Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-18
SOME WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
What the Correspondents Now Have to
Write About


WASHINGTON. April 15.-The last of
the callers were about leaving the White
House this afternoon when a man who
gave his name as Capt. James NJ. Her
rington, Of Jacksonville. Ind, stepped up
to the door with a request that he would
like to see the President, adding that Vice
President Hendricks had sent him. On
being questioned as to his business he
said that he desired to read to the Presi-
dent an essay, prose and poetry. on "The
Irrepressible Conflict Of Public Senti-
ment." He thereupon produced from his
oyercOat pocket a package of about 80
pages OF foolscap paper. The dOOrkeeper
offered to take it, saying that Col. Lamont
read all the poetry that came before il was
sent to the President but the Captain de-
clined for the reason, he said, that the
chirOgraphy was poor and much inter
lined that any one except himself
would have difficulty in reading it, The
doorkeeper, under the circumstances. re-
fused admission, and he went away
grumbling. As he was leaving the Cap
tain said he had been for years a river
pilot n st. Louis. and he thought he had
q better idea Of the cause Of war than any
other man living; that he had penned bis
tInH-hts i'm leisure moments. and that he
t'"uaHt She President would be better off
z bad heard bis essay. He said he had
hri afatk with Vice President Hendricks
.rio., t1o carl part ot the day, but that
A-. ileudrir-~ aId mo lind of apprecia-
uur o po. try at prose unless there was
:..s rnu unt politics iu r.. Ne said Mr..
j uarcNS e. q of d. after bearing but
seVeu pages. and suggested that he let
the Pr,sijeu, bear tla r.maiadar.
Az EN.sLANE's RANK.
Mr.. William II. oliver. az North Caro-
lima. dropped into the White House this
afternoon with a number Of others simply
to pay his respects. AS he passed by
Col. LamOnts door he recognized Arthur
Simmons, the cOl0red messenger who has
stood there tor 20 years, and who is one
OF the most popular attaches of the man.
sion, as one of his former slaves. The
recognition between the eX-slave and ex-
master was mutual, and they had a
pleasant talk of old times. Arthur is
very proud of his position, and ne men,
toned to Mr.. Oliver that he was now the
third man in Official rank in the country,
which was something for a North Caro-
lima eX-slave to be proud of.
'First comes the President" said Ar
thur; "then comes Col. Lamont and then
Arthur Simmons" Arthur took special
pains to have his former master presented
to both the President and Col. Lamont.
AS Mr.. Oliver was going Arthur asked
him if he was after an Office; that posi-
bly, he could help him, and that he would
be glad to do SO. Mr. Oliver replied that
he did not want anything.
"If there is anything | can do for youD
said Arthur, ''Order and your command is
law"
IN take that up" replied Mr.. Oliver.
Il want bouquet from the White House
conservatory to take down TO North Caro-
lima to the lady folks"
Inside OF fifteen minutes he had the
bouquet, with a card ''to Mrs. Oliver.
with the compliments of Arthur Sim
MONS"
ALUCKY BIG INDIAN.
Something of a stir has been created
here by the announcement that Col + G.