Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-12-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
A Glimpse Of General TOOmbs as
He Is.
A Sermon on individuality.
The Garfield Fair-WOnderful
Old Tapestries, etc.
Bn Incident Of Washington Life In
Southern Circles.
sneeinl Correspondence Of tho Lodger.
wAsHISeroN, D. c.,

AN0NAAAAh9A @NN A1A@a
A day ago in the dining hall Of the
Metropolitan Hotel, the company
present we're startled by the sound Of
a strange and marvellous voice Of a
distinguished looking gentleman who
stood greeting some old friend. A
glance at he strong face; the fine head,
with itsa abundant iron gray hair,
aud one quickly saw the speaker
TO be lone other than the
famous General Robert Toombs.
of Georgia. While we could
readily sec ago is nodding his gray
plumes over this fine face and form,
we could also find surprising and
delightful traces of the force and
briliiancy of this wonderful character,
betrayed in his flow of entertaining
conversation and the keen interest he
feels in all the thought and affairs of
the times. He is here purely on legal
business before the Supreme Court.
Like 81 grand, simple, purely gifted
men, he i very modest in manner and
can be a good and respectful listener
az we'll as talker. /.
Speaking Of the Garfield craze and
the monuments proposed to him, as
CON pared to one suggested recently
for Thomas Jefferson, he mildly said,
"Well it's all right. Jefferson don't
need any marble, nor made mOnu-
ments. He has a monument all over
the world, where his intellect and
benefactions have reached and served
the human race"
Sunday, the 18th inst, was sup
posed to be a sort Of memorial Sunday
in memory Of General Garfield. But
Mr.. Addison, Of Trinity church, this
city, c~uriously enough selected for his
text, Every branch that beareth not
good fruit, etc., etc." And in the
course Of his remarks said, "IndiVid-
ualism is the curse Of the age" etc.
He should more likely have said hero
worship; that must have been the
term he was after. Yet the age is said
to be fearfully hard, unsentimental
and unpoetical. Individuality is q
sacred thing, while hero worship may
often be susceptible Of condemn alton.
The Garfield Fair has Just opened,
about which | must give you a separ-
ate letter, very sOon. l notice that
Mrs. S. w. Dorsey is presiding over
the ArkansSE booth; why 9this is
this" I've not yet learned seeing she
does not live in ArkausaW, and her
husband lives mostly at bis ranch in
Mexico. 1t strikes some people as q
bitsingular, for more than one reason.
The most famous relics Of art TO day
on exhibition in the National Capital
will not be seen at the fair, viz the
Gobelin tapestries, nine Of them, ex-
hibited a. BarlOEs Art Gallery,
Pennsylvania sysnue These ware
secured at SArrsgossz IN Spain, and
shipped direct 70 the e~onsignse. from
Madrid. They are the finest collect
tion Of tapestries ever seen il this
country. A full description Of them
Is 70 be Obtained from Antique
Eables Of Tapestry" In the Con
RasS0Hsl Library. The pieces are as
fsleEG No !. The Surrender Of the
Kegs Of Grenada No. 2 AReliGous
Procession Nos. 3 and ( Bsttlss Of
Alexander the Great. and neiessing
she Prisoners Nos 5 and 6, The
ksnLiEszDee Nos. Z, { and s, The
aistoy q CssaT
II IL truly 70 be regretted that these
sntiq1ss could not have safely been
exhibited 81 the Garfield Pair.
Following the late political up
hssTal, which looks Tey much Ike
there vas 3 solid Norta somewhere.
comes the Presidential az. 3~eespitst-
ing the Official beads Of very promi-
nent government officers. whom Il IL
alleged have been instrumental in
impeding the Department Of Justice
10 the Star Route eases. Among these
are Marshal Of the District Of Coluu
bia, Colonel Henry the City Post
master, Ex-senator Spencer, ct al,
With more 70 follow.
President Arthur, 1t Is feared. has
not regarded the power Of the press
as leverage for his administration.
when be should have unified and
controlled it when be had right and
strength 70, aud at the same time bid
fair and well for unifying the South
and controlling It's vote. But it's nc
use 10 cry over split milk" runs the
old saying but just turn and try
new COW"
have just returned from a delight.
full tripWest and South via the Chesa
peake and Ohio railroad, and COMING
BY Lexington and Frankfort, on d
Ashland, beheld some Of the fines
and most majestic sceneryin America
To add TO enthusiasm the gloriou
autumn weather lent ali Of its magi
to every copse, hill, mountain, vale
and stream. When one travels througI
SO much lovely scenery he should 2
leisurely, and not like a parcel swift,
seat. 1t was so balmy at Ashlan
that in the morning every palpitatin
breeze from the ruby hills and vale
seemed abroad, intent and expectin
to lind June roses. | could easily sa
also:
""Tis my bslief that every flower
Enjo ys the air IL breathes."
which is more than we car saw
many human burgsl
At Columbus, Ohio, | took specii
pains to visit the State penitentiar
First conducted into the library. n
escort and self were soon pleasant
entertained by the chaplain, Rev.
ii. de Bruln, who did che honors of Il
occasion greatly to our satisfaction
We saw the prisoners marched in.
the immense dining hall, saw d
quality Of food furnished, which '
can testify was excellent-both brer
and meat aud soup. We were |,
into the refrigerator, where hui
great quantities Of choice beef, 9TH
DO their own butehering) We sa
the immense circulating or ROTATE
bake oven, with young bales Of choi
good bread. In short, we were 4
tonlshed at the whole regime witnes
ed and the truly practical efforts the
10 behalf Of the unfortunate erril
humanity incaroerated. Out in h
inner court flowers bad been plant,
around a fountain now silent: the.
with the aid OF the library, and 9th
ministry, surely touched many a DO
prisoner to better thought. thou
seasoned, perhaps, with bitter :
morse. The chaplain read us a We.
teaching letter from one Of the co.
victs. and a composition on a %relieio