Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-01-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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WASHINGTON, -. c., Jan. Goth, 1885.
Washington 10 considerably crestfsllen
over the fact that she has neither room for
the strangers who are 10 come here 10
take In the Monument dedics ton and the
Inauguration, nor halls for the sccomn,o-
dation OF the people who desire Ia hear
the orstion on the first occasion, or TO trip
the light fantastic toe on the second. The
new Pension hall Will furnish many frat
class case Of pneumonia unless the weather
should prove remarkably mild, "a II will
I've next to impossible to heat huge
brick building while II IL In n half finished
state. see, by the way, that the new
President 10 getting his hand, or rather his
foot, In by attending series Of bali per-
formances al Buffalo, though II is said that
Grover cant dance for peanuts. In fact,
Mr.. Arthur and Mr.. Van Buren have been
the only Presidents who possessed the fac
ulty OF going through the mazes Of an or.
dinsry qnadrille. Grant took lessons in
dancing at the White House, but for oil
that he never could dance.
An asiute newspaper correspondent here
meniions the name of Capt. John Ericsson
for Mr.. Cleveland's Secretary ofthe Navy.
This looks like putting young blood into
the new administration, indeed. Captain
Ericsson is now eiEhiy-one years old, but
nevertheless probably rs vigorous Ne many
a Cabinet officer Of modern day,. have
always thought somehow that ihis country
has never appreciated the grea, service
that Capt. Ericsson Inns performed for u-,
nor have we shown ourselves grateful to
him for the personal sacrifice he made for
as in building and fitting ost that gallant
little cheese-hox that revoluiionized tie
| worlds idea Of maritime warfare, when
she knocked out the huge "Merrimac" in
about the first round Had the people had
the opportunity on that March morning
in 1862 they would have showered sucl,
honors upon Ericsson as no mortal had
ever received, for lie had demonstrated the
fact that we were invincible against any
Toe upon the water with the Monitor, aud
the army nj the West had shown itself
abundanlly abe 10 take care of itself on
land. Capt. Ericsson has heen at work in
sll THESE years, since the wrr closed, in
perfecting other maritime engines oi de
siruction, the last Of which is the Destroy
sr" from which fve hundred pounds o
dynamite in one maa can he thrown unde
water with the meet accurate aim, ani
with perfect safety to the vessel from
which it is hurled. For coast defense II i
as perfect means an human ingenuit,
can devise, and would he Irresistible
against the attacks of the combined navie
OF Europe. There is no humbug abou
this, and recause there is not it is not II
all likely that Congress- will look upon tn
scheme to aid Capt. Ericsson in building
his vessels, with any sort of complacency
The prospect that Mr.. Evarts will he lh
successor of Senator Lapham must be ex
hilarating 10 the average New Yorker S
FAR as the conserving OF the interests of Il,
, Empire State is concerned, Mr.. l.aphan
has been an absolute nonentity. In fac
+. since Mr.. Cenkling vanished SO suldenl
from the Senale Chamber four years ago
| New York has been practically unreprs
scnted in that body. care not what NJ
Evarts' anteceden,s may have been ns
: lawyer. or MS Mr.. Hayes Cabinet advise
:, lie has brains. and thai Ia what the comn
G try stands IN sore need Of in her lsgislativ
!. councils. Dom PEDRO.