News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-20
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: WASHINGTON NOTES.
|, Secretary Lincoln does not propose
to allow the Democrats to use any of
the army bands under his control for
: a ratification meeting so long as the
. verdict as to whom shall be President
D., IS yet sealed and in the custody of the
J New York election officers. He so
+ informed the Democratic Committee
1 which waited on him Thursday to OBJ
e tain the Second Artillery Band, and
5 they did not like it. But Mr.. Lin
coins curse will receive the approval
| of the Republicans and all fair mind
, ed men.
Lieutenant Greely is warmly re-
ceived at Washington by his old army
, associates. Three assistants have
been assigned him to aid in the COM
pletion of his report. He could not
make very satisfactory progress away
from Washington, as all the records
and materials necessary are on file
there. On Thursday he visited Com
mander Schley, his rescuer. The
meeting was a cordial one. After he
left Commander Schley said of him
"That man is all pluck. He never
had much of a physique, but he lived
for six weeks at Cape Sabine on will
power. A strong physique is a very
desirable adjunct for successful Arc
tic exploring, but q strong will, with
plenty of mental resource, is much
more essential. That is the reason
educated men fare best when entirely
isolated in a starving condition. The
ordinary sailor or soldier having but
little to divert his mind, soon allows
it to feed on his body, as it were. A
student like Greedy has a hundred av-
enues open for his thoughts, and they
| could travel in eyery%ireeS;an. You
! wouldSns2stS 70 SssIst
clues gained from scraps of paper.
Shortly after he was rescued he asked
for news. 1 told him that the Car
of Russia had Eeen killed by Nihi-
lists. i knew that he replied.
How'll asked. Saw a picture OF
tbs explosion on a piece of an illus
trated paper left in a cache by the
Neptune expedition he replied. l
found that there was nothing more
than the picture to guide him, but he
had the whole story straight in his
mind and knew how it all happened
as we'll as if he had read columns
about it. The Howgate matter was
UnnnInn pnus fn him 0n1 hn onn11
scarcely realize it."
The Democrats had their second
ratification meeting in Washington
Thursday evening. The affair had
been long advertised, and much pains
and money were spent to make it an
imposing demonstration. There were
fears that there would be disturban-
ces. Perry Carson, the prominent
colored Republican politician, who
keeps an eating house, claimed to
have been advised that his place
would be sacked. He took the pains
himself to furl the Blaine and Logan
flag which had been strung GRO the
street in front of his house. The To-
cal Republican organization, which
has had a mammoth banner suspend
ed across the street opposite Wizards
hotel, also furled their flag, as there
were fears that the excited Demo-
would attempt to tear 1t down,
an act which would certainly have
been resisted by the Republicans.
Richard L. Merrick succeeded in hav- {
ing the court continue a case which
he had on trial, as he said he wished
to have an opportunity to help ''paint
the town red" But the procession
was composed of very harmless peo- {
pie. There had been earnest efforts
to secure brilliant illumination, the
result of which was that exactly II
places were decorated along the I'VE
nue., mostly oyster saloons, candy
shops and places where fire works
were for sale. With one or two not
able exceptions the business places !
not decorate. OF the hotels, one 6
or two in the lower part of the city, '
which are kept by ~sOutherners and t
are the headquarters of Bourbonism, l
hung out a few flags, but the main no. c
tells Of the city, after consultation, de-
clined to decorate. One of the prin- t
cipal proprietors estimates that in l
case Cleveland shall be declared cleo S
ted he will suffer an annual less of q
10000 in his ordinary business. |
The notices were spiritless, some o IN L
sentative hand having taken great
pains to see that no incendiary utter
ances should be put upon them. The b
companies of boys bore banners de- f
handing a restoration of the Jeffer- t
sonian principles. The most strik- c
ing feature of the procession was a q
company of Virginia rough riders, |
who were forerunners of the southern e
which will advance upon /
Washington after March 4, i'll event c
of the Inauguration of Cleveland. C