The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-11-11
nJR WASHINGTON LETTER.

nJR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 6, 1885.
The city has been in fever Of excite.
ment ever since Wednesday. and no signs
of it abating are yet seen. Republicans
as we'll as Democrats have been unnerved
for any work, and in the Departments
the nervousness is as marked in the Re.
publicaus as in the Democrats. The for.
mer, however, make strong effort to
suppress any manifestation of concern,
but the becosficting emotions are too strong
for concealment. They are battling be-
tweer the desire to see their party sue
ceeJ, and the desire to hold Office under
the present administration. The Demo
Gratis, On the other hand, are little ap.
prehensive of the future, and naturally
show much concern, although they ex-
press confidence in the strength of their
party to carry the next Presidential elec.
ton. The Republicans in Office, when
asked for their opinion as to the cause OF
the result, attribute it to the tariff ques.
tion, while the Democrats say it is due to
the policy Of the Administration in not
giving the Offices to members of its own
party. Whatever may be the opinions
or preferences of the employees, one
thing is evident, and that is that the
clerks are all very much agitatcd over
the result, and will not be able to do
full days work for some little time to
come.
The President will be so much occu-
pied from now till Congress meets in dis
cussing with his cabinet officers the
various subjects to bo treated in their
reports, that he has found it necessary to
issue an order declining to see visitors
except on two days in the week. When
he returns from Boston in the early part
of the week, he will settle down to hard
work and take no more pleasure trips
until probably next summer after the
adjournment of Congress.
The French visitors to the Bartholdi
statue ceremonies spent the latter part OF
last week in Washington, aud received
q great deal of attention from officials
and also from prominent citizens. They
were accorded special reception by the
President and afterwmrtl. visited all the
Departments and met tn Cabinet officer
presiding over each. Several of the dis
tinguished guests ara men of scientific
note, and they took deep interest in
the advance in the arts as disclosed by
the models and illustrative sketches in
the Patent Office. They asked particu.
larly to be shown the first sewing
machine and Robert Fulton's models of
steam boats, aud studied them with much
interest.
Prince Louis Napoleon WAS also here
with his private secretary, Chevalier
Michela, in the early part Of the week.
Count Albert de Foresto, Secretary of
the italian legation, welcomed the dis
tinguisbed visitors, and formed their
escort while here. The Prince had a
private interview OF fifteen minutes with
the President and was received as dis
tiuguished visitor, not as an official, SEQ.
rotary Bayard introducing the visitors.
We are also having distinguished
Japanese visitors with US this week.
The uncle of the Mikado is here with his
suite, among whom are the Prince and
Princess Komatsa, the Grand Chamber
lain Of the court of the Prince, and the
Comraissary of Ordnance, Count Bodja.
Thers are with them several wealthy
merchants of Japan, and all of them are
being shown much attention, not only by
our officials, but also by the Diplomatic
Corps.
The bright and charming weather of
the past week seemed to have attracted
larger number of brides than usual to
the city. One day during the week there
were not less than 10 bridal couples at
one time in The spacious marble halls of
the Patent Office building. These
couples always make it point to visit
the White House, and to select an oppor-
tunity when they can see the President.
They expect at the same time to see
Mrs. Cleveland, but they are frequently
disappointed in that pleasure. Mrs.
Cleveland holds no weekly receptions
now and will not for some time to come.
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