The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-08-28
Correspondence fths Agis j. Lnte,i'gfnccr'
Wash ingfOn Votes.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 25th

4g WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 26th.
w AsrAHrIIxG REvrLArIos ~
has Just been AIDE Ivy Col Robert Ould who was during
the agent the part OF the Confederate States for
the exchange of pi soners during the 0ald scoch
es Grant, Butler aud Stanton numerically He expL
city charges and proves in able statement published
in the Lnteigencr that the delays and stoppage Of
the exchange wholly done by the Federal authorities
1t will have no end OF answers. Ben. Butler Is even
now, II is said, up to his eyes in MS undertaking to
whitewash his party The effect of this outspoken
in the camp here. and many hunting for
mat who had dots on the question to answer it,.
Wait and see.
at the South, according to reliable gentleman" from
New York-ths time continues Ii's a pity they don't
stop this Of thing its terribly weakening there
won't be anybody left down there in little while If this
Wholesale destruction goes on few days longer 1t win
take ots of this of stuff though fire the Northern
heart. We've been burned out on t--know oil about
it. Bring mp another reliable.
DEMOCRATIC PROSPECTS
In the Southern States grow brighter the days pass
Being reccil of adyces from first hands in all the
principal Southern cities we'll as from the re-
districts enabled to state that the recent at
tempt to manufacture political capital out Of the
struction issues fiat failure. But strong
effort will be- made by the radicals and for that purpose
Congress will reasonable September 2lst all stories now
affoat to the contrary nowithstand ng, Bingham and
Butler WILL jointly undertake to fill the place of old
Thad Stevens but they dress up the ranks
the word attention like the stcrn iron wed old Penn
syvanian hut will not wri olitics until Ihaye to ;
time enough then.
VERY INTERESTING READING
will be this paragraph to large number Of your readers
who have my certain knowledge, invested sundry
dollar bills in the Pascball House Association Of which
that old school gentleman Judge P. s. Lanhan, at 4l8
Walnut st. st. Louis, Mo. Is manager. Having my
data exactly straight give it, the project has been
backed up by the principal bankers in that city The
of tickets averaging 500 per day and the distribution
will certainly take place at the appointed time-Oc-
tober sth The magncenoe Of the chief prizes has had
the usual effect there being SO Of residences
stores and chief of all the Pascha House. valued
at S2S0,0O0, and any number Of minor prizes. The
orphans of St. Johns before the recipients Oft mag
nhcent donation from the Judge will be again his debt
for still greater, aud his well known integrity
is sufficient guarantee that exact and equal Justice will
be melted out to ALL The great rage Is the "Mutm
Club" system by which clubs Of any number from 80
100 more hold and have equal interest In whatev.
prizes may fall to the lot Of their club-thus combin
ing union with the low club rates offered. Your
pondont being "fred with q noble" would hate to d.
vide the chief price he ancies he would be abs
to "keep hotel'-if he had one
THE DESERTED CITY.
for some one to sing the Deserted City Deserted
villages have still the chrrms of so about
them "reminiscences Of days wherein there good
developed But this deserted city What a purer
state Of morals must have been in vogue when sodom
and 0omorrah were wiped out, than those of our day
else would this city be sunk so deep there would be
resurrection for it, The only place where life to
exist Is abont two Of the Departments and
the that daily issues from the Treasury building
at 8, r. NJ, makes wish that too deserted
To locker on whose eyes have been frightened by ex-
perience, how many things seen sickenng to tho
heart. The honorable exceptions-andthere are many
only to make the contrast stronger Let your
readers who anxious to enter its gded porticoes
choose something else.
wASTEp-ocCUPANrs
for the National Capitol. We have ont of people,
Every has left who could leave and only the dregs
and drudges remain. Dust hangs like brown veil over
everything The days hot dusty torturing days. the
nights scarce better. When has to sit down upon
such days this to grind out his portion Of column
his thoughts go out after the jewellers at the springs and
at the sea side, and among the mountain shades and
breezes and he looks back into the book of his child
hoods impressions, and remembers how he used to pity
poor horse compelled to grind tan bark following
his halter pole round and round all through the long hot
days. and he finds the parallel but not the pity But bet
ter days will for while they for the
old horse. SO take heart In Tow days throngs will
tread the deserted Streets houses staring vacantly
upon will be filled to repletion the world Of journal
ism will revoye to quicker measure and your
pondent be happy.
PERSONAL GOSSIP
is of the scarcest order and quality We have lions
amongst and the few "tigers" have tame
brutes and with little danger about their jungles. Ex-
cept the arrival Of some indignant 'carpet bagger,n
with fresh and fearful tales to unfold very
of arrivals By next letter times will have frightened
somewhat. ARGUS.