Evening star., 1895-05-28
THINGS HEARD AND SEEN

These arc the days when the bridal
couples make Washington their earthly
paradise. They are to be found every
where that there is anything to see, and
very often they are found where there is
little to see but their own sweet selves
and whero they are at any rate utterly
oblivious Of any of their surroundings
They come to Washington from every part
of the country, and midst the beauties of
the capital they revel in the delights Of
owning each other. One of the most inter-
esting moments of these honeymoon
couples is when they get a paper from
home giving an account of their wedding
and departure. The interest with which
they peruse the flights of fancy Of the
rural Jenkins, and absorb the gush over
the wedding presents. shows that whatever
their present happiness, they are interested
them, or says he thought of them. With
a quiet corner in the hotel, or in the park,
or in some public building. and a copy Of
the local paper describing the wedding
the cup of happiness of the rural bridal
couple is overfiowing.
Gen. Casey, who recently retired as chief
of engineers of the Amy, graduated in a
class which contained a great many dis
tinguished officers in the late war. 1t is
said that Gen. Sheridan often claimed that
the class of 1852 was his class, although
in reality he graduated the next year. He
was, in fact, a member of that class for
three years. The story of why he did not
graduate is told by friend who admired
the great cavalry leader very much. Sheri-
dan never became any kind of officer while
he was a cadet He was always a private,
not even becoming corporal or any other
off m n 4
of his fellows
Marching out to dinner one day Sheridan
fell under the eye of Il cadet in class below
Kim, who was IN officer in that class, and
consequently competent to command pri-
vate even in the class above him. He or
dered Sheridan to walk more soldierly, and
spoke to him in very sharp. terms. Sheri-
dan told the young man that he would see
him after dinner. And Immediately after
the meal ring was formed and Sheridan
went at the young officer.
He was not his match, however, and
after very hard fight his friends in the
first class. seeing that he was getting the
worst of it. stopped the fight. Sheridan
was reported for fighting, the cause stated
to the commandant of the school, and a
clear case made against him of striking
superior officer for ordering him to do
what he should have done, and he was
suspended for year; aad so he graduated
in the same class with the cadet with
whom he had his difficulty. That was also
a famous class. The present chief of en-
gineers, Gen. Craighill, was a member of
Postmaster General Wilson is good deal
of a smoker. He likes a cigar. and likes to
have men smoke in his room. He says that
he was never much Of smoker until the
last Congress, when, member of the
ways and means committee, he was con-
stantly with Cliff Breckenridge, now min
lister to Russia, and John Tarsney of Mis-
souri,, who survived the late cyclone, and
as these men were smoking all the time
Mr. Wilson was obliged to do his share
in self-defense. So he became a confirmed
patron of the weed. Mr.. Wilson likes a
small, mild cigar made in this country,
and he likes a large number of them in
the course of day.
Assistant Secretary of State Adee un-
bends so far occasionally as to tell State
Department secret; that is, when he is
dead sure that there can be no possibility
sof any international complications growing
out of it. He is one of the gentlemen who
are walking encyclopedias upon interna-
tional questions. About thirteen years ago
some formal Engiishman was appointed a
consular or commercial agent of the United
States, down somewhere, no matter where.
He acknowledged the appointment and
acceptance of the office in very formal
and diplomatic note. In due time, the State
Department acknowledged the receipt Of