, 1879-06-11
WASHINGTON SOCIETY.

--Et1u,mntls 1T Vern,ont-Rohcaon oF New |
tJnrAry-l'uhlfu and Private Weddings
Commencement nt West 1'hfnt-1surn- |
hi,lc's DlnnfT tn Feds. aud Hci's.-Exrr- |
cfsea ut *nnapots-Tho Diplomatic Corpa
oil tho Move--1u,lnner HHuntrrinKa anil |
sports-Tlr Whtt~-Ifouse In Sumner- |
aln..nt Vernon Kexchta-T"p!ca Chattaa |
Atinmt. |
smei1f Correspondence at INT Tribune.
WAsnraUruS, d. e., 1tnc S.-Strangt as It
inay appcaT. tcro arc now ns,Irc slsnugers to be
seen nj The Cabitol than tirre were last winter.
when legislation was In fulf bfast. The larger
nortm nf them nrc exc,,rslon1nte, who In many
instances cons and return by special night
trims. that they may enjoy days tbspcctltn of
the National Metropolis. Ttcr, tf coursc, vstt1}
Tho Whte-t1ouhu, the patent-O -OJ'icc, the Bmlth-
souFan, and the Botanic Garden. bus they de-
votc large alIaru Of their titac to an inspection
III
TIE EArIoN's CAPITOL.
Til. nohle building Inns not the historical asso-
ctattons whrh cutiear Westminster Abby to
the British, or tho krcmlin to the Russians, hut
II Is ntvcr.lc.css the Temple of otlr political
faith. Ihe cornerstone OF tic main building
Mas laid by Waahngton,-wi,cn that Of tho cx
tunsion was deposited Webster delivered tho
oratiott,--alll tho statue of Freedom, which
crowns the dome, was put III p1ace when I.fncln
was President, n.ut Ills retnains lay In state In
tho rutunda beneath utter Ills marty ysdon. III a
r0u1n now ugcuped by Committee Of the
House, cx-Fses!lent John Quincy Adams died,
nnd III the ullro OF the President Of thu Senate,
Eicc-prcsdrnt Henry Wilson l,reathed his last.
Fls[tors arc shown inc spots wlIrre
HENRY CLAY WELCOMED LAFAYETTE
in tho most eloquent of Congressional speeches;
wht1o Chictjnsticc Marshall rsttl u preside
over the Supreme Court; where brooks covard-
y assaulted Charles Sumner; whero Douuaa
tiehed ihe BlaTe.pomeri where 5eH DaSth plot
tel treason;. und wt'cre q long Succession of
Presidents, beginning With JciTcrsu'l. hare de-
ltvcred their inaugural addresses. Once
this national ehrtHe WAS partially destroyed BY
tue British yandals, and moro recently 1t was
threalencd by the Rebels, whose ,canptrcs
could bo counted from Its then unfinished dorno,
as they blaze1 alouE the aouth side of tho
POTOMAC, and then agaiu In the heights north Of
thc eity: Anoug tlIe officers who nefe IN COM
1''an! Of tl,c ass raiding pastr Tas Gen. Goruon,
and Il ean llarlly ',c po;slnlc that, as he Then
Eazcd on tue Capitol dome, guarded BY the
Il buys In blue" In few years liu would
sit btnuath Its sl,l(ie "a 6enator, and vote 10
sweep All mnr-lcgs'attou froM the STATUTE
hooks. II seems like dream, especially uLcu
one also recalls th0so sad days whcn
SCORES or BRAVE MEN DIED
bccauso Of wounds received In defending the
Union In the very. Senate Chamber which uow
eelIoes with tllr defiant threats of Rebel Brlra.
N4Cta ulN kHtll 4JEHGEEullC I'll
FE!day afternoon THURMAN was 81 personal III
his remarks concerning the President that the
old gentlemen was called 10 order, a..l :" hts
wnrds taken down. which parliamentary
ographer If What had already been taken down"
| Ihc OnIo "CzAf nf tho caucl,s'' submitted very
rncckiy, md gracefully sgawdslsed out Of his
Offensive Language, which has not alwass been
| years Of Scnatoria! impcrtflGnce WAs an At
! taeti upon Lincoln, when Ilc VAS President, by
salisbury, OF Maryland. 1t was not thu pres
ent Senator, WHO is tcctosaer, but TITS prrdc1'
| cessor nnl cousin, who WINS hAhftual hrnnkarl,
ami whose fine intellect becntnc clolltled BY
constant tntoxlcatlor. On the occuston to which
rutcs, Salisbury wns drunker tsla1l usua!, aid
| III D long a,n tnroflcrcht haransue ho
REVEALED HIS HIDDEN TREASON
in all It's Iatefulness. In loud toncs, and with
Wild gtslicua,ions, he euogtxcd slavery, de-
funded tic KebelIiou, denounced emancipation,
M.ld began to revitc the President, when Mr.
Han'ltn, WHO, was IN the cha!r, called him 10
to take hn tuto custody. Poor Bassett. who
would not harm ny, nudcrtook. With fear anu
trembling, TO ret the ouTly toInr Into the coak-
| room, put Salisbury put bis hand on hls pistol
md tul Bassett that i nu laid hands on him he
would slUot. Sotuo VI the Democratic scnntors
intcrfercd, md Salisbury Nus al lust cuhxed
nwaysbut lie returned twice to repeat the sceuc.
Each time 10 tlctled Dsssett 10 arrest hin. nn1
each ,tisno he was With difficulty coaxed bY
friellds to leave the lai. There is no ONc in the
Eol.atc now wlo would make such iuautllu cx-
hlb!toE of hls hostility to the Union, although
u Is eynlaut, tlnt r. number feel It. In few
| days lley will have all opportunity 10 be nlorc
uurcstratucd, as thctr vlc,lunt mentor,
EDMUNDs, or VERMONT,
| Is going to Europe. lie Is always on tho nut
yiyc, With bold front fur thc foe, q sldu Clanco
for possible bush, and often las vas tic case
Lends the ,lnsuspectIln, Democrat,. AHauut IN
| words, and "tearneu III INV" hc has q resoupd-
iug voice which, II uot particularly musical, is at
least clear md distinct. lilo Enes abroad for the
say can be improved by tie Tatcrs Of Carlsbad.
When he Leaves thu Senate It will have lost jts
abest debatcr, a,tl tr House Will suffer s!1ni-
lar loss by thu departure, also for Europe, OF
I Ex-sECHRTAlsY lsOuEsoN,
| who has strtlf,td at uuce Into tho front rank OF
his ruddy complexion, hts white hair, and hts
tlaeil bno eyes, Ros}cson could ntulld 1T my
tln!e for GGrtfs!t Of "Ua Ming Cole, u'at
peooe asuA 10 thnk ~lseM hs WAS Secretary Of
tiic Navy TINT he rms a bon vfyn1t, who shtrkel
work aini loved good glass ot sherry. But, tn
n u. oasu az Ill % a1ess s Rcpublsan s
batter there, n,lv. when New Jersey gcts recon-
structeti, he wlfI undoubtedly be chosen scna-
tor. liz was ray bachelor Until ~. when he
married tho dashlng wsdns Aulick, who Looks
nnouyh Ike him TO Us his sister, betnsu sub.
starstal build, with q 1iorid colBu.exIon, unl
suit Of white hair. Sho is now In Paris, hut he
will bring her buck in tho fail, anu next winter
they will krcp house In their cozy Aoms on
Frnnklin Squire.
LOTS or WEDDtNd.cAKE
Is lust now he!n2 eaten hercnbouts. the prcpnr-
ers Of troussenlx ara kept busy, clcrgymcn ro-
ioIro over good fees, nus. ulu detnat.l fur pres
enta IL great. Tie most ta1kcd.of wedding 10
cons IL tlmt Of yot,tt: Annapolis lawyor. John
Writ ita.t.Alt, 10 liAnnah fagket parrott, wilu4o
| 1ather grew 1lc DURING tue War fr0m tho llcavr
royalty which le rcrol7rd on tlle guns which ha
/ invented nlul which bear Ills uatne. The ccre.
unnY Is To I,o pcrtores! ut hfr. Parrott's colttt-
try.scut, "trcennotsit,' u Oil the Erlo Kat!ros,,
next Thursday nfternoo1l, and there will 10 a
large attendance Of guests from Annapolis alN!
this city.
VERY QUIET WEDDING,
as tito brides family Is In mourning, mill be Tint
| Ut Mr. Frauk Il. love, = son Of EX-SENATOR
ilowc, ut Wisconsin, to Miss Ella Ray, daughter
OF tlu late Albert Hay, Es1l. alr. Howe Is q
nracsclug lawyer herr, III partnership With Col.
'losten. who married his sister. Miss Leila lts},
who IL lie daughter of ar. Ross Ray, Is rngugctl
| to Lieut.. Gualtrouglt. Of thu nary, aud Mill 1t
married IN September.
THE WE4r POINT COMMENCEMENT
will attract many army people to tllrr alma
| tnter during the coming Weck. Gen, hlOrtna.l