The National tribune., 1889-01-17

/ BfittOo tHaJ carriage which was presented 10
/ Henry Clay by bis admirers during the excite
ment over the tariff in 1888 be made feature
! Of the parade, aud might be used by the Presi-
dent-elect. 1t is not likely, however, that Gen.
/ Harrison would make use of it. as he has al
/ ready ordered a fine team for the occasion,
! although u might be made available otherwise.
Organizations are still applying for accom-
modations and places in line The Harrison
I Home Club, of indianapolis, will come with
/ 200 or 500 men, the Spring Hill Republican
/ Club teolored) viii muster 30 men, and it is
| expected that a drum corps, consisting OF old
men, some Of them 20 years old, who played
/ through the campaign of $780, viii participate.
A SENATORIAL HOUSEHOLD.
If those who expect so much extra attention
! from public men and their families could but
get . glimpse behind the curtain of some OF
! these homes Of supposed ease and idleness
! think they would be less apt TO accuse them OF
/ a want OF courtesy.
OF all the Senators Mr. Stanford is perhaps
most badgered by all classes, high and low.
! Every inventor tries to secure his backing, and
he receives all kinds of letters from this class
Of people Not long ago the proud inventor of
/ a flying machine applied to him for his sup
port sending on long letter full OF his hopes
] and fears, aud also the drawings and specifea-
! tions, with many charges as to the great care
1 that mast be taken of those precious drawings,
which he declared TO be worth $l0G,000000.
| The morning paper stated one day that Mrs.
Stanford was slightly iudisposed, and the next
! day the big gray mansion was flooded with let
| tiers from myriads of the quaok fraternity
wanting positions as doctors, nurses, or chance
/ to sell their nOstrums.
/ The newspaper brigade daily marches on TO
/ this citadel also, storming it with magazines,
! papers, books circulars, clippings, advertise
ments etc. Ii is utterly impossible to look at
/ them, and great bundles are sent to the base
ment unopened, for it usually takes the whole
force at command to merely open the letters.
Senator Stanford has private secretary and
| hslfa-dOzen clerks, divided of two for official
1 business, two for private business and two for
domestic affairs, and yet it is often the case
| that Mrs. Stanford herself, aided by her sister
and her waiting maid. spends entire mornings
/ opening and examining the mail.
The Senator always looks over his homo
/ newspapers, but the cart-lOads of transient
! literature goes unopened to the lower regions.
/ These are easily distinguished from his regular
! papers by the wrapper with stamp, because the
| home papers mailed from their offices have no
/ stamp
! Soon after Gen. Logan's death, Mr.. Stamford
needing extra clerks, some of those formerly
employed at the Logan residence were secured.
! They were sent away in week, because they
opened the doors to everybody, and no time
! was left for work.
There are very few households like Logan's,
| where the door opened wide to everybody who
asked admittance. Knock, and it shall be
/ opened to YOU" was the watchword there even
/ if there was nobody better than the tidy house
maid to receive them. OF course, this rule
wOuld not fiji the larger operations of the great
railroad king. and the frank, undiscriminating
hospitality of Calumet Place would have soon
swamped Senator Stanford's full-rigged craft,
SIX clerks, private secretary, waitingmaid,
and all
VETERANS N THE CITY.
Marshall Montgomery, Sd Vt, ST. Johnsbury,
Vt. Comrade Montgomery thinks he can claim
the longest service of any man from his State.
He enlisted in May, 1861, in the Sd VT. and
served two years, gaining the rank of Sergeant.
He then received a commission as Captain in
the 10tn U. s. c. T., aud served with it until
mustered out in 1866. He is now an attorney,
and Is Secretary of the Sd Vt. Association.
l. c. Walters, 35th Wis. Billings, Mont.
Comrade Walters is Commander of the Depart
ment Of Montana. He is largely interested in
mines, real estate and cattle in Montana and
runs seven hotels in the Yellowstone Park.
William Adams, Slst n. Y, Mexico, n. Y.
CHAT ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mai Mckinley told his friends last week that
/ he would not accept a Cabinet position under
any circumstances.
Senator Spooner denies emphatically that he
/ is to enter the Cabinet.
Gen. Francis B. Spinola has accepted his fore
ible retirement by the New York ward poll
| ticians He informed them last week that he
was too old to be boss any longer, and he did
| not propose to offer any objection TO the helm
| passing into younger hands
Senator Hawley is not alone ia the biushing
! p2ternal hOnors, which crowned him for the
/ first time at the mature age of 63. Ex-Gov-
ernor Long, of Massachusetts. and Representa-
! tive from that Stale is y years younger than
! Gen. Hawley, but he feels just as proud over
/ a young son. Gen. Hawley says his baby must
! be Democrat for he has not said a word since
! election.
! Many Of the readers of THE NATIONAL
/ TRIBUNE who became interested in the lovely
! heroine of the Boy Spy Geno, about whom
/ he talked so much aud told so little, were be-
| ginning to donbt the reality of the character.
| Letters of inquiry have been received from all
over the country, desiring to know if the Boy
/ married GenO. the comrades seemingly being
| more interested in the fate Of Geno than of
the Boy Spy" The father of Geno, the re-
! doubtabIe Capt Wells, accompanied by the
/ - Boy Spy" visited TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
Office this week. This old gentleman has
/ probably experienced as much of war, with all
/ ITS horrors, any other one person. Notwith-
| standing his suiierings at Fredericksburg, his
| exposure IN running the blockade his life in
Old Capitol 1t. MeHenry and other prisons for
/ IS months, he Is yet vigorous Old gentleman,
who, under the escort of his old friend, the
." Boy Spy" is doing Washington, after an abb
sence Of 20 years.
John w. Gambler, Republican, who succeeds
| E. Burnett, Democrat from the Ninth District
/ Of Massachusetts,, has served several terms in
! Congress. He was born in Boston IN 1928, and
/ Is successful merchant. He is of about medium
| hight rather slimly built, aud walks with the
air of a man of affairs. He has a pleasant
/ rather than strong face and very kindly
eye, and dresses with exceedingly good taste.
Representative John 4. McShane, of Ne
I bTaslEa, left Washington last week for his home
to be gone a week OF 10 days. Dir. McShane is a
man whom all who know him hate to see leave
public life. Though this term was his intro
ductiOn 10 it, and he labOred under all the dis
/ advantages of such an apprenticeship, he soon
proved himself valuable legislator lie has a
quick, strong intellect, unfailing integrity and
great industry. Whatever he did was done
| thoroughly and conscientiously. and with an
eye single 10 the best interests of his constitu-
ents and the country. He worked so hard in
order TO 1T himself for what he thought TO be
the proper discharge of his duties, that his
health was seriously impaired by the time the
session closed. He is better now, though yet
far from we'll.
! wish that the reports ccncerniag Mai. Jas
A. Laird's health were more encouraging. He
is still at Hot Springs, Ark whittier he went
shortly after the close of the campaign, the
hard labor OF which Frustrated him. At first