National Republican., 1888-04-22
ODDS AND ENDS.
Observations and Experiences Among
Men and Women.

mer that CN-frcsluent Aftnuf was awe lie
passed few weeks at New London, Conn,
where his friends, the Frelinghuyscns, had
Il cottage. gentleman who held very
close relations with him during his occu-
pancy Of the ''whitc house, happened TO be
passing the summer at the same place and
had frequent conversations with the cx-
President. In one of these conversations
the name of Senator Conliling came mp.
and Mr. Arthur, departing from his usual
reserve, spoke freely concerning Him AMI
the description Of their friendship. said
Mr. Arthur: "Scnator COnkling, take him
all In ALL was the grandcst man have ever
known. Ills heart was as tender as a W.
mans, and his generosity could not be en-
cCcdcd. lie had one great fnult-he coull
not see the opposite side of question lie
was So positive as TO the correctness Of his
own position that he would not brook con
tradiction. The saddcst hour Of my life was
when could not aCccde To- his request for
the removal of Judge Robertson as cOlcc-
Tor of the port of New York. ] could not
20 30 htCnuse ! honestly believed that II
would lead 10 the overthrow Of the Republic
cam pHrtyn After cS-Presidcnt Arthurs
death Senator Cunkng spoke in equally as
high terms Of him. II Is unfortunate that
the two intimate friends Of many years
standing could not have been brought to-
ccthcr IN their life time, their differences
explained, and the former close relations
renewed.
II has only been Of late years that wash
inoton has had more than one club house.
Previous to tie war there was n club Of
gentlemen which occupied the old-fashioucp
lc,isc at the corner Of Sixteenth street and
Pennsylvania aveuuc. II has since been
torn down TO make way for the erection of
the Department of Justice. This club had
Nmongits members such men as Robert Oud,
Dick WGllach, Marshall Brown, Walter Len
on. james NIandcville Carlisle, aud Philip
Parton Key. II was right in front of this
club that Gen. Sicklcs shot Mr.. Key, anl It
YVES from the cubwndow that Gen. Sicklcs
saw the signal which made It manifest that
Key had an appointment with his wife,
.Mtcr the war u club was started
ly Il few gentlemen iikc Gov.
shcphcrd, W. j. Huntington, and llal!clt
killOurn Tie house ON New York avenue.
row occupied by the Young Mems Christian
Associations was built, but the organization
did not last long. The Metropolitan Club
was then formed. Its fine domicile was
corner of Fifteenth and ii streets, where the
Columbian College now is. 1t then rc-
moved 10 Sixteenth and II, and afterward to
its present location. Now We have any
humber Of clubs, of which "The Mctropoli
tan THE Casno,' and "Thc Jefferson
are the most conspicuous. As our popula-
iiUn increases clubs viii spring up in every
direction, for they have become recognized
as one Of the necessities Of refined city life.
#n"
y Awriterin Leisure HoHS, of Philadelphia,
makes some rather severe criticisms upon
the late Mr.. Corcoran and the rules provil-
ing for admission to the Louise Home. Mr..
CoICoran was never shoemaker, as alleged,
and his father was of ominentiy respectable
pGlcntagc. There is no discrimination made
rcGinst those who have had TO work in re-
Il Get TO the home. More than one-third of
Tie ladies in the home have been teachers,
and others gained livelihood in various
ways. Even now there arc many ladies in
Tie home who do fancy work, and thus earn
Il little money. The home, in consonancc
with the purpose of It's noble bcnefactor, has
every comfort, even many luNures, but
there is no specially accomplished '!chef,i
as alleged. The home is Just quiet, com
Portable spot where refined, educated ladies
who have seen better days can pass the few
| Years remaining to them in ease and com
| font, free from anXieties aud petty annoy
| ahccs.
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Washington is n peculiar .t,ldce in very
many respects, but at last It may claim the
distinction of having an honorable tramp.
| About three years since one morning at
| breakfast time miscrably clad tramp called
at the house of one Of our leading society
| fnr hnr AZ
| heart, and asked for something to eat. The
lady had given orders that no such request
should ever he refused, and consequently
the cook gave the migratory" individual
good sized breakfast, which he partook oC
| with hearty relish. After eating the
| tramp thanked the cook and asked if there
was anything in the way of work he could
do. She replied no, but he insisted upon
| splitting sCmc wood, and she said lie might
| furnish her with little kindling if he
so desired. With alaority he went down
into the cellar, took of his coat and did
not stop until at least half a cord of
wood was sawed and split. Later in
the day he asked for a broom and
! bucket, went to work, cleaned up the
| yard and washed on both front and back
| pavcments. lie then put on his coat, re-
turned the utensils he had used, and again
expressing his thanks went out of thoback
| gate, and II was supposed that the last had
| been seen of him. Now comes the amusing
| part. One year after this who comes along
but our worthy tramp looking Just the same
as he did the spring previous, Again he
asked for something 10 eat, which the cook,
remembering his previous industry, gladly
furnished, for she recognized him at once.
The lady Of the house being Informed of
tI.. ,,ln Ia,
should he fed AMI Kept as long as he pre-
| fcired to remain and was Of any use. IT is
now more than two years, and the travcrser
| of many climcs still keeps the premises in
order. So far rs known he has no bad
habits except his preference for sleeping on
the floor, and when the weather permits
out Of doors. lie is industrious, honest,
| quiet, and devoted to the occupants Of the
| house. lie does not seem to pay any attcn-
| ton 10 what is going on around him, and his
| only intimatcs are the household cat and
dog, with one of which he often sleeps after
hard days work. II is comical to see him
with the cat huggcd tight in his arms and
the dog resting BY his side. Such are the
bare facts of this strange case. No one
knows this mans history aud lie does not
appear to desire contldantS. lie may be
some prince in disguise or some politician
who has wandered out Of his bailWck. At
any rate he furnishes n shining example for
similarly situated tramps who may in the
future desire comfortable home.
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II is known that after case is argued
before the supreme Court that the judges
meet in consultation before The case Is
finally decided and the opinion written
This consultation gives very good indica-
tIon Of the temperament Of the different
Judges, Judge Miller is the most combat
i've of the judges. When he has formed an
opinion he adhcrCs 10 it with great tcnaclty
and tries his best TO convince his associates
Of the correctness of his views Judge
Matthews Is the most dciercntal. While a