The Indianapolis leader. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1879-1890, 1881-07-16

attempt on the president 8 HE. NCth-
ing would please them better than to
have citizen assassin Giteau, accord
ing to The Leaders suggestion, turned
loose on the steps of the Capital after
due notice. They meet in squads
and discuss all phases of the question,
and account for it in all manner of
ways Sitting in Franklin Park
opposite the White House, one even
ing, | became interested in fellow
who, surrounded by dozen perso ms,
was talking excitedly on the subject;
Oars too much wickedness in de wor.,
he said. "When dat "comic" come as
wa'nin and, den de Lo'd brushed
over de land wild storm, / knowed
sump'n was gwine fur to happen. L
tole 'em, but they wouldn't 'blieve
me. Dar's got to be mo- prayin' and
mo hangin'' The hanging part re-
ceived the hearty endorsement OF his
auditors.
Washington is cosmopolitan
place. You do not and are not ex-
pected to know everybody. Good
friends 90 for months, and even for
years, without seeing each other, if
they happen to live in distant parts
of the city, and friendships are not
lost. From what [ can learn, there
are many temptations for men to
spend their money and waste their
time. 1--WE welcome all strangers to
Washington, said an old friend,
jocularly, "but we don't allow them
to take away any money" And yet,
from what / already know of the
city, | think this remark simply H.
Illustrated the general tendency of a
very large class of those who come
here. | am already convinced that
a modest, unsophisticated youth like
the writer, will not find it difficult to
resist these temptations and lay by a
penny.
Last Sunday week, [ strolled down
to the Navy Yard, but the sun was so
hot that | was utterly unable to in
spect the place so as to give any ac-
curate description of it. There were
only few vessels in the dock, and
none of large size. 1 contented my
self with boarding and inspecting one,
the Falcon, which is used by scienti-
fic men, in the Investigation of Amer
lean fisheries. While on board this
vessel, an interesting little episode oc-
CURED, illustrative of the snobishness
of the pauper crew, who are educated
at government expense. and OF the
dignity and independence of the men
who made their way by the sweat OF
their brow. l walked to the after
part of the vessel to shady place
which gave me front view of the
Potomac had scarcely seated my
self. when dapper little official boun-
ced up and wanted to know if | knew
| had no right on that boat, | con.
fessed my ignorance of the fact, and
asked him if he was the "boss oder
machine" This seemed to exas
perate him terribly, and he pro-
| ceeded to inform me that he was an
officer. This of course struck terror
to my soul, and / began to contem-
plate how might drop the little thing
over board, without splashing my
clothes; but just at this juncture, a
colored sailor stepped up and and said,
politely, "You have right to inspect
the vessel if you wish, sir.--I will
show you around. Little dapper wilt
ed, and drew himself up into
a No. straw hat, while my sailor
friend and myself made a somewhat
extensive inspection of every nook
and corner of the boat.
Last Sunday morning, accompanied
by my old college friend, George c.
Smith, Of Mississippi, l attended
services at the Colored Presbyterian
Church, Rev. Grimke, a graduate of
Princeton Theological Seminary, pas
tor. 1t was communion day, and
the pastor simply gave short
talk on the observance OF
the Lords supper Mr.. Grimke
is gentleman of pleasing address
and is said to possess remarkable
talent and literary culture. The
Church is a beautiful structure, and
the congregation is said to be one OF
the most intelligent in the city. One
of the chief attractions OF
the Church, is the music furnished
by quintette of which
the prima donna, Miss Tilghman, il
the principal singer. If our Indian.
apolis friends of the 9th Presbyterian
are persevering and careful of details
| doubt not in time they will be equal
ly successful IN securing larger con
gregation.
After church we concluded to &C
out toward University Place and
hunt up some old friends. In the
course of our walk we passed the
Freedmen's Hospital, an institution
supported by Congress and devoted
to t. g benefit of unfortunate coloreC
people. The dormitory buildings ar.
frame and will have to be replaced
soon by more substantial structures
The grounds belong to Howard Uni
versity, and the medical department
of this institution is located within
the Hospital grounds. DIR. c p
Purvis, very successful colored ply
sician, is the assistant surgeon at thu
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