, 1869-10-02
WASHINGTON.
Various Little Things Broaohed
Early Rally Around the Grindstone,
Senator and Goyeruor-Makius.
Past and Future Of American Steam
Shipping,


po,+ and rct1,a af Ama,;ran Rteam-
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rha c+..u .h;n p;ru
tFRox oCE OWN couHrsroSpEkT.1
WAgg1S0roN. Sept g.
A cold spell riding ID suddenly co Inc oark OF
40 equinox, dragged behind II taat brood Of folfs
who NE always hungry md chilly wheu taere ta
no congress- 1nrne1iateay" We began TO hear
quantities Of news, peraona1 and inpersoual apd
the chief qEestio were: "Whoa coming IN ffom
YirEtnia :-~ho nnn Tenocssee f-rho from
Yatoe: Who win be Governor os Texas:"
TIE rIRo1NA kxH41ohsHfr-
One Of the newest "uaoFeueoss aeems 70 oe
to tate MAJOR WuifaEus-an tno1euSEe soldier.
though the htaeSod Of the lAd5 WHO WIS former.
y lIA Stephen A. Dou9Ias-out or the United
stsrts army aad dress htn1 In the tosa OF = aeoa-
tor How oegau the eI1FanrdinAry diaposluoa7
Wnat possible microscopic scrutiny could mare
psssed over the snttre State Of Virginia peno1n-
leg nobody, Ind 1t last h2Ts settled dovn upon
the Adtntnnt Geneala Department 10 waning
ton to lit Major Williams to eEinence sm
Inclined to believe that It VIA not M from Nj.
Williams hlmkei whence the nomination came,
ltt NGlG4A otNAk uA4 Af4GS0<N -d4240&AA - AVa
specially desiring It, although p1os Hert taftn
1t dtt to convey that iMp1csAtou 10 tho vtr-
s1nta peoaae. Thd General It II sasd, monttooed
\ certain Nj. ShArpe, OF Richmond, ~ nan
emincntty lifting.
It may occnr TO Jon that the people Of Virginia
would BE- more !ntereated IN the National Govern
nent II some person 1Ir1ng amongst them went to
the Senate. md BY reference 10 tie army regis
ter, that Rohcts W6llam1 entered the army eigh.
Virginia, but he hAa lived ateadfast,y 10
Washington for very msny yeafs and
upon his nst1ve State has no pos,t3cal
hold Whatever. He u tbs father Of m tntereas.n2
young family, u the semi father Of Mr..
Ious,aa, one Of tho Prestdenta secfetnscs, and
hls wife has alrcsdy been the ornament Of N NJ
mjntstration. These Ambitions and elegant sur.
rounltnes mar accoant foE some desire 70 srpre"
senf them. but will not mske The Virginia people
undesst7nd, II succtaafu, that shky are more than
the constituents Of gentleman whose aequaint-
anee they should be glad to make The present
Incomplete condition OF The government IA unfor.
tuuate IN that It peTmlts an immense amount Of
presumed EnaGtsteriA influence to preT1il. The
people Of Mississippi hAVo h4sttntd, peu-neil, 70
throw 0euaelFes into the extended aElas OF Nj.
Dent, upon the presumption that ht hAd some-
where concealed about his person tho maz!sser1d
aRrfs, although upon hls eEn measurement,
Aete!.t Af. ACuk "o4iu pc nuAu!r " AAu AA9
Gube1nasortaf chair IN the untied States ANAL
enoo9h for hfn- He nominated himself he cover
ell h!nsen with the mystery OF : presumption, ,aud
lroM pre-! unlug 10 presiding i . ahoIt step no1-
ardals. .... ..
0beerre Cow thlA kInd oI Grtat<Aan-Ma60E Is
unfInA TO President Grant i! About nfty little
beings arc no a2itn.lnx Ihemselyes into otIce by
claiming 10 carry the AIxuet- TheJ 70 to news
pager te1e&1Apher with the suggestion Of thtrn-
~
ter1ous way:
"IhAye here In my carpet-ba1, OF down in ny
boota, the recezsary coopteranrs, You hint about
the counfenauce and the people will limp at ths
presumption, md directly you II sec me EXECUTING
back spt1pp from he depths of ohscurtty 10 The
Uplted 8tates Sepate..
AEammy, wty ws1nr theru aitht. - mar no.
be read, "na! wsere haiu't there a presamptlon,' +
If the peop]a of ylrrfnta wnn1,, Get oytr the,,
| vretched proytnc. nr7de: md se,ecs sons sncf
besrty rough. eenarous old I1oion,st n Frank,II
stearre TO rtnresent thern-ne rho IN, i,ved fo7,,
yesr1 ID thelr can,tal IL tnorn In f,1rnn ali M
/ Who. though tner caat him Into castle Tnnnder
| c,ied. uFather! foreise than,I they fnnw M
6hst tns4 do- and wnt,ed far The rrturo or III,
usr-1hrT woald yrt nnt of ,hia f,l.o,.refni nr-
| sunupsion ,nsrkct: the rnan vnnlJ not a,,o1.c,
| Them. thoupt he were mn, m rnurtly a. Iohn Hnr
sna,1 AMI h. Womb ha homes. avn T.jthtu1 N that
l ~
| JACK HAMILTON LAID ct,
| m. m nrp.rncnto, tftnr .txt ~. pr.<,san
has turned he couptensnce from J.cs uamtl.on
nisa fsct .nd few nrno1e 1hn r1.asu-~ NJ,
r,tte, thsn tnc,r xsnn,d uos1sto5s iii rsav.t II
Hamilton ts m immense phy1ies being. Win lazx,
outoI-door Salents. i IoR& record n poIacs, aat
Tho general result OF such record IL bis owr
eahtts. Al atamp speaker he Is very vigorous
| and ~ politician popular, but be hAs no conyto
tious, aud Is given to all the turns, d!Fes, uaa8
1ortnattons and conso!1tlous Of 3 political man Il
whom public life u At ouce bread, opportunity
AID adventure. Gaaeho. partisan whose witt
accidental fellowship; da11ng giant, Jet wttho1
purpose but that Jack Hamilton msJ ride ant
live. he "a no Ean TO lead 4 VAywnrd Stats bsc
to the Lore Of or.ler, OF Law, and Of republican
tim. personally he Is = fear!ess nnn, even sto
Lent one, and be went to Texas when tho VI
closed, and on the stump gave the reoels drcals,
tnl foEetas,e Of fena'ttes His brother, an e1
| rebel, Is now an extreme Radical, and Wi h2v.
! nothing To do with JACK Such IL the ludepeu
dcnce Of life and family In Texas. Amou,
Hanlltons most versatile followers l
! youpg Tom ocaatree, OF TEXAS, a
edtlo1, who was once upon Lonzsuees.
stsf- Lonsstreet 's the qnle'ess Of ali tho Net
Orleans otnceholdefs, Aad reports say mat us aF
potntmen1 h most excellent one. There Is
I good tent 10 an opiniou, when you hitch 4 ma
| NN- .....
ANDREW JouSsoh IND NAME u THK SENATE
l fald 10 one o! the heads of departments, Ies
tesda5:
"Andrcx johnson viii probably have bar
oshI for tac Senate. He lives IN East Tennessee
aid TIC geography Il agalnst him as this tine"
"Well, " eald ", +graumat mas always bee
against him. now EeogFapnJH aza,nst him; nc1
h{IFhF urf3f on frhAt