The Washington critic., 1886-06-18
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

burg Chronicle. Telcgrdph: "There Is
likely to be brilliant wedding in Lon
don or Paris in the near future, and
the most interested parties are Miss
Josephine Medill daughter OF Mr..
Joseph Medill Of the Tribune, and Mr..
Walker Blaine, son Of the ex-senator.
The attachment between the two young
people has been known In society cir
cles here for some time, and the little
affair of the heart Is supposed to have
had not trifle to do with the hoisting
of the Blaine banner by the Tribune in
the last Presidential campaign. Cos.
sip has 1t that had the son Of Maine
been successful there would have
been brilliant wedding In the
White House long before the
date OF the Cleveland. Folsom nup-
tials, but as the verdict of the people
frustrated the plans of the happy pair,
the scene of the nuptials Is to be shifted
TO foreign soil. There will be weeping
and gnashing OF teeth among the elect
in the North and South Sides when this
programme is generally known, for the
bride.tobe is very popular. and her
marriage with q scion of the house of
Blaine would have been the greatest
society event which Chicago has seen
for many year.
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Judge Jackson, late Senator Jack.
son from Tennessee, made his first ap-
pearance on the U. S. Bench in Gin.
cinnati last Tuesday, and according to
the 7IimesStd Of that city this is the
a etr 1a 1tr
coteric of Cincinnati: "a distinguished
assembly of attorneys appeared within
the bar Of the United States Court this
morning. 1t was Judge Jackson's first
appearance upon the bench here, and
he occupied the seat which In days
gone by had been Judge Baxter's.
Judge Sage sat with him when the old
Macarthur will case was reopened. A
good many of the disciples of Black
stone were there out of curiosity, but
the majority were interested in the
celebrated case which has been hang
ing fire in the courts for over
ten years. At first glance at
the new Judge one Is struck
with the resemblance to the Hon.
Bardwell Slote,' the character made
famous by VIM. j. Florence, and this
impression is strengthened rather than
weakened by closer inspection. The
Judge sat easily in his chair tilting 1t
gently backward and forward. 1t was
not very warm in the court room, yet
he kept an ancient palm leaf fan in
pretty constant motion. He seemed to
take good deal of interest in the case
before the court, and during the reading
of the statements pro and con he varied
the monotony by asking several ques'
tions."
-.
In recent letter to the Kansas City
Times, Colonel Ayres, the Washington
correspondent of that paper, relates
that President johnson, after his ac-
quittal of impeachment in May, 1868,
made arrangements for an extended tour
in Europe, intending TO sail in March
1869. He stated to one of his near
personal friends that he hoped to be
absent at least two years, so that time
might soften the bitterness Of the
severe political ordeal through which
he had passed and he might thereby
re.establish himself in the condolences
of old friends from whom, in the OBJ
servance of his policy, he had mean.
time become alienated. Conversing
recently upon this subject with the
gentleman indicated, he said: "Prcsi.
dent johnson talked over this subject
with me at intervals for two or three
weeks. lie had longed for many years
to 90 abroad, and probably would have
done so but for the breaking out OF the
rebellion. Since then he had gone
through oil the public gradations by
serving as President, his ambitions
were satisfied, and although he retired
from the Chief Magistracy somewhat
under q political cloud, he felt he
would be able TO survive it, and by ab
senting himself from the cabals of Ten.
nessee and national politics for two or
three years, the time might come when
his possible re entry into public life
would be worthy of consideration and
mutually acceptable to his people and
himself. begged him not to think OF
again engaging in political turmoil, but
the suggestion did not exactly please
him. and after rallying him somewhat
upon his perversity, he frankly admit
ted he would like to re. enter the Senate
and face his enemies in that body" 81
asked President Johnson" continued
the gentleman, chow he was situated al
to ready money, and he laughingly re
piled that he was we'll fixed; that ht
had some sixty or seventy thousand dol
was able to bear the expenses OF his
contemplated trip He then and ther,
assured me that he had fully made VI
his mind to go abroad, and gave nj
directions respecting certain things h,
desired l should do for him pendin.
his absence. / left Washington and re
turned home. fully expecting that 81
soon as March 4 arrived and Genera
Grant had been inaugurated to hea
that he had taken steamer and wa
on his way to Europe. Judge of my
surprise when the news came to Nash
vile that in lieu of being borne
on the waves OF the Atlantic
the ex-Presideut had taken tn,
first train from Washington to Green
vile, Tenn, and announced himself I
candidate for the Senate TO succeed
Senator Fowler. The struggle for til,
Senatorship was bitterly contested be
tween himself and Emerson Etherldge
and finally eliminated in the choice o
Henry Cooper. Strange as 1t may ap
pear, two years subsequently Andrew
johnson was elected to the Senate t,
succeed Parson Brownlow by fusioi
with Republican votes under almos
identical circumstances rs those unde
which he was defeated by IIenr,
Cooper. His last Senatorial career
however, was very brief, as he died i,
1875. 1t is part OF this history that Ja
Cooke failed with Andrew Johnson
money on deposit, but it WIS flnall,
recovered, years after, by reimburse
ment in installments."
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