The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1895-06-08
Our WashlnQ tol Letter.
From cur-eguIar g Correspondent

WHICH lUOh pIdSC to-b"y "'iA ~
oriental prcfusion Of palms and other
growing plants, i'll the historic East ,
Room. was no exception to the rule. L j
do not wish to imply that Washington !
people are lacking, TO any greater en-
tent than those of any ether city, in that
reverence which we should all feel III
the presence of death, whether the dead
man shall have been Il Secretary OF Ssate-1
or an obscure day laborer, but merely to
state an undeniable fact, Of which &C.
cular prof was given by the assemp-
ling II thousands ID front Of the Whitc
House grounds to stare at the prominent
men and women who attended tue
funeral and The funeral cortege. as II
passed ont on the way to the special
tram that Carried the corpse and IFS ms
tingulshed guard OF honor, when IN
Guided the President aud his cabinet. 10
Chicago, where the interment is to W
made. not to mention the tricks resvrted
to by people of semi prominence teTob-
tain invitations to the funeral, without !
which no one could pass the gsftals of
tie White House. 1t was the safae when
the double funeral of hcswife and
daughter of Secretary Tracy. who were
victims of the awful fire which threw
official society into mourning early in
the Harrison administrator. took place
in the White House; iikswNeSSiti those
of Mrs. Harrison and DR.. Scot her
| father, which occurred later in the ffssZ
rson ADMINISTRATION.
Secretary Gresham had been sick
about month, but no one dreamed Ut
his being dangerously i'll until few
hours previous to his death. Ills death,
of course, puts an to everything IL the
natuIe OF social entertainments in official
and diplomatic circles and wilipr0ba"ly
result in hurrying Il number OF people in
getting away for the summer.
Although the body is not yet buried
the inevitable accompaniment to the
death of every prominent hall--;s quar-
rel among his dectors--has already eeen
sprung upon tine public. When Secre-
tary Gresham was first taken sick he
called in Il Homeopathic physician, but
progress towards recovery was NOS fast
to please Mrs. Gresham and she called
consultation. The Allopath decliued ia
consult with or recognize as physiciai
the Homeepath, and the latter was dis
missed and the former placed in charge
, of the case. Later he called iu another
Allepath for consultation, and those two
continued in attendance until the Secre-
!, tary died. The two Aliopaths united in
signing bulletin diagnosing the ali .
mcnt, which the Hemeapath disputes
and gives his diagnosis, and, the Lord
, only knows how long they will keep VI
the squabblt
: A considerable contingent of Wash
lngton society, headed by the hospitablt
,, Brices, Will summer in cottages at New
port.
7 Tue plans of the Clevelands have beer
. upset, us it rs no. probable that Presi.
. dent Cleveland will go to Gray Gable.
5 until he has selected successor tc
Secretary Gresham. Mrs. Cleveland il
undecided whether she will take The
I children and 60 or wait for Mr.. Cleye
| land. Her friends do not consider i,
wise or safe for her to defer the trir
. much longer.
+ Everybody knows tho danger of al.
/, lowing a laxative small esy to go to the
. table with miscellaneous company eI
grown up folk, and yet iend papa's ant
: mammals are constantly doing that very
, thing and regretng it. In this case lht
, parents seem to have been UNUSUAL,
Z unwisc for they actually allowed theil
laxative and precocions boy to 20 alon.
and take dinner with the family of .
neighbor. The dinner had not pro
crossed very far when this end OF tn,
century K: d rema ked pempously: ''W,
7 hal a big time over at our house las
+ night" The feminine angel sitting a
@ the head Of the table would have shu
L the boy off With a black look had b.
!, been her own, but beng neighbor'
y child she said sweetly: ''Indeed, wha
did you do p This was the boys ep
: portunity and he fired this story cut 81
d fast that nobody could step him unit
e he had finished, and his parents WI
: probably ueyer be able to stop the stor
h either: S'Oh, didn't do anything
e DR.. Blank was at our house last night
and when pa come home he went TO
r things. He kicked the doctor our th
;, front door and slommed him dewn til
+ steps. Then he bloodied mas nose AN,
. Kicked ever the chairs. He said If tina
doctor came around there anymore 6c'
| shoot him full of holes uutil he. wa
dead. But 1 didn't care, the dects
ANTI no relative of NINE" Now tn