The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-10-22
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Weeks DOings at the Ma
tiOnal Capital
MRS. LocKwooD's TRICYCLE..


She is a lawyer, and a very busy body. She
told a representative of THE NATIONAL TRIB-
UNE, the other day, that her candidacy year
ago was good thing for her. 1t didn't cost
her anything; in fact, she made money out OF
it. as the receipts from her political lectures"
delivered in various cities, more than paid her
Campaign expenses. She referred with salts
faction TO the fact that in this respect she had
the advantage of all the other candidates.
In this City of Magnificent Distances" Mrs.
Lockwood is wholly independent OF cabs and
street cars. She has used tricycle. for years
and has acquired great skill in its management
Her muscuiarity of limb appears to be album
daut for purposes of propulsion. She goes
swishing along through the streets and avenues
at a speed that excites the envy of anybody
who is in q hurry. No matter now much Penn
sylvania avenue may be thronged with vehicles,
she adroitly lodges between them, rarely meet
ing with accident of any kind. She wears
abbreviated skirts, so that her garments may
not interfere with the working OF the machine.
As she goes whirling past, the eye of the OBJ
server catches fash of scarlet hose as her feet
go rapidly around in their orbits.
When she stops she springs from the seat
with all the spryness Of kitten. Her erraEd
done. she remoants applies her feet to the
pedals, and away she goes. She has an attach
ment to her tricycle. for carrying books and
papers. Although she and her vehicle are
daily seen in the streets of Washington, they
is q widow, with one married daughter
piquant, busting little lady,-who was Gen
eral-in- Chief Of her mothers forces during the
political campaign of 1884
The use of the tricycle. is becoming quite
common in Washington. There are 90 miles
of asphalt pavement in the city, affording the
greatest possible facilities for that style of
locomotion. Young men, of course, prefer the
bicycle, looking with scorn upon the three
wheeled machine, which they say doesn't re-
quire any skill for its management and is fit
only for women and old men. Its most obvious
advantage is that there is no danger of the
"header" that gives zest to the pleasure of
the bicycle rider When his wheel strikes an
obstruction and stops, his momentum causes
him to keep right on, and the consequence is
that he comes down upon the ground all in
heap. These accidents not infrequently result
in serious injury. The tricycle. rider pursues
his or her way without fear of such misfortunes.
There are many different forms of the tri-
cycle. Some are for a single rider, while 9th
ers carry double" The latter are of two
kinds. In one, the persons sit side by side, and
this is called the Sociable." In the other, the
riders sit one behind the other and this style
of machine is known as the Fore and after"
A lady and gentleman may often be seen rid
ing together. Some of them have small seats
rugged for children. The writer has seen four
persons in that manner, taking an airing.
There are probably two or three hundred ladies
in Washington who habitually ride, either
singly or in company, upon the tricycle..
GARLAND AND THE TELEPHONE.
For time past Attorney General Garland
has been the bject of severe criticism on ac-
count OF his relations wi tn the Pan Electric
Telephone Company and its efforts 10 break
down the Bell patents. The matter has gone
so far as to give rise to rumors that the trouble
will cause Mr.. Garlands retirement from PreSi-
dent Ceyeiand's Cabinet. The Attorney-Gen-
erals friends deny that the case is so serious
and say that the President is satisfied with the
explanation Mr. Garland has made. 1t is. how
ever, stated by other Democrats that Mr.. Cleve-
land is net satisfied, and that he will eventu-
ally realize the necessity of making change
in the Atti SeyGeneraI's Office, even if Mr.
upon it,
Theirs are other considerations which induce
many persons TO believe that the matter cannot
be left in its present condition. One is the feel
ing that the distribution of large amounts of
stock IN the telephone company among Senators
and Representatives who paid little or nothing
Tor it was a questionable proceeding 1t is
strongly limited that an effort will be made TO
secure Congressional investigation of the re-
lationS of certain public men to the company,
and IL Is not wholly improbable that such an
effort may originate with Democrats. 1t would
Seem TO be legitimate inquiry for several reas-
Obs, not the least OF which is that according to
Mr.. Van Benthuysen, a bill which was intro
duced in the last Congress ia the interest of the
Pan Electric Company disappeared after it
was sent to the Senate, and was supposed to
have been stolen" An investigation would not
only establish or disprove the truth of Mr. Van
Benthuysen's charge, but would also show
whether any of the political stockholders of the
Telephone Company exerted their influence in
Congress i'll behalf Of the last bill.
THE PRESIDENT AS A KIssER.
President Cleveland does not as yet prove
formidable rival to Gen. Sherman in kissing
young ladies. although he does sometimes ex-
ercse his lips Oh babies that are carried to the
White House in the arms of fond mothers
Such kissing may be safely done, without any
fear that political capital viii be made out Of
IL. But there other dangers of even more
serious character; at least so thought mat
ronly dame who called upon MIR. Cleveland thes1
other day. 1t was at one Of the tri-weekly re-
ceptiOns. The old lady waited until all the
other visitors had paid their respects and then
cautiously approached with mctkerly smile
AS the President extended his hand she seized
1t with both OF hers and said, in tone bctray-
ing extreme solicitude:
" saw IN the paper, Mr. President, that you
kissed baby. Now / want 10 say to you that
you mustn't do it again. I've had some expe-
rience with babies and knew good deal about
'em. You're the President of the United
States, and just think what an awful calamity
IL HOulu ne IL you happen To calch the
gboopiDg cough, or the measles or the mumps.
from some baby; and that's just what you're
liable TO do. Here as she handed him a
small battle-"i is some excellent preventive
Take tablespoonful three times day and it'll
keep them diseases away. But my advice to
you is, don't kiss the babies any more."
The President laughed heartily as he took
the bottle, and told her he would follow her
directions in its use.
LOCAL BoUNTIEs OF SOLDIERS.
Second Comptroller Maynard has made de-
cision IN the of Maj. L. Middleton, late
fireman United States Navy, that upon dis
charge Of claimant the Government cannot re-
tain any part of the local bounty received at
time of enlistment. Middleton enlisted in Au-
gust, 1864, for two years and received $500
bounty from the town to which he was cred
tied. He was discharged in August, 1865 be-
cause the Government no longer required his
services. When paid off the Paymaster de-
Quoted from his pay Sl50, being one-half of the
local bounty received. The Comptroller holds
that this deduction was unauthorized by law;
that the local bounty of the claimant belonged
70 him by virtue of contract made with the
municipality paying it, and that the United
States could not lawfully appropriate any part
Of it to its own use
THEY ARE NOT GETTING RICH
When the special delivery was begun by the
Post-0lce Department there was q great rush
OF boys to serve as messengers. who were TO re-