New-York tribune., 1885-03-01
Mary Alexandrovpa. whose constant desire naa
been to build Q grand orthodox church near
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL.
ABOUT pIGaITARIEs, NEW AND OLD.

SOCIAL VIEWS OF THR NEW CABlNET-rELLEH AND
CAMRgoN-MR. BANCROFT AND POOR OLD Mh'
CoRCoRAN."
IPRoM THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT of THE ffibuSH'l
WAsHIxGroN. Feb. 2S.-People ut the Capitai are
reading the Cabinet slate and from SOCIAL
point of view do not anticipate brilliant Al dmihS-
tration Senator Garland is a widower with lonr
children. the eldest boy in Georgetown College.
The second is a young schoolgirl of fourteen. MT.
Garlands mother is the head of the house. She IS
an old lady, plain and domestic, who has always
lived too quietly to turn over new leaf now by
aKing part in any gayety. Senator Garland him.
self is seldom seen at social gatherings. and IA not
inclined tn be in any man OF society. lhere
will be very little entertaining by the successor Oh
Mr. Brewster.
Senator I.amar's wife died few weeks ago at
their home in Mississippi. Mrs. Lamar had been
an invalid for several years. and was scarcely
known here. There was time when Senator
Lamar was good deal seen in certain social
circles. But for the past few years no mas raicy
attended n reception except at the White HOUSE
Senator Bayard's wife is not in good health.
Last season she did not appear at all at thursday
afternoon receptions. They have two unmarried
d,ncbters The elder Mss Katherine Bayard. has
been hostess during several for her mother
She is clever girl, but eccentric. and is frequently
criticised without mercy by other girls IN society VINO
are less eccentric as well as less clever
The Badger State promises more. Colonel FlIas
is a Younger man. He is not over forty and Is
a man of fine presence. His friends. without re-
card TO party. say that he would grace Caoihet
.nositiop Mrs. Villas Is said to he q woman fond OF
social life, and one to whom Washington would
prove attractive for four years at least
While no one of the four named is "A millionaire
~, lin n ~ " "A
fitting the position of a Cabinet officer. The
,reseut Cabinet have not been recklessly eXtrava-
CANT. Entertainments have been given 'decentiy
and in order bnt nothing like the festivities of
dozen wears ago have taken place. Then the wife
of one Cabinet officer was renowned for her pretty
foot and the wife of another for decotieit gowns.
Each wished to be leader, and consequently the
two were rivals That reign of extravaganza had
not been surpassed before, and has not been
eJualled since, The'reSult was the ruin Of one and
extinction of the other. Their names are seldom
mentioned now. SO completely have they gone ont
of remembrance.
Secretary Teller will return in a few days to
seat in the Senate. His friend Cameron. of Wis
consin will leave it to return to the practice OF his
profession Both are sef-made meu. and types of
class rarely met with ontsae of this country. When
they were very young men. Cameron lived i'll liv-
ngston County and Teller in Allegany County
NcwYork The former was a great wheat county.
and Teller with other young men used to 90 over
from AIegany to " work in harvest He worked
for a Scotch farmer John Kinney, during three snc-
ccssive harvcsts I believe he taught school IN the
winter | know Angus Cameron taught country
school His first wages were twelve dollars per
month. and he boarded round" His second school
petted him sixty dollars for the entire term OF Tour
months He again boarded round and never
spent a cent, 81 il was clear gain. and at that
time perfect bonanza to Young Cameron. Wen.
the two men drifted away from New-Iork and
about thirtv-seven years afterward met In the
United States Senate. One day Cameron with his
qu,et scotch humor. said " Teller. when you were
working in harvest mp in Livingston County, you
hardly expected TO bring up in the senate OF the
United States did Z" The Colorado Senator
looked at Cameron for a moment. and then replied.
with n quizzical expression of countenance: Good
Lord / didn't know there was such place as
Senate then"
No other member of President Arthur's Cabinet
sticks so closely to his desk as the Secretary of the
Interior When his clerks hang M their hats IN
the morning he has gotten well star ell on the WORK
of the day. lie remains TIL . oclock-one honr
after the clerks have left the depaitment,ahd the
walks home for air aud exercise. After Dinner, he
( equentlv returns to the department aud WORKS
till 10 O'clock
Six bours Of monument dedication ceremonies had
no effect on George Bancroft. though younger men
were almos: worn ont with the fatigue aud the
severity of the weather. When asked u he dd not
get very tired on Saturday. the aged historian sIid
| a Oh no. was well protected by ms fur coat.
and found the ceremonies 80 very interesting t1
| did not get tired at all. But hear that pDor old
| Mr. Corcoran was quite nscd no by the day. ana
! has not been able to get out since" As the Two
men are over eighty, and as there is nor TWO year
difference IN their ages. the expression poor old
Mr. Corcoran WAS II trle amusing u those whD
! heard IT, II reminds of the greeting Mr. Ban
croft gave Senator Morrill, last year when the latter
was receiving the congratulations oI friends upon
his seventy sixth birthday. Mr. bancroft Skipped
into the and Shaping the Senator on the uacK;
| exclaimed patronizmg.y 1" Well, young man, ana
| how do you feel =
The Rev. Edward Everett Hale has been here on
| and on for the last few weeks examining the
| Franklin Collection in the Library Of the state
Department with a view, il is sad, 10 preparing an
article on those interesting papers. Losing his way
the other day in the vast bndnP, part of which II
orcupied bv the State Department. he ran against
the door leading TO the private Office OF hoSecietary
of state. He about TO turn the knob and enter
| thinking It would lead him 10 the Library, when q
terrOr-stricken attendant rushed iorwi ri anu eN
| claimed Are you q foreign Minister = No
| but a domestic onen coolv replied Mr.. Hale. aud ~
| he walked. 1t almost took Mr.. frelinghuysen
| breath away 10 IA stranger enter his room mn
| announced bnt he recovered in time to shake tht
| reverend gentleman by the hand
| --
| ONCE HE WORKED But NOW HE 1RAWPS
HOW Ills EYES WERE OPENED SEEKING THE ~