Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-01-10

II various Affections, just for the
pleasure Of touching the Presidents hand.
No visitor or newcomer to Washington
shOuld waive or omit attending one White
House reception. But second call in
wolves such trial that it is inexphcable as
to how many have strength or will to graft
fy that morbid curiosity which leads them
to visit every reception given during the
Winter. Neither Secretary or General
Sherman received. owing to the death of
their brother New Years morning. But
had Mr.. Sherman's house been open, as
was intended, he would have received an
ovation, in so far as personal greetings
could have given it. Everywhere was the
expression, she must be congratulated over
the success of resumption, and his parlors
would have been crowded to their utmost
by his admirers.
Mr.. Evarts received in his usual quiet
and self-possessed manner, and with that
usual look on his face Indicating that his
thoughts were with some knotty problem in
diplomacy or jurisprudence rather than
with a ceremony which compelled him to
give his hand to a stranger, who thereupon
walked of to another room where refresh
mentS were seeved in an abundant and
sumptuous manner. Mrs. Evarts, too,
shook hands with all visitors, and, when
time and crowd permitted, introduced all
to her daughter who assisted her. She
has quiet, matronly manner which strong
ly impresses one, as he catches her clear
gaze turned full upon him, that while she
is thoroughly at home in the parlor, she
possesses an additional American charac-
teristic of having done mothers full duty
in the nursery and household and of being
at home wherever Dame Fortune puts her.
1t does one good to drop into Secretary
McCrary's. He is the squarest specimen
of Republicanism in the Cabinet, and as
good a specimen of Iowa muscle and brains
as that loyal State can find in her borders.
His wife drawfs in appearance in contrast
with his full and vigorous physique. but
her face makes due amends, for it shows a
superabundance of Western vim and in
telligence, and clearly indicates where her
handsome daughter, who assisted her, gets
her attractiveness and accomplishments.
The visitor at once feels himself to be
where ''ths latch string IS out and snack
in the cupboard" and leaYes the house
strongly impressed that here is a family
which the retiracy of Mr.. Hayes in 1881
will by no means bury from public notice.
Washington Is studded all over with men
who have figured in national matters but
have since become subjects of the political
undertaken. But we predict that Secretary
McCrary will not be taken to the mysterious
realm of the political ThaHatopsis for many
a day hence; nor will he allow Bounding
Banning's Army Bill to bury him and his
present powers without fight that hurts
somebody before he surrenders. "He's
got the sand in him."
Our Christmas was rather a quiet one
though our Southern custom of universal
absorption OF eggnog from private tables
and free restaurant counters served to un-
steady many heads and feet and to send
many devoted worshipper at this social
shrine to an early bed at home, or to the
soft side of pine board at some station
house. We forget Father Matthews teach
ings on Christmas and then do our duty
like Congressman do on the last twenty
four hours of session.
The polar wave swept down on US on
Thursday, and sent our thermometers to
20 degrees below zero and then pierced US
to the marrow with a norther that refused
to be kept out of our houses. JUNIUs.