Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-09-10


PRESIDENT ARTHUR, MR. CoNKLrNG, &c, &c.
Correspondence Of THE EVENING srsR.
GLEN HOUSE,. WHITE MIS-. \. H.. Sept. 8. 1881.
Since leaving Saratoga have been enjoying
some charming rambles during which 1 have
met many who are wei-known in Washington.
These mountain resorts do not close as early.as
those at the sea shore, most Of them keeping
open until October LIST. and they have many Wis
itors in September, when the weather is likely to
be clear and very invigorating for exercises foot
or horseback. and especially fine for driving. Last
week when the cities were suffering 80 with
heat IT was hot for short time even In these
mountains, and also at the Isles Of Shoals. where
II is supposed to be always breezy. This has
rarely occurred before. Even on top of Mt.
washington the thermometer was above 60 one
day, and In the valley just below was 81 at mid
night. Since it has been delightfully."- cool.
PERSONAL NOTES.
At Hampton Beach. where We called on Mr..
Noyes, the ex-minister TO France, We met SEN
ator Rollins Of this state and Mrs. Farr, whose
husband was a Representative from New Hamp-
shire until his sudden death lust after his re-
election last autumn. His widow now lives at
IdttietOn IN this state, where she has a lovely
home. She mentions how pleasantly she re
members her sojourn in Washington and her
friends there. Mr.. Fairs successor i'm Congress
Mr.. Ray. was with his agreeable wife Mt the
Wentworth House, Newcastle. near Portsmouth,
last week.
The wife and daughter Of Dr. Loring. the Com
missioner OF Agriculture, have been enjoying
lie at the Appledore, Isle of Shoals. They ex-
pect to be in Washington next month.
Senator Blair, of this state and his wife have
been spending the summer at the Pemigewassett
House. Plymouth, n. n.
MI. Pulitzer of the st. Louis Post Dispatch
left the Wentworth last week for st. Louis and
tyhn haV- <t,.,x
place. went also
Ex-Representative Frank Jones of this state.
anu his wife. are in Europe, whittier they went
to benefit his health. l met their daughter.
MIS- Sinclair, who visited Washington while
her father was in Congress- at Rye Beach,
Ex-Governor and Mrs. Cheney who pass a
portion of each winter in Washington. have now
closed their cottage at Rye. where they have
spent their summers for eleven years. and have
gone to their home in Manchester. where they
nave an elegant residence Mrs. Moss, OF
Sandusky. o., who frequently visited Mrs.
hayes at the White House, is now visiting Mrs.
cheney 1t was the brother of Mrs Moss hus-
band who married Mrs. Clatiin's adopted
daughter last May.
Senator Rollins says his wife will certainly
come to Washington next winter: that as she
laiied TO do so last session. he has served notice
on her that he viii resign if she does not. He
was reminded that he would not be following
tfe senior New York Senator's illustrious ex-
by the way it il said that ex-senator Sprague.
when it was discussed i'm his presence what made
MI Conkiing SO foolish as to resign remarked
with emphasis, 81 don't doubt it was because
Mry. Sprague told him to do so: she used always
TO insist on my resigning when I couldn't have
things in the Senate as l wanted them. She
used TO say. Resign and go home and be vim
dicated;' and have no doubt she made Conk-
ling do it."
The CHILEAN Minister and family went TO Bos-
occupied by Assistant Secretary John Hay last
winter, on Massachusetts avenue and NJ street
They will move into it towards the end OF Octo-
per since leaving Saratoga they have visited
Montreal and came from there to the Glen
House, where they spent several DAYS.
Ex-Mayor Emery and his WIFE and several
othef Washington families. have visited these
mountains lately. and also many foreign tour
lists. Among the latter have been Sir Sydney H.
Water!ow and family. and Chas W Chapman
London. England. and Eugene Schliet, LID,
Berlin, Germany.
In Boston | met Col McCawiey, the command
alit OF the marine corps. who had gone there to
Visit his mother, who was then seriously i'll.
Mrs. }. A. Pray, of Boston. the sister of Mrs.
floridus Steele, of Capitol Hill, Washington. has
been at the Glen House lately, and also ex-Sec-
rotary BristOw and his wife son and daughter
ana Miss Ballard. of Louisville who visited Mrs
Brist0w when she lived i'm Washington. Miss
BristOT will be one of the bridesmaids when
Hon Marshall JEWELS niece. the daughter of
his brother, Pliny Jewell is married in Hartford
about the middle of this month.
Many III Washington remember with much
pleasure Representative Elijah Ward. of New
YORK. and his handsome wife and step daughter.
Miss Stuart. and will regret to hear that his
health is now very feeble indeed. On this ac-
count the wedding of his wife's daughter. which
Is TO take place in October, will be very quietly
conducted. She is to marry Rev. Mackay-Smith,
VINO Is assistant rector at st. Thomas church.
New York
In coming hither we saw Mrs. and Miss Gould.
0he mother and sister of DIR. n. S. Lincoln's
Wife,. at their beautiful home, Oaklands. lust at
the edge of Troy. NY. Mrs. Gould expects to
make her daughter visit i'm Washington this
month. Her country place, which belonged to
her father: comprises large tract of land under
high state of cultivation. While we were
there she had night-bloOming cereus with
seven flowers on it.
While in Paris the wife of Minister Moves was
not able to enjoy society as much as she would
have liked. but was confined much to her room
by il-heaith. As practically benevolent
woman, she determined to utilize her enforced
leisure by learning how to make the finest arti-
fetal flowers, intending on her return to found a
Grass IN Cincinnati and instruct poor girls how
TO make flowers as fine as those sold in Paris
rumor in New England which seems to
have some foundation as coming from those
well acquainted with both parties, is to the
effect that two noted Washington correspond
ents-a lady and gentleman-will marry each
other this autumn and go to Europe to remain
a long time.
One of the sons of Hon. Montgomery Blair has
passed portion of the summer at the Apple
dore. Isle of Shoals. Judge Woodbury.. the
brother of Mrs. Blair. was there last week. and
also Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer, of Boston, who have
visited Gen. and Mrs. Poe in Washington
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
The following bit of political gossip has been
told here by prominent New Yorker who is
believed to derive his information from the inn |
mediate friends Of Vice President Arthur It is |
said that at the conferences held at the resi- |
dence OF the latter during August the question |
as to the policy of taking Mr.. Conklng into the |
Cabinet, should Mr.. Arthur succeed to the presi-
deacy, has been discussed and the conclusion |
reached that public opinion would not permit |
of Mr.. Conkiing being SO placed, but that in
stead he would be sustained by all the power of |
the administration in his own state and pushed |
forward for an important Office in the gift of the
New York vOters-either the governorship next I
year or the first senatorial vacancy.
1t was presumed that Mr. Blaine would not |
care to remain in Mr.. Arthur's cabinet. so he was |
to be sent to England in place of Mr. Lowell,
and ex-Secretary Fish again called to be chief Of |
the State department as one of Gen. Grants