The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-18
SENATE GOOD FRIDAY.
MT. vORHEEy NOTION ADOPIEDRr
FORE hyT0yE SAW THBERFor
Interesting Points Abont Hoks Smith.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS in Democratic
Ranks-wa sgton Gossip,

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Thursday Mr.. Voorhees, moved that tho
Senate adjourn out OF respect to "Goel
Friday" which the chairman OK h.
Finance Committee thought was "Go0I
Friday" The motion was approved with.
out dissent or even n smile. except fr0m
saints and solons in the Press CALLER.
and an extra senatorial "Good Frida,
passed into history. The othodox Go0i
Friday occurs March 23d. On that da..
the Senate can either make up for LOSE
time or take another holiday.
A few weeks ogo Hon. John $. Ucrl...
son. OF North Carolina. incidentally r..
marked 10 me that 1 had been born ann
bred on q plantation adjacent fn t.t
owned by the progonitor or thc Se.r.t.,..
Of the Interior, and might rememh.r .r.
OF the traditions OF the great .r.af e....
father. Judge John Williams N- r
derson was right. Prior o. fho Rata...
tionary war Judge John Williams s.t
Judge Richard Henderson. with man.
wealthy and cultured men. settled ofal.
Vile county then q large tract off lam
bordering Oh Virginia ami extending .,
far west az the Rocky Mountains. nI..
Williams wife was q sister OF T..I.,
Richard Henderson. His country 800.
Montpelier was approached ly an a..
nue. a mile long cut out of Che prr......
forest. and wide enough f0e f0g- c.r.
riaSeS 10 drive down abreast. Tho limo
old mansion stood on 70 Dim at the end o,
this superb avenue in the midst of a lawn
so large that now o. would be rlIInl .
park. The house was One of fhe fns.t
specimens Of English architecture Is..
eyer seen. The high mantle Cd tle dr.r.
ing-room was OF oak hand-carNed i.
an English artist. 7 remember in fla CO...
ire was an oval panel ON which was
view or the ocean ON which primitive ves.
sells sailed. A large ballroom about ,fn
size Of the ono in tho house occupiel her.
10y Secretary Whitney was in tie sa.0ri
story. The broad hand-carvcd stUfnar.
with its elaborate h9lustrade. was ..r aI-
mlration NJ at tho strangers 10 the rfl.I.
borhood until about eight years ago WHOM
the old homestead WAS burned down b.
was Supposed 10 have caught 0re from
matches left in the Oh ballroom ola-
whose Tong unused polished Hnrs hgl.
drcds of rats have danced for hair a CON.
fury There is a haunted ROOM in wirh
7 have slept This room overlo0Ns fHe
family burylng ground where many of f.s
kindred sleep including Judge aud Nre
Williams and chief Justice HENDERSON
High and white among the m0ss-C0foreI
t0mbst0nes stands the beautiful Clrrar.
marble monument OF the only daughter
Of the house. Agatha Williams. She mare
ricd Mr.. Burton. She had "a large
family az Sons and daughters. ono or
those daughters or granddaughter wax
Mrs. Michael Hoke. There is "a thrilling
romance about the ghost which once dis
turbed the quiet OF the haunted room
which T may write mp later. / have known
old ladies who have declared they col.f
not sleep I'm this room. hut the only
sound that broke the stiffness when
slept there came from branches of fha
tall cedar trees the wind tOsses against
the shaft which marks tho grave ~ fa'r
Agatha. one mile from MOnpcllcr BE- fna
village Of WILLIAMSBURG 20 quaint villagr.
i'm whose single street the weeds now
grow waist high. lt was one of 90 tf4s
post towns in the State OF North Caroline
during the Revolution. rntu the cou-
mencement of tho late war st. JOIN .
church. built partly of English
brick, and Oh land donated by Judge VII
liams. was the weekly gathering place Of
from sixty 10 eighty planters. lawyers.
and doctors. an of whom were immense.
" rich and rode 90 church I'm oquipages
as handsome as any one sees in tho sfleet7
Of Washington to-day After the wr
scarcely one young man who belonged t'
st. johns church was left. They slo'p
on the battle.heids. i'm St. Johns church
yard. or in the Old grave yard az Mont
pelier.
have played hide and seek in the
-one-shaped box trees in which Mr.
Judge williams hid her silver when Tia
British We're Boo that section. The on
box trees. the lawn. with its superb oaks.
and the Interesting and historic OH
were all there few years
$50 when ! went 10 Montpelier Whom
was there one of Agatha Burt0uf
,insmen pointed out the unmarked grave
nt Chief Justice Leonard Henders0N.
nat asked me 10 remember the spor s0
hat some one might identify Il iu cass
'is state should wish % mark 81 some
Sass. North Carolina, during Andrew
ohnsons presidential term. erected a
monument over tho grave OF Mr. John
on q tailor at Raleigh, and invited
fesitrnt Johnson 20 speak az it, un-
rNIns Johnson spoke, but called him
i. "fcputed father" That monument
marks tho grave OF an honest tailor
nd good citizen. perhaps but the rock
helped % put an the head OF Chior
ustice Leonard Hcndcrson's grave 10
lontpelier marks the resting place ~
he father of Andrew Johnson. and John
On knew In. This is ;he source whence
e got the brains 10 use 40 he did. Pic
lres Of Johnson much resemble an OH
0rtrait OF chief Justice Henderson. with
hitch / have been familiar all my lifo.
hief Justice Henderson was Agatha
urtOnJ first cousin.
There Is so much lack OF harmony
mOns Democratic leaders ia regard 10
he distribution Of patronage, that 81
auses delay ana confusion In giving
nc the offices. The SlmmOns-Vance con.
-oversy IS a notable example OF this.
lr. Simmons was chairman OF the State
Committee during the came
align, and because he did not endorse.
hen asked by the President some 81
enator Nance's friends Senator Vance
ow fights his confirmation 10 be coli
'ctor OF the Eastern North Carolina
istrlct. This IS one OF the many similar
lSes.
yrs. HoSe Smith has made a most "a
orable impression here this winter Her
ealth ana cordiality combine 20 make
or Il charming hostess.
Ths morning I saw Senator I'LL COM
.g down Vermont avenue. walking rapid
p. / inferred he had been clOscted with
jme OF his colleagues about Mr.. Peck
ans nomination. which 4 have good
JASON 10 believe will be defeated 4
tic later ] saw Mr. aud Mrs Cleve'
nd driving up Vermont avenue.
fought the trio appeared unusually
.c,.~h.fuI