Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-09
CAPITAL GOSSIP.

| There Is no greater force of watchmen or po.
| lice about the White House grounds to day
| than there was when Mr.. Arthur went out of
the office. When Mr.. Arthur came in, the
public mind vas very much excited over the
the succession to Mr.. Garfield, and quite a
! large force Of detectives and policemen in
citizens clothes were prowling about the Ex>
ecutive mansion and guarding the President
about the city. One of these usually accom-
panied the Presidents carriage in all its drives
when the Chief Executive was the occupant
of it. Nothing was considered remarkable
about this at that time Pres
ident Arthur, however soon got
| rid Of all this body guard, and long before he
went out, nobody was about him in such
character beyond the usual policemen at the
mansion. There has been no increase in the
force since then, save during and immedi
ately after the Inauguration when the great
crowds were present in the city.
The recent talk about the Presidents fail,
ure to attend the frneral Of Mr.. Hendricks
at Indianapolis, and the extraordinary PIE.
cautions taken by the railroad companies to
prevent accident in case he went, created the
impression in the public mind that MIR. Cleve,
land was personally afraid Of bodily harm.
It may be said that there are no indications
about the White House of any such force,
nor has there been any reason for such sus>
picions
Capitol gossip is rather dull just now, but
the newspaper man In search of news may
find Senator Sherman in the Vice>Presidents
room at the Capitol almost every day. He
is said to spend several hours day there.
In the document room the clerks Of the
House are the recipients of some queer be-
quests. A constituent of Western member
writes and asks for the Congressional Record
from the date Of its first publication. An
other would like to have revolver, while a
third desires that a call be made at the Cen
sus Office to obtain the residence Of q certain
party.
Speaker Carlisle is somewhat perplexed as
to what committees to eliminate from the
House Committees. He is said TO have de-
cided to drop the following, however: Pen
sions, Bounty and Back Pay, Public Health
and the Tenth Census. These he believes to
be useless
A bill is being prepared a. the department
of justice under the direction of the attorney
general for the complete organization of the
financial system of the United States. 1t will
abolish the fee system, officers Of the courts
including United States marshals and will
increase the power of United States commits
sioners by giving them authority to try aud
pass upon minor cases.
Secretary Manning has just decided to issue
within day or two call for ten million
three per cent. bonds, payable February l,
1886.
Department officials have no doubt that the
Indians are in favor with the Mormons, and
arrive when the Mormons resist the govern
ment by force, they will receive the assistance
Of at least 5000 Ute Indians.
The National apital on New Years day
ilonned her festal robes, and formally u hered
in the social season. A more lovely day for
the purpose could scarcely have been OWNED
Ivy man or the Creator A frosty morning
was followed by clear, sunshiny day, and
the atmosphere was more like that of early
s2ring than mid-winter. 1t was trife too
warm for overcoats, and as much too cold
without them. 1t was just such holiday in
Washington as brings forth every man,
woman or child who has no business at home
to take part in or witness the general festivi-
ties. OF course, nearly all of the interest
centered in the reception ut the Presidential
Mansion.
No unusual preparations had been made
for the reception Of the Presidential guests,
President Cleveland having given express
orders that everything should he conducted
in thu usual manner and without any unu-
sual formality and display. The White
House reception differed therefrom only in
point Of numbers and the character of the
people there assembled to do honor to the
Democratic administration. The occasion
was certainly more brilliant one in every
respect than has Of late years attended New
Years Day at the White HOUSE. This is
probably due chiefly to 1hs beauty OF the
weather, which encouraged very large at
tendance in the vicinity of the White House
| as well as among the Presidential callers.
BY 10 o'clock in the day there were assem-"
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fayette square and executive Mansion, some
1000 or 5000 people. This crowd Increased
graduA ally as the hours advanced, until, by
| the time the doors were opened for tue rerep-
| ton of the general public, the square was lii"
| erally crowded with carriages and viewers
on foot. Most of these people had come there
| for observing rather than taking part in the
| ceremonies of the day. A human lane had
| been formed on each side of the entrance OF
the western gate, where the carriages entered
| the grounds. Another corr spending human
lane, banked from 10 to 20 deep deep, fornel
in front of the eastern gate, where tina callers
made their exit.
IN, msguifirolU equlpages and gaiiy ca
parisoned horses, bearing distinguished
guess, entered by the western gate and lands
Ell their occupants under the green portico
and whirled away to bs banked against the
convexity of the semi-circular drive. From
the Tina the reception began to the time the
public were admitted there were. perhaps
from 400 to 500 carriages formed in this line
as closely as they could stand. The arranse>
ments were in the care Of tn, mounted police,
who took charge Of the empty vehicles and
directed them to their stand. As fast as
thair owners enlarged from the White House
over the platform leading through the north
ern window OF the East room, the carriages