The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-10-22

dence is to be the social headquarters of the Adj
| ministration. Secretary Baysrds residence is
| SO constructed in the matter of room that he
| CoHld not entertain any large number at time,
even if he desired to do SO. Unless Mrs Bay
ards health improves very considerably Sec
rotary Bayards house will not be the scene OF
| much social festivity this Winter.
POLITICS IN WASHINGTON.
There are few persons connected with the
4 Government who do not feel keen interest in
political matters Under the present regime
much caution is necessary lest by words or
acts the official or clerk carries himself over
| the "dead-line" that marks Offensive parti-
] sanship." It is with them very much as it was
| with the prisoners of war. 1t is generally I'M
| derstood that the Democrats have orders to fire
! on any who get over the line, and under the
existing state of affairs they are generally very
| prompt in doing so. For quarter of century
| the Democrats have been wandering in tho
wilderness of political defeat, and it is not to be
wondered at that now they want to get into the
| land flowing with milk and honey As fast as
| President Cleveland and Civil Service reform
| will let them. So it is that the Department
clerks and subordinate officials have learned
during the past six months that discretion
| which is sometimes the better part of valOr.
But, Notwithstanding all this, they carefully
| watch the tide Of political events and keep an
eye on the election returns, when there are
| any. They have brisk appetite for the daily
| papers, and look often at the bulletin boards.
! During the past week Ohio was the object of
| interest. The result OF the election in that
! State seemed to be comforting to the Republi-
cans, indicating that the old party was by no
means dead as yet. Many of them, when "out
of range " did not hesitate to express their sat
! isfaction at Foraker's election. The elections
| to take place in November are looked forward
10 with much anxiety by members OF both par
! ties. The most interest Is felt IN New York
and Virginia, each of which will elect Gov
| ernOr and other State officers, and members OF
| the Legislature. The Legislature to be elected
| in Virginia will choose United States Senator
| to succeed Gen. Malone, and the contest is ex-
| ceedingly warm. Fitzhugh Lee, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor, does not make
| much pretension to oratOry, but rides over the
| State in dramatic way, sitting IN the Old sad
die that his uncle, Gen. Robert E. Lee, used
during the war. There is much paradiug of
cavalry" and general revival of tie Old war
feeling. Here at the National Capital the peo-
pie watch the progress of the campaign across
the Potomac with eager eyes. They may be
pardoned for taking an interest in the political
affairs of their neighbors as they never have
any elections of their own. The people Of
Washington do not vote for anything or any
body. They are wholly governed By Congress.
and do not even elect Mayor. From year to
way, unvexed by the man who is a candidate
for q local office and is skirmishing for votes.
But Democrats or Republicans, as the case may
be, rear up on their hind feet and yell as loudly
as anybody when the elections in the various
States 60 their way.
SHERIDAN AND THE SECRETARY.
The friction between Gen. Sheridan and Sec
rotary of War EndicGtt continues. The imme-
date trouble is with reference to Capts. Greg
DRY and Davis two of the Generals Aids, who
arc requi red under the recent order of the Sec
rotary to return to duty with their regiments.
Sheridan was very unwilling TO part with these
members of his official family, and protested
vigorously against the execution of the order,
but the Secretary was ineXOrable and the staff
officers were relieved. Gen. Sheridan feels that
he has been uniustly dealt with, and now re-
fuses TO detail other officers to fill the vacancies
In his staff thus summarily created.
cox AND THE SULTAN.
1t comes all the way from Constantinople that
even so mellow man as S. s. Cox is not alto
gether happy at Constantinople, and he finds
that one may be goreG with the sharp Tip of the
Golden Horn. He, with the other members of
the Diplomatic Corps, got up at o'clock the
other morning and, arraying himself in full
dress, started in launch to the Palace. The
Sultan had invited the guests to be present at
the Bairam ceremonials. but when their boats
drew near the palace the visitors were told that
they must please go back home to bed as the
Sultan was much upset by the news from R0u-
meia
THE WHITE HOUSE IN MINIATURE.
A citizen of New Jersey some time ago sent
to President Cleveland an ingenious wooden
model OF the White House, which he offered to
sell for $50. This model is automatic. Ladies
and gentlemen walk on the verandahs and car
riages approach the mansion. By a clever ar
rangement the fountain in front is made to
play and the familiar scenes of messengers con-
versing with callers at the front door is also
produced. President Cleveland will not accept
it, and it remains subject to the order of the
sender.
KRETsCHMAR's BUST OF GRANT.
The heroic bust of Gen. Grant for the War
Department. which Mr.. Howard kretschmar
has just modelled, is on view at the soul ptOrs
studio in Chicago. Gen. Phil Sheridan, Col. and
Mrs Fred Grant. and the latter's little daughter
Julia, the late Generals pet, saw the bust a
week or two since, before its completion. The
adultswe fully satisfied with it, and the child,
who gazed on it, but said nothing at the time,
could speak of little else afterward than the
bust of grandpa" which she had seen in that
studio.
PERSONAL.
Co:nrade J. Acton Miller has settled himself
i'll Hartford, Conn, where he has engaged in
the advertising business. There is more
competent man in the country in this line than
he. He has the abilities and the experience
which insure success.
VISITORS TO THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
Maj. J. b. Haustean, 4th and 132d n. Y,
Youngstown. o.
Richard Hopkins, 4Sth Pa, Audenried, Pa.
Comrade Hopkins was with his regiment
throughout its service, until wounded at Cold
Har6or, Va. He is now Assistant Superintend-
ent of Mines at Audenried