The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-05-02
Washington Letter.
From our regular eorrespondent.)
WASHINGTON. April 80 IS

given Ivy Mr. Cleveland he has shewn
unexpected impartiality toward officials
and the public The levee held last
Tuesday evening, WAS the first large
public reception and was, in every de-
tail, vs. handsome as the reception given
a few weeks before, when the guests
were the Diplomatic Corps, judges,
Senators and others in high official
station. | think it was tho frs: time
that the great East Room has been
elaborately decorated OH the evening
Of public lcvee The uIassive gr uping
of palms, terus and ether tropical plants
in tho window aleoves, and banking
the mantels with cut Howsra. made
thi. room thing Of beauty and joy to
look upon, aud with the open c''nserva.
tory gave to strangers the opportunit,
to see the Executive Man.iou at its
hest.
| have observed that the crowds at
p..h!ic receptions are better hammered
than those at oficial gatherings The
"pvrple" are more quiet axd patient,
more confederate and obliging. | never
saw more wel!-hchaved crowd than
that ut the White House lsot week. ]
am told that the elab"r.te floral drcora-
tious we're made at the Pre,ideut's re-
quest. 1t was graceful recognition OF
the peoples taste.
The President attends strictly to
business when he shakes hands with
several Thousand persons, and yet he
seems proof against fatigue. a, the end
81 III. two hours hc looked as fresh rs
When he began. 1t is said that he does
the shaking" himself. In this way he
can '.sh..ke" cat grrA many without
the least fatigue. If crowds bore him,
l., shows it less than any pres,ien'
since General Gr.ut, whose unresdslle
t.ce never re, eal,;i his : ling. Il Was
worth While TO .rch the people lat
week. The lnust Of them we're plea'ei
10 return the hearty grasp of the hapd
and pass on. Bui now and theu Que
wru,d linger to bes,ow some sempIj-
Inent or co,lgratuia'i'"l with smci, i'm
treatment "t manner that Senator
Cnckrell, back ct the line, remarked:
'rhere must ae u few Office seekers in
town yet"
A lady tells me that the wife of tho
Secretary Of State 'ettled tho "precr-
.deucs" question in the Cabinet by tax
ing her place in the line at Miss Clv,e-
lands right that evening. "Nobud,
will believe that Mrs Bayard is tn,
invalid she has been represented after
seeing her stand there two full hour.
showing no more sign Of fatigue than
the other assistants" she SAYS "Oi
course, it WAS \ surprise, and there
were plenty of psopIc who didn't know
Mrs. Bsyard, for she is SO seldom seen
cut of her own house, aud until this
season rarely seen there. Aud few know
how fine looking she is, either. Mrs
Endicott WAS thought by many to III
the handsOmest woman in the line. Blu
Mrs. Bavard has a striking face, whicl
suggests an old picture" Well, an
glad there will be no further agitation
of the question Of precedence. Even
there is a war between England an,
Russia We shall have peace at home
in the Cabinet
1t is understood among taose VIII
are most deeply Interested IN pr"cnrln!
government appointments that ab,u
all the places at the disposal of tn
State department have either beef
filed or promised. Also that the mex
changes to be made belong to the Trea'
ury. 1t is said that the interna! revenn
service is to have n pretty thoroug
shaking up. Present incumbents are t
give way to new men, aud thou tn
customs service will be taken in han1
The necessity Of changes in the intsrlo
department has also received attention
aud it is expected that no, few change
will soon bc made in the Indian All
land bureaus