Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1884-12-17
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

SOCIETY IDEAs-MR. CLEVELAND KINDLY
REMEMBERED BY THE LADIEs-THE PA
CIFIC RAILRoAD-THE FUTURE OF THE
UNION PACIFIc-THE PREsIDENT-ELECT
AND HIS CHURCH RELATIoNs-APPRo-
PRIATIONs FOR RIVERS AND HARBoRs.
Especial correspondence Of the SPECTATOR
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 18th, 1884.
Strangely enough the present season is
unusually quiet here in political. congress.
sional and society circles. Everybody says
that after the holidays there will be grand
revival in capital life, but the crowds that
have been anxiously 10. ked for during the
past three weeks have remained at home.
SOCIETY IDEAS.
If court journal was published here its
pages would probably contain the following
choice item: seAllen Arthur, the Presi-
dents son, is home from school, and oceu-
pies two commodious chambers in the
White House, The young man has
sprung up to a height closely on six feet,
and, with aquiline nose and budding NOUS
tache, has most distlague air. his street
costume comprises, in part, Newmarket
overcoat of utter length. and cloth over
CATERS or leggins buttoned over his shoes.
On Sunday last, he was in attendance at
service at St. Johns Episcopal Church,
| where the President has family pew, ar
rayed in most gorgeous cream evercoat
of the dude pattern as to length. Allan
smiles sweetly on all the young ladies IN
his set and IS decided young swell
LADIES TALK LEAP-YEAR TO MI. cLEvE-
LAND.
|
receipt of eight or ten matrimonial propo-
| sitions every day, SO says one of the clerks
attached to the Governors executive de-
partment now visiting here. 1t would
seem that the young ladies of the country
the question to the genial gentleman, who
will move into the White House next
March. Ole of the specimens of these
| loye.lorn epistles is as follows:
Private
ANNAPOLIS. Md, Dec. 6.
"Dear Mr.. Cleveland
hesitate TO assert the prerogatives of
my sex, but feel impeIied by mysterious
Fate to write to You ere the departure of
the Glorious Leap-Year. You will remem-
Der that was introduced to you six months
ago at Albany, and was much pleased at
the compliments you then paid me. You
have OCCUPIED nv Thoughts every honr
siuce that time, and [ can sincerely state
that my hand and heart are at your dispo-
sal until New Years eve. For reference
as to myself, remain
yours very truly,
MISS LOTTIE STEWART.
P. SIN case you think the proposal is
a foolish freak please destroy this. L. So
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD-THE UNION PA
CIFIC.
The Pacific Railroads now owe the Gov
eminent over one hundred millions Of dol.
lars connt;nc ali the credits 1r7a tba eorno.
ration and if a settlement cor,ld he forced
to-day. the Guvernment wonld he . oainer
Nofhing buth ereic treatment. as nh ysicians
saw vii evar extricate TJncla sam from
/ the trouble. Several hills are hefora Con
eress to adiust- the matter The create,
mart of the thirty years Subsidy bonds 81
the Central TTnion Pacific rosds viii ma.
tnr., i, fonrteen vears and If conrsa tbe
Govarn,nant will he carnnallad to nav them
The Tboonson hill which made some nro
/ Dress at the last session. which nrovides
for swelling The SINKING FIND. does not
meet the exigenoies Of the case and eithe,
the government or the bondholders will
eventually he comnelled to take nossessior
of tha TTnion Pacific Law Gould has three
men hare. and will soon show his hand
-. - - - -. - -
THE PRESIDENT Elect AND HIS CHURCH
HhLAiloNs.
sWell, no" said well-known Buffalo
merchant yesterday, who is in the city fol
a few days, "Mr. Cleveland Is not what
may 90 callea ciuFcn-solng man. | hase
Ano" II nlei ioi 'i"nJ yoliS' f'lo nave sSen
90. o,,+o,.;.,o q ho,,se IF x7oyeb;n T nm
Serstspd he cbanced Init little in Albany
and m donl,t he Eli attend diyina services
in W. .hington at more ;nqrecuant inter-
walls than President Arthur. or saw half q
doyan times wear Fashionable Churcl,
would be extremely d;sfasteful to him
/ Tnn,,;,v ras,,ltad in discovering that ths
pras;dsn+- alsct has not ENGAGED anv seat
a. tba Nav York Avenne Preshvyer;sn
4 Alvin Part]ett Tas aIlaEed the statement
"a rar,air nucont rod;cted The church has
hean Greatly heneftted by the runaor as
ayerv vacant new has been rented at in
craa sed rates within the uast few weeks.
bv neonle Who vainly exnect to attend =
1s.os;,ia,+iol ob,roh 'Sa,,atb;,0 Tho tbree