Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-15
CLEVELAND'S ENDURANCE
TIRING HIM OUT APPARENTLY
AN IMPOSSIBILITY.

Negroes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Grover Cleve-
land is one of the most wonderful
men, physically speaking, that Washing
ton has ever numbered among its residents.
His powers of endurance are simply mar
velous. They were fully illustrated on
the occasion of his visit to Boston. Five
minutes devoted to a consideration OF the
programme for that event ought to salts
iy the least impressionable mind that the
task the President set himself was one
that would be impossible TO any except
man OF surprising strength and great vi
tality, There was twelve hours railway
travel, sixteen hours OF hand shaking,
dining, sightseeing, ETC., and then twelve
more hours of the railway, getting back
TO Washington and resuming at once the
arduous duties of his office. In all this
time not an hour of rest, except such as
could be had upon the cars, and yet Mr..
Cleveland showed no trace OF fatigue,
and what is still better, felt
none. Mrs. Cleveland appreciates the
fact that the President is devoting him
sell too closely to his duties, and is con.
stantly endeavoring to devise some little
diversion which will momentarily, at
least, break the dull monotony OF his
routine life. Mrs. Cleveland is very fond
of the theatre, and already she has man.
aged 10 taGe the President Out more times
since their marriage than he ever went be-
fore. Last Thursday night there was
quite a party at Albaugh's, and Mrs.
Cleveland was more OF star than jan
auschek. The President has an odd way
OF going to the theatre. he never let's
any one know when be intends to go, but
shortly before O'Clock a box is ordered
and the party arrives Just before the cur
tain goes up. Mrs. Cleveland always
dresses quietly at the theatre. Gener-
ally she wears a handsome black dress
and carries flowers in her hands.
The President as yet has
the light and fsrcical comedies. but seems
10 prefer something standard or quiet.
The President has apparently some belief
in the oft-repeated assertion that he 10
man OF destiny, and an incident which oc-
Cured saturday night would seem to in
dictate that he is not entirely tree from
superstition, also. Chief Justice Carter,
OF the District OF Columbia, was one of the
gentlemen invited 10 meet the President
at the dinner given in his honor by Dis
tricJ Ccmmiss oner Webb. At the last
moment Justice Carter was obliged to
send his regrets on account OF illness.
Plates lad been spread for fourteen, but
Justice Carter's absence reduced the
number of diners to thirteen. The JUS
tees letter was received too late in tie
evening to allow sufficient time for the re-
arrangement of the table. AS they
We're about TO sit down the President
discovered that there were thirteen and
besitated. Mr.. Webb noticed it, and
after few words OF explanation sent for
his son, Henry Randall Webb, and so the
dinner went on. Strange as it NAV seem,
at nearly the same time, but in New York,
civ n 81 in
guished man. 1t was Stephen EkIns'
dinner to Mr.. Blaine. a guest regretted
at the last moment and only thirteen
gathered around the festive board. Some
one noticed it, but Mr.. Blaine, unlike Mr..
Cleveland, laughed at the superstition
and wanted to sit down, but Mr.. Elkins
sent for his son and the party, too, sat
down as fourteen. Ii is remark able that
the two Presidential candidates of 1884
should have to decide, whether supersti-
ti)ns or not, on the same night just eX-
actly two years after one won and the
other was beaten, and both anxious for
another fight two years hence.
BLAINB's CATHOLIC HEARINGS.
W. q. Walker, of Washington, Pa,
has been admitted TO the Society of Jes-
uits of Santa Clara, Cal, AID will be
known hereafter to the world as Brother
Jgnacius. This announcement would not
attract much attention but for the tact
that W. q. Walker is a nephew of james
G. Blaine, and his sisters son. Another
SISTER is the mother superior OF convent
at Wilkesbarre Pa, whom Mr.. Blaine
has not seen for years. Although Nj.
Blaine still clings TO the faith Of his adou-
ton only two Of his family of six children
are Protestants. Whether this fact will
help or BARN him in his renewed struggle
for the Presidency in 1883 is a question.
Those who are interesting themselves in
his behalf here claim that the return of
the children to the faith of their grand
parents will be looked upon by deyout
church people as evidence that the heart
ofthe alher is not far away, aud will bring
Mr.. Blaine more votes that be will lose
among PrOtestants. An old priest of st.
Matthew's church in this city, the same
who confessed Mr. Blaine's daughter and
afterwaTd performed tue marriage cere-
mOny at ner wedding. once asserted IL
very positively as his conviction that the
ex-senator himself would take the sacra.
ment again before he died, when there
was no political reason for him not 10
do SO.
WASHINGTON ADVENTURES.
All sorts OF adventures are already be-
ginning to flock to tue city to take ad.
Vantage Of every opportunity offered for
earning dishonest dollar or TWO bY their
WIS. Both sexes are we'll represented
among this flock of human vuilures. OF
the two the women probably ply their
trade with better prospects of big stakes
than the men. Tue first session after an
election always attracts a larger flock o
these buZZards than subsequent ones
owing TO belief that the Congress onaI
greenhorn can be much more easily
plucked than the older birds. Congress-
men are more exposed to the designs oil
these women than men in private lite.
Almost Anyone representing himself or
herself as a constituent can obtain an au.
dence. Tue adventures knows this.
When she has selected ner intended vic.
tim she generally goes TO the capitol,
sends in a card wdicn bears the name of
some town in the Congressman's district,
and requests few minutes OF his time.
OF course he comes out To the waiting
room, when the blackmailer tells some
pititul story about losses sustained at the
hands OF the government and asks tor the
introduction OF a relief bill. AS she is
generally pretty aud an interesting talker,
the man being oUly human listens sra-
ciously and promises to do all in
his power for her. This is
but the beginning of her game. When
leaving sne says she will call on him
again IN a few days to see how matters
are progressing. She does call again and
frequently, sometimes at the capitol and
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