The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-09-16

BY BEN: PERLEf PooRE.

stormy close, especially In the Senate.
where Jefferson Davis was brought In
in adebate on the arrears of pension bill.
Senator Chandler made one OF his pas
sionate speeches. and Mr.. Blaine was
bitterly personal. Mr. Thurman went
SO far as TO interrupt Mr.. Blaine and
command him to take his seat, declar-
ing that he would not listen to such
language, but as he was quite unpar-
liamentary in his utterances, the re-
Duke had no OBJECT. Mr.. Conkling made
sarcastic speech, directed at Thur
man, in his particular way, asserting
that the Democrats had their Threats
at the hand of the Government, after
the manner of the garroter, and were
choking it until power dropped from its
grasp.
In the House there was confusion
and disorder, but those who wanted an
extra session triumphed, and the hour
of twelve arrived without the passage
of the army appropriation bill or the
bill for the support of the Legislative,
Judicial, and Executive Departments
of the Government. The Senate was
in executive session all the morning.
and until half past eleven O'Clock there
were hopes that the Democrats in the
House would yield. The minute-hand
of the clock was turned back five min
utes, but the expected message from
the House announcing the passage of
the appropriation bills was not received.
There were few moments of silence,
then the Vice Presidents gavel fell
heavily, and Republican ascendency in
Congress, which had been held uninter-
ruptedly for eighteen years, was gone.
SIR. William w. Corcoran gave
magnificent ball in 1869, to the Joint
High Commission, in the building
which he had just erected as an art
gallery. It's halls and staircases, COW
cred with crimson cloth, were lined
with plants in full flower, while the
temporary crimson hangings on the
walls gave wonderful effect to the bril-
liant attire of beautiful women, who.
with their hands iull of flowers and
their throats cleaning with diamonds,
moved to and fro, often with men gilt
tering with orders and decorations,
completing a picture the glow and
glory of which has seldom been equal
ed at the national capital.
President Hayes gave magnificent
party on the evening of Tuesday, Feb.
%, 1879, to between 1900 and 300
invited guests. The Diplomatic Corps
entered by the southern portico. The
other guests entered by the northern
portico, and all were received in the
East Room by the President and Mrs.
Hayes. She wore dress of white
satin, with flowers in her hair and
among the laces at the partially open
waist The East Room was handsome
ly decorated l he portraits of Wash
ington and Mrs. Washington then hung
there on the east side, and between the
main pillars flags were draped, the CEN
ter one, with an inscription to Abraham
Lincoln, made in 1865. Fellow these
beautiful shrubs were m used in a,
wild bank with white azaleas.
The mantols on the east side
mirrors were festooned with smilax.
Tropical plants and Towering shrubs
were banked on either side. The man
tells on the west side were decorated
with blooming plants. Over the door
leading to the main corridor flags were
draped over shield. Baskets and
pots of flowers filled the niche over the
door The corridors were elegantly
draped with flags, and over and about
the statutary flags and flowers were
lastly arranged. The red, blue, and
green parlors were brilliant in beauty,
and flowers met one at every turn. In
the corridor between the private and
state dining room, the silver Candida
bras were placed on the marble slabs,
with floral designs In profusion. The
private dining-room was elegantly
adorned, the table loaded with china
and silver for different courses. Three
immense baskets of flowers, meringues,
baskets, Newgate pyramids, fancy
cakes, castles, lambs, eagles, and
George Washington in miniature, made
an artistic decoration. The state din
ing-room table was superb. The hori-
zontal mirror in the center had four
floral designs, two large vases of silver
in the center, and at either end floral
epergnes, on either side smilax with
hyacinths. The state service was the
usual one, and small bouquets in silver
and cut-glass holders adorned the
sides. On this table were magnificent
silver tureens, seldom used at the
White House. The meringues, baskets,
pyramids, and lions, the latter in cake,
made fine display. In the upper cor
ridor, tea, coffee, and chocolate tables
were handsomely arranged for the
guests. The Marine Band, which oc-
cupied the vestibule, began to play at
an early hour.
Ward II. Lamon, Mr.. Lincoins part
ner, who was appointed by him United
States Marshal for the District of Co
lumbia, was man of gig lntic size and
herculean strength. Among the many
anecdotes related about him was that of
his contest with Secretary Stanton for
the Jail at Washington. Marshal La
mon had i'll custody there a number of
colored prisoners, legally committed,
and he refused to liberate them. One
afternoon he went to dine with old Mr..
Blair, out at Silver Springs, and when
he returned his deputy informed him
that the Military Governor had taken
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