Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-30
THEY ARE VERY SAD
THE GREAT ARMY OF oEFIcE-sEEKERs
IN WASHINGTON.
Ex-senator Palmsr Tells q Little Story
Hope spr ings Eternal in the Human
Breast-Brisfs.
from Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April 29-This was practically a
dies non for tho great army Of oflce-seekers. VINO
have Washington city for their own, bat who
only nj very intervals have ANY other posses
sion. so slow does MIR. Harrison go In distributing
the good things amOng the faithful and unfortu-
nate. The White House was really deserted for
the irst time since Mr.. Harrison took up tho oc-
cupancy OF IL No ofice-seeker was fooled ty
making pilgrimage 10 that ereat Mecca
OF pap. tic was TOO shrewd Tor tnat
He is always well posted as 20 Mr..
announces that he will see no one on sach aud
such n day the oflce-eeeker goes 10 the White
House ~ usual With the hope that srn all chtnk
may be left open Though which he may get IN
10 il only when he knows the President Is out OF
town that no dessis from his otherwise ire
fragible custom OF saowing mp at least once each
day at the Executive Mansion.
LAsS.TCDE.
The absence OF the President seemed TO give
a general feeling OF lsssitude 20 ihs gentlemen
who want pia,e7 and want tlem badly. for al
Trough several o, the members OF the cabinet
did not 60 over to witness the marvellous doings
OF tie celebrated "FOur Hundred and o;hers
OF that city. they were loft comparatively IN
peace. Very few calls were made upon them W
either candidates for places or by the friends OF
those candidates into whose hands they had
placed Themselves.
THE WICKED PARTNER.
Only one active member Of the Administra-
ton IS keeping up business at the same old
stand. He is ClarksOn, OF Iowa, the wicked part
ner OF the good Wanansker. OF Philadelphia
Clarkson keeps right on. They may celebi ato
never 40 loudly over ia New York the centennial
Of Washingtou's first Inauguration. but Clark
son heeds them not lie goes serenely ahead
with his axe and with his basket There is no
dlmnution OF the daily quantum OF gore which
the decapiation Of fourth-class postmasters by
that axe engen iers: and ihe baskets into which
the heads fail possess their usual fulness.
EX-SENATOR PALMER.
Ex-senator Palmer, OF Michigan, who will soon
sail for Spain o. United states hins'or 10 that
country. Is one Of the most wealthy men In this
broad land. lie was not. however. always -
sessed Of an abundance OF this worlds goods,
Hnd the coming will not be his firs visit 10 spain
u Will he forty years next Christmas day
since Mr. Palmer was IN spain went
10 Cadiz," said SIR. Palmer, talking
to your correspondent about his nrst
visit to the land where II Is popularity supposed
that balmy garlic scents tho air." al was a
common sailor said Palmer. i had some ex-
perieucs "a a sailor on the lakes and concluded
to try salt water That was why was n CadiE.
remem Der that Christmas day "a we'll a. | do
tho day that ! was nominated to be Minleter 10
Spain. The crew Oi the vessel Ia which | had
shipped had been discharged. had spent
all my wages IN tha. manner for which
sailors are notorious for getting rid Of
their earnings. Christmus morning foHnd
me without penny 10 my POCKET. recouect'
also that my breeches were. a. 10 their scat,
what sam. Weller would call ventilation
gOssamcr.' NOF. next Christmas morning am
going 10 ne in Caliz again, ami ! am going TO
send grt e.lngs by cable from there to many OF
my friends ga this country In them will maze
reference % the contrast between the cirruu-
stances surrounding my first and second visits
20 Cardiz. Forty years does not seem such q
long time, after all"
LOSS.
private letter received here from Gainesville.
Ga, montiOus a tact which the writer says Will
tH...a. 1t l.I "a
Every imp )rtant contribution To the history OF
the isto war. IL will be remcm hered that Con
eral LOngstreets home m GaiuesYile was re-
Gently destroyed by nre. General LOngstroel had
arranged his great accumulation OF papers
relating to the part which he took In tho war
between the states with the intention OF
using them in writing couple OF volumes
o. personal memoirs. ID is now learned that All
& those papers. together with many other vs!u-
able relics OF the war. were destroyed when
General LoDcstreets residence WAS consumed
by iire. As hey cauDOt DO replnced. ana ~ II
Is a wcll-known fact that Longtroets memory
has failed greatly during the last ten years,
tnere seems 10 be- no doubt that his projected
memoirs will hsye 10 be abandoned.
HOPE SPRINGS, sc.
Verify doth hope spring eternal in the human
breast. President Harrison has been out Of
town but n few hours. and here comes along a
story that n soon a. he gets back % W NashingtOn
h., Is going at the business OF turnfng DemOcrats
manner aud keep 10 up until the lest Zoe on the
hungry brigade expires, or words 10 mat effect
This si0ry hsd ifs origin. Of courre, among thosc
who evidently desire mat u Will grove correct
10 has been very extensively circl lated aud Ia
the toIi, Of topics in the lobby Oi the EbOitt
House. where tho Republican piaco-huniers
most do congregate. There is nothing IN H. Mr..
Harrison vii after he gets bac from NeW 1Ork
pursue about the same course that he d.d before
he left Washington. The starting Of tne yarn
only shows that almost anything is food for the
starving
Dr. James Shirley Hope, Of tho University OF
Virginia, is In the city.
hiss amelia smith, who has been for sone
months the guest Of Captain and Mrs. Van
Zandt has returned To- her nome IN WarreniOn.
Ex->ecretary Villas aud h,s family will Leave
the ci;y tomorrow or next day ior their home IN
slad son. Ns. Mrs. Nilas, whose health was
completely ntOken down more than year ago,
Is gradually but surely recovering her strength
Mr. Charlse Hardy, Of Norfolk. is Ia the city.