The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-02

of silver certificates. Mr.. Brewer in
troduced bill for the relief of the
Kernersville Manufacturing Gem
pany. 1t provides for a rebate of
$642 internal revenue taxes.
Hons. Alfred Waddell and Whar-
ton Green are in the city. The first
named gentleman comes to look after
bill of special interest to the sea port
towns of the State, especially Will
|. 'nington. The bill will soon come be-
fore the House, and is to abolish COM
pulsory pilotage. Col. Waddell will
also put in good word to the House
Committee on Rivers and Harbors for
the Port of Wilmington.
Col. Green's busipess here is of a
personal nature. He wishes to meet
some of his former friends with whom
he had great influence while he was in
the House. Col. Green was very pop
ular in Washington and while he was
unremitting IN the discharge of his
legitimate Congressional duties, he
was quite social toast. Such men as
Judl Gresham, Cox Stevenson, &C.,
valued him for his genial, social quali-
ties and high character.
Last night there was brilliant re-
ception at the White House, at which
Mrs. Don Dickinson, the wife of the
new Secretary of the Interior appear
ed for the first time, as one of the re-
csiving party. Mrs. Cleveland, who
looked very handsome in a rose color
ed silk embroidered in rosebuds was
assisted by Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs. Whit
ney, and Mrs. Dickenson Among the
guests noticed Mr.. Justice Lamar,
who had ejust returned from
Macon, Ga. Senator Ransom, MI.
Henderson and Mr.. John w. Hays,
whose interesting and ably written
sketches l notice. the SENTINEL fire.
quently copies. Tais young man is
connected with the Geological Survey
and if he preserves there is brilliant
future. Some of his character sketches
written for the northern papers and
magazines are equal to anything of the
sort l have ever read from any pen.
One of the pleasantest receptions
have attended this inter was
this afternoon at the residence of the
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury,
Ex-Governor Thompson, of South
Carolina. 1t was notably enjoyable
to Southernor because one seldom
meets many from his own section at
the most fashionable receptions here
now. The millionaires of the West
and the rich Yankees have assumed
the social leadership of Washington
during the past twenty-five years.
Now it is slowly, but surely changing.
This afternoon in Mrs. Thompson's
parlo7s, noticed at one time Mrs. w.
IL. F. Lee, Mrs. Douglass De Sans
sure, of Charleston Miss Elliott, of
South Carolina; Miss Trenholm, a
daughter of the Comptroller of the
Currency, and Miss Helen Trenholm,
beautiful young niece of the same
gentleman. and many other Southern
ladies. Mrs. Thompson has been
very much interested in Col. James
Burr's delightful sketches of Whining
tons great men, which have appeared
in the Messenger, especially the one of
Col. Jones, who was the father-in-law
of Gen. Waddy Thompson.
Att orney General Garland says
there is no truth in the report that he
wishes to succeed Senator Berry and
agail represent Arkansas in the Unit
ed States Senate.
The President and Secretary Fair
child took walk over to Georgetown
this afternoon. It is the first jaunt of
the kind in which the President has
INDUCED since he was inaugurated.
Hon. David Schenck, counsel for
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
is here. GRANVILLE.