Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-15

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the death OF his mother in China, which
determined him to remain. The diplo-
mats costume TO fly TO the seashore and
The mountains. M. de Bildt, the Danish
minister. has gone to Newport. The
Egyptian troables have brought to mind
that Sir Edward Malet was for some
time an attache OF the British legation
here In Lord Lyons time aud was ex5
lrenely popular. Mr.. CorcOrau stood
the extreine heat wonderfully we'll, and
will probably leave on Saturday tor
Deer Park travelling in President Gar
rett's special car, and occupying Presi-
dent CARROTS cottage A. Deer Park. 1t
is still thought that Attorney.G eneral
Brewster will lind time to cross the
OCEAN, although he will scarcely dare to
visit Rome At this season. 1t will be
remembered that Miss Brewster, his
sister, has one OF the most brilliant ga
Ions in Rome. wherelhssbest eiement of
the American colony may meet the best
element OF Roman and foreign society.
She is after, an old, fashioned type like
her distinguished brother, and has mady
quiet and beautiful individualities of
dress. She takes great pride in her
laces, of which she has q superb cOllec-
ton, and las an old fashioned idea that
it is plebeian to wear pachine-made lace.
From her. perhaps. her brother acquir!
ed the taste for 6ne lace OF whicn his
wrist rufies are made.
Congress 10 religiously observing
Sheridun's precept never to do to-day
what can be put off till tomorrow, and
the library bhfhas gone over until De-
cembsr. The beginning OF the con-
gressonal library was the purchase OF
Thomas Jetterson's works ct the sale Of
his effects. Fortunately the library has
been burnt up twice, oncedby the British
and one by AN accidental Dire, but un-
happily about twenty thousand volumes
we're saved 10 increase the ~perpiexities
Of the people who have TO stow them
away. The most patl lotto thing that
could be done would be set fire to it
tight place. The colorsd journalists
10 convention here have shown In their
discussion Of many subjects vastly snpe-
rior intelligence to the northern would
be philanthropists who undertake to di.
rect them in absolute ignorance Ut their
preJudIces, feelings and modes of
thought. The mixed-school question
showed surprising division In the
ranks of the colored people. The north.
ern Journalists were 10 favor OF mixed
schools. while the southern iournallsts
were. to q man. opposed TO them. II
must be remembered that the southern
journalists represent tour-hfths VI the
colOred race in this country, SO that
their views are really those of q great
majority OF their people. Fred Douglass
and Register Bruce attend regularly,
and the proceedings are characterized
by great decorum aud moderation. AS
Tor such articles asa bloody shirt or an
outrage mill, they have never once been
heard OF. and it q body OF northern re-
publicans were 90 entirely without win
dictiveness toward the democrats they
would be read out Of the republican par.
ty. Not one word indicating hatred be-
tween the c has been heard, aud
there has been q quiet bat significant
determination indicated to work out
their own salvation at the south and
with the south without sactlous interior
ence from any quarter. One Of the
iavorite diversions Of newly fedged
Washington Journalists 10 an attempt to
interview a foreign minister upon the
occasion OF any disturbance In the coun-
try he represents. 1t, never seems to
occur to these guileless youths that the
official heads OF the ministers depend
upon their discretion, and o%hattering in
print would be to invite the descent of
the < Aristarchi Rey is the funniest
old fellow that the reporters have yer
RIM QRrnoa unf ~ -oifa~ md hISnko of
them with his great big solemn eyes,
n when they say. with refreshing
candor, "Now, Your Excellency, what
do you think the Sultan means to do
about Egypt ?" he receives the question
with Turkish gravity and sta apparent
ly considering Tor q long time whether
he shall give the secrets Of his master
to the ingenious scribe or not. After
considerable reflection, he concludes
that he will moi. Then the reporter
attacks him from another point. GLOW
about the khedive he asks, with the
same wholesome 'sireshness." Aristar.
chi goes through with another period of
inward cogitati0n before he concludes
that he is not prepared to discuss the
khedive. lie Is 80 serious and so COY
that the reporters, il they are. very
green, sometimes spend hours thinking
they are digging regular nuggets Of in
formation out of him. Not they. He
is rs as the Sultan himself, which is
saying a great deal.
MIR. K. z. Winthrop's portrait for the
capitol has arrived and is an admirable
likeness of the quaint and dignitied old
man. 1t must make little JOHNNY
Keller feel small when he looks at the
man who was actually speaker OF the
thirteenth congress and not a dummy
gummy with q gavsl In bis hand. Among
The most graceful speeches made upon
recriVlng MIR. Winthrop's portrait were
those OF two southern members, Mr.,
Stephens and MIR. John Randolph
Tucker.
The star reuters seen TO be getting
on comfortably without any a%pprehen.
sion OF being caught. Last SUNDAY quite
u jolly party OF them, consisting 81 Cen
ernl Brady, ex Senator Dorsey, Berdell
and a lew choice spirits went down the
river on a tug and had a very hilarious
time and congratulated each other on
their prospect Of getting off.
A curious story is told of Congress-
man Crapo's name. The first ancestor
OF which he knows anything was washed
ashore in Massachusetts, a nameless
wait from a stranded ship. The people
who found him knew him to be OF
French parentage. aud he Was baptiz, d
johnny Crapaud, which was corrupted
into Grape.