The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-04-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINeroN, D. c. Mar. 81. 1883

NAAP' w ASeuih ob"ih, eiOiS oiO navy
or more to be seen on our streets,
about the departments and in various
haunts over the city. Numbers of
them do not expect to leave for sew
eral weeks to come. In fact, WASH
ington soon gets to be more the home
of many Congressman, who bring
their families and live here, than the
districts they represent. This is espe-
cially true of some who are reelected
term after term. Mr.. Sabin, the
newly elected senator from Minneso-
ia, was about here some weeks. He
looks like John A. Logan. 1t is said
that syndicate of senators here next
session will adopt a style of living
like the arabian Nights Entertain
ments," and Mr.. Sabin is one of
them. This will be an agreeable
change for him from the 81 200 clerk
ship which he enjoyed here in 1858.
AS for the figure they will cut in the
United States Senate they probably
will not trouble themselves about
that. Mr.. Tabor says that he got off
cheap during his senatorial term he
only spent $4,000 in thirty days.
Senator Fair, the Nevada millionaire,
has rich Irish brogue that would
do honor to st. Patrick himself. He
says '1t's foine day" and is justly
proud of his ancient Irish blood. Ex-
Senator Davis, of West Va, whose
term expired with the late session, is
said to be the owner of mines in his
state that will put him among the
mining princes of the country, and
Secretary Frelinghuysen is also re-
ported to have a claim before the
French commission that casts a
shadow as big as the Jennings estate
in England. The secretary has al
ways labored under the honorable
imputation of being poor man, and
of having remained SO in the midst
of the opportunities of Washington.
But there will soon be a property
qualification required for the right to
vote in the United States Senate, and
no man under million will be
allowed in that august body; or per-
haps the seats will be sold as they
are on the stock exchange.
General Sherman, whose services
at the head of the army will shortly
be at an end by reason of his retire
ment, proposes to make his last Off
cial trip to the frontier this season
He is going late in the spring or ear
ly in the summer, and will be back
in time to attend the notable army
meeting here in October. Genera
Sherman has always had partial
side for the Western posts, and thu
officers and soldiers of the frontier
and he has long made it practice tc
go to the farthest posts once year
to show the boys they are not for.
gotten. On this trip he will devote
himself principally to Montana, Ore.
gon and California. Much of the
distance will be made on horseback
and the General will always have {
cavalry escort. He will be accompa'
MED only by two members Of hi
staff, Colonels Toutellotte and Bacon
and but two of his particular friend
| will 60 as his guests, namely, Chic
Justice Waite and Justice Grey, o
the Supreme court. No doubt Gen
Sherman has had to decline the offer
of at least a score of intimate friends
any one of whom would gladly hav
paid the expenses of the whole trip
But the trip is not one of pleasur
alone-there is a good deal of hare
work in it for the General, and h
does not feel that he ought to encum
ber himself with too large a party
The General is now nearly sixty -fou
years of age, and yet will ventur
to say that he will stand the fatigue
ofthe trip better than any man o
his party, not excepting his tw'
young aides.
ii Lawrence Barrett, the tragediar
who spent week here recently, ha
been saying some pleasant thing
about the capital over in New Yorl
Washington, said he is admirabl
, adapted for the homes of people G
, refinement, culture aud leisure, AM
society there has cosmopolitan char
Q acteristics already. l have bough
! property there and expect 1t to pa
Y as an investment; but a man ma
! safely set up his household goods i
: the assurance that he will neve
+ regret the choice. My sojourn thel
j in the last days Of the Congressiou'
t session was marked by the pleasant
I
est social incidents. In particular,
enjoyed the receptions at the Whit
Q House. When l called, Mrs. McEl
Q roy, a woman of excellent poise an
Q social facts received with the assis
ance Of twenty-eight charming youn
t ladies, and it was interesting to n
Q that could say to every one of then
l l know your father, your uncle, yo,
grandfather-chief justice, senate
! general, or whosoever it might b
: One little incident impressed me as
d fash of whole page of history. M
/ Barrett, said gentleman with who
n l was standing in Washingto
ldrawin o. room. Let mo nresent Won