The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-10
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. July ~


has been out but little in his carriage
and beyond going to the opera Friday
evening has had hardly any recreation.
Both he and Mrs. Cleveland enjoyed
TIRE performance. The President is really
fs,A of music and will probably he seen
often at the theatre hereafter with his
young wife. His complete abstinence
from going last year was no doubt the
result of his consciousness that he
would have better excuse later on.
Mrs. Cleveland paid her first visit to
the House gallery Saturday morning.
She occupied a seat in the Executive
gallery. and was accompanied by Mrs.
Villas, Mrs. Lamont and Captain. Eads.
Fhe party remained abont twenty
minutes and absorbed the attention of
the House to the neglect of the dull
discussion which was progressing upon
the > Wisconsin claims amendment.
Many Republican members whose seats
being immediately under the gallery
prevented them from having good
view of Mrs. Cleveland, turned demo-
Gratis for the once, and took vacant seats
upon the democratic side, where the
view was unobstructed When she arose
to go the few spectators i'm the galleries
went out to get a glimpse of the bride,
ias did several members of Congress.
The party also paid blscf visit to the
Senate, where they occupied the seats
reserved for the Presidential f,esaily in
the private gallery. If their presence
was known to the occupants of the floor
or the galleries, the fact did nos make
itselfconspicuously manifest
1t is reported that we are to have a
new sensation i'll society next win ter,
and that professional beauties" will
he AL the rage. There has never been
such a thing in this country, although
the Uuited States has furnished material
to stimulate the craze in England, and
do not see why we shouldn't go frantic
over our pretty girls as well as the
Enelislmen. When Mrs. Langtry came
over with her reputation there was not
town she visited that could not pro
duce dozen or more women that threw
her charms into eclipse, and some of
them arc ctin.ing t. Washington next
winter. Ii is the Presid nt's wife who
is mconsCidtlsly the Cause of the pro-
! posed innovations, and her beauty has
inspired a spilft'of rivalry among the
people who think they know women as
pretty us she.
A comparison of the condition of the
Treasury now and last year at this
time shows that the debt proper was
decreased during the fiscal Year by
i $44, 612, 286. The cash IN the Treasury
! was increased in the same period sol
4S5, 40. The gold and gold bullion il
the Treasury have been increased dur
ing the year $36, 1885 The silve
dollars, of which under the law owe
two million and a half have been come
monthly during the year, and the sill
vor bullion on hand has increased dun
ing the year S2S, 30S,48S The silve
dollars actually in circulation are thi
! teen million more now than at this tim
:. last year. 1t may be added that thes
/. thirteen million of silver dollars hay
. by that much increased the tot;
e amount of circulating medium, becaus
the one and two dollar greenbacks will
+ drawn have been almost exactly n
placed by the issue of IS notes.
The bill to authorize the assignment
of officers Of the Army and Navy {
attaches to our legations in foreis
countries has gone with a favorable I
port to the House calendar, where
~ y, will probably stick like a well-preserv
!, fly in subtemane all amber. There is
possible objection to this measu
Why then entonib it in the House c
:" endarl
y "That is the way we have Of do
~ business" said member of the Ho
to me. "Unless bill is persisten
b pressed by personal interests it is d
Of cult. in the first instance, to get C
les mittee to consider it at all, and wi