Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-01-07
FROM CITY.
Correspondence Or lie kichN11d Ea?V'rfr.
WAsnISGToN. January ,. 1854.

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WASHINGTON, January }. ls5?.
McssrS. Eiitors-The death of Gen. Quit
man was announced in the House to-day, and
was made the occasion Of several touching and
feeling tributes 10 his memory. The practice
Of Congress, in listening TO culogiStic speeches.
and adjourning at such times, has been, Of late.
ne subject Of such severe comment a. 10 in
ducc a motion, on the part of an honorable
member, for its discontinuance. Ii is argued
,ha, too much time is consumed for an object
50 foreign. as it is assumed, 10 the business OF
the country: but. surely, the wise legislator
should not lightly disregard an opportunity.
such as is presented in the death of 4 man Of
great and noble qualities. Of ilnpressing a wise
moral lesson upon the minds Of the people.
The death Of Mr.. Harris. Of Illinois, will not
be announced until after the arrival Of Judge
Douglas. That gentleman is expected in Bal
timore to-day. and will, il is supposed, arrive
in Washington tomorrow. where a most en-
thusiastic demonstration awaits him..
The administration is much relieved in con-
sequence Of the contradiction Of the report
that a large body of tillibustcrS had arrived in
Nicaragua. Such a thing would have involved
a serious embarrassment in its policy with re-
gard to that State. and have settled, in an un-
looked.for wav. the fate Of the Cas- l%ri>sari
treaty. II is destined, however. TO find some
! trouble in a different quarter. There is reason
10 believe that 4 large and vcry powerful COM
! bination is h,cins formed in Pennsylvania COR
the purpose Of defeating Gov. Biglcr's rc-clcc-
lion to the Senate, and Of administering by
tina, means a severe rcbukc To the President
OF what clements this organization is comros-
cd. or if il have any designs Interior TO the ole
.1 49,. l.-. - =, tc,p uli. IN u-,nr-
tain, but sufficient is Known 10 Justify the most
active efforts Oh the part of the administrators
to sustain itself.
The appropriation bills for the support Of the
! Government are. at the present writing. in n
greater state Of forwardncss than ever before at
this pcriod. Too much praise cannot be awar-
ded to the activity and energy displayed by
Mr. Phelps in the discharge Of his duties a.
! Chairman Of the Committee Of Ways and Means.
in consequence Of which notwithstanding the
time that has been ,rqs'eJ in holidays. and in
having the last sad tributes to the departed,
the business Of the country Is being rapidly
and intclligently done. The estimates OF the
! Departments, will be cut down.
Water was for the first time introduced into
! the city Yesterday from the Potomac .tcque-
duct, and at one Of the public fountains a stream
Of over one hundred feet in height was thrown,
during the greater part Of the day. The an
ticipation of a bountiful supply of this much
needed element in our city is the source OF
much rejoicing among our citizens.
An unfortunate case Of suicide. in the person
or Mr.. Grant, a clerk in the Navy Department,
occurred in this city Yesterday. L. is supposed
that some disappointment in love induced a re-
sort to poison. by which means his life was
ended.
RA collision recently took place between two
employees Of the Supreme Court and Court OF
Claims respectively. in regard to n subject con-
nectcd with the affairs Of the two Courts. but
involving. It is to be hoped. no clash in the jul
risdiction> Of these useful branches Of the
public service. and nothing else more serious
than the loss Of a few drops of c@laret, split af.
ter the most approved fashion. hut in rather an
sJtro.jndici"l way.
| observe. in your paper OF Monday last, a
communication from n person signing himself
observer. Senior" intended to inform the
public of the change of your correspondent.
although the nom-depl"nie remains the same.
hasten TO inform the gentleman, whoever he
NAV be. that the plagiarism Of which | have
been guilty was altogether unlntentional, as
was not previously aware that one Of your for
mer correspondents used the name; and further.
that As / have no rcputatian to subservc, by
continuing such a signature 10 my letters, and
rs he doubtless has many laurels to lose by its
adoption by any one else, | shall not compel
him to assume the venerable character he pro-
poses to enact, but sign myself in future,
VRRIIA..