New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-04
TOPICS AT THE CAPITAL
PRINCIPALLY PERSONAL AND ANEcpoTAL.

PRINCIPALLY PERSONAL AND AhItI'l IA
rur JEANETTE INQUIRY -Us. rpG.t s HC-
MoGED REPLY 10 "rir BREAD WINNERS
iFroT IuE REGULAR coEUI-I..pf>r Yg 90. T... .Nfl
WAsut>croN. MAY 3 Til. Jerrnet1. l1.c. f-.'.1n
u slowly dragging doug Day ai'er drr 'he me
wituc-.c. assemble DO the l.tie .uorfle " Vars
Committee u tie laa.c Foi laI. t'. ql...u..f. q
counsel continues without any nr. point OF H.i'. aal
value being brought 10 th, surface 90. 90. .f Dr.
Collins to show hat o.. brother The victim s. Cap
tain De Long. malice and p'r,"u,l rc.out..ut h.vo
failed completely f4r aud u b. not likely % % any
testimony to be Offered BE- .eaf,cr Will prove ra' -
sumption - De true. Through all these v.... pu.
cecdu.s Nr. Dc Long is faithful attendant Aha
has not missed a single sitting Of The rraIiit.r n
the side Of her counsel Judge Aruo1t, sho i.s tee
suggests questions directs frequently tLr ito ~ "a
quiry tC bo followed In short does everything 100 her
power defend the memory Of hcr husband Corn ag-
Just s.pcrsion- and the IN advised attack ~ p-Opls
who do to tbe way clear Ia ,iud atom
If Mr.. Conss coudact except by beamirchiay tho
reputation of others II might he supposed hat hcr
efforts In this direction woud be seconded b., ,'tt2n
members OF the committee lay conhuing a." iuqtry
strictly within it, proper limits u undoubtedly ia
their power to exclude all eEaneOus aud iucles anb
matter, but then morbid curiosity 10 hear tbC h he
tails Of that memorable retreat from the lp- n tho
participants Themselves seems ~ times to "u'fn their
discretion aud la lead tbem into lines OF inquiry which,
make the end of the whole nvestga appear a. bs
still very far off Thus Mr. Melville was dire I'd tao
tell how dog. harnes-ed 10 seds and how peoples
travelled In Northern Siberia. which 10 do bin Justice.
he described IN highly graphic manner lnb'b ~ IA"
amusement of those present, who enjoyed hi uniAipDs
Of native ways aud dialects. On another "c'1-'Hr,
member of the committee, ! believe 10 Wa; VT.
McAd0O, was " reminded OF u story, lie t0id u,
whcreupon there WAS great laughter lhir, ~ mlghs
have been expected had the effect OF refreshing th-
memory OF Judge Buchshsn, another member ~ tho
COMMITTEE lie had To tell his STORY, too. Nl.fa In
had finished there was more laughter. Mr. Gurus tho
counsel of DIR Collins, felt IN duty bound ~ upland
vigorously in order, suppose, 20 strengthen m. rhsnts
case before the committee lie went 90 iHr ~ IN
suggest that the story ought 10 be made part u ,hs
record it wa, 20 good OfcOurse II nothing ~ ths
kind Il was rs matter Of fact pointle-- and DC
void Of good taste anything could well be- Bi' The
gentleman who told II was not able i0 Nlthsiaid Tho
temptation of airing his lttlc joke. and he yielded - a.
| wonder what mnst have been the lerhnS- y he
widow who had just listened to the tale Of her hEs
band sunerngs and whose silent tears ought ip have
commanded respect If not sympathy, while thus Am
almost tempted 20 cali IL brutal exhibition i0oa psas
before her eyes
That was a sad little procession which made - wsy
on tuesday last from an mdeiiaLeP- shop q the rail-
wav station It the close of another chapter IN
the history Of the Jeannetie expedition The remains
of poor Jack Cole the boatswain's mate, wh0se
terrible experience in the Arctic regions had u-.tsod
hi, mind and made him raying maniac. were bcins
conveyed 10 their last re,tng-pace. Among h".s
who followed the coffin were Lieutenant Danruh0ver
and the mates former comrades, Bartlett Nmderman
and Wilson. Sailors from the Nyandotto acted pail
bearers A. the procession passed through the ,e"s
and then knew what the little group of mouraers
meant Involuntariiy hats were raised rs thc e"hn
passed and many lhe people that joined tie pro-
cesson and accompanied II gu It's way 10 the depot 10
Was generous and spontaneous irlbnie VEiI 20 tho
memory Of noble character, AID as sucb d' wee
mention
Talking Of moro cheerful subject ard ~ hogt
trai>s,c,-ug into he field ~ politics, NAY alton
that the wives of Presidential candidate are LINING
To bc discussed IN certain feminine circles N'h sn
eaiut,tnr,. and Ic4 that wod rebound to The .,'di u
oi
Ing hear their qualification discussed in per
wouldn't do at all that Mrs 1hsandtLat ia, Dad tarb
Mrs X. perhaps strength to undergo The fatigue,
and Mrs H. no qualities which would enable her % al
with dignity the place Of MOT lady OF the land he
remark often made that there could be no better ars
President than Mrs. Logan She displays aWondoItul
amo mt of tact, and has a remarkable memory 'or
names and people. Her manners are cordial HLd en-
gagng and she has the happy faculty Of king
people who meet her feel at their case Ic snress
sign OF her great popularity however is To be iahni IN
the fact that she has scarcely any enemies among her
own sen ia addition 10 her Other good quail lrr tho ~
az excellent business woman Indeed, II Whispered
about that her husbands success A. a man - p9elo
life il due largely to her Efforts shd energy. IN" ~
said for m-s conduct the Scn3tor soldier t0f-
rr,pondeuce not by any means night task hen u -
considered that there IL not soldiers Organization N
the country that does not call upon General Logan
when il wants something The tact that Az 'hcb 70
quests seccivc prompt attention speaks volumes iet
Mrs L6gau's aptitude Tor business. She was, by The
way, Miss Mlry Cunningham, of Shawncetpwn. III,
when she married General Logan Tie was % the
time almost % striking u looking man as be Is nowI
though lacking. perhaps, somewhat Ia tho Dignity OF
manner acquired Ia later years.
Congressman Foran, of OHIO, | was told tho other
day. wishes 10 reply IN novel To the structures ON
w0rtugmen ard tradcsmIons contained Va 80 fhs
Bread Winners What DUAL LEGATIONS he has ior .cn
task or whether the whole thing was intended by ny
informant Tor Joke, anu unable TO say u Would
scrm though, that the interest in The Bread
" mner, IL in danger OF dying out before hr totan
will make up his mind Ia settle down to BIS work
Pcrhaps the story is made of much whole 10th
,.t bi.hs
comfortable desire 10 write book on politics generally
aud the ms and outs u Washington life M particular.
No doubt he has the material 10 make such book en
PERTAINING aud readable. ile Is laid 10 posrcs talent
for writing which has rarely been exercised and f1T
which very few people have given him credit.
While on the subject OF boo, writing a. pastlne t0r
public men, might mention the gossip set aioat BY
some wag here the effect that Colonel inger-o viii
wIite paper, entitled, " j. Trial Icy Jury FallmeP
He could probably give some very interesting views IN
the subject But no doubt Lis newly acquired later
est the cattle ranch " Ia, quondsn client MI Dor
sey prevents his paying Us mach attention to literary
work as iOImcIlS
Taking of Colonel nger.oll remind, me 81 Mr..
Williams. the member from Alabama " lo delivered hat
extraordinary eulogy on the late AIR. iorndou m the
House the other day. Nobody had heard Of him b~-
fore. He unknown t. fame None knew hlm ~
sight or was able a. point HIM 90 the h"of ~
the House saw him. however the other night az cue
of the hotels lie looks like smaller edition 81 ihser-
soil the same thck-set figure, pronounced FEATURES
wclidevelOped head bald, too, like the anh&Oc bea-
thens but presumably minus it, brains Judge nom
the speech His performance atraetfo , Soo
tauing the speech given 10 understand are get
tinS scarce and are in great demand because u viii
probaby be omitted from the stereotyped edition Mr.
Williams is said Ia be rather proud Of his achievement
as funeral orator The thought that lac made himself
supremey ridiculous does not to enter has head 40
ali
The illness of Representative Reagan which thseaten3
10 terminate fatally recalls TO mind the Cabinet Of
Jefferson Davis. Compared with that of Presldent
Lincoln its members have been singnlarly long lived
OF the thirteen men-msrk the unlueky number-wbe
at one time or another were in Lnoolns Cabinet bus
three are alive today Simon Cameron Hugh McCui-
loeb aud John z Usher. The members Of the Confeds
crate Cabinet with exception, stu i've Jadgs
Reagan was the Postm master General OF the Sohienet
acy and has served since then for i've CONSECUTIVE
terms In Congress. Robert Toombs hives In fesss