Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-10
WASHINGTON LETTER
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WASHINGTON. d. c., Sept. l. 1854
Inc season has reached its climax
Only Sunday or TIVE more and all tn.
pieasure-seekinR people of the CAPITAL
who for the last few months have been
rowing over the eartk's surface, from sea
to mountains and mountains 10 sea. will
be wenaing their way homeward to be.
GIN TO prepare themselves for the tur-
moii OF the winters work and pleasure.
Saratoga. with its conventions. political.
medical and legal, will disgeree its quota
OF souls; Long Bfaneh, with its & driysrs
and bsthers; Newport, with its tennis.
It's polo and casino emusemerts: the
springs and the hills, the sea- shores and
wales. will very soon become a prev to
the cold autumnal winds, to mourn in
sorrow the dear departed.
The season b3gan With a vaverine
hope and fear that was soon Obliged tn
resolve itself into positive shape when.
In It's early days, took place the two
great conventions, each making a deci.
sion for Its party: then came the follow
ing events, the official announcements.
and later on the long looked. for letters
OF acceptance. During all this time
there has continued a constant shower
OF small shot thrown back and forth,
then an occasional explosion of dynam-
lte, threatening TO tear a man limb
from limb morally, NO that people have
been kept in q healthy state Of excite
ment.
SO te grdnde monde will come home to
assist at the fall campaign. the men in
hand and hand struggle, the women hy
their Rentler method of charms and
fascinating influence, by which so much
good and harm are accomplished. There
10 promise OF very exciting season in
Washington, opening with the Presi-
Dental contest, and later on radiant
with the Inauguration of new admin
istration.
The President has been playing the
social lion at Newport this week and
has accepted all Invitations be could,
going out to dinner every night. There
Is nothing that be likes better than such
a week At Newport. Nething in heard
JCt 1OO1t htr Ootniuk bhCA VI w hHuluR-
ton, but doubt II he spends much time
here before the Ohio election, which o.
ours in the middle of October. Some
of the members of the Cabinet drop in
occasionally, but most of them are still
away, and all are running their depart
ments by telegraph. Mr.. Frelinshuysen
Is with his family. Mr.. Lincoln Is at
Fort Monroe, where his mother in Law,
HaFlan a aafA n kA M ha uN
of death.
Every year about this time rumor
goes the rounds TO the effect that New
York billionaire has his eye upon Wash
inRton and proposes to sweep down upon
as in barbaric magnifcence late in the
season, take the biggest house be can
find in tswn and make dazzling plunge
in official society. Last year It was re-
ported that il was William II. Wander
bilt. That report grew ont of the pur-
pose Of one Of the yoang Miss Wander
bilts 10 spend few weeks in Washing
ton, which she subsequently carried ont
during the season, diamonds. detectives
and all. This year the story ia that Jay
Gould is quietly looking for "place"
among our modest mansions, where he
can pass Washington winter with COM
parative comfort.
lis again reported that Commissioner
Dudley will soon resign his position, and
| hear that Gen. Beaver of Pennsylva-
MIA will probably be his successor.
am told that the eanse lies in the fact
that there has been strained feeling
for sone time setween the Commission.
or and Secretary Teller. Mr.. Teller
thinks that Colonel Dudley has been
entirely too easy and generous in deal
ing out pensions, aud TINT Government
money has been wasted 10 large
amount. IL seems that Dudley grants
pretty much everything that Is asked,
aud, when applications are TO be re-
fused. he is very fond of sending the
papers mp to the Secretary. in order
that he may take the responsibility.
Secretary Teller does not like this.
LxNox.