The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-05-09
WASHINGTON. MAJ

WASHINGTON, May 4.
Jules Janin, the most accomplished
scatterer Of gossip whom the literature
of our age can boast, once wrote a
charming little volume called 'sEe AOiS
de MdiG LoHdres," in which he por-
,trayed the great metropolis in its Spring
attire. Here, in the capital of the Uni
ted States, there Is but little for cor
respondent to write about during the
month of May, but there Is much 70 adj
miTe. Indeed, it Is this year a holiday
who were so oyerW0rked by Congress
siOnal calls for Information on all sorts
OF subjects during the prolonged ses-
sions of the past Winter and Spring.
Neither have they now daily dread
that they may receive an official noun
cation that their services "are no longer
reouired,n which Is the usual way of
Clismissing tried and trusty desk
workers to make places for the adhe-
rents OF Senators and Representatives.
A vote in q caucus often causes the
summary dismissal OF valuable clerk,
that the voter may be provided with q
situation, for which he is in no way
competent, as a reward. l1a
The President, relieved from much
responsibility by the "Tenure of Office"
Bill, has again time to converse with
gentlemen nom different sections otthe
Union, many of whom are just now, by
the way, urging him to visit their re-.
specttVe localities, North Carolina, or
Tennessee, or Massachusetts, or Ohio.
He can also enjoy the society OF his es.
timable family, and on Saturday after
ternoons they can sit on the Southern
porch of the Executive Mansion, and see
citOzenS ct citoyennes who come to hear
the Marine Band perform, presenting
groups on the greensward or under the
trees Boccacio only could have describ-
ed, or that Wattau only could have
painted. e. - r.
When Congress Is In session, It is the
duty of the public servants here to
amuse those who vote approiatfOns. But
now the able, staff and bureau officers
OF the army and ofthe navy. the learn
ed men of the Smithsonian and of the
the Observatory, with the lawyers, the
bankers, end the leading newspaper
men, meet in agreeable eOte1-ies for their |
own pleasure, forming a "Societyn
never met with during the session. So
say the Diplomats, and they should
The drives around Washington are
delightful and varied, embracing every
variety Of prospect. Within the city
there Is no lack Of pavements for walks
distances" now shaded
by trees in yernal livery. Thomas JEFF
ferson, when Secretary of State, per-
sUnally superintendent the planting of
trees on Pennsylvania avenue, and
since then Government and individu-
ais have annually had hundreds, nay,
thousands, set out. We have also a
Botonical Garden, which, under the
charge Of Mr.. Superintendent Smith, Is
Al veritable Arcadia in IiT6e,
while in his greenhouse "the feathery
palm trees rise" and the banana, the
bread fruit, the sage, the coffee tree, the
lea plant, and other useful productions
are seen. Then the Potomac is ever
attractions to fishermen, or to
hose fond of saili ng, with trip to
Mount Vernon for those inclined to
make patriotic pilgrimage. In short,
May Is one of the most delicious, il not |
the most delicious month to pass at |
although there is little
here for correspondents to |
CLEAN and record. isti