April. 1874 Washington, D.C. 1874 April 24 Washington. Arrived here last night and were most cordially received by Henry S. whom we dropped in on at 1741 G St. and found him most comfortable, a indeed elegant quarters. Sat up in his room talking till about 11 when we turned in. R. D. & myself occupying one bed. I believe my misfortunes are unpleasant; in the night my bed fellow turned our bedding striking my knee with such force as to cause me an agony of pain and in the morning I found myself barely able to walk. Hours after breakfast we took a horse car for the S. J. and found Ridgway & Brown in the W. town. To the latter I was introduced for the first time and had a talk of an hour or more with him. He was not in address or appearance, at all as I had pictured him; showed little of that dashy nervous energy which is so universally accredited to him. On the contrary he was quite slow & deliberate in movement, & my pleasant in conversation, a little too much to conscious self advance perhaps, cropping out now & then. We next called on Prof Baird in his room; he seemed