Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-03-26
Words From Washington.

caused an amount of visiting unusua
during the Lenten season. Miss Cleye
land has held crowded receptions eacl
Saturday since the Inauguration, AMI
this week the President will receive til,
| diplomatic Corps, Senators, and Repres
entatiyes who may be in town, officer.
OF the army and navy, and heads of de-
partments. Next week he will tender :
reception to the general public.
Miss Cleveland's last reception wa,
one OF the largest ever seen al the White
House. Crowds were waiting outside
long before the hour appointed for ad.
mission, and in the throng mingled the
most prominent persons in social and
political life. Miss Cleveland costume
was black satin covered with black
Spanish lace. Mrs. Hoyt, who assisted
her. wore pink satin with black Spanish
lace trimming. Mrs. Blaine, who called
with her son, Mr.. Walker Blaine, was
most cordially received by Miss Cleve-
land. who detained her in conversation
longer than any other guest Mrs. Gen.
Logan also called. and was very warmly
| greeted by the hostess and the ladies of
the cabinet who were with her. The
pariors were handsomely decorated
with palms and leaf plants.
Ex-President Arthur has been the re-
cipient of much attention since his re-
tirement from office. Last week he at
tended round of dinner-parties, and
this week has accepted invitations to
several more, among them one given by
Mr.. and Mrs. McMichael. and one, on
Wednesday evening. by the British min
lister and his daughters.
Among the prominent persons now
visiting the city are Rev. and Mrs
Henry Ward Beecher. and ex- Senator
Mcdonald of Indiana. 1t is rumored
that the latter gentleman is here by the
Presidents express invitation. and that
he will be offered some high position,
probably foreign mission. Mr.. Me-
Donald's friends. however, say that he
will accept no place now in the gift of
the administration, as he will be sure, if
he lives, of being the next u. S. Senator
from Indiana, an office more in accord
ance with his tastes. Another rumor
afloat is that Mr.. Manning has only ta-
ken charge of the Treasury temporarily,
and will retire as soon as its affairs are
running smoothly, and that the Presi-
dent means to assure Mr.. Mcdonald he
shall then have the place. Still another
story is that he will be promised the
first vacancy on the Supreme Bench of
the United States. But these rumors
are mere gossip and only give them
for what they may be worth. Reverend
Henry Ward Beecher's presence in the
capital is due to his engagement to de-
liver q lecture-Evolution and Revolu-
tion-which was attended by the Presi-
dent and his sisters.
Some of our best amateur vocalists
are busily engaged in rehearsing for
three musical entertainments to be given
for charity during the month of April.
They are new opera called 'srhe Ket-
tledrum,'' concert at Mariui's Hall,
under the charge of Miss Nogueiras
daughter of the Brazilian minister)
and the opera of Patience, managed by
the Georgetown orchestra.
Mrs. Foster, wife of the u. S. minis
ter to SPAN, gave brilliant reception
in honor of her friend, Mrs. Mariscal,
whose husband is the Mexican Secretary
of State. Madame Mariscal is an Amer
lean lady, who married her husband
during his stay in this country as repre-
sentative of his government.
Much sympathy is felt for the friends
and family of Colonel Joseph H. Taylor,
the assistant adjutant general of the
army, who died in Omaha of pneumonia
after only five days illness. He was a
nephew of General Zachary Taylor, and
son-in-law of General M. G. Meigs.
Having served in this city on the staff
of General Heintzlemann, he is we'll
known here. He leaves widow and
five children.
Another sudden death, which has
elected universal expressions of SYM
pathy and regret, is that of Mrs. Yulee,
whose husband was Senator from
Florida in President Buchanan's admin
istration. She has but recently moved
into new house on Connecticut Aven-
ne. one of the most beautiful residences
in the city, and was intending to give a
series of handsome entertainments.
The Hazen court-martial attracts al
most as much attention as did the trial
of General Swain. and the long parlor
at the Ebbitt Hou Sc, where the court
holds its session is usually well-filled
with ladies.
Changes in offices have been made
very slowly, Mr.. Joseph S. Miller, of
WestVirginia, has received the appoint
ment of Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue, to which place Ex-Congressman
Thompson of Kentucky was promi-
nent aspirant. 1t is said that one of the
principal arguments urged against the
nomination of the latter gentleman, was
that he came from state largely inter-
ested in the manufacture of whiskey.
His friends now desire him to have the
Office of railroad commissioner, but it is
reported that all the railroad corpora
tons are arrayed against him. If his
friends determine to press his claims,
they will assert that his appointment
would satisfy the nation that the pres
emit administration will not be controlled
by corporations.
News has been received of the nomi-
nation of Senator Bayard's successor,
Attorney General Gray of Wilmington,
a choice said to be in accordance with
Mr.. Bayard's desire.
Ga Monday. March 18th, Secretary
Lamar had visit from Red Cloud, an
Indian chief from Pine Ridge agency,