New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-13
THINGS IN WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

wAsu,Seros, July ll,h. 1855 p N.
The weather seems 10 be getting beyond all
bounds of graduation. IL puzzles the Oldest inhab-
liant 10 rsmember anything like IL As far as hear.
however, there is not aoy extraordinary sickness
prevailing ia The City 1 was afraid that the heavy
lall Of rain. during the past week or two nigh, be
drawn up mo a sickly atmosphere by the extreme
heat OF this week. hope my fears will prove un.
founded
The thermometer 10 day. in Coleman 8 lower hall,
stood at go at noon. This is one OF the coolest
places in town. 10 the average Of shade in this
City il would probably range or degrees higher.
10 Of the coolest rooms Of the Capitol, yester-
day the thermometer was 940, though the Capitol,
owing 10 its elevation and The thickness of its walls
is usually cool place.
Bat The degrees of thermomerical measure
ment can give you no idea of the heat itself. |
have been where the thermometer ranged big her.
bu, where tet the heat intolerable; there
lie kind of nasty Loco Foco impregr alton in the
atmosphere which would be intolerable, even If the
thermometer indicated temperature as cool aslbat
partys mpudence.
Last night was very warm, drew my bed up 10
the window and left my door open; in This way
was enabled TO get just enough cool uir occasionally
as li,te vibration took place in The air just suf
icent TO prevent ainting; of course it il almost i'm
possible so OF the House during the day or TO
do any ming, particularly where many assemble in
a room together. Eating too is almost out OF the
Ice in coffee, ice in every thing. The principal
kind of tea used at Coemans now, is mixed by
" Ack" between two silver cups fall of ice with a
piece OF mint TO give 1t flavor
The ways and means 10 which resort 10 get
sleep extraordinary. You recoect that Co'e
mans Hotel is constructed with corridors round
each flight story, on the inner square. Well. last
night when vas coming TO my room, l bad to step
over three or four men who had taken their beds
from their rooms and spread them on the corridor
The man Who first Invented sleep" ing in this way
was last night showed out of his sleeping place by
an inringer Cd his original patent.
The Indians now in the city feel the Inconvenience
Of the warm weather. day two since one Of
them was going up the Avenue clothed in such sp
pare as civilization was heaping upon him. Feel
ing them of no manner Of use, he took off his pan
falcons, threw them over his and strobe up The
avenue in buff instead of black. He attracted
quite as much notice with them on his arm as If they
had been on his legs. II was comfort triumphant
civilization
The House of Representatives was engaged to-
day with Private business, part Of Legislation
which has been very much neglected Il adjourned
at an early hour
The Senate also engaged IN Private business.
II in session ill much later hour than the
House.
The Senate will take up the Tariff B i'll on Mon
day. Though the majority refused TO refer II 10 the
Finance Committee, yet that committee has il now
actually under consideration. This is of piece
with other kinds of Loco. Foco legislation.
HlcHELIRU.