Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-14
A CURIOUS BATCH OF GOSSIP.
What Took Place at the Airing ton Eight
Years Ago.
THE BLACK spy" UNDER THE PoMERoY HOUSE
ASHEx-PLoTS AND CoCNTERpLoTs OF THE
TTLDEN AND HAYES MANAGERS-wHAr WAS
DISCOVERED IN THE CELLAR
From the New York Citizen.

From the New York Citizen.
One beautiful, balmy morning in February,
on the arrival of the morning train at Washing
ton, there came into the Arlington dining room
beautiful young woman, accompanied by
two gentlemen. and took seats at the table for
breakfast. 1t was about fortnight before the
9TH of March, 1877. The lady was the late Mrs
Pelton, and the gentlemen were her husband
now deceased, nephew OF Samuel J. Tilden and
the "iInlnaeulate' Smith Weed. They were
10 be the future Lady Of the White House under
Tilden, and Smith Weed was to be the chief
cook and bottle washer of the kitchen cabinet
They had not been seated long at The liable be-
fore In came Bobby Randall Sam RandaITs
brother. He bowed and scraped gave the lady
self at the table; next came Mr. Manton Marble
fresh from the everglades OF Florida. He bowed
he imed h. shGok hands and took
Andy Johnson. He shook hands all around md
and seated himself at the table. They looked a
queer lot. The lady, a dignif1ed, handsome
blonde. verify seemed a rose among thorns, as
There were few parties in the dlnfny-roo,n ar
the tme but soon the elite Of the country (for
the Arlington stands first among hotels. began
TO assemble for breakfast also. Senators Con-
gressInen and Judges assembled around the
table, and began to quiz and discuss the distin-
gulshed company that occupied the table with
The ladies thought 1t was a new arriva! OF
some theatrical star and her company and
guesses We're INDUCED in about the leading gem
tlemen. BY common consent Charlie Wooley
was selected Us the great actor who would per-
senate senate Hamlet, Claude Netaote, ct at. Smith
set down as the leader OF the orchestra. The
others were put down to minor characters in
plays. No one in the room seemed to know
them. After while Theo. Roessle, proprietor
of the hotel, waltzed in and was very attentive.
Then you may be sure the ladies all thought
that Mrs Peiton must be some great theatricai
mo cio1t,y
gallant to them.
"Rosele-Rosele--oh, Roessle," mildly spoke
wife and daughter near the door, as Roessle
was about putting out. "who is that beautiful
lady sitting with these common fellows oppo-
why" said Roessle, who stcff5;pudi in front Of
the table, Don't you know land in a low
Mrs. Pelton and husband, Mr.. TiIden's niece
and nephew"
"Oh, my" said Mrs. Parsons, mot exactly;
nor HAYES OF Ohio, is to be the next lady of the
retreated confused, knowing that Mrs. Parsons
''ah, ah, ah, indaed-is that so!'
camper on the spirits of the before gay and
happy party OF Mrs. Pelton, for very soon they
all ef IeaSingmwhieh %pst be attributed tS
Bouquet among the soiled dishes on the table.
The headquarters Of the Sam Tilden states
ington was the rear parler Of the Pomeroy
house, an annex to the Arlington hotel There
W Mule
Smith Weed, the Demerara Railroad" one,
dollar purchaser; Manton Marble, Senator Jones
others 1t was once in while visited by A. as 5.
But oosy sere co ana ssn
neer,in-chief Of the republican gang, had his
headquarters at "Jim" Wormleys, and through
hin him sSt on to the Tildsn 1unto ct the ATng
at the latter hotel, and soon. there was
eoor ef SPY IN the cellar beneath the
eeoad hear disnesy ali G0Se the ~he esrne hs
talked in no low tones Of .voiceeand ali was re-
the plans Of the Tilden clan were thwarted. For
instance, the Oregon-Cronin affair with the one
how the money vas sent anS ba sani
first heard in that cellar, also the one eector
who refused to sign and who never did sign the
Wheeler from that state, was heard there but
some one signed the credentials for the missing
Is Ss shi s
night would be over and Hayes sworn in as Pre-
for Iilden to take the oath in the city Of New
York. Whereupon the counter plan to have
Stewart L. Woodford arrest Tilden, hurl him in
view g Gen. Woodford himself by tie editor Of
the Utica Republican, now deflnet.
The game to catch Senator COnkling was
heard discussed there, and that the man sug-
gested to do the job was present Congressman
7. j. Spriggs. How he was foiled by Senator
Spencer and Tom Plat is we'll known.
Ine so,called party treason Of Senator Jones
OF Nevada and General Butler was first dis
covered IN that cellar. They were subsequently
hauled of, but still they continued their visits
ested In Hayes cause instead OF Tildeh's, and in
the common pariance of the world, they gave
all away they heard. They told about the
hopes OF Tilden in Judge Davis, ii he was placed
On the Electoral Commission. Judge Steve
said Davis was sound for TiIden Davis was
left land Judge Joe Bradley was subs ituted
liz any body doubts the story of the "Black
Spy let him examine the cellar of Pomeroy
House now, and he will find only single pine
flooring beneath the .parlor, without any 1ath-
Ing or plastering, and can hear distinctly any
loud talk above. have tried it.