Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-01-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
A DRY AND SUNNY NEW YEARS
DAY.

and glorious New Year. The sun sbone as
brightly as it ever danced along the waves on
a rare day in June. It was dry under foot
until night. The city was as bright as the
sun. Open house was the order OF the day,
and ''take advantage of ite the maxim of the
citizens. Carriages rolled over the smooth
asphalt pavements bearing punches of New
Years callers, most Of whom were in
fun dress. They looked happy, and
were evidently having that kind
of time which the gushing aamsel
characterizes as 'puffeckly splendid.H a have
not in my recollection seen more brilliant
New Year than the one just passed. The
White House shone resplendent. In itsnew
attire it was very beautiful. The light shone
through the new stained glass Windows and
partitions upon rooms fitted out with Inxury
and rare taste. The scene there was indeed
interesting. The moving thrOng Ofdfplomats,
covered with gold and lace, army and navy
ofncers in full dress uniform, SHALLOW
tail coats, and ladies dressed in
the finest attire that the looms of the world
produce and the hand of the fashionable mil
liner makes into garments marveOuls and to
the masculine eye almost incomprehensible.
There were fewer Cabinet houses open than
usual, but that did not meae much difference.
1t was hardly noticeable in a city where there
were so many who received. High and low
gave ds welcome to callers, and high and
but very few houses where anything
stronger than the mildest sort Of
CldItb punch was dispensed Dy iAuleS
fair. | also noticed with some amusement
that very young specimens of the male sex
were abroad to participate in the festivities of
the day. saw. four punches of youngsters,
not one of whom was over fourteen years of
age, decked out in swallOw-tail coats white
gloves and. crush hats. Behind spanking
horses in stylish carriages these buds of society
! young men called from house to house with
all the seeming enjoyment, and certainly with
all the sef-possession of their elders. May
we have many more such New Years; and
Il w Urnu hair ffa7an
in reading my letters to you be ever as gay
and happy and full of joyous feelings as were
the people of this city. The only drawback to
! the day was one which put an end to the
! White House reception. | refer to the sudden
! death there of the Minister from Hawaii who
had called to pay his respects. But as the
the brilliancy of the White House show was
not dimmed, except by regret for the sudden
! demise.
A CHINESE LUNCH.
There is a dOorkeeper of one of the galleries
of. the House who the other day had
a free lunch He was a soldier in the
late war, and is still an Irishman.
His mementoes of the late ''onpleasantness''
are wooden leg and a mind somewhat i'm
paired by suffering. The other doorkeepers
gag him a little-nOt maliciOusly-but in a
spirit of pure fun. Last week a couple of at
taches OF the Chinese Legation came to look
down from the diplomatic gallery upon the
gOings-On in the bear garden below. They
brought their lunch along with them done up
in rice paper. They evidently were not
struck with hunger for they did not eat what
they had brought. In leaving the gallery
they also left the lunch. Our doOrkeeper dis
covered it, but did not know who had
been so reckless as to part with something
good to eat. He opened the package. The
contents smelt good and looked tempting.
The lrishman tried them; they also tasted
! good. Another dOOrkeeper had watched the
| proceedings as they went along. As soon as
our lunch friend had hid the whole of the
lunch under his vest, his friendly neighbor
| told the man with the full stomach that he had
just unwittingly partaken of a repast COM
| got some more dOOrkeepers together and then
| posed in equal parts of rats, sharks fins and
| bird-nests. They all laughed and rugged the
| poor Irishman numerically. AS they talked
| the Irishman began to look sick. He had that
! Iwish had a-stomach- pump expression on
| his Milesian mug. He got sicker and sicker.
| In about ten minutes he had no need of a
| stomach pump. He is now fully convinced
| that some legislation is necessary to make all
| the Chinese go. The other dOOrkeepers now
call him Hop Sing, and say that he eats "allee
| samee Chinaman."
NEW SENATOR'S.
| Washington politicians think they have
! the thing down fine as to who will be elected
| Senators, except in one case, in the States yet
to choose members of that body. They don't
know about Nebraska-perhaps because that
| is too far Off They predict as follows Harris
! will be reelected in Tennessee, Kenna will
! succeed Davis in West Virginia. Kenna is
one of the ablest men now in the House. He is
! young, and OF the sam Randall order of man
! in acuteness, GOODNESS and nerve. In Massa-
chusetts the Washington Oracles say that the
| people would like to see Long or some
| other man better han George Frisbie
! HOar come to the Senate, but that
! owing to the opposition OF the other eandi-
| dates among themselves, HOar will very
! likely come back to the Senate and entertain
us some more with his real sweetness and
goodness. In Michigan, where the biggest
| contest is making, 1t is said that neither Hub
bell nor Ferry, who have been so ndustriously
| throwing mud at each other, will be returned.
1t would indeed be a most happy cOnsumma-
| tiOn if it is found that they have succeeded in
killing each other. john +. Joy Is the man
who is designated by the political oracles in
Washington to succeed Ferry. Joy is a big
railroad man. His most prominent political
act far has been the delivery of a
very affecting speech in putting Blaine
| in nomination at the Chicago Convention. In
Minnesota it is conceded that Window has a
walk-Over for a reelection. Window also
has much money. He is distinguished most
for having been selected by Garfield as his
Secretary of the Treasury. Window possesses
| a Presidential bee which buzZeS in the usual
busy way that those insects have.
VARIOUS TALK.
The talk of impeachment of Attorney GEN
| eral Lrewster, which commenced last spring,
! has become more widespread of late. Grounds
| upon which the talk is based are reckless ex-
| travagance of Brewster in conducting the De-
| partment of Justice. This applies not only to
! the immense fees paid Bliss and other special
! counsel in the star route cases, but to the
whole management of Brewsters official bust
ness. He has acted as if the Treasury were
/ his own by divine right and as il he
! could scoop out the dollars by the spadefull
and as if it was nobody's business but his own.
! His elaborate fitting up of his Office at govern
ment expense is a fair example of how he has
| managed things all around. OF course there
| is more talk than anything else in the rumOrs
| of impeachment He could not be impeached
| by the present Senate, and there is not more
| than the slightest prospect that it will ever be
| even tried on, There win be. however. a good
| deal of music about it. Before the thing
| winds up you need not be surprised to hear Of
| the Department of Justice being Investigated.
| 1t would sound little funny to be reading
| about those who have been prosecuting the
| star route people taking the role of having to
undergo investigation in that connection. But
! such a thing is possibility. There is good
| deal OF under current talk and much quizzing,
and no doubt q good deal of lying going ON
about these matters. of course the star route
people don't talk against either impeachment
of Brewster or investigation Of him and his
assistants. In fact, most of the rumors ON j
these subjects might be traced to star route
origins.
FOR WORK.
Those members of Congress who went home
have returned more impressed than ever with
the conviction that the country wants some
practical legislation in regard to the tariff the
internal revenue and civil service reform. They
have talked with their constituents ana ind
that something must be done on those subjects.
1t is not reported that there is any great salts
faction with the civil service reform bill as it
passed the Senate, nor with the sham bill with
the title that it is to prohibit political assess
ultHte. 1UOsc TWO measures are pretty wen
understood by the people, who, judging from
what Congressmen say, are taking an Unusual
interest Ia the uOlngs of Congress lust now.
The remaining fifty-two legislative days
of this session will be spent in work, with di-
gressons here and there from the legislative
path to indulge in p9litieal speech-making
The civil service reform bill, when taken up
by the House, promises to be very prolific Of
political talk and personal apats,
A DENIAL.
Treasurer Gilflllan, who ls now In Florida, |
has yvr,'an a letter to Mrs. Gilfllan, who, by |
the way. is one of the Tpiiee5ssantest ladies in
Washington. The Treasurer, in his happy |
way, comments upon the reports that nave |
been so vigorously circulated that he Intends |
resigning his position and locate permanently |
in Florida. He says that he is glad to see that |
newspaper correspondents have not changed |
since he went to Florida. and must, as ever,
write about something. He also thanks the |
correspondents who, at the time of rendering
his resignation for him, say what q good ON.
cial and splendid gentleman he Is. Nothing, !
must saw has not been said lin praise of him
that he does not heartily deserve. Mr.. "Gil," |
as he is known among the newspaper men,
winds up his letter by telling Mrs. Gilfil-
Ian that he has not resigned, and does not
intend to. and that whenever he contem
plates such thing he will let her know be-
fore he tells the newspapers He does not |
want her to get cleft ON information of such
particular interest to herself il he can help it.
THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK SYSTEM.
Petitions from all over the country are pour.
ing in, asking Congress to establish in this
country the English system of postal savings
banks, which has worked so well across the
Atlantic, The form and wording Of these pe-
titions show clearly that the n0ve4nent for
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