The Washington times., 1894-12-30
CLOAK ROOM AND GALLERY.

Some advice is being rendered one OF the
suitable holiday presents.for the young Indies
of his district. 1t seems that one of his con-
stituents, who is a bicycle rider, and who
lives not far from Delaware, Ohio, observed
frequently each evening bicyclist riding up
and down the roads about his home, and was
impressed with the feeling that the face was
familiar. He did not succeed in recalling the
TO find his younger sister with a badly
sprained ankle, his own bicycle much dislg-
ured, and his second best Sunday trousers in
a sadly dilapidatei condition. Then he knew
VINO the strange bicyclist with n familiar
face" was. And that is why Congressman
Strong ls receiving some unweicome advice
nowadays about the kind of presents suita-
bic for his district.
The presence OF smallpox In Washington
has set agoat again that cid story about
President Jackson and his servant. which is
Characteristic OF Jackson whether true or
not The story is to the effect that during
his Presidency Charles, the White House
coachman, OF whom Jackson was very fond,
took n severe case OF smallpox. or course
the conyeniences for an occasion OF that kind
were very bad then-though it seems that
they could not have been much worse than
they are now-and President Jackson, ac-
cording to the story. finding that nobody
would go near Charles, put on an old suit OF
clothing, gave orders that nobody should
come 10 the White House who didn't want
smallpox and took care of Charles himself
until he was out of danger. At least it Is
very pretty story.
Some of the colored employees at the hotel
where Henry L. Terrell, Of sugar trust fame.
stopped are anxious for his return When
Mr. Terrell was here some of the shrewd ones
among the colored element of the hotel con-
ceiTod the idea of getting some tips" ON
sugar trust stock from him. So they ap-
peaied to the man who waited upon him at
the table TO secure Them Tor them. He being
unwilling to admit that he was not entirely in
Mr. Terrell's confidence. manufactured the
tips" TO suit his own fancy, telling the 9TH
ers that they were given them by Terrell.
Luckily, they were successful. And so the
colored element Of that hotel and vicinity Is
anxously awaiting the return OF Mr.. Terrell.
Representative Henderson, OF Illinois, who
is candidate for clerk OF the House, is an
old campaigner. He can find good reasons
why men should support him with the great
est facility. Nobody would take him for
Tennesseean, but he has raEed UP the fact that
like sixty years ago. and, as a matter of
course, he will expect the united support OF
the Tennessee delegation. One of the new
Republican members comes from Henderson.
Tenn. and OF course il is assumed that he
will be a Henderson man from way-back.
"The feud between Senator Butler and
Senator-elect Tillman is simply n continna-
tion of the old hostility between the lowland
and upland neope OF South Carolina, said
somebody familiar with the traditions of that
State talking OF it. From colonial days
there has been feud between the people OF
the two sections. AS rule the lowland peo-
pie have been the rulers, but it seems that
the people from the hill country have got
control now. Hence the nauseating mess to
which the people have been treated of late"
I'm very much afraid the people OF Florida
will be greater sufferers by this cold shap
than those of Washington or New England,
said Senator Call yesterday.
''You see" he continued, ''this is the
orange season with us, aud many of the
oranges are still on the trees. The reports
from there to-day indicate very low temper
ture for our section, and | am very much
afraid the fruit, and perhaps the trees them
selves, will be seriously damaged, especially
if the atmosphere happens to be damp. which
will make the freeze the more dangerous
There is almost panic at the Capitol
among the employees OF both House and Sem
ate. The talk OF extra session fairly makes
cold chils run down their backs. This has
been such long session of hard work, with
Congress here and demanding. their attention
Dea, iy all the time. that they felt that they
we're fully entitled to draw salare es from the
4th OF March until the first NJ nday in De-
cember without doing any work. II the
President should call an extra session, how
ever, the positions would be filed by Repub-
licans at once.
EDICT TO BE CARRIED OUT.