The Washington critic., 1886-03-02
TOPICS OF THE DAY,

The Washington correspondent of
the Baltimore Bulletin relates the ex
perience of young man from Ohio
who came here about year ago to get
an Office. The young man says; II
had with me $3.50 in cold cash; so l
put up at first.class hotel. The new
Administration was installed March 4.
About ten days after, in company with
my influence, i called on Mr.. Manning
and made known what ] wanted. He
would be glad to serve me and 1 should
have the appointment on the first.
Well, the first came and went; so did
May and June, but nothing was heard
from the Treasury. Other fellows
from New York were given positions
while waited for mine. My money
was going and found it advisable to
seek cheaper quarters. Becoming i'm.
patient with my hackers and myself, |
once more had an interview with Man
ming. This time had the questions
put on me. The Secretary was sorry,
but he couldn't help it. Ohio had
more than her quota and he could do
nothing. then applied for small
clerkship in the War Department. Oh,
yes should have it on the 18TH
Same old story again. II continued
that way until last week, when did
manage to catch laborer's place at
the Capitol"
The gossipy correspondent here of
the Columbus Dispatch adds the fol-
lowing good story of Thurman to the
number now floating about: Senator
Thurman and his amiable wife are re-
ceiving marked attention from mem
bers of both parties. Mrs. Thurman
goes everywhere that he goes. "Alleh
and "Mary" are inseparable friends,
and Mary takes pretty good care of
Allen, too. in a quiet way. "Some
time ago." said close personal friend
of the Senator, "Mr. Thurman was
visiting here, when some friends came
in for an hours chat. In the course
of the seance 1t was suggested that
something of q liquid nature nigh
prove appropriate to- the occa
sion.p gy"Well," said old Allen G.
with a sly look at Mary, %
might take a little apollinaIfs
Mary has shut down on me lately, AM
says ! can't have anything else. mo
indeed, . said Mary. nothing stronge
for you just, now, Allen" $50 tn
apollinaris came up and was disposet
Of with rather wry faces, for 1t was no
q beverage to which the gentlemen wer
much devoted. When the chat wa
ended old Allen walked down stair
with his guests, and glancing nervousl
about to see that Mary was not i
hearing, said; We'll, gentlemen, let
go down to the bar and get somcthin
TO hold that apollinaris down. "
Says "Carp" in the Ieaepenleat
Senator Sherman has been, during hi
life, a great letter-wrlter. He has ha
q very large correspondence, and ha
carefully kept all of the importml
letters which he has received durin
his long public career of now nearly
generation. These letters are care
fully filed away, and fully indexed
There are, perhaps, forty thousand 0
them, and they contain confidentio
letters from nearly every statesman c
note in this country during the La
three decades. John Sherman has bee
noted for knowing how to keep Ii
D mouth shut, and these letters have bee
written freely and without restrain
They are full of unwritten histor.
and constitute, perhaps, the most vall
able collection of papers gathered Il
gether since the days of John Quinc
Adams Among them are three lare
volumes, containing the letters of Gel
eral Sherman to the Senate
These began at the time Ge'
eral sherman entered we
Point, and continue until to-da
They number thousands, and are wrl
ten as to one who thought his corr
spondent to be the half of his sou
Many of them were written in CAM
sometimes before battle, and som
times after one, and ali Of them blai
with the feelings of the time as en-
| bodied in General Shprman's hear