The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-07-31
Washington Letter.
lfrom our regular Correspondence


came back to Washington feeling vel
SatIShed with bis trip He has found ,
good deal of work on hand for the nov,
, two weeks during which time most o.
inc important bills Of the session will
50 to him. 1t was reported YESTERDAY
'hat ne had determined to veto three
Oh the appropriation bills and the oleo-
margarine bill. Not word has come
from the White House to authorize any
such statement or belief. The tnort
\that ne will veto the sundry civil bill
On account fits provision in reference
to silver certificates is quite withou,
foundation, and doubt that any action
ne may take Is likely to materially
prolong the session.
During the absence of the Presid emf
IN Albany Mrs. Cleveland remained in
the city enjoying herself ina quiet fash
ion. On Thursday Mrs. Villas, who
spent the day by invitation with Mrs.
cleveland, drove to the White House
at ll.3O. Little Mis- Mollie Villas, who
IS an enthusiastic admircr of the Prcsi
dents bride, was impatient fortbeeag
iy anticipated visit to begin, and so arry-
ed an hour in advance of her mother.
After luncheon, which was served in
The private dining room, the ladies spent
the day upstairs reading, talking and
dong fancy work. In the afternoon Mrs.
Cleveland drove Mrs. Villas to the studio
II Bel, the photographer This is the
second sitting which Mrs. Cleveland
has had. The first, of which the photo
graphs are now finished, was in TIT
White i.ouse conservator. and repre-
Sents her in the wedding dress of ivory
satin trimmed with orange blossoms.
Quite sensation was caused in the
West End rocently 10y the ruuor that
Il member OF the Chinese Legation.
while enjoying the moonlight in Dr.
|
pont Circle, had been Suddenly bervlt
Of his queue by IN unknown thief,
whose aacrcIigious hand had carried
away that appel dlge from the head
Ut the celestial, the existence of which
is OF vita! import to his happiness. Who
conld have been guilty of it was the
question OF the hour. New of the N.Y.
ferrous robbery spread like wild fire
among the little children who frequent
the park, and with whom the members
Of the legation are great f,voritcs, a
they pass the greater part Of each even
my sitting out on the benches in their
gay silk robes, feeding the youngsters
With oriental Swcetmrats, laughing and
talking with them meanwhile. One lit
tic group after another, hearing Of the
strange aii,,lr, Oh the afternoon follow
ing It's occurrence, marched solemuly
up to the barbrrized Chinaman, and
slowly, made a complete circuit about
HIM in al awed silence, ludicrous in
the last degree to the on-lookers. All
effort to draw them into conversation
was futile; their small souls were filled
with an ama2ement too deep for words,
and Still they gazed, and still the
wonder grew" Inquiry Cd the part Of
the elders has developed the remarka-
bic fact that the attache cut off his own
queue, as he vehcmently asserts he will
never return to his own country and
does not desire longer to be member
Of the legation.
Senator Palmer, of Michigan, made
a funny blunder the other day, and if
it hadn't been for the prompt manner
in which he corrected it the mistake
mi 3ht have passed unnoticed. He was
in the chair while the Senate was voting
on the oleomargarine bill, and in put
ting the question said, Gentlemen, as
many OF you as are in favor of -" and
there he stopped. 81 would say, Seua-
tors, as many of you as are in favor of,
etc When he went into the cloak room
to smoke his next cigar, he was invited
to define the difference between the
terms gentlemen" and Senators"
The political fences throughout the
country are said to be in very bad
condition. The fall elections promise to
make many changes in the House