The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-04-07
wAsnIHGTOR LETTER.

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Judge Norton as Kris Kriugle--
Colonel WelIbOrn as Providence
Mrs. sprague's Reserved seats-"f
Must Hear Billy MahOne''- Grow ded
Galleries MahOne's Greatest Effort
-RIaine's Gage of BattIe-BueEI's
Threat and BuelI's hug.
Correspondence of the Herald.
WASHINGTON, March 20, 1881.
Judge Norton il of course well known to
every body in Dallas. The judge has been
here some time assisting President Garfield
in managing things generally, but last week
he took up, or had given him new role.
Passing along street one evening. deeply
cogitating as to the next desirable appoint
ment to DO msde, he passed group of
merry children playing on the sidewalk.
The children, seeing and wondering at his
long, white hair aRd beard, followed him
and studied him, as children will, through their
eyes. Presently one little girl holder by virtue
of her innocence than the rest, came to him,
touched his hand and looking truatfully up
into his face, said:
81 like you, old Kris Kringle, Kringle,"
whereupon the venerable Judge scattered
pennies among the group, to the conArmo-
ton of their belief in the children's saint. l
consider going about the streets Of wicked
city and converting skeptical children to
belief in st. Nicholas our St.. Christopher,
better business than that the judge was said
! to be at last summer. One is weet and
harmless fantasy, the other baleful and
false fanaticism OF course Kris Kringle
thinks differently-the modern Kris, mean,
but This is free country, and people are
supposed to have right to express their
own belief.
COLONEL wELLBoRN AS PROVIDENCE.
Sometime during his first
session here, Colonel Wellborn
was the means of getting poor man the
payment of u very just claim he had been
waiting for long time. Full of gratitude,
the man called at Colonel Wellborn's resi-
dence 10 thank him. He WAS not at home,
but Mrs. Wellborn received the visitor, and
after hearing his testimony, told with the
simple eloQuence of feeling, she said, in her
sweet, gentle way:
"You ought to be thankful to Providence,
| for your success"
"indeed, am ma'am, and mean to cleo
tioneer for him, too, with all my might
when go home"
Whether the grateful man took Colonel
| Wellborn for incsrnate Providence, or
| thought that was his first name, or misunder-
stood Mrs. Welborn, 1 do not know, but 1t
was like her sweet humility to ascrite
her husbands success in this, and other good
objects to power above and beyond him.
GEN. MAHoNEs GREAT EFFORT.
General Malone must have been fsttered
BY the immense crowd that assembled in the
senate chamber yesterday. From floor to
ceiling every space was filed except three
front rows in the ladies reserved gallery,
which were reserved by Senator Conkling's
order for Mrs. Sprague and her party. So
the party consisted of herself and three other
ladies' Their seats we're the only ones occu-
pied, and all the others were kept vacant,
while hundreds Of lsdies were standing and
hundreds were unable even to get into the
gallery. am surprised that Conkling should
desire to make Mrs. Sprsgue SO dissereeably
conspicuous.
But to return to the crowd. One door 10
the mems gallery was broken in-smashed-
and men stood on the backs of benches, and
were packed go closely that no one could
move without disturbing everybody else
One couple, an old man and woman, insisted
on enteriRg the reserved gallery for
senators, without card. When re-
fused admission, the old lady said,
.'But you must let let US in I've come all
the way from Peteraturg TO hear Billy
Malone speak, and must go in" But she
didn't get in at that door.
HON. MALONE SPEAKS.
General Malone is very active speaker
Wien he replied 10 Bill, of Georgia, he
walked about over tho floor, TO the great
scaudal of Dawes and Anthony, who are
dignity and deccTuni pewonihed. Yesterday
however. be exhibited traces Of drill IN sena-
.Oriai GAG 1o.sy, ..44d ~ Lsaela lilllseS .Doll
with desks that be could not run around and
bob up and down SO extensively. BE spoke
mostly from proof sheets, and Riddlebarger,
who "a the cause ostensible OF this last hub
bub, sat near by. and sent up extracts 70 the
clerks deck 10 be refd. These readings gave
the orator time TO rest. Gen. Malone sucked
two lemons dry, drank leveral glasses Of water
and one OF lemonade during his performance.
BE was listened 10 throughout with marked
attention BY rybody, and not interrupted
once during tho three hours his speech con-
sumed. II was good speech, He did not
ret 20 excited rs during his firet effort. and If
what he says Of himself and his motives IL
true, he is deserving Of al respect and admi-
ration. But with Riddlebsrger sitting so
prominently before Us, whose election to a
most important Office ia the senate, Is said
publicly 10 be part of Mahone's price, il
was difficult TO asorbe high and lofty mo-
tives 70 Mahone, and the incongruity between
words and actions came wildly before my
mind.
NAMES GAGE OF BATTLE.
The "plumed knight Of debate" as 1nger~
soll called Baire, has thrown down the
gauntlet. and II rtmsins 70 be seen whether
Mr.. Conkling viii take Il up.
The nomination of Mr.. Robertson 10 be col
lector OF the port Of New York Is the
guanilct l DO OF believe It will be taken
up. Mr.. Conklirg is far too clever 70 begin
Alright in which re Is sure 10 be defoated-
o. Ill political subjects he senate Is a tie,
and NJ. Arthur having Tie casting vote,
sises New YORK actually three Htnstors
instead Of two. ard thus makes that state
master Of the sltusiion--L e.. makes CSnk-
ling he ruler Of the United STATES senaie.
Ir.,s - 5000 A.. this no-li afion there IA no