The Evening post. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1888-1889, 1888-11-06
WASHINGTON CHIT CHAT.

Jllc suDJCCI DuU at present. IOctc are no
signs OF life about the place, Ono of the
executors of the Corcornn estate, when
spoken TO on the subject to-day, stated
the house Will probably remain idle dur
ing the coming season, as MIR. CorcOrau's
grandchildren are now travelling in
Europe and not expected to return until
next fall Nothing definite has yet been
determined as to what disposition will be
made of the old homestead, and the cN-
ecutors are not at liberty 10 act in the
matter until the fall of 1889.
In the meantime the house and every
thing in it are just MS the dead philan-
thropist left it. and IL is carefully
guarded by trusted servants. DIR. james
G. yelling, of the Columbian Univcr-
sity, has charge of the Corcornn monu-
mcnt project, but it is not known where
the memorial will be erected or at what
period. 1t has been suggested that the
triangular park opposite the Louise
Home, at the intersection of Massachu-
sets and Rhode Island avenues and Six
tconth and n streets northwest, would
be an appropriate site The Corcorun
mansion was at one time the residence of
the father of eX-Gov. Swami, of Mary
land Mr.. Corcoran enlarged and mod
ernized the old homestead.
The Colored Catholic Congress.
Said Mr. Rudd, of Cincinnati, who is
the leading spirit in the proposed Colorcd
Catholic Congress in this city, TO u New
York Sun correspondent;
The Third Plenary Council of Bal
timorc, held in 1856, gave great impetus
| to the missionary work among the col
orcd people of the country by passing
! decree that special Efforts should be
made to educate and convert the negroes
| of the United States, and ordered that
/ collection hp taken urtprInliN~ in IL
the churches of this country for thab
! purpose. The Council further implorcd
| young men studying for the priesthood
TO give themselves to the work. AS n
result many institutions have been es-
tablShed all over the country.
Cardinal Gibbons said, in his letter
to me endorsing the proposed congress: !:
i tlke pleasure in uniting with the Arch
bishop Of Cincinnati IN sending you u
word of cheer in view of your projected
convention. l hope that your delihera-
tiOnS VIII be marked by wisdom and
discretion, and will be free from every
sentiment which would compromise you
as Catholics or as citizens. | trust the
convention viii rebound to the honor
and welfare OF the race
Archbishop Elder of Cincinnati said /:
Your proposal TO hold q Nutioral Con-
Ncntion of the Societies of Colorcd Cath
Olics | readily apl rove, There are Nuri-
Gus matters which may be treated in
such convention with very great benC-
iit to, yourselves and to those who are
not Catholics. 1t viii require wisdom
and discretion 20 conduct the proceedings
i'll sLch way rs will produce the best
fruit, and will exclude all inoonvCnicnt
results. But | feel sure that you will
seek that wisdom and discretion, and the
Holy Ghost will not refuse them TO you.
| hnve talked with many of the lead
# trnf t.Nfa md t.a
hierarchy continued Mr.. Rudd, IAN,
all to whom | have spoken favor tn
movement for the congress. 1t is ais
= endorsed by such leading Catholic papers
MS the Waisenfrcund, the Mirror. tin
, Boston Pilot, the Buffalo Catholic Times
the Wahrheitsfreund the Church News
I and many others. From all indication
q. | have no hesitancy in saying that thi
first Colorcd Catholic Congress promise
to mark an era in the history of TIN
American negro"
/ Washington's Colored Population.
The wealthy negroes of New York arr
plenty" says BlalSely Hall in a re
4 cent Washington letter. By this
o mean that the ianitors, agents, porters
1 caterers, boss trUokmen, laundrymcn ant
general dealers in supplies who commant
fortunes of from SEQ, 900 upwards ar,
. numerous. In Washington the socia
advance of the negro is by no means 8,
great, but his physical change is start
ling. The man who waited on me a
. dinner in the Capital City had feature
S as regular as those of any dandy of tn
Roman Empire. His sun was yellow
Il, his hair straight and sleek and his lop
" dropping mustachc Yves red in color
J. 1t was rather remarkable combiI
alton and at first sight somewhat ui'
4 agreeable one. Redheadcd negroes ~
u told are usually believed TO be luck
p This one had his clothes made on Penn
If SylVania avenue and looked like an!
thing but the son Of an eX-slaVe as
informed me that he was. Colored me
10 with faces so near white that it is in
/ possible to tell their race unless OF
I. hears them speak are numerous and
~ is often entertaining TO look over
1t crowd of darlIies and observe the diiie
cnt steps by which they approach Il
Caucasian type.
"Thcre was n negro drill in front
III the Arlington Hotel the first day | a
ny rived in Washington this year, aud il W
er wonderfully instructive, There we
two regiments of darllies, and they ma
magnificent looking body of soldier
ro though they were somewhat carried avn
~ by the tinsel and blare and glory of
SO all. There were tall, thin, knOck-lSneC
e, squat, square-shouldercd, black, bcr
IS | lEuuN anu EiIluo --ltBluNb VI tNtII ct
p ceiyable sort. Some Of their eyes were
SO orally bursting out of their heads trC
be the glory of their situation, and othC
70 bore an air of dignity that would ha
H. made a Blactfect Indian gasp
w observed that the skin grew light
cd as the rank of the men advanced.
N. Of the officers were lighter than the me
,s Even the men in the band were Il shil
20, lighter than those IN the ranks, a
et when IL got up TO the captains they We
.al OF the shade usually known in M
ho Orleans Us quadroOns. The colonel il
n mustache aud side whiSllers and shn
,r- and thoroughly Caucasian features. j
les the man of them all mas the drum mai
- lie had chest like u pouter pigeon,
~" waSps waist and Il pair OF the most
II, imitablc sympathetic and uncti0us leg
have ever seen. The delirous Joy
the cOlorcd women in the crowd ut I
O. sight OF this dandy as he struttcd up a
l, down in front OF his corps displayed It's
-" in low gruuts that almost turned il
We sobs Of delight.
cot lie was thing of beauty and pow
lie tossed his gilt staii in the ali ns hi
as the third story Of tho hotel, eau.
h, IL dettly in his white-glovcd hands, 81
'| over his lett cpaulcttc, winliCd at
, pretticst girl in the mob, turned wv
IVY on one Of his lndesCubablc legs and str
lie ted back and forth, an object Of "
he somencSS and grace. When the II
mcnt finally started off with this be
~ its head the effect upon the colo
ladies of the street was exciting Il
point almost approaching disaster.
lie, by the way, was as White as
ys Irish policeman who cleared the v
The for him. In the same way the colo