The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-12-04
Washington Letter.
(From'our regular Correspondent.)

The mistress at the White House
had a quiet and uneventful, but very
pleasant, week in that which closed
last Satu, day. Tuesday she attended
the luncheon given in her honor oy
Mrs Whitney, at which were eighteen
other Ladies. On Wednesday Mrs.
Cleveland took quite a long walk, some
what unusual for her, through the
western part of the city. N 1t many
people recogniz d her, as Ter face WAS
slightly yelled. She wore a long dark
grey ulster trinm ID with grey fur, and
the usual hish-crowned Tyrolean hat.
On Thursday the President and Mrs.
Cleveland were at HON. all day. dining
at 7 with Mrs. Cleveland's mother and
Cousin Ben Folsom As guests. The
''piecc do resistance" at dinner was n
p pound turkey, roasted in the old Vir-
ginia way, aud the game was venis,p
sent the President from West Virginia
by a gentleman who WAS a member of
the hunting party at which the Presi-
dent assisted about two months ago.
Friday Mrs. Folsom, who wanted to
make some purchases for Oak View,
called at the White House for her daugh-
ter, and about 9 o'clock they were seen
on Pennsylvania Avenue shopping. Mrs
Cleveland was generally recognized, but
not stared at, nor DID she seem to be
conscious that she was observed at ali.
She looked extre nelly we'll in grew tai
llr ma lie cloth walking .uit, which fit.
ted the tall 1.-the young figure Ieanti
fully, as it ought. fur it is new arriva'
from Mrs. Cleeelaud's Partisan dress
maker. The wrap was handsome seal
skin coat, and the head covering was
dainty little cordial bonnet with trin.
Mugs ard ribbons to match. The da,
though cold, vas beautiful, and every
one remarked upon Mrs. Cleveland
bright sparkling eyes aid animated AZ
pearance.
The annual report Of Wn L. Tren-
holm, controller Of the currency, vii
suggest va,ious anenlm ants IF the IA.
tinnal bank ltws. The r port will stat,
that three thou and i've bun !r.d and
eighty national banks have been orsan-
iz.d, OF wAc.l 2, 553 are now in oper.
ton; Of these Ia have been organized
during the past year, with calitsl OF
S2l 100000, Twenly-fnar aanhs went
ilto voluntary lqniatlol dnrl, g the
year, one c:aaol 20 exist ly expiration
Of charter ANA eight failed. Since the
beginning Of the system il 1883 only
liz na.ion,l BANKS have failed. d
tiIese thirty ,cisht have pr'd tier ere
ditors il tnii AMI twenfy have paid IN
Je;est, besides fifteen in full and fiv,
! in part. Tn, CONTRACTION in la'iona
bank circ ilation during he year eAcee,
Sj6,0)D,0JJ. Tne a.g eyete d posts ii
the banks have increased from 1922
900 coo IL January, 1856, to 81,
coo, 0U0 in October, 1889, While loans
and disc cunts have risen from $500
0UQ, 900 ;,t the former date to 81 Al;
S 100000 at the latter data. Tle speoi
< held by the national hanks i'll lS6
: was sl9, 0J0, 000; in October, 1873
was ouly s0.000,0o0, while III Jul.
1875, it was $l77,0JO,0)0, and is hv
V Sl56,000,0O0.
= IA interview obtained with Nathi.
g Schulsr, the New York crank, show
h jdst why the claims of this perslste'
Office seeker bave been ignored by Il
present administration. MIR. Schulz
. Lims, If, doubtless unconsclonsly, i
) the secret out. When asked whether
I was married., he answered: "No' But
$ soon as Cleveland gives me postit
| propose to settle down and MARI
I've g,t my eye on one or two, but
course won't mention any names.
One or two Most mcn in this pa
u the country are content with Oh
OF Even tine Prc,idonts OF the Unit
Of | G,,ta>s ha ~, - ,yn Z n .r rrapork FIR 7