Daily Republican., 1880-02-24

ca tuan tne DraVs, pldu, Wn0le-souiv
friend, Senator Zach Chandler. No
, the country Is anxiousiy scrutinizin
his political successor, and among th
first questions strangers ask when the
reach the Senate Gallery is (which
the new Michigan man." Governo
Baldwin, as he sits In the dead giant
chair, on the outside row Of the Reput
lican side, makes rather pleasan
picture, his broad, honest countsnanoe
In Its frame Of silver gray, general.
wearing q kindly smile. In stature
he Is considerably less than his prsde
cessor, but decidedly handsome
though that would not be say
Ing much for his excellent beauty
He Is the very pink Of perfection rs i
department, faultlsss In dress, and will
the manners and the speech Of Chss
terfeld, revised aud improved to tn
modern standard. Taken all in al
millionaire Senators are q great addi
tion to that august body. Rather
ridiculous affair occurred In q theatre
here which almost resulted In panic
Some one said, come 'sGol. let's 20 ant
have something? and one-half Of tn,
male portion got up and went out. Ii
the executive session Of the Senate 8
few days ago, Senator Edmunds Great
ed quite hearty laugh at the expsns.
of Ohio. Senator Thurman was seated
at his desk with his feet elevated upon
q chair, and smoking cigar with an
air Of signal indifference as to the bust
ness on hand.A nomination was consid.
cred and Senator E. objected to con.
firmation, saying the man was a de-
faulter. Mr.. Thurman quickly laid
down his cigar, and springing to his
feet said "Mr. President ! had not in
tended to say a word upon the matter,
but the Senator from Vermont has
thrown a brick at an Ohio man, and
must resent that" Mr.. Edmunds with
assumed seriousness, retorted: "You
can't throw brick in any direction
these days without striking an Ohio
man." The Democratic Convention is
in session here and great feeling Is
displayed by the different delegations,
who want the Convention held in the
respective cities they represent. The
chances are very much in favor Of
Washington, d. c., as the place. As
an evidence of the change effected by
time we note the fact, that almost
without exception the houses formed
in the Grant regime, the abode Of luxury
and the scene Of lavish hospitality have
now dsgenerated ints boarding houses,
to bs sure the ''very upper crust"
but boarding houses nevertheless. The
house where Mrs. Lee Fish for so many
successive seasons made her home, is a
temporary abode for those who come to
our city for few weeks. The old Gra-
ham Mansion on H. and Vermont Ave-
nue., wherein for half q century we're
wont to oongregate the best, Of what
was good society, is now camping
ground for wanderers, principally the
Army and Navy. The residence Of
General Belknap. in -hich be lived at
the time of his arrest, and which was
80 elaborately described by hundred
pens during those days of wild excite
ment, as to lose utterly its modest idsn-
tity, has gone into the hands Of the
and saloons once beautifisd
by Parisian furniture, decorated by
works of French art, and glorifed by
the presence Of "creme de la creme" Of
the upper ten, are now very common
places in their appearance and solemn
in their occupants. Government rents
some of these houses, and the rooms
'noe echoing back musical tones and
rippling laughter, and all their space
'edolent with the perfume from count
ess flowers, now knows nothing more
than the scratch Of the
clerical pen, and goes forth no more
ensuous odor than that of tobacco.
We have had very singular winter
The past few days have been fearfully
windy, but to-day there seems to be
ess. Congress has adjourned until
o-morrow. What a sad story it is that
he American people allow the birth
lay Of such a man as Washington to
'ass by as II 1t were a mere nothing.
'ut George has been dead quite
vhile. His little hatchet has been en-
ased in the Patent Office, and the little
berry tree business has become ex-
met. So the only way we have of re-
1embering him is by gazing upon the
alf finished structure, "TEe Washing
On Monument" and go through the
entence, "First in war, first in peace,
nd first in the heart Of his country
,en." This is his reward. Sep"