Yet it was remarked by the lookers-on that Mr. Jefferson was the principal object of regard both to the members and spectators; that he seemed to be the chief mover of the body--the soul that animated it; and some who were present, struck by their manifestations of deference, conceived a more exalted idea of him on this simple and unpretending occasion than they had ever previously entertained.--R. H. Dabney. THE FINANCIAL DIARY OF THOMAS JEFFERSON. Thomas Jefferson kept a financial diary and account book from January 1st 1791, to December 28th, 1803, embracing the last three years of his service as Secretary of State under Washington, the four years of his Vice-Presidency under John Adams, and the first three years following his own election to the Presidency. This diary was one of the most valuable treasures in the library of the late Mr. Tilden. Among the items enumerated in the very fine, but neat and legible hand of Mr. Jefferson, is the following: "Gave J. Madison ord. on bank for 9625 D." The modern symbol of the dollar was not then in use. Jefferson uniformly used a capital D to denote this unit of our Federal currency. Madison was Jefferson's most intimate friend, and was a member of congress at the time the above entry was made Jan. 8, 1791, at Philadelphia. Whenever Jefferson went home to Monticello or returned thence to his duties, he frequently stopped with Mr. Madison. While they were in the public service together, it appears by this diary, that they traveled together to and from their posts of duty. It also seems that one or the other generally acted as paymaster. The inadequate salary of $3,500 which Jefferson received as Secretary of State, was $500 more than that of any other cabinet officer. HORSE BACK RIDING TO INAUGURATION. It would seem on the authority of Mrs. Randolph, the great-granddaughter of Mr. Jefferson, in her work, "The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson," that the President rode "the magnificent Wildair" to the capitol, and hitched to the palisades while he went in to deliver his inaugural. The truth of the incident, however, is not established. In Jefferson's diary we have this entry: Feb'y 3, 1801, Rec'd from Col. John Hoomes of the Bowling Green a bay horse Wildair, 7 yr. old, 16 hands high, for which I am to pay him 300 D May 1. There were no pavements, sidewalks nor railroads then in Washington. There were not even wagon roads. There was no getting about, therefore, for either men or women without horses. COST OF SERVANTS, ETC. Jefferson estimated the cost of his ten servants per week, $28.70, or $2.87 per head. Jefferson managed to pay off many of his small debts with his first year's salary as President. It seems never to have occurred to him to lay by anything out of his receipts. He thought that at the end of the second year he had about $300 in hand. It is interesting to know in these temperance days that the wine bill of Jefferson was $1,356.00 per year.