Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-10-18
CAPITAL GLEANINGS.
The Exodus 10 YOrktOwn-Our For
eign Guests-A Fair ParIsienne-
The Harvest of ShekeIs-The
Greedy COalitIOn-DelIcacy VS..
Common Sense.

| WASHINGTON, October 15.-The Senate will
probably take a recess next Monday until the
Thursday following. The members of the
Senate are going down to Yorktown to spend
two or three days; so is President Arthur; SO
are the members Of the Cabinet and many
others. Yorktown is the word now. Every
body is going that way. We who are pretty
near the place will go in large sections.
The people from even the remoter
parts of the Union are also going Many Of
the latter are now in the city "doing the town.
before they take up their way to the place
where Cornwallis surrendered The German
and French guests of the nation-representa
tives Of the men who helped the United States
to win her independence In the city They
have been received to the fullest extent that
they could possibly desire. The citizens and
the officials, commencing with President
Arthur and running down, have been hoSpitali-
ty and all attention to those welcome foreign
erS. They have been fed, been proceSsioned and
been fire-worked without thought of price,
Washington has really surpassed itself-which,
on most occasions, would not be saying much
in doing honor to these men. They are all
healthy locking. The German Won Steubens
especially show there is the blood of good
health In their veins. None Of them are hand
some men. The Marquis de Rochambeau and
the Count de Grasse are what we call very
ordinary looking men. There are a number of
ladies with the French guests. One of them is
about twenty years old. She is a brunette. To
say that she is pretty would be saying nothing
at ALL She is a brunette with eyes that sparkle
as only those of the perfect brunette type can.
She Is divine and nothing else. She is the
bright star Of the whole number of foreign
visitors, and she carries herself with such
style-there is just that little touch of
hauteur about her that adds greatly to
her great beauty. She is q descendant of
the De Grasse of Yorktown fame. l have
somehow got Off the track in talking about the
refreshingly beautiful French lady. One re-
suit of Yorktown will be to render Washington
very lively during the Centennial festivities.
The Centennial at Philadelphia keptit crowded
tennial came here to see Washington. That is
the way the Yorktown visitors will do.
Washington is right in the route there and
back. and they think they might as well see
presents itself The people do not object.
Every one is TO leave behind him more or less
shekels. The city for the next two weeks will
be livelier than it has been for a number OF
years at this season.
THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE SENATE.
The Senate will not be long in session after
President Arthur and the Senators return from
Yorktown. The President will then send in a
few minor nominations and the names of
most OF the people who are to form his Cabi-
net. These names will be acted upon prompt
ly, and the Senate will then adjourn. 1t is no.
ticed in connection with the Cabinet that the
are talking good deal about there being no
improDriety but every reason why Conkling
should go into the Cabinet. This may mean
something-and it may not.
THE REPUBLICAN GRAB.
The Republicans who, with indecent haste,
grabbed the Presidency of the Senate by aid of
Malone and the grace of David Davis-alleged
Independent-are laying plans to seize the
whole outfit, as they say out West. They in
tend to elect Republican Secretary Of the
and oIa
a Democrat in any position under the Senate
They want to hog it all, and do not intend to
stop until they have done so.
A LITTLE INCIDENT.
In sending out invitations to the representa-
tives Of the foreign governments at the
town celebration, Secretary Blaine very
naturally omitted therefrom the Eng
lish diplomats. They went to Secretary
Blain and told him that they would like to go
to Yorktown. and that all they wanted was the
invitation The Secretary told them that he
would be happy to take them along and show
had not invited them before. They said they
knew that perfectly, but that they did not
feel in the least sore over Yorktown.
He did this out Of a feeling Of delicacy in
inviting men to participate in jubilee over
their owa defeat. The Secretary will take these
diplomats down with him on a government
steamer. The way in which the English rep
resentatives have to-day acted must certainly
be put down as admirable, though there is
little touch of the humorous in it. They
wanted to participate in the jubilee. As one
of them put it, they did not want such a
little thing as the unfortunate part which Lord
Cornwalls played at Yorktown to stand be-
tween them and participation In the centennial
festivities. These explanations, and the talk
consequent thereafter, brought out good deal
of humor and good feeling The whole thing
is probably one Of the best looking incidents
of international friendship and courtesy that
has ever occurred between the representatives
Of the two countries. Potomac.