Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-04-15
'AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Interesting Gossip from thu
 Presidents Mansion.
HARRISON WANTS MORE ROOM
The Plumbing of the Presidential Resid
 ence Has Been Overhauled.

CuCC 4ldS Dcou OF6iudulSu' Mrs. Russell Harrison Recovers from my Circles-Ihe Struggle for Adjutant General Drums Position Beginning ts Look Wnrm-Couuting the Cash at tht New York Sub-TreaSury.
 WASHINGTON, April 15-A local writer argues that the Executive Mansion is nc proper place for business; that the eastern portion of the house occupied by the cleri cal force should be turned over to the fam fly of the President; and that the practice of Presidential hand shaking should be di' continued.
 In conclusion the writer says: Il au ln formed on the highest authority that tn President contcmplates taking the whol South front, first floo- of the State depart ment for executive offices, aud establishing a routine of office hours.
 Mrs. Russell Harrison has Recovered from her indisposition, and Mrs. Scott Lord is the latest on the sick list. Col John Wilson has had the plumbing of the White House thoroughly examined by OK pert plumbers and it was pronounced ir excellent condition.
 The invitations for the coming centennial ceremonies at New York have been issued Mrs. Harrison having the distin uishe6 honor of being the only lady who has re ceived cards for the entire series of testivi ties.
 The invitations include nine separate cards of an unusual sizc with green, Ted and yellow colors stamped on one corn CT, with the Washington medal fastened in imitation of red, white and blue rib bons.
 A smaller pastcboard announces that the recipient will be forwarded an extra invi tation for the banquet within three days ot the celebration. Lnclosing these is printed sheet of highly finished paper, stamped at the top with a cameo Of Washington and couched in the following terms
 'The honor of your presence is requested at the literary exercises to Do held at the Sub-reasury building in New York at 10 o'clock OH the morning of April 30, 1889, in commemoration of George Wash ington, first President of the United States. With the Lydecker court martial tindin gs an the hands of the Secretary of War, the opening of the Armes court martial and the proposed order abolishing Sunday norning inspections, army circles here have been considerably agitated during the past week
 Although tho sentence of the Lydecker court has not yet been made public, it is quito generally believed the Major will get two years suspension from rank and duty. The Armes caso has a peculiar side to it, and many think it is liable to stir up old matters that it would be better to allow time to heal.
 Nothing new has been developed during g the week in regard to the Sunday rest or T t.. .+ ! come from representative army men. A large number of protests against any change in the existing order of things have been filed at the Executive Mansion and President Harrison is examining carefully all the papers the subject. Some decis- lon is looked for within tue course of the next few days.
 The struggle for the position of of Adju- tant-General of tho Army is commencing to look warm as the date for the retirement of Gen. Drum draws near.
 Col. Kelton is the officer most spoken ot for the position. Gen. Mckeeyer and Col w. D. Whipple arc his strongest rivals. There will be tremendous amount of influence, social and otherwise, brough to bear upon Secretary Proctor and Gen eral Harrison.
 General Drum retlres on May 10, when he will at once go to his country home near Henley town, D. c.
 The committee of sixteen Treasury eX perts, which includes Major Moline, of the Secretary's office, Captain McMullen, of the First Auditor'5 and Samuel c. Loveioy, of the Registers office, appointed by Score tary Windom to count the New York Sub Treasury cash before it is transferred t6 MT. Roberts, the new Assistant United States Treasurer there, left for New Y Yorl city yesterday. The examination and coun commences to-day and will probably las three weeks.
 Tho wife of Rcar-Admiral Febiger wa: thrown from her carriage while driving along F street last evening and perhaps fat ally injured. Her skull was fractured apt one of her arms broken. Late last night he physicians expressed little hopes of her re covery.
 The colored people of Washington ant the District of Columbi will tomorrow celebrate the twenty seventh anniversar, of their emancipation. If the weather i far, the parade will probably be the larg est of it's kind ever known in Washington There will be five thousand men in line.
 A number of visiting colored militia ant civic organizations from Baltimore, Rich mond, and other places will form Q prom inent feature of the parade.
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