The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-08-25
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
w.su,Scroy. Aue.l9. 1863.


Yesterday we had another repetition
of the beauties of da,key rule; a couple
of young girls, aged fifteen and thir-
teen respective lthe Oldest a cripplel
were sent by their mother to grocery
store in Washington ; being city OF
"magni6cent distances" there are
"stores" on every corner, and in some
sparsely settled districts they keep open
on Sunday mornings for the accomno-
dation of jewellers in their neighbor
hoods to get some articles for break.
fast, they started, but were met by sew
eral negroes who robbed them Of their
money, and then the negroes endeav-
ored to ravish the oldest girl They
succeeded in getting away and report
ed to their mother, who after while,
thinking that the negroes had gone,
Bent off the girls again on their Grand.
They were again attacked by the ne
groes, again robbed Of their money and
again the oldest girl was subjected to
an attempt at outrage. but again es-
capped. The indignant mother applied
to the nearest police station to arrest
Tire brntes, but so far they have cluded
justice. Probably they will escape
of course they will. The negroes of
Washington, fed by the government,
clothed by The government, honsed by
the government, and living in idleness
and whiskey, are nourislled into
righteousness and pruriency, and thus
they are fit to occupy their time with
such amusements as ravishing white
girls. Such outrages or rather, the
manifestations of such playful curiosi-
ty on the part of the negroes--are very
frequent in this city. The manner in
which the radical authorities regard
these outrages by the negroes reminds
of the manner in which the immortal
Samuel Pickwick regards the playful
action of the military at Rochester.
"Why only the other day brave fell
low was insulted in the grossest man
ner by bar maid who peremtorily re-
fused to draw him any more liquor,
whereupon the gallant fellow playfully
stabbed her in the shoulder. with bay
onet. And yet the brave fellow was
the first to 60 down in morning. and
express his Willingness to forget all
that happened" Ha,I.,rq
The solar eclipse on Saturday at
tracted very great attention in Wash
ington. Apart from the usual interest
excited by the great event, it was a lu-
dicrous sight to behold the inhabitants
of Washington, full hour before the
time for the observation, standing on
street corners, in front of their houses,
on the top of their houses, in the win
dows of their houses and every otller
available place. holding a tiny piece OF
smoked glass in their fingers, intent
upo1 rivalling the Astronomers on their
scientific discoveries. Lovers forgot to
call on their northumberland
forgot the promise of their lovers ia
call--every thing generally was forgot
ten in the superior attraction of those
pieces of smoked glass. The darkies
generally displayed their inimitable
qualities, and their powers ofendur-
ance also. Before noon hundreds OF
4 them crowded the top of the Washing
ton monument, also the dome Of the
capitol, and various other places
These indications ofnegro supremacy
did not deter our inferior race of citi.
sens, the whitcs-from using theil
smoked glass everywhere. About Al
/ p. M, q cloud obscured the brightness
of the sun and was greatly amused
at tire remarks Of a humber of ladies
nnd gentlemen, both white and black
stationed near Lafayette Square who
made tile air vocal with expressions OF
delight at their power to gaze upon the
eclipse with the nuked eye, md not be
awed into silence 1T the unusual dark
ness. / am sure that for momeD,
the New York Tribune (whose issue ON
Friday contained long and Bohemian
and consequently inaccurate uestrip-
ton of eclipses) lost great many be-
levers among the highly educated('
! New England ladies and gentlemen
employed in the Treasury and resident
here--for they saw nothing OF tina
, general abforcation " which TIL,
Tribune spoke of. Had time, ant
You the space to devote to such fooler
les, I think l could eclipse Artemu
Ward, Petroleum v. Nashby and Div
!, Logan In all their sensational sketche
: OF men, character and things.
: The question Of selling the Osag
Indian lands has again arisen, and wi
provo as great a thorn in the side q
the Radicals, ms the great Cherokee
land sale effected by Mr.. Harlan
Secretary of the Interior to Connee
titut Land Company, which swindl
I take pride in myself was first CT
posed by myself. Some how Or d'ht
Mr.. Harlan worked himself but of til
subject, though he never dared answt
r my articles, contenting himself wit