New-York tribune., 1886-01-28
consciousness yesterday and are fair way toward
recovery.
DON IL. DICKINSON NOT HAPPY.
THE. CASE OF HIS FRIEND POWERS-EX-
ECUTIVE SESSIONS-GOSSIP.

! WASHINGTON, Jan. q. Don VI. Dicklns0nS
nmbe figure is nowadays fitting across tho lobbes
OF the Capitol ana lowering about tho doors OF the
judiciary Conmittec, behind which tho fatO
! OF his friend Powers is being decided.
! fic troubled look. Evidently things do not
! look bright they should. Tho charges against
Judge Powers OF serious nature aud the little
fairy tale cOncoctedby Mr. Dickinson. ti-b ;%@J were
the outcome OF Mormon hatred. does not seem to have
impressed tho committee much. The willy Michigan
boss thOu m that he could whcclle favorable report
| out OF Senator Edmunds. whose word is law
in tho committee. by these representations, but
tho Green Mountain sage refused to be caught
by such cha Hc told the boss in plain language, am
Informed that he wanted facts aud figures, not moro
hcorcst coutroyert tho charges made against Powers
As the cass now stands Dickinson will have rather
hard time IN proving that his friend was ht man to
I appoint TO tho supreme Court bench OF tdh The
Congrcssmen from Michigan refuse to lit hand to
AID Dickinson. They enjoy his present discontinue
much he dd theirs last summer. At tho White
House the Michigan boss Will get little sympathy and
Jess assistance since II was discovered that Powers at
Chicago OK the biggest shouers with Tammany
alalas: CcYclaHd. ard that Dickinson concealed this
fact from the President at the time that he secured Pow
/ cr>'s appointment.
A rather interesting letter OF General Grants
shown to the otuer day by
Charles DE- Armand, who, at tho Outhreak
/ oi the war; employed by General Fremont, Com
noIure r1o.e ami others ia 'uninZ Confederate en-
'3lll iJ llc 'ii'd-'l OF uIcI'hl Eilll-oio NtHh
"a Rebel no ana vor; Of = similar character DO Ar
engineer otcor under Tolleben Mt Seba'to-
poi, and came 10 this country shortly after The assault
Uc left it IN G3 and has not revisited
it secc until few weeks ago, when no arrived
I in wlsuin@ton The fact mcstioued in General
ar nts letter il, rccrred to In tho first volume of his
! N.nofs, although ho fails 20 mention De Arnaui by
The letter has never been published. IL is as
UEAD4r AGrlRS DIST. 3 Z. No,
/ CAiEO, Nov. %, lebl. }
/ Cu,uifs Ds Arr,rp
from Iaipr-Grur!a Ha!ler presented mo by yOurseE,
/ can state ta't took possession o; I4lu'ah, ~;
. that tl" Rebels were marching upon that city WIN
to Ic!icyc ul.y v,r!ncd-Fr-t, brc4usc we ap-
proachcd ttr city secession hAt. were Bing'
/ uat e'nihcrn troops expected by them them
. th,t tacv would arrive that day. aso understood
rfuar tat "a .orco uf some 1000 CON .edcrate troops
were actual Iy oa tncir way flr Palucah when taken
. po,sr.,or of by luy orders. point through which
man, valuable uYpes obhIncL for the southern
army oa bj nis move, and large quantity Of
PROVISIONS ithe etc, suppose be- for ae use OF
/ ihe -ontncrn army ctpturel. For tho value
You TO General PIuc. whom lc't command. only
gs 9 ,lcr natter darla@ tat time can make
ug r.tnae ot the cash ya.nc OF the stores c!purei
. You're, cjr, |. = HHANl' BIZ. Gen.
There has been COOL deal OF talk lately about the
/ senate constituting nominations In open session. OF
course talk only. or the Senate wol! never think OF
eyIu. up u1t CHERISHED prcro;atiyc. The Impression
tlt prevails that thc proc 'cdmgs behind closed doors
arc iutor",us ,han those held in public Ia alto
geihcr erroneous. N0IHg OF Importance ever happens
.u executive sessions but what Immediately
ported outside Tao Information. Of course, i derived
Non senators themselves TI"y " leas' uncousciou'ly
and they frequently b'trIy "sccrets" without
knowing il There arc seveuty-,ix senators
AMI "A certain nunbcr Of clerks who are
supposed cp their mouths shut ana retain the awful
secrets ~ the executive sessions ockeI within their
brca.i- Was ever anything more absurd imagined Net
tenth ot that number OF persons could keep secret
successfully were they to try How much less then.
s-yeuty--iv senators who, after all. are human Ike
tho rest o. us. "If there il pace IN the
/ world" remarked senator ingalls, once within my
hearing "u hero the AVERAGE free American citizen
more thau nuYwucr" cisc II Is heLlui door
nc witty Kansas micht have added with per
trctIu,'c mat the average iIcc American clt<r a. j."
rnlr .' Ie I,rFc, 1 g,'s ~ ~ ~ ' h -, ain " - SAID M
/ srn.t,r 10 me To-day "lf tins public de
i,,cs y,r a. correctly rep1rtcd IN the press as the
executive ,c-,"u, would never have occasion to gnm-
br" Judge TO and. Of vermont, sat N tho senate
/ Tor a short time 10 n yacanry asked once what
executive sc-.ipus Ike and how senators behaved
Young man." be repheI grAyrIy, - a.! auoh'; some
/ dler from TIE judge The train - th't executive
e,'r. mry dun IA tn" min aud mat they
would bc thought worth reporting but Tor the Tact
I tnat they are suppO'cd To be secret
Senator, Camden and Kcuua OF West Virginia. called
on tle tho other day and invited HIM to visit
them tho spring ana whip the mountain streams OF
heir for ha.s. They backed up their Invitation by
glowing dcscrp Of the sccucry and 10y commenting
| npon the iuvigorptlng effect OF tho mountain arr
They finished by telling the President series OF fish
stories which jus, male him lnuS Tor an opportunity 70
remove ieN West Virginia bls. from tier present OU
ccs. Io SAIL however: Gentlemen your n'h stories
fellow related TO a c'aIce acquaintance won.
dcrful h-h story ahI ~ ne oC"yauITm @ ,h nt asMT%
r," .Iecuusr am a liar mysclf'" NcItncr OF inc
Wcs Virginia senators had prssGnce OF mnd enough to
cycIalm "Ch >iuuts" ~ Tue President finished hs
story, or perhaps II WAS politencss which prevented
them from sitting In ludgment on prg,irtsI M ~ l"GS,
presence and his promise that he would take their
| invitation into considerations
J. H. Mauey OF Augusta. Maine, who IS in this
city says that Mr. Blame srcaiing the nna proofs OF
| the second volume Of his book, which will be issued
next week. lie Ia then going to tako short vacation
after which he begin another book taking up tho
political history OF the country auteccdent to the time
Congress" Mr. Manlcy thinks that tho second volume
will call forth criticism than the previous one as IL
there is perhaps wider difference Of opinion. Mr..
Baine Is excellent health and spirits In answer to
| an inquiry ms to whether Mr.. Blaine would again be
cnnddatc for public Office, Mr. Nancy replied That
is something hayo not heard him say word about.
lie doe. not allow himself To be drawn Into conversa-
on on such But, FOR myself believe that he
poled moro votes In the last canvass than any other
! candidate the Republicans conld have nominated.
| However think that he Is better satisfied writing
! history than he would be doing anything ols".'
rundcr.tand thhat John Blgclow is here in
OF the Congressional, Library bill 1t was he am told,
who nducei tho President to put a recommendation
for the erection 0t rcprooi building for this purpose
| In his first annual message 10 Congress
uls said that Congressman Springer, Of Illinois, at the
close Of hts present term wilt decline denomination and
Will Tor the present retire from politics. lie intends,
Am told 10 remove from Illinois 10 Now Mexico. whore
raisiug where his hold on the politics OF the Territory
vnui bo strong enough enable nim % enter public
lllo again at his Will.
An enthusiastic Kcntnckian draws my attention to the
fact tho Governors OF Illinois, forget the exact
,,ml,r a l,rye majority were natives OF Kentucky,
aud that of ryrnty six Senators occupying seats In
fIr United state. senate. niue born In the blue
gr. REGION while ~ one time hcre were rot less than
/ eleven enjoying that distinction.