American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1844-12-09
correspondence of the American Republican. ]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, Is

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 1914.
We are commanded to write you letter
by "dark eyed one, whom to hear s to obey
Well, of what shall we expatiate1
There is holiday in Congress Hall till Mon
day, and the members in the interim are OK
changing cards, and settling themselves for the
session.
The Bell Ringers had prime house last
night again-tull and fashionable. fifty cent
ticket brings you, here in Washington, among
the upper circles. Comfortable, amt i'll Hon.
John Wentworth and the bride were present;
also several other brides, in their white wells
and white bonnets. How beautiful and inter-
csting these young brides are, amt they? But
what is unaccountable to us, is, that one OF
them, lady who knows us as we'll as the man
knows us both, regarded us, with her finicky
gold chain husband at her side, as perfect
stranger. Kem.-The negro melodies took the
palm in spite of Hayden and Fra Diavolo.-
Dan Tucker, Lucy Neal and Co. were the IA
vortes of the evening. Query.-Are those
fellows the real Swiss, or live Yankees done
up la TyrOIese? They are ringing the hard
dollars out of the sovereign people, any how,
and as the poet says,
"Their hells-tes
Like music of the spears
In the ears,
And it follers
That they oilers
Gather in the dollars"
1t is said that McGrath keeps the best oys.
tiers in town. Never having eaten any Of the
shel-fsh since they grounded the Missouri in
the Potomac, we can't judge of this vegeta-
BILE from the latest experiments, in their "fix-
ings," whether roasted, fried or stewed, or
swallowed, like Jonah, with no other ceremony
than taking their coats off
We hear that the Americans and Greeks
captured Bladensburgh last night, to the utter
establishment of the natives What do yon
think of that, MIR. Penandscssors'
The celebrated Robert Owen Gather of Ro-
bert Dale Owen, of Indiana is in this city,
and purposes giving a series of Lectures on his
peculiarly peculiar Social system. We think
it will be waste powder. Don't you also, read.
err We would advise him to let the present
system have a fair trial. Would MT you, Miss
Matrmony? The system of MIR. Owen is, to
our judgment, designating, dreadful, and i'm.
practicable Personally, we have no objection
to his lectures, but we think they cannot be
patronized in Washington, and we would save
MIR. Owen from the modification of Shak
speare's account of empty boxes, and waste
labor.
The Democratic Clubs here are to give a
dinner on the Sth Jan. to Messrs. Dawson, OF
La, Payne, of Ala, and Walker, of Miss,
for their services at head quarters to their par
ty during the late campaign
Hewitt, who is giving series of cotilon par
ties at Concert Hall, invited US in last night to
aquadrile We accepted and danced admira.
bly,, rusty as we came from Bachelors hall
Hewitt has been talking of going to Baltimore
but bevy of young girls, who want to learn
music and dancing, came few days since and
said, that they would kiss Mr.. Bachelor if he
would stop the music teacher, He shall be
stopped. Harriet he shall be stopped, deal
Lucy; he shall be stopped, Kate, we replied
when they crowded round and sauted us
numerously, much to our surprise and annoy
ance.
But the dinner bell ringeth, my lord, ant
peradventure some carnal refreshment for thu
inner man, would not be out of order.
BACHELOR BOB.