Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-12-19
Washington Correspondence.
LANGTRY AT THE CAriTAL.-THE HOLIDAYS
LAST Act IN THE CHRIsrrAScr CASE
CIVIL SERVICE REFoKM.-WHIsKEY RING.
--PREsIDESTIAL.

WARRINGTON, ID. c., Dec. 18th, 1888.
Mrs. Langtry visited the Solons at the cap
itol last week and presenting a card to the
Senate deor-keeper, was ushered into the gal
lery reserved for senators and their families.
Senator Bayard was seen to leave his seat,
and in few moments he appeared by Mrs.
Langtrys side, where he remained in CONVEX
sation for a short time. He then escorted
the fair lady through the capitol and showed
her everything of interest in the building.
Mrs. Langtry seemed very much pleased with
the attention shown her by the distinguished
senator from Delaware. The scandal mon
gers have not troubled Mrs. Langtry during
her present visit to this country. Freddie
Gebhart has received but very little atten-
ton from the press, and probably his absence
from Langtry gives her better odor among
the critics. She played to good houses here
last week and her playing was witnessed by
distinguished residents, from the President
down.
Senator and Mrs. FRYE and Representative
and Mrs. Boutelle will spend the holidays at
their homes in Maine, rs will many other
members Of Congress. Still the holiday
week will be very gay, winding up with the
general New Years receptions.
The last act in the noted Christancy case,
was the death, in New York, last week, of
Mrs. Lille Lugenbeel Christiancy, the young
divorced wife Of the ex-senator from Michi-
gan. A beautiful young lady tempted by the
prospect OF fortune and position marries
an old man and how bitterly she
repented of her folly is well known to the
reading public. Notw outstanding all that has
been said to gloss over the conduct Of Sena-
tor Christiancy, public opinion hereabouts
largely sided with the young wife. Those
who KNOW her best are fully persuaded that
while she may have done some imprudent
things, still she was innocent of any crime,
and that she was cruelty wronged by her aged
husband and his emissaries. Her sufferings,
largely mental, partly physical, caused her
brain to give way. and reason at times for
sock its throne. The bright happy girl Of a
few short years ago, on visit to New York
dies a raving maniac. What a lesson her sad
experience teaches those who choose to be
protited by itp
Mr. A. T. Pcrham of Lewiston, Me-.
special agent of the pension office, is spend
ing his vacation with his family in this city.
Democratic civil service reform principles
are being illustrated by the bouncing of all
the republican employees in the House of
Representatives. They have taken up
Dana's war cry turn the rascals out" The
republicans in the Senate having waited long
enough to see the slaughter of their friends
in the House, proceeded to turn the rascals
out of the Senate offices and all their places
with republicans, and | guess no one will
criticise their action. Civil service reform
is q humbug, viewed from a Washington
standpoint, and will be until the clerical force
of the government is appointed for life or
duriu vpod hchavioY Evary mar hn il in,
business where he wishes to employ number
of hands will employ his friends in prefer.
ence to enemies. The republican party in
Maine elects to Office just as many republi-
cans as possible, and if enough are elected to
give ii the disposal of the State patronage,
why is il not consistent to appoint republicans
to the offices not elective. The two great
parties will e"gage in = contest for the
Presidency next year, and If the republican
party il successful il would be manifestly
inconvenient to turn the offices at
their disposal over to the democrats,
who are their worst enemies. There 10
large number of democrats in office in this
city, at the present time, who have nothing
but curses for the republican party and its
representatives, and who glory in republican
defeat. These men will take the money paid
them by the government and 20 to their
homes and work for the election Of demo-
crat for President Democratic ex-rebels ad-
Indicating pension claims for union soldiers!
II the unien soldiers understood the subject
and exercised little common sense in re-
gard to the same, the saying, ''to the victor
belongs the spoils, would lose half its usli-
ness. The democrats threaten to withhold
the appropriation for the support Of the civil
service commission for the next year.
As was predicted, the whiskey ring 10 here
in full force, and the question Of the extern
sion of the period whiskey shall remain in
bond will be vigorously pushed. Senator
Frye has presented to the Senate petitions
signed BY great many thousand temperance
men in this country, for an amendment TO
the constitution prohibiting the manufacture.
sale. and importation Of spirituous liquors.
Since Chicago was named - the place for
holding the next National Convention, the
Logan boom 10 making some headway, with
the Lincoln boom not far in the rear, If
John A. Logan should be elected President
he would have fair play south of Mason and
Dixon's line or there would be music. and
this 10 something large majority of the re-
publican party wish to see accomplished.
Logan is not . man to be frightened by
bourbon displeasure.
Mr.. Blaine's name csuses cold chills to
gambol around the spinal column of certain
politicians who are afraid he still has his eve
on the Presidency. If the masses of repub-
licans throughout the country could have
their say he would be the next President
without doubt.
ALlAs,