The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-02-13
Washington Letter.
From our regular Core pondrnt.)


1t has become the fashion for public
men to adopt crests after the manner
o. the nobility of the "ehete monar-
chcs," and that which Secretary Man
ming introduced At his recent dinner
party has created quite sensation be-
3tnse Of its striking originality and lie
Significance of the motto it bears-"An
Easle Does Not Catch Flies. General
ButIer's crest ~ Il goblet bearing the
legend "Conme Je Trouve," while that
OF Senator INGALLS, is an open eye h
the words in Latin "He Wins Who Is
Aware" General Logan has recently
adopted the style, and his note paper
now bears the very pretty design Of II
calumet across an Iudian war bonnet.
FMS device will be apt to revive the
old stories about the Generals ancestry
although he boasts Of pure Irish
blood
Senator Sawyer, who is the wag OF
the Seuate, is thinking Of following the
\ example Of otEer great men in this re-
lspect, and will adopt as the most APP
propriate crest for his profession OF
l1mhernlau all embattled saw log on an
emerald pine forest with pair Of en-
gralled bob-sleds upon the dexter che
vron. BY the way, I'm told that the
reason the Committee on Post Offices
aud Post Roads doesn't report any bills
is that Mr. Sawyer tells 50 many stnies.
lie is brnn full of quaint anecdotes and
the committee meets .twlce week to
near them; but this is OF course cam.
pai.o ruortach.
One of the best stories Mr.. Sawyer
tells is at the expense Of Senator Ran
som, WHO, he says, is the most acc M
plished politician he ever knew. 81 went
down t. North Carolina" he says, with
Congressional funeral party several
years ago and Ransom was alons.
Whenever the train stopped at sta.
ton Ransom got cut, shook lands with
every man On the platform, and TOLD
each one that he had left Important
business III Washington t. attend that
luueral with ti.o hope OF seeing him
even for moment, and what surprised
me most" continued Mr. Sawyer, was
mat every mothers sou uf them bsllev-
ed it, Ransom had such Il winning way
about him. When we landed at the
tonn wheregthe funeral VIA, to be held
We had to arrive SIX miles N open car
rilges against chilly wand, without
any dinner, aud then rat IN cold
charch 10 listen TO sermon swo hours
long. Ransom was as hungry as - vol
and cllllrdtthrougb,g,s ~ ali were, and
after the preacher had been going ii
dbJnt three .q'isrierSs of an nunr he
colna.tuced to sNap his watch, hat it
didn't de- any good. Tue preacher kept
rigAt Oh with his discourse and ahen
it VAS concluded We were al, - aint
with hunger and cold that we could
scarcely stand. But Ransom revived tt
the occasion, and as suon as the hene
diCtlon WAS pronounced he rushed NJ
to the pulpit, grabbed beth OF tn,
preachers hands, and told him that he
WAS never 50 much Interested aud edl'
fed by sermon III his lie, and his Unl :,
regret was that he didn't preach lon
yer Aud when he saw the preacher
swallowed that, no actually asked him
to repeat the sermon the first time NJ
(hausom) came to town. I'm goou
deal ON the palaver myself" concluded
MIR. Sawyer, but Ransom beats any
man | ever saw"
Miss Cleveland is becoming quite ia
nous for her bon motS. Her last ana
best was enjoyed by a number OF callers
at the White House the other day. A
gentleman from the West remarked tt
ner
you hail from Buffalo, | believe
Miss Clevelandl'
Yes" was the reply, eve hail from
Buffalo and we reign here"
| saw yesterday the first few folios o.
Ben Perley Poore's new book,s which
viii be published in few days, Tn,
Major is now revising the final proofs
p The title IS "Memorys Blu get; remit
lscences, Social, Anecdotal and Polite
covering Fifty-eisht Years of Activ
Life amid the Social Festivities, Ecceu
trie Celebrities, Brilliant Ladies an
poli,ic Turmoils at the National Capi
tai" Major PORES story commence
with the administration of John Quinc,