, 1881-04-06

Flfnt aIOHth-IIEo AuBnltlth&rntHOn nhH
ljlo B'rcss- White House ISeccptIou-
Executive Cnrringrs-SnMfnGr I'INH~
-Ex0dMs of the I;vnrla-1Jrs. Eslnt,lc'x
Sntl.runy HiglisA-Illafnc'w Ereultlt--
diplomatic nHI Consular Aprolrf-
iiscHtr-Serrctury ylSunt-.Anottlcr salFnI-
nncr-lkeH"rt sOr tho Nnvy-A Boom II,
1senI 7sststc-CUrcornn tho Bunker
Charity fsnlf-sc'ntor"' Wives Re-
ceptlONa-Dip p1OluntIc C0rlt&-C0nltnE
Stations Secretary lincoln Cinrn
lsartun-Clrcnn nWNr-1InpoIsic-Scnrch
for tho ycunNettc-Theufrlca rlca1-A}l.
FooIx' Dny.
Special Correspondence as ne Chicago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, u. e., April 3.-'The iodine
shows signs of spring. Plump slInd are
caught III the Potomac, fragrant mint ell
ltve,,s the ,natlsuuinai llbation. mid the cro-
cuses bInom III tile gardens. hut, neverthc-
less, winter fingers In the lap 0f spring."
treating lis to bllzznrtas of sleet, and SHOW,
aud sIusl, whIcl, Keeps Zip ti,e demand for
umbrellas nnd for overslloes, while i,npe-
cunious young men have not bctn able IN
pawn their ulsters Without suffering from
tho storms NeDnor tells us TINT the entire
month nf April In tU be tlOre or less stormy,
but Euster will he here In fortnight, a,,l
will be celebrated BY Nature md By man with
ah outburst IF pump md glory, Ut bright
Rnd Of hymns Of rejoicing from birds aud
clsurcll-clioIrs ns though 1t was the initial
day Of new creation. People may prate
about "syrlhoIisnI," ant scOir Mt affairs
deckcd with lilies OF with crosses Of Will
| aznteas, but this sensoll Of the year, wien
tho pnnt bursts from ltsseet, which Is LETT It.
thR ground to rot. says impress!ycly TO man,
"Dust thou nrt, and unto dust tliou.slia!t
return" but
THOU sIr.&Lr nlsE AGAIN!
Meanwhile our church vOcaltsts are reIlears-
Ing their Easter anthems. ntd good musical
critics say that tie best singing will bc nj the
/ colorel Roman Catholic clInpel. SDnle Of
| tile female singers lave wonderfully fine
voices, and when the " plnafdru craze was
| Mt Its hight this c0lored choir went ui, tho
stnge. Their singing was excellent, hut their
acting was broad carcature. and provoked
| such continuous ronrs Of laughter that they
| Withdrew fr0in their engagement dtsgusted.
GA1lF1El.p's FIRST MONTH
| Mt the White House has not been a very
pleasant 0ne for HIM. a1lu he finds himself
antagonixed OH every hand. lie has. low
ever, but carried ont the program which he
had arranged ut Mentor, and II Vice-Prcsf.
dent Arthur and Senator Coukltng arc not
satisfied, eX.{;ov. Reuben i. Fcnt0h AMI
tAtSAfsI " AtA1I@ SAAttS VIZ A4C 4AilNlG uA
| the Senate to act OH tho nominations which
| hAve bepr sent In Is very embarrassing TO
| 1,rns,,,cnt f;nr,,cI,t and hu has rcu,,estntf
thosa Senators who n 70 n,s fr,.,,ds N lave
."sa '.et'uas WY wv, a.e iS e"; as'uus 10 Aa'e
tllo nominations nciea on II possible.
| TIE PRESIDENT LOOKS THINNER
tI,an hu dill II month Ar0. hut Ills health
nnvpr .rns hotter. lila a,,netitp ts f,ond in
a,oa,,s ,rciI on,l ,varv u,u,a,u+d do,, t,o nn,ova
II ritio m .,nrsehack. ia sLows n,aintv tIat
no regards lis cahinet rs constitutional I'd:
vlsers, and not as n J3oarl OF Dtctators, and
l3e llas told tho Secretaries TINT when they
cannot attend q Cabinet meeting they need
~, se'M tle'1 ass's.nl's IN suos''tu1es: luis
rather takes down tue Assistant Secrotaries,
| who have been In tho habit III talking ab0ut
wl1nt they henrtt ut "tle last Cabinet meet
,"S,t IT, ~ ,as 80 a,s', ,n,.'r.esI ,,,o i',s Cn,.,a.t
and MIR. BlRtllo llas seconded tho ulsnse, that
they must
4 ur,vAnr or r1,r rnrso
\ w. ,..,.o. - A. .,ta,.,.,. a"ta. =, ,,
,,,.ita ,,,.t, .,,o .,J s.,on ~
.n VII 3.s w. m'a oshets 49,, ~
t!'e reception III the VINO House. or 70 l'le
saturday evening gathering at SECRETARY
BaInc's, although some of tho older quill
drivers taye often been nsked by the l'rtst-
,a,,t M tho 1sr's,tor -, t,'or o,., ~ ,,,aao
asu @ .,.. - v.a.. u"y ., ~ p.'so ~,
thein hfld thelr acslosS ihfofaoly oelofc the
stIrlt OF tAeIr draa'.,s. anil they arr, nnwlll-
| Ing n word shall appear IN print nhDut the
Administration 1!nlcss filtered through Alr.
Sninlley to the New York Trt,Hnc, Or Mr,
| few dropplnEs fronl tue sanctuary Into the
yHhGlnns !stc'iih0 sur lhls may pc SAT-
1e1 1'aso not see' c"lfesponu"h. w lc"ts'
RECEPTIONS At THE WHITE HOUSE
OH Iues.tay aud Frt'lny evenings nre Ilu1ner-