The National tribune., 1884-12-18
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Weekly Collection About the Ma
tiCnal Capital.
cLEvELANp's INAUGURATION.


forward actively. At first there was demand
among some of the older members OF the party
who worshipei the traditions of what they
are pleased TO call the primitive and purer days
of Democracy, to have Mr.. Cleveland inaugu-
rated after the simple style of Thomas Jefier-
son, who ii viii be remembered, rode to the
Capitol on horseback, hitched his horse himself
to a convenient post, and, walking up to the
appointed place, took the oath Of office in his
riding costume and delivered his inaugural
address But the wishes Of those who favored
this method did not meet with appreciation; IN
fact, there was severe condemnation IN many
of the leading papers of what they said would
be an oStentation more fulsome than any POM
pous parade would be.
The National Committee has appointed
committee of 30, of which Col. James Il. Berret,
of this city, is chairman. This committee Will
have entire charge of the ceremonies and will
divide the work by the appointment of sub
committees for every detail. The committee
is made UP of leading citizens of Washington,
and include such men as w. w. Corcoran, the
veteran millionaire and generous patron of the
CITY, Gen. Sheridan, Admirals Porter Worden
and Rogers, Prof. Baird, Hon. George Bancroft,
and Gems. Parke, McKeeyer and Meigs.
1t is expected that the attendance will be
enormous. All the military in the nei ghbor-
hood of Washington will be present and it is
presumed that the Governor of Pennsylvania
will do as was done at the Garfield inaugura-
i.
rendezvous here. There will be number of
military companies from the West and South,
and altogether there Will probably be the
largest body of armed men that has been seen
in Washington since the close of the war. A
great many uniformed organizations Of the
Democracy also propose coming. Among those
the Hancock Veteran Association of Philadel-
phia propose to bring 100 men dressed in blue
cloth caps, dark oyercoats dark blue capes
with red facings, dark trousers and white
gauntlets The County Democracy of New
York will send 400 men, and Tammany 500.
KAISER AND HIS DOG AND CONGRESSMAN
HEWITT.
"Kaiser, don't you want to buy dog ?" was
a choice bit of slang in the old days afo de
wah." Nobody knew the meaning of it, any
more than they did of the corresponding slang,
"Who struck Billy Patterson" One Kaiser
has certainly bought or otherwise acquired
dog, and become very much attached to him,
for great row is now going over his possession
of that generally worthless species of property.
The said Kaiser is baker here in Washington,
and his dog is moved by the deprsvity of his
race to bark and howl at all unseemly hours of
the night, and make himself what Spoopendyke
would call "a dod- -gasted measly nuisance"
annoying everybody within half-mile of him.
So far there is nothing unusual in the case.
There is not block in any city but what is
tormented by dog which some bull-headed
idiot persists in maintaining there ostensibly
for his own pleasure and benefit, but really for
the aggravation of his neighbors. In village
or in the country dog may be useful and
beautiful, but in the city he is q nuisance But
as to this particular dog. 1t chances that Con-
gresham A. NJ Hewitt has rooms adjoining
the place of Kaiser. Mr.. Hewitt is a victim of
insomnia. He is an intensely nervous man,
and finds it impossible to get sleep when there
is any disturbing noise. He left his beloved
quarters at Wormley's because Of the noise even
in that remarkably quiet hostelry, and since
he has been in his present residence he has had
several disturbing animals quieted But Kaiser
will not sell or remove his dog, and open war
has begun between him and the Congressman.
MIR. Hewitt applied to the Chief of Police, and
apoliceman was sent out to see what could be
done. The brawny Kaiser told the officer to keep
off his premises, in fact to go IN der teufel,"
wherever that may be. The policeman retired
in confusion, and the dog howled that night in
triumph, until Mr.. Hewitt was nearly wild.
The next day he besieged the District Commits
sioners for relief. These sage Governors of the
District decided that they could do nothing in
the case, and now Mr.. Hewitt has introduced a
bill into Congress which makes keeping a
noisy dog in the District misdemeanor and
provides that the dog can be supprest as any
other nuisance. Kaiser and his family, who
are of the beefy hardworking, heavy eating,
heavy-seepiDg order of humanity, cannot
understand how such trife as bowling dog
could fire off a cannon an it wouldn't wake me;
he must be droubled by his sins," says the
burly owner of the dog.
THE MONITOR AND MERRIMAc FIGHT.
The suicide last week of Commander S. Dana
Greene recalls in a melancholy way one of the
most gallant naval achievements in the history
Of the world. Commander Greene was the
executive officer on the little Monitor at the
time of her celebrated battle with the Merri-
md m IA aylds sli tho nj
termination of that battle was largely due.
There was glory enough in that fight for all
who were connected with it, but one Of those
unfortunate rivalries which seem inseparable
among those who participate in all great
achievements, whether naval or military, dis
turbed the relations which existed between him
and the chief officer of the vessel, Admiral
Worden. Greene always felt that he did not
receive his proper share of the credit for the
engagement and a recent publication, which
attributed nearly the whole honor of the victory
to Admiral Worden, depressed him very much
indeed. He has been for many years preparing
statement of the matter backed up by his
torical evidence, TO show how much he con-
tributed to the result. The depression caused
by the recent publication added to naturally
melancholy disposition pTecipitated the rash act
by which he took his own life. This leaves
Admiral Worden the sole survivor of the officers
OF that gallant crew, who In 1862 boldly steamed
from New York in an untried and portentous
iron vessel which every old sailor said could
not live in any sea. After a tempestuous
passage the Monitor arrived in Hampton Roads
just as the victorious Merrimac was completing
the destruction of several of the finest vessels
in our navy, and the next morning steamed
out to meet the foe and worsted him in an
encounter of singular pertinacity and deter
mination.
DEATH OF A JAPANESE PRINCE.
Prince Alexis Saigo, who died at the resi-
dence of Baron de Struve, the Russian Minis
ter, on the 10th inst, was a son Of Gen. Saigo,
of Japan, and nephew of Col. Oyama, the
japanese Minister of War, now visiting this
country. When Baron de Struye represented
the Russian Government at the Court of Japan
strong attachment sprang up between Prince
Saigo and the Minister'S children, and when
the Baron left Japan, Alexis accompanied him.
In Russia the young Prince embraced the
Christian faith, and at his baptism the Empress
stood as his godmother and the Grand Duke
Alexis as his godfather. When Baron de Struve
was appointed Minister TO this country the
young convert accompanied him, and was q
member of his household until his death, which
occurred in his 11th year. The body has been
embalmed, and viii be taken TO Japan.
OPENING OF THE WORLDS EXPOSITION
Pres. Arthur has telegraphed the Board of
Managers of the New Orleans Exposition that
he will be unable TO be present at the opening,
but hopes to attend some time in January 1t
is proposed, however, to have the Exposition
buildings connected with the White House by