The Washington critic., 1888-01-28
TOPICS OF THE DAY.
A Western Editors Tribute to Sen.
atOr ingalls, of Kansas
MIR. HERBERT AND THE GIRLS
The Senator's wife who Calls Her
Husband Darling"

T5iJune. OH the floor of the Senate
chamber. lie was evidently in the
best of spirits and was the centre of
ain interested group of listeners. Af-
ter he had gone was told Of dinner
tygiyen in New York in 1882.
Davis sat ut one end of the table,
Simon Cameron sat ut the other, and
between them was General Sherman.
The latter began u "reminiscences of
his early life by saying: "When was
a lieutenant" "Come, now, Sher-
man" interrupted Davis, "were you
ever lieutenant?' eyes, Davis" he
replied, "I was lieutenant about the
time you were n brakeman on freight
train" "Well, boys observed Cam
eron, "I don't suppose either of you
ever cut cordwood for n living, rs /
did"
Says the New York World; Colonel
AL. Rives. Chief Engineer of the
Panama Canal, is pleasant, hand
some-looking little gentleman, whose
white military moustache curls with
pride at the mention Of his gifted
daughter, Amelie. Colonel Rives,
who was q son of Minister William
G. Riyes and received his engineering
training in Paris while his father was
minister there, has Just left New York
for d visit 10 .he young Virginia
novelist, who has just contracted to
write her first novel. The family
home is in Albcmarlc County. IL few
miles out from Charlottesville. He
will return to New York shortly on
the business of his company, which
is said to pay him salary Of $4,000
year, and viii SOON afterwards sail
for his home in Colon. lie Is an
unclesof the new Assistant Secretary
of State, George j.. Rives, and brother
of Francis II. liiyes, the recently
f. elected president of the Southern
Society in New York.
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Mr.. Lamar's home at Oxford, Miss,
is q simple, unpretentious house of
one story, with but five rooms, says
the New York SUMS Washington cor
respondent. But there is everywhere
thesevilence of scholarship, comfort,
courage and usefulness. Mr.. Lamar's
home life has always been very de-
lightful. He calls himself farmer
ject of many q joke around Oxford.
AT one time he bought lawn
mower, and tried to persuade his
neignbors that by cutting their mea-
''tiows every week they could get
more grass. He was one of the first
men in Mississippi oinvest in Jersey
cows. lie has never made any money
from them, mainly because he has a
hBbit Of giving away, the best calves;
still, he somehow manages to have a
few left. He is very fond OF conn
Portable hats, and the hat rack in the
hall never contains less than half q
dozen. Among them is an immense
broad -brimmcd palmleaf, which is
his fayoritc. When the Secretary
is at'home he wears calico shirts and
old clothes. Few people in Washing
ton, &hoilook upon him as the fore
most statesman the South would be
likely to recognize him if they should
see him at home in midsummer. He
is always.anxiousto to show his devotion
to his live stock, ,ands has been known
to sit up many n night until midnight
toloolS after some COW or horse that
probably yswouldl have gotten along
much better without the medical
treatment which he deemed so neces-
sary. Wherever ayeu 20 in Oxford
you hear the people Joking about
Colonel I4amar's farming, but you
nowhere hear q word against his
character.
~
SaystAe New York Sum Senator
i Sawyer is about to build house il
Washington. The plan has been com
pletcd by the architect and approved
by the Senator. Itwill be a large
house, built on aslot adjoining that o
Lyman Tiffany, whose new West Enc
ing tea party about ten days ago. Th'
site will give sunshine on all sides
Mrs. Sawyer is an invalid, who i
wholly unable to leave her room with
out assistance. Her comfort anC
pleasure have been much studied il
the plan of the house. The rooms ar,
to be so arranged as TO give all the
variety Of outlook possible, all TIL,
variety possible in the interior, and tC
admit the sunshine at every turn. III
other words, as much of the bright
laoss and beauty of the outside worlt
as it is possible to gather within The
four walls Of house will be in Sen
Sawyer's new house, to cheeranC
please his invalid wife. sMrg Sawyer
is one Of the plainest of men, and |
rmanwifose simple tastes have neve
changed; but he is fond of surround
ing his family With luxury
~
The Alta Cdhfotaia says that wheI
General Spinola, the New York Con
azrossIpan, was in theState Senate a
Albany, onefrotor Mitchell had beer
zeaionsly advocating Il bill TO increas
the number Of local Judges A Ney
York newspaper accused HIM of
selfish interest arising ont OF his dc
sire to get one of the proposed new
iudgeships. Next day Peter rose Il
denonnce the allegation and defy thl
alligator .Wly, Mr.. President,
he said. with fine scon, 81 would no
take one Of those iudgeships If !
should lie handed me on il gold plate.
MAY ] ask the gentleman ques
tion?' put in Spinola. Certainly,
responded Mitchell loftily. "Wha
would become Of the plate2" aske
SpiHola, and 'he Sat down amid tn
lauglitor % tire semitic, e.
M - ttis AK I'D ~
There IS MI Unusually large pumbe
gof beautiful women, says +. b. !
eih the Cincinnati 7Hnes-sttr, at til
Capital this winter, 1t makes on
gproud ofone' country TO see the fem
inine lovelincss cmverged here. a
recognized types Of beauty have thei
charming ami effective represents
tiyca In Washington. Mime Gomel