The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-04-09
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The Weekly Collection About the Ma
tiOnal Capital.


more troops through the city, as it might proba-
bly, be attended by great loss of life aud prop
erty. Gen. Butler, at the head of the Massa-
chusetts troops came to Annapolis and for some
time occupied position on the outside OF the
city in an attitude OF observation. The PROB
lem of restoring communication between the
Capital and the North through Baltimore was
a very serious one and much disturbed Gen.
Scott. Suddenly, by very brilliant coup defdt
Gen. Butler marched into Baltimore dur
ing the night and captured the city without
shot being fired, much to the relief OF every
body, the respectable people of Baltimore in
cluded, who dreaded terrible scenes being
enacted in any attempt to get possession Of the
city.
Gen. Butler was in the city the other day,
and. in order to illustrate point in an argu-
Hneut before a Treasury official, he told the
story of how he came to make the movement,
alluded to above, which resulted in such signal
success.
While lying with his troops at Annapolis he
arrested an organ grinder and bought from
him his organ and monkey for the sum of $50
He then put the man in confinement, and or
dered Lieut. Hagerty, of his staff, to disguise
himself, take the hand-organ and monkey. and
visit Baltimore on tour of observation. Early
the next morning the Lieutenant, in the organ
grinders clothes, with the organ surmounted
by the monkey on his shoulders, started for the
CITY, and throughout the day assiduOusly walk
ed from street to street, making them resound
with the hdeous notes Of the vile instrument.
It is reported that he was more successful with
the organ than the monkey, and that his at
tempts TO make the creature 60 through the
usual antics and gather up the pennies thrown
to it by an admring crowd were truly ludi-
crous. However, if he was not quite success
as an rgan-grinder and monkey manipulation,
he got during the day such a mass of valuable
information that Gen. Butler, on receiving his
t,al it,to pal q
thousand men and took possession of the city
without any trouble whatever military step
which Gen. Scott was always alta loss TO COM
prehend.
AN IMPORTANT CASE
was argued before the Supreme Court last week
by Hon Edward Roby one of the leading law
yers Of Chicago. The case, entitled Ex-parte
Morgan" is a proceeding for mandamus to
compel Judges Gresham and Woods, of the
United States Circuit Court for Indiana to
enter judgement in ejectment according to
the pleadings and verdict or finding The gen.
eral issue was pleaded and the finding was for
the plaintiff. The Judgment entered did not
give the plaintiff the land sued for, but was for
all the land south of the defendants fence,
which was in fact the south line Of the land
sued for
To an outsider it looks as if Judge Gresham
was charged with arbitrarily giving judgment
for the defendant, finding for the plaintiff,
in such form as to beat the plaintiff and make
it impossible for him to take any exception 20
the judgment or the evidence
The counsel for Morgan claims that he has a
remedy by writ of error or mandamus If the
Judge can dictate what judgment shall be en-
tered on s. general verdict in ejectment, then
the remedy is by writ Of error; but the coun-
Sci argues that in such case the judgment must
be for all the land sued for, and for no other
land that it is the duty of the Clerk to write
out that Judgment and the Judge cannot med
die with it to qualify it. If he attempts to
dictate the words, it is still only the act of the
Clerk. The authorities relied on begin about
the year 1900 and extend to January last. The
argument evidenced acquaintance with the
subject on the part of counsel, and most marked
attention was given by every member OF the
august court.
motion to amend and conform the judg-
ment entry to the declaration aud verdict was
made in the court below and denied, and in
this case Morgan seeks to compel that court
to amend the judgment according to the COM
mon law.
OBSERVING EASTER MONDAY.
There is one pleasant observance OF the day
following Faster which seems to be peculiar to
Washington. On that day all the children of
the city gather in the beautiful grounds south
of the White House with their Easter eggs and
amuse themselves by rolling them down the
gentle declivities into which the surface of the
ground is broken. On bright sunny days, as last
Monday was the sight is picturesque and fas-
cinating. The bright garb of several thousand
children, dressed in the brilliant colors that
are now the fashion, all engaged in sport in
which they take childish Zest, the fresh green
Of the grass, the opening buds on the trees, &C.
oasional tufts of early flowers and groups Of
sober parents enjoying the merry making of
their offsprings, make altogether picture well
worth going many miles to see. The gather
ing is a thoroughly Democratic one. Children
come there in carriages attended by llveried
servants, and others come there in street cars
and even those too poor to pay the modest fare
come great distances to take part in the sport
The President held a reception last Monday,
and very many of his callers, after paying their
respects TO him, went out into the grounds and
participated in the pleasure-making. AT the
conclusion the sward is covered with bits Of
eggshells and fragments of eggs and bon-bons
and other picnic debris, which are carefully
removed by the corps Of laborers who are en-
ploycd TO keep the grounds in order.
sIRs. GARFIELD WILL NOT MARRY.
Her Washington friends have been pro-
foundly interested in the report that Mrs. Gar
field was soon TO marry clergyman In West
ern Pennsylvania. The story took such def
mite shape that it was asserted that the gentle
man had "deiicately informed" his congrega-
tiOa of the engagement. The Associated Press
has puta quencher on the story, by its Cleye-
land agent stating. as II Dy authority " Inc
report that'has been extensively circulated that
MIS-. Garfield is to be married undoubtedly
originated from some malicious person who
wished to annoy her, as it has been authori-
tatiyely ascertained that the rumor is utterly
false, having no foundation whatever. Mrs.
Garfield has only recently heard of it. She
still wears mourning and matrimony has no
place in her thoughts"
KEW APPOINTMENTS.
During the past week the following appoint
ments have been made: VIM. r. Roberts, of
New York, Minister to Chilli Charles w. Buck
of Kentucky, Minister to Peru Richard b.
Hubbard, of Texas, Minister to Japan Charles
T. Russell, of Connecticut, Consul at Liverpool;
VIM w. Lang, of Texas. Consul at Hamburg;
John L. McGraw, Collector of Internal Rev
enue for the District of West Virginia. and
Norman J. Colman, Of Missouri, Commissioner
o. Agriculture. Postmaster Pearson. of New
York, was reappointed. Secretary Manning
has appointed Eugene Higgins Chief of the
Appointment Division of tho Treasury Depart
ment. Mr.. A. Leo Knott has been appointed
Second Assistant Postmaster General
HON. BEN LIE FEvRE.
That friend of the soldier, Hon. Ben Le
Feyre, who has been stopping in the Capital
since Congress adjourned TO look particularly
after the interests of his constituents and the
soldiers, left for Maplewood, his home, Sunday
evening April 5. He expects to return to
Washington about the LIST of June, and will