns 10 organized. ltosc-
cEans, however, remained with 1t but short
tmc, as Ia was needed In higher service than at
tho head OF regiment, and Matthews and
Hayes ,wero consequently promotoi 10 6o,
respectively, coiolicf and Lleutonant~ Colonel.
Il was to this iact TINT Matthews alluded in
bis recent speech At tbs reunion Of tho Twenty.
that tho best sorvico That he, A1attllcws. over
Hayes tho Colonel.
Simon Wolfe, tho Rccnrt1er nt Dccts hero, a
prominent German politician well known
throughout tho country, has gono to California
tor tho health Of his family.
Curl schurx, NIL tho .gosalps TO the contrary,
docs not intent to be forced into retirement to
EK-noprcaentatiye Wa!lIng. OF Olso, OF ILL
clustering fa,nt, has beon here for few days,
reminding everybody that when fruud Is law,
iItbuster1nk Ia patrlotls,n."
Tic carpvt Of tic Nouso Of Representatives,
known IS "Mcphcrsona revenge has given
way to one which much rcsatnblcs tho ono used