Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-05-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

From Our Regular Correspondence
The past week was marked by
unusually fine weather at the Ma
tional Capital. A band of italian
days visited it. They came most
OPPORTUNITY for the parade by the
Society of the Army of the Potomac
at their fifteenth reunion. The vet
Grams paraded the streets, were re-
viewed by the President, made
excursions to Washington's tomb,
and were banqueted. The citizens
threw banners and bunting to the
breeze in honor of the occasion, and
crowded the sidewalks to gaze at
the pageant. The entertainment of
these visitors was altogether sue
cesstul, and they expressed them
selves as delighted with their cor
dial reception. They were no little
surprised, however, that at. their
first reunion in the Capital city the
President of the United States
should render himself conspicuous
by absence from a banquet given
in their honor. 1t is unlike Presi-
dent Arthur to blunder on a point
of etiquette. He is almost always
sure to do the right thing in this
regard but his tastes are quiet, he
is surfeited with pomp and vanities,
and the drafts upon his time are
frequent and imperious. Besides,
he may have been tired and indis-
posed, for he succumbed to his in
clination and went instead on
moonlight excursion down the Po-
/ tomac.
The President looked remarkably
well on Wednesday, as he stood the
central figure of the banner draped
stand watching the procession pass
by. He wore a black frock coat
buttOned nearly to the throat, white
kid gloves, and tall silk hat which
he removed and held in his hand as
each division of the parade reached
the stand. The tip of a dark blue
silk handkerchief peered from the
breast pocket of his coat, exactly
matching his cravat in shade. His
hair is silvering rapidly now, and
his moustache is nearly white, but
he shows no other trace of being a
care encountered man. The grand |
stand was occupied by large and |
distinguished party. Among others,
[ noticed Attorney General Brews-
ter quietly observant of what was
taking place, and Secretary Lin
coin with his dignified bearing and
thoughtful, handsome face. General
Sherman was conspicuous in his
uniform, was laxative, and looked
ruddy and vigorous. Secretaries
Teller, Frelinghuysen, and Post
Master General Gresham were there
and halfa dozen foreign ministers.
The even tenor of the the Star
Route trial was disturbed the other
day by crank of a lawyer, by the
name of England, appearing in the
ante room of the court in the garb
of a Fejee Islander, and shouting in
behalf of the defendants "rhey are
not guilty." He had DOTTED his
clothing in the vestibule, and but
for the prompt action of the mar
shals would in moment more have
been in the court room in a per-
fectly nude state. The ladies pres
emf, learning what had occurred,
fastened to escape. England after
ward made his way back to the
court room and threatened to shoot {
Judge Wylie and others, but eluded
the pursuit of officers, and turned
up on Thursday night in Baltimore
where he was arrested. Colonel
Bob Ingersoll is now making the
closing argument for the defense and
the tedious Star route will soon
come to an end.
There are many visitors in the
city now, and last week there were
more. Besides the old soldiers,
many of whom brought their fami-
lies, the Jocky Club races brought
many sporting men to the city, who
made their headquarters at the Ma
tiOnal and st. James, while the ,
quartered at the Riggs t
House and Ebbitt. Several large !
parties from neighboring
cities visited Washington last week,
ana at the White House the aver
age of daily visitors was from five
to six hundred-a larger number
han in any previous season. !
Post Master General Gresham has
'ignified his intention of making
number of changes in the clerical
iorce OF the Post Office Department c
before the end of the present fiscal @
year. He proposes to remove some t
If the older employees, and fill their G
places with younger and more Wig i
,rous men. In cases where the old s
clerks can perform light easy work G
hey will probably be retained at I
sa laries. !
Washington, May 81, 1888. ;