Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-16

which was not then. as now, supple
mented with the "artinciaf' ice of
manufacture. The Star of February
II. 1859. says:
The ice crop is n failure in this
vicinity. owing to the miidness OF the
winter. but we see that elsewhere
there will be a full crop and that the
work of getting-it In has been much
less than when there has been more
snow. Consequently there will be no
excuse for prices higher than last
year The crop in New York will
average about one foot in thickness,
and farther north in proportion. 1t
was a matter of regret that no ice
Was made upon the Potomac this
year. as a large sum OF money Is
annually saved in this community
when our home ice companies are
able to lay in supply. but there is
some compensation in the fact that
the same miidness of season that has
prevented the formation of ice has
enabled the people TO economize in
the use OF fuel, thus saving money In
that direction, SO that IL is probably
about as broad as it is long.
Much excitement was caused at the
White House during the evening OF
February 10,
Insane Woman 1869, by the ap-
Seeks President. 800 wonan
armed. who sought 10 see President
Johnson. The story is told in The
Star of the next day. She appeared
about O'Clock in the evening, slipped
past the usher and made her way up
stairs but afterward came down and
was taken in custody and carried
to the central guardhouse. On being
asked her business at the White
House she replied, II am the arm OF
Him who sent me; war Is this day
declared. and I have been delegated
by God Almighty to kill the President
of the United States" Under her
shawl was found fully loaded dou-
ble-barreied pistol. II appeared that
she had purchased dwelling in THIS
city on a tax sale in order to provide
home for her parents, whom she
brought from Ireland. That morning
the original owner of the property
had appeared and demanded posses
sion, which unbalanced her mind. with
the result of her visit TO the White
House. which. fortunately, had no
tragic consequence.
There was much interest in the man
ner in which Gen. Grant would ap-
proach the admins
a. cr,+,, ton of civil affairs.
He was q man of very
Policy. few words ana had
throughout the campaign and after
his election to the presidency given
| nf 10 n nnli-
cfes. On the 18th of February, 1863,
clue was afforded by his response TO
the committee on notification an
nouncing his election to the presi-
dency. The Star of that day. says:
Gen. Grant commences we'll His
reply today is q model of good sense.
He announces the policy of his ad-
ministration to be economy, retrench-
ment, the faithful collection OF the
revenues and the payment OF the
public debt. This is just what the
people want and they have faith TO
believe that he will hight ~ out on
the line he has laid down. His decla-
ra tion. too, that he viii have none but
CAPABLE and honest employees has the
right ring Such words have mean
ing from the mouth of Gen. Grant that
thew would have from hardly any
other man. The announcement that
the names of his cabinet officers VIII
not be divulged until they go to the
senate will be a sad disappointment
to the quidnuncs and to the pohn-
clans interested in making up particu-
lar states and who win be exceedingly
glad of some cue to work by, but the
reason given by Gen. Grant Tor TINS
reticence is a good one and the plan
he adopts will undoubtedly secure bet
ter men than IL the names were given
out to be banded about and caballed
against by opposing cliques. Gen.
Grant has made a good start"