New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-21
GOSSIP AT THE CAPITAL.
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ERA1 spAaKs's QUESTIONS.
.,,.. a, General Harrison's ability 70 say en- al
80 ,nmlst akable no" to certain persistent
.nrl,oants for once, weD-lmown western sena'ol
recertlv remarked that President Lincoln albeit an OK
eecdingy patient chf Magistrate possessed INC sAno
emphatic quality. his negaaons "ere
-vAsa n manner which was peculiarly HIS own
q l.r0n and influential delegation continued the
o.u.to- had nersistently mportuned Mr.. Lincoln 70
,.ro The rank OF ChApIaln-General created in tho
army having, OF course, reverend peg reaoy 70 oo
800, The nronosed ecclesiastical hole. upon inc last
anpoarance OF the delegation, President Lhcou nus
a. tnnossble 10 convince them OF the aosurdity OF
creating the rank referred to, took anoer VICE anu
manfred with apparent anxiety as 10 the
Of their particular candidate The oepu,auoh
considerably upon his welLknown piety and asnent
deviation 10 the cause OF religion painting IN the most
glowing coors this Boanerges OF the great ana glow
ING west, az they graphically described mm' NOW
The fact OF tho matter that Presidont Aneon ma
heard some rather alarming accounts eohoorhine 'n'
reverend gentleman, whose amusemehts Suu ~0Sou
pllshments were somewhat secular In their
indeed no had been assured that this worthy repre
sentaye OF the church militant had not on sevefai
oooasons dlsdsned the frequent potston IN tho beer
salnons OF his native town. 'Wen,' remarked the
President, In reply To their eulogiums, have nearu
statements made about the reverend candidate whom
Won are urging upon mo which recall little incident
that happened tho other day. 1 was walking along
street here in washington which was not much ITO
oucnted. 1t had been raining, and there was sooo
deal OF mud near the ourbstones, and three or our
BOYS were carrying the unentcing mixture on pieces
OF board and In old TN pans TO bigger boy on the
sidewalk who was laying Of the mud, by means OF
rough wooden dauber which ne had made, In sort
Of regular plan or figure comprising squares, paraeE
oarams, angles and circles OF various slsos They
were all working like beavers and didn't notice my
arrival until / was standing right over hem Dut
finally their work seemed 10 be complete and hoy all
stood round sdmirng It. Well, my little man.
finally inquired what have you been making here 7"
The dirty little urchin looked up at me for moment
with an expression of whitening scorn upon bis grimy
face and then DRIED out; Why doncher SEQ, or are
you a blind man, anyway See hero,' he continued,
pointing TO tho different figures with his muddauoer,
'this a church why, here's tho windows, here's the
steeple here's the origin, here's the pews, here's tho
people, and here's the pulpit, too" he finally con-
cluded =" But whore In the worlds the parson, my
little mani" ventured tlmidly 10 inquire. The boy
looked at me for second with indispensable contempt
and then replied with bitter emphasis impossible TO
describe: Tho Psrson Mister tho ParSon Why,
he's the ornery snvelln cuss that's snoopin' round
tryin to marry my mother there amt mean enough
mud ln this whole blamed street 20 make him !"
aThat dcputation,' pursued the Senator, filed out
one By one, from Mr.. Uncoln's presence in silence
that could be felt
Tho presence In, Washington of " BnIyH Mason, tho
popular Chicago Congressman. is known to all men
about the Departments He has few matters which
require the attention Of various Cabinet officers but
like others he finds that Cabinet onicers time Just
now is a good deal moro precious than rubies.
Istayed q couple OF weeks after inauguration" said
Mr.. Mason, "but couldn't even set time for an IN
PRODUCTION TO the gentlemen who mako up President
Harrlsons official family II wasn't their fault and
I didn't bear them any hard feelings. did think
though that after a month there ought TO DO some
show, so camo back to Washington determined to
give three whole days to making Cabinet calls. as
the ladies' would say. / found the same people
sitting around tho Gne-rooms that werc there when
I left and came near sticking pin into some OF
them 10 500 II they weren't figures.
The first day / saw the stenographer OF the Post
master.Cenerals private secretary, got nod OF
recognition from Garrison, and established friendly
relations with tho elevator man. Tho second day
was introduced to tho private secretary Of tho Sec.
rotary Of tho Interior, and made tho acquaintance
OF tho Department messenger. also had chance
10 gaze at tho pictures Of tho Interior secretaries
who have gone before and whose faces nov look
dawn from the walls. But the Secretary himself
didn't get back from tho Cabinet meeting and
had to go to my hotel end get some breakfast 80
/ missed him. The third day divided in three parts
ono part for tho Secretary Of tho Navy. one for the
Secretary OF War and ono for the Attorney General
But stopped at the White House to tell General
Harrison new story had heard and before knew
I. the only men I'm AZ any Of the Departments for
me- 10 soc we're tho night-watchmen I'm thinking
now Of going home and asking my people to give
mo another term so that may get acquainted with
the Cabinet