The Penn's Grove record., 1882-01-07

chiefly TO the SPEAKERS own party, and
that is the case generally, but Mr., Kiefer
has made all the Democrats fighting
mad as we'll as some of the Republicans.
one noticeable feature of the COM
paints is that they all credit Pennsylvail-
ia with having obtained the lions share,
or as one disappointed Congressman put
it, grabbed for everything in sight"
1t is true hat the Keystone State has
been pretty well recognized" having
benn given seven c-hairmanslips besides
representa- ion on nearly every important
Committee; but this was to be expected
after the the delegation from that Safe,
under the leadership OF Senator Cameron,
contributed 50 much to the success Of
Dir. Eicicr. Pennsylvania undoubtedly
occupies a commanding position in This
Congress. and if she does not stamp her
policy upon its legislation the fault will
rest with her own Representatives.
There is considerable talk about the
Speaker S apparent neglect to give Mr..
Baason proper recognition, ne having
been given no Craftsmanship but assigned
to second place ON two important Com
mittoes. Those who assume to know,
however, say that Mr.. kasson was not
overlooked, and that this fact, will be
clearly manifest soon after the recess
when two importaut-ve.y important
SPECIAL C~o~1nittees are 20 be created ana
IT. h2sson placed at the head of the
more important Of the two. These pro
posed Committees, it is said, viii attract
a greater degree Of public attention than
any Of the regular Committees, and viii
be charge I with matters of the highest
importance. Just what it is ali about
We elo not, for prudential reasons"
permitted 70 know at present; but every
body is expected to recognize the great
consequence Of the matter when the res.
olu;iou creating he Committees il offer
cd. Il the whole7plau aud propose does
not come out before that time; it will DC
an exceedingly cold day.
An unusual number Of changes in the
representatives here of foreign countries,
have lately occurred. In two of them,
at last, Washington society undoubtedly
suffers loss. These are the recall OF Mr..
Kurd ven Scholzcr, the German minister,
and Ar. Yoshida, for eight years the REP
%resentative of Japan. Except Sir. Ed
ward Thornton, who left us some time
| ago, no foreign minister has made HIM
self SO popular with the people of the
Capitol As Mr.. Ieshida, As a diligent
and discriminating student of American
political economy he has probably never
mad an equal in the diplomatic service.
Madame Yoshid2 came here a s~weetface1
bride and returns with four interesting
! childreI-all but one horn IN this coun-
Try. Their residence has been a perfect
stOre-house OF Japanese fne arts, and
their social entertainments the most en-
j6yablc. They aye to live Oh their re-
turn home III an American house, furn-
ished an appointment in American style
throughout. Mr.. Goshida has been made
Minister Of Finance under his Govern
ment. A ncw chinese minister also ar
rived this week, ana with his family and
servants, in all twentyeight persons, hes
taken quarters-twentyrooms-at the
Arlington.
The new British Minister has had a
taste Of our Washington "School foI
Scandal" and 1t may as well be acknow-
lodged that we have a school OF that
description equally as yeuomous as the
@irels inI which Sir Peter Teazlo moved.
| At FIRST We heard that Nj. West was q
real genuine bachelor; then rumor said
soto yoes that he was a Sara Bernhardt
sort OF b~aohelorand had four children by
different Neil Gwynnes, and based upon
this following several absurd conclu-
sions, one being to the effect that the
ministerial mansion Was to be presided
over by one Of these fascinating brevet-
wives. Thercupon the d~owagers of So
ciety picked up their embroidered shirts
and prepared to walk scornfully past the
! Minister and his household. Later the
report came that it was not one of his
wives but a lovely daughter who was to
do The honors; and then Gowagers held a
caucus and attempted to figure out the
social status of a bachelors daughter.
Finally, after a good deal of rumor and
no small degree of ssitation, the real
facts are brought to light and it turns
out that Ar. West was married years ago
to a very estimable lady who has since
died leaving him q legacy OF two children.
Ono Of these, now a charming young
lady, is to preside over his household
here. She was presented at Court before
leaving England, and this fact alone
should be au esfople to such shameful
ruInora concerning her pSentage as have
beoa current, fer IL is knoSL that Europe
is not now living under the social code
that prevailed in the days Of the Stu.rts
snG Tddors. II must go ladies'" said
Sir Peter, "but I s~sye my character be-
hind ne /" aud it is doubtful If the cut
tins isory Of his tom was any protection
sgsint the professional gossip-mongers.
Certainly i. would not have been in this
locality. But # Mr.. West were the Only
nan in Washington supposed TO be sur
rounded by the evidences of uxonions ex
perienees without the drawback of a
mother. in-Faw, the attitude Of $50 ETY.
in his case would be less humorous Than
ii is.
DON PEDRO.
It is reported shat the German Gov
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