Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-09
WASHINGTON. D. c.. MONDAY NOVEMBER
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
GEN. GRANT walked in a leisurely way up
the Avenue to the Headquarters Of the Army at
nine O'Clock this msrning, and immediately
entered on the performa pcc OF official business.
nothing unusual occurred, excepting tnat
quite number OF prominept Gentlemen called
during the day to pay their respects to
The President elect Among the number were
Speaker Colfax, Secretary Of War Scofeld
Senator Morgan, Generals Terry, and George
H. Thomas, (who are here on the Dyer Court
OF lnquiry,) Generals Humphreys, Emory
Candy, and many other prominent gentlemen.
The General received them all with great
courtesy, and bowed his thanks to their con-
gratulatons. The conversations Were generally
rather brief, though in some instances quite an
animated talk was INDUCED in.
General Grant left his Office about hall. pas:
one o'clock this afternoon, and as he passed
through the Treasury Department on his way
TO Pennsylvania avenue, called on his old
friend Gen. Spinner, United States Trea urer
and passed few moments in social converse
ton with him.
The President elect is looking remarkably
we'll.
Some officers of the Boys in Blue went To see
him to-day about the proposed demonstration,
but nothing IN regard to it has yet been de-
termned upon.
WELL KNOWN OFFICIAL in the Treasury
Department, celebrated for his despatch of bus
mess and for his genial wit, gives an amusing
account of his experience on the evening of the
late election. The gentlemen is a mild .sCon-
servatIve," though he has not voted for years
and Is no politician. He says: 81 came down
street about o'clock to hear the news and went
first to the STAR office, where 1 found plenty
OF Republicans and the news pouring in all
one way. l thought I'd like it in SIN tlIer
doses and concluded TO try the Express Office
Didn't find things quite SO gushing -sn
hilarious here as they might have been, but
tr1pped up stairs, expecting TO crowd of
Democrats. To my surprise found but one
man I'D the establishment; he was in the third
story where he was paid 10 stay aud answer
questions. Whats The news!' said 1. "Re-
publicans carry Connecticut by 5000, Pennsyl-
wanna by 1,5CO, Ohio by 25,cOO, Indiana by
5000, Illinois by / told him to stop his
damnable iteration and left quickly "a I
could The streets were full of rollicking Re-
puoiicans and they ran against me at
every turn. / then hurried to the In e1li.
Gencer office, and there l found Allen, as
sisted by half a dozen city politicians
cursing Tammany and Belmont. The atmos-
phere was blue around them. 50 / LEFT. Start.
ed for the Metropolitan; Potts will have
some good fellows around him. Didn't
meet any Democrats-couldn't find Potts,
couldn't find Dem ocrat anywhere. Went to
Welcker's and ordered n wood o, a-t,ld him
would be back in fifteen minutes Went out
10 hnd Democrat-hunted quarter OF an
noUr and couldn't find One-went back and ate
my woodcock all alone, assisted only by n bot
tie OF champagne 10 keep my spirits up Went
nome at ii o'clock and found the keyhole with
out much difficulty. Sat down in the froI,
room 20 read awhiie-at II O'Clock came a tre-
mendous and prolonged ring at the door bell.
rushed down in a great 1iutter and found
small boy with a telegram. Pald him half a
dollar and hurried up stairs-opened the teIe.
gram tremblingly and read Newcastle gives
Seymour 200 majority" The devil it does
that won't elect him-and don't care 1 went
right straight to bed. My wife asked what
was the news and l told her MARY, the child
is born and christeLed and his name is Ulysses
;. Grant" Then went TO sleep.
TIE END OF THE SECOND SEssIoN-Both
Houses of Congress meet tomorrow. in ac
cordance with the concurrent resolution passed
on September 2lst. As it is evident that there
VIII be no quorum, the Presiding Officers of the
two Houses will accordingly declare Congress
adjourned sine die. This will end the second
session OF the lOih Congress. The third and
last session will commence on Monday, De-
cember 7tb. Unless the present law is repealed
the first session of the ilst Congress will COM
mence at noon on the ith of March, There
seems TO be some confusion Of opinion in the
public mind in regard TO these matters, and the
above may serve 10 clear it up.
WE SEE 1t stated that General Grant will
immediately resign his position as Genera. in
Chief OF the armies. 1t is more probable, how
ever, that the resignation will not be made
until about the Ist of March. 1t must ne
remem mbered that he is not officially the Presi-
dent elect until declared so by the Electoral
College. which meets in February. The tender
OF his resignation before that time would there
fore be premature.
EESIDRST WADE, Of the Senate, and Speaker
Colfax, of the House. We're at their offices at the
Capitol this morning; and on Tomorrow at
noon they VIII adjourn their respective houses
sine dte. The next meeting of Congress will
consequently be held At the regular meeting
time, Monday, December 1th, when the third
and last session of the 10th Congress will be
entered upon.
From present appearances not half a dozen
members of Congress will be present at the
Capitol tomorrow.
IMPORTANT TO DEALERS IN LIQUoR-The
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue has decided
that dealers in liquors in making their return
OF distilled spirits on hand are required to draw
OFF into regular barrels what at the time may
be IN their stand casks, in order that it may be
guaged and stamped.
How SKYMoUR's COUNTY VorRD.-Iu an.
swer to correspondent who wishes to decide