, 1879-03-26
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.


Of tto lsclEn os tf,c Honthrrn
Queens Of SUcfety-T'se f5ohniH l1luc FlNH-
Tifhon Eieuts 1suntlntl s,salscr-lf"nora to
J1p lincishurn-Sulel,nitIes Of I.Hnt-The
Presidents Trip tn cnlffnrn1n-Niu Arc
0oing-stAr-0nzinK Receptions Mt tho Oh
suryAtory - Tho Dpuhte-ffaudeh CDMrt-
Martial uf Stanley nntt ftnzen-Thn Army
and the Frchs-Thc Oliver amt Cameron
scnntlnI-Trinl or Gen. slc!tlcn III tRhs'-
WoMna lawyers In tho swrrema Court
Enlargement OF tho tnrcorun Art 0ntlcry
-pcenrnt've Art-Thratrfcnl-4l" Abseht-
Minded Sennsor-f:hnt Tnrlce.
Special Corrttpot,dttlte et Ths Tribune.
WAsn1xoroa, D. e., March 23.-rhls is an
era Of change, md the sceptro OF Washington
society Is also changing hat,ds. Mesdanes
Gor1un, Cockrell, Chalmers, a,nl Hill nre the
leaders III newiy-fntnGI Southern "fet"
which iuf1crlts the power welded In ahtc-bellum
days br Mcsda.ncs Davis, Clay, Sltdcll, assa
roudle.ou. 10 tl,etc ls.llcs VIC
own THE rngsEHr cALLEp sEssioS,
for they had beaqtne tired Uf orrupylng back
seats, anil wanted to enjoy the honUrs ai,d tho
sputls Of victory. They are INV tile Ina" ntl
can rerel IN tllu possession Of tho Capitol.
Those who IRE the wives u Senators can invite
their friends TO quiet luuehes in their husbands
comnttce'roonls; they eau llavo their cart''c.'-
sc1opcs directed nud their ssitng-books kent
by their usbantls' clerks; a they lave at their
command, when tho Senate IL not IN session,
their husbands messengers. Choice bouquets
from tho Government cnnaersatortcs now grace
their rooms, aud thry have profuslon OF raro
flower-sced md pinnta to send to
THEIR sibTBns, THEIR AuHTs, AND THEIR COTS
rNt,
whf!o their impecuni0Ms relatives Of tho tnnscu-
line persuasion arc fast occupying tho sinecuro
positions which lInvo been held by dependent
connections Of Republican Senators. 1t Is 80
niccl Then thu army and navy people, who
hayo always with a very sew cxcepstons} sym
pathized with The South, arc returning 10 their
old allegiance. Officers whose nominations for
promotion arc before the Senate are sYcophantic
IN their attentions to The wives Of, those who
arc In a majority in lint body, md the Marine
Bind, which used to wTcstle with an Italian vcr-
stun Ut The Star-SpangIcd Banner,n now en-
liYcns the dtcss.pRratcs at headquarters with
1.-THE noNNTF nIuE FLAG"
The first attempt Df the ''Soutllern Queens
Of Society they like 10 be calIcd-to uzer-
else political power came to gr;of. They wanted
to defeat tile Puritanical Sam Randall fDr
Speaker, Tint they might not hare to yield
precc!cnco to his rnatronly wife mud quiet
daughter, md they had set their hearts on
ctcctlng Joe Blackburn, who Ii ono OF the caYa-
liers OF the Lost Cause. Dutsotnc Of the South
cru Representatives, who have received goo0
places on committees from Randall and who
hope to receive them agatn, Wcyn ohtlumtc, re-
stss'ng all appeals to make tho South solid.
There WINS also mysterious Influence exercised
from New York, md
UNCLE SAMMY TttDEN
proved himself tnatch for the destinations md
xNa ~
vi the cane ami cotton" The wrecker OF Mrs.
bvIknap'a proud career vas himself stranded,
md tho cavalier was beaten hr the Puritan.
blackburn l'ose his defeat with imperial dsgnity,
attrr they l,al screnadra the c-eloctcd Speaker,
md by way of consolation hls frleNis got up y
eercuaie expressly for lin. The evening WIS
proptttuns, the streets rerc clean and dry, and
Washington has seldom witnessed moro
MAoNiPlcEHr NIGHT DEMONSTRATION.
There was full brass basM calcium lights IN
wagons, treworlss. mud above MI. an enthusiastic
crowd, feature OF which were four companies
Of tniddlc.agcd men, Whosa icatures were Of the
Southern type, who marched before tlie baud
l,ai heen acquired under The "stars al,d bars "
whcu they ''wore tho gray" Tho attendance
OF ladtcs was remarkable, H,li1 parties OF tllel,
occupied the windows OF the adjacent md oppo-
site houses. Tho ovation must hayo been
CONSOLATION TO n1.AcKHuAN,
ina II nAA pEcH lUllHWEN NY bEfEFAl pFlfALe Cll-
tertainu,ents gycn IN. hls llonor, lotanly a
dini,cr-party 1T tho residence Of Mt. Christmas,
tn Lafayette place. BY way of ravangc the
Senator's In ccctlng Tic officers oi tlleir Dotly,
did not choose single YAnk; H.. The only North.
a,nl hts deceased li1lctc havo bccn 80 thorouchs
identified with the Lost Causo that tho Southern
! ladies' regard him US one Of 1--we ups,'' rathel
than lyon uns."
THE TRANSFER or POLITICAL POWER
| and thu excitement attendant On the changes
Of officials at thy Cap!tol flaye bcon the onl,
| social events ot tho week. The solemnitles oil
| Lent occupy tho attention Of the Romuu Cntll.
ollca md tho Ep!ssopalians, md there Is con
staut clang OF tho church bells. which summon
thu faithful Of those denominations to II sue
cussion of ccremonIals, from curly mathis te
| late yGspers. The Roman Catholics have ju1t
Ice, rope Leo Nll1. having proin!set! Ills falth
full ones here certain tlenlry advantages II they
will nttena mass at each one q tho churches Q
week for threc weeks. Nlrs. Gen. HhtrtnaI
who Is tl1u hea,lecntro Of thu ltntnan Catholics
here, rc,lla!us ut baltimore, where shs can enIol
tllu spiritual teachings uE Archbishop Glbbons
THE pnEslnENT's ritIp TO CALIFORNIA,
which would have enabled 3iis friends at Chtcagi
10 l.aro seer him. Us he passed through you
city curly lii April, has been postponed. until l
cun bo seen huw long Congrehs remnns Ia ses
sion. The purity would have included the prca
ilSt 1l ,rs; Hayes, sss5;tary Thompson , I'M
Of War. Gen. Sherman nlltl daugltcr, md PriYat
Secretary Rogers. AIRS. Hayes II very anxtou
toAystt the Pacific c0ast, md Scctctary EYart
assures her t!lat tho differences of upinlon vii
be 80 compromised MS to Insure IN adiourNncn
carly enough ~ April t1 atlmt of tic partY
leaving. hut Mrs. AicCrary {waosc husband
oi the stalwart ortler) does mot halieve this and
ms she Is anxious to see her twin brother, VII
lives IN California, It II probable that slle vii
lcaye hero III about ten days With Ten. Shermn
| md daughter. The Gcnrral goes 10 Inspect I'll