New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-07
CHAT FROM THE CAPITAL
THE SATURDAY CONCERTs--s. 8. COXA
HOUSE-PERSONAL.

THE SATURDAY CONCERTS-S. 8. C0XA
HOUSE-PERSONAL.
tFRoM THR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNAL
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The President has a
last rclented aud the Saturday afternoon concerts
much enjoyed by the people Of the capital begun
Tor the season to-day. 1t stated that the Pres
dent objected at first the being gwen the
lawn in the Of the White House the ground thai
they attracted Objectionable characters Thts IL IL true
was the case once. but 10 Is not so now. Under
President Arthur tho police instructed "a
exclude certain class of people from the grounds.
and they succeeded without difficulty There is no req
son. OF course why they should not do every year
possible that the President considered the concerts AZ
too frivolous and In accord perhaps with his notiona
OF JeersoniaD simplicity. II also suggested thai
he refused give his consent aud deferred the whole
matter long for the pleasure OF disappointing
people. This suggestion. however. was in all proba'
py made by oflceseeker. At any rate the clamoB
OF the residents and the local press has par
sent for the last few weeks that he may have yielded
to their demands in the matter The have be-
come one of the features OF summer life OF the
capital. and IL they to DO discontinued
they would no doubt be very much missed.
The Marine Band, which furnishes the music. 10
composed Of superior players under tue leadership of
thorough musician. During the progress OF the concert
Of specially invited guests gather under the
south portco OF the White House The people generally
wander about the lawn and the grounds surrounding
the mansion The sight is q pretty one. You meet
every class and type Of humanity, from the Cabinet
officer to the poor State Department clerk; from
the political "boss" to the hummer and striker who has
nothing lose and everything to gain just Every
nationality Is represented aBd-I about to say
every The fulbooded negro jostles the lighest
muatto, the Chinese the Japanese, the Indian, the
Caucasian As fortne ladies' they always outn forcs
these occasions arrayed In every possible variety Of
dress and color The whole affair Is over by O'Clock
and half hour after the band has shoudessd tu
instruments and packed away its music the White
House grounds look deserted and the owls and stray
dogs take up OF Of strauss watzcs pen
haps the melody Of that dreadful overture to Poet
| and Peasant" where the Marine Band left It,
8. Cox. VINO has been getting great deal Of adver
Using late OF the dinner which Is to be given
| him by some Of his friends In NewYork has sold HIS
house Dupont Circle. II was OF row OF dwell
ngs built OF green sandstone. trimmed with pressed
brick and with other equally hery-Mr Coz
wouId probably say hsInboy ant" hxngs.' To mo the
house. and indeed the whole row, always looked like
cheerful prison, the massive the Windows
small and the yard In front SO damp Inc price paid
| the property The purchaser Is Arthur Padlefoni.
Isaw letter to-day written by prominent Southern
man who is now travelling In England. The writer,
%SS By GS way a OCCUPIES r seat In
Consul Liverpool Mr. Russeiis nomination not re.
Th eI naSe not ds "
tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS which MI Russell Jailed 10
several years ago The whole matter is likely to receive
nvestg,uon the hands OF the Senate when the ques-
| ton confirming Mr.. RusselPs nomination comes up
! before that body. upon It's meeting next WINTER
Nobody will deny that the Affairs of the New Orleans
| Exhibition are IA a shocking condition financially. A.
or we're for settlement When the money was
gone there seems 70 have been no attempt mads 70
reasonable limit No system OF bookkeeping appears 70
nsewent il MAS altogether wanting. II seems almost
Incredible. but nevertheless fact that some OF the
tlrely ignorant to the conditions under which
Treasury s authorized pr to ds11rse the the
Of certain creditor, q the ESpos,ioa OF
sum was aproPaea tSg .ne Mo I De
Managers evidently thought that all he hal 70 do to
81 the United states Washington. Atany rate drafs
signed by him arrived here the other day and OF course
| was returned without having been h0nored This incl
dent may not have done harm to anybody. Ii shows
though the utter lack OF anagcinsnt aud want Of bus
methods on the part OF some of the most proinene
| men connected with the enterprise
The financial condition In which the Department OF
Agriculture left by the misananagement OF the
sim lar ndton Of things which existed toward the
OF the last fiscal year In the term OF Isaac Newton
ture Newton was oldfashioned farmer, wcl-inean-
ing enough in his way but totally wanting IN ali ousl-
nts, uses essential In holding his position.
Finding his Department would run short or money
the next years % @ AVAILABLE Sa
cited 20 appear before the House Committee ON Appro
ppro.sted for his Department had almost ali OF Il
been spent already, he replied blandly Gentlemen.
my penses exceeded my most saDgune expectations
That must have been the case, l imagine, with DR..
| Lorngs late chief clerk
The report that the President dned with Secretary
Bayard the other day Is 1 need hardly say. without
fouudation When he first came 10 Washington he gave
u 10 be understood that he would not under any clrcun-
stances accept Invitations Of this character and to this
n that he dned with tie secretary had
origin in IN. G brain or Ds0sr@s and
| Andrew jackson type who was anxious 10 MAKE ~
appear that entente cord,de between the Presidents
ana OF state was In no danger Of beins
disturbed and gossip In political circles 70 the
dents going to dinner at other peoples houses has
always been less subject Of contention among
incest oIeia etiquette There Is rule however,
sanctioned by custom and usage which mas Deen strictly
one exception aud that Is that the President shall nos
the house OF foreign Minister inns Is entirely
sailors personal representatives OF soverelsn- here
the sana Of soyeregns cannot Ministers, who
only the agents OF their respective governments Inc
one exception the rule which f0rbds the President 10
visit the houses foreign Ministers was made by Pesi
dent Arthur two years ago Captain Won Eisendecker
woSns and Charming wife whose entertainments
among tho most successful aud popular that season az
o.tsss we're Surprised to see President Arthur walk
soon after and remain for over an hour before
not to allow the OF his having been there 70 reach
as IL would give rise 70 sr aaa
course but other persons who had seen the
res
secret Strange to say, however, 1t never got INTO tho
newspapers u,, ..u.
Home sweet Home" were brought to this country Two
wears ago for reinernent In Oakhl Cemetey George
town The slab that had covered the grave In the
temetery OF ST. George Tunis. where Payne had been
bled thirty years before. also brought 10 America
and fhe spo that had for many the shrine or
ali English visitors 10 Tunis left unmarked When
Mr. Cocoran who had betrayed tile expense Of bringing
home te remaus of tho dead poet and OF placing over
his new grave appropriate monument heard OF tue
neglected appearance OF the nst grave ana that tue
I'm felt ran