The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-08-31
PALLADIUM CORRESPONDENTS.
, WAsHINGroE, D. c., August 23, 1869
WEATHER.

WAsH1xaros, D c., August 2s. 1859. 70
.bee WEATHER.
One day follows another, and no signs
of rain, save that it is little cloudy oc-
casionally The side walks beneath our
feet, and the brick and marble on either
side Of Us, are burning hot, with the
mercury ranging from 80 to over 100 in
the shade. At $50 p. m. on Saturday,
the mercury was up to 102. Such wealth
er have never experienced in Wash
ington before. So great was the heat
on Saturday that the rails Of the Wash
ington and Georgetown railroad we're in
some parts of the city drawn six inches
from the sleepers to which they were
strongly spiked.
The Dent-Mississippi movement has
kept the anti Grant men in anxious sus~3
pense here for weeks, and SO many were
the prophecies among the knowing
ones that persons unacquainted with
their history and motives, would have
thought that they were sincere in their
professed loyalty to the platforms on
which Walker and Senter have been
elected. fs s. esl.e $50 ~
The Presidents open refusal to coun-
tenance the Dent movement, has had
the effect to draw them out, and lay
bare their base and we'll laid scheme for
stealing the march upon the Republican
party by the nomination of the Presi-
dents brother in law for Governor Of
Mississippi. esFe
Not all opposed to General Grant in
Washington are Democrats. The strap
ped office seekers, better known as the
can't get away club curse him, and
are TO ally with any party that will
promise them office. 9io So Is
Il Gen. Dent is expected to leave here
in day or two for Mississippi TO look
after his nomination. aaft..
BASE BALL. TTeffe
The Oriental Base ball club of n. Y,
arrived in this city Friday morning and
were received by committee Of the Ma
tional Club, who took much pains in
showing their visitors about town. At
3 o'clock the Orientals were provided
with a six horse coach, in which they
were driven in fying>colors to our ma
tional's' ground, where at 4 o'clock j.
j. Beardsley, Esq, of the Union, cho-
sen umpire, called the game, with the
Nationals at the bat. ga s-3
The game lasted p hours, closing
with victory for the Nationals by .
score Of 48 to s. At the close of the
seventh inning, the score stood, Nation
ais, 16; Orientals, 7. In the 9Th and
9th innings, the Nationals made respec.
lively % and 10, while the Orientals
made and l. 5gae s1au2
coLcRED PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON.
q A large proportion Of the population
of this city is composed of colored PEG
pie They are of all shades of color,
from black to white, and Of all the vari-
Gus shades Of development between the
ignorant savage and enlightened citi-
zen. Most of them are refugees from
the States lately in rebellion, who found
their way here during or since the close
OF the war. Flying for protection from
the rebel slave driver, they have in
few short years, in the course of events,
found themselves acknowledged citi-
zens of the District and entitled to vote
in its elections, and represented in the u
city government by men of their color.
In regard to their worth ss members OF
the community, there 10 as great diff.
ference Of opinion here as elsewhere q
the country. Some Of our
citizens, mostly copperheads from the
North, detest the sight and smell Of
these people a. much as ever, while the
anongsb whom they