West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-11-22

paper upon entering the Cabinet, he
ls no more responsible for it's utter
ances than it is for his official acts.
That is all true as fan az it goes, yet
II must be confessed that it will be
difficult for Mr.. Schurz or his friends
TO reconcile with good faith or good
taste his holding even a proprietary
interest in journal that so savage
y attacks the administration oil
which he is a part. The Grant sle-
ment in the party has no love for
Schurz and will make the most OF
any hold they can get upon him. 1t
viii be rene mbered that stalwart
Senator denounced him last winter
AZ "a id dutch tramp" But
speaking OF the English Mission,
there Is also the Russian, aud both
have been be d open a remarkably
long time. Some people who don't
know much about politics wonder
why this Ia II is no secret to those
who understand the value OF such
things to trade on, especially with a
trading al m:nistraiion like this. But
II we can get along without any rep
resentat,veg IN these two foreign
courts FIVE or PIX months at time,
why not abolish them a!together2 II
would save at least $4,000 year.
There 10 much speculation and
talk about what Congress will or will
not do at the coming session. I'm
usual interest always attaches TO the
session just preceding presidential
| election because the Blaines, the
Conkllngs end all the political shy
sters generally, great and small, are
constantly engaged in maneouvers
for political effect
Mrs. Margaret T. atom, connecting
link between the present and past oil
the polltico social history OF Wash
lngton was buried here on Tuesda y.
She was the widow Gen. John II
Eaton, Precedent Jackson's Secretary
of War, and her life would read like
romance. Az girl AMI Young
woman she possessed rare beauty and
'aclnation OF manner which attracted
the opposite sex. Her father whose
name was ONeil kept a ho,et or
tavern frequented by the politi-
clans Of those days and she had ma
ny admirers among them. General
Jackson was an ardent friend and
persisted in extending TO her sociaI
recognition which, under the law, Of
caste as they existed fifty years ago,
was less toierabla to the "aisters, and
their cousins and their auuts' than
it would be to-day. HIS cabinet was
divided and disrupted as the result.
| General Eaton was her second hus-
band che having previously married
a paymastcr named Timberlake who fell
in love at fret sight, 80 she was leaning
out window one day looking up the
| street. after Gen Eaton's death she mar
ried an italian dancing master, who short
ly after eloped with her grand daughter
taking most of her money and going to
! Italy where he lived in afIluence. To listen
| to the "reminiscences related by this remark
able woman in her later years was TO recall
the events ana characters of long chap
| ter of American history. Even 10 the last
she retained vivid recollectious Of these
events and she passed away saying 81 am
not afraid to die, but it is such beautiful
world TO eaYe"
The attempt az luue crowd Of ahysters
and pap hunters to make Grant boom
out of the unwilling OF the Thomas statue
next week has proven failure. Gen Geo
III. Thomas lie honored as one of the great
est Generals of the late war, and also for
gallantry in the war with Mexico. The
preparations of the Army OF the Cumber-
land for this occasion are on grand scale
and the Mexican veterans will also partic
ipate. Gen. Grants inability to be hore
at that time defeats the efforts of li,tle
clique to turn the occasion into polite "a
shout and hurrah for him PuoNo