The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-10-26
PALIApItM CoRREsPoN o ENcE.
NwAsH,scros.D. G., Oct 10th, Isa

now upon u.s. Cool mornings, bright
and sunny days, and clear moonlight
nights make this month in Washington.
the loveliest of all the year. Every
br cath you draw Of the exhiierating air
just touch ell sby the first efforts of Jack
Frost into the 'sharpness that savors of
winters@imbues@in to You every action,
and spirit that bespeaks infinite relief
from the oppressive heat of summer that
followed US even iuto the month of Sep
temher, and could not be got rid of. Ey
ery,hiug about the city begins to look
up again. and You can read the effect OF
this cool weather in the faces of every
one YOU meet oThelively tone of their
conversation, aud their quickening steps
ion the streets, indicate new life aud Wig
sor in thevarious business departments
of W ashington. <6k STs +uao res z 1e zbsoa
The Gay Season has fairly CO man enc.
cd with u.s. g The Nationa! Theatre with
Lydia Thompson'so Burlesqne Troupe
now here is drawing thronged houses,
composed of both citizens and Strangers,
who take more than usually interest
ed in those side splctting entertain
ments. $50 Ie0IE
THE VA u. g. SENATORS. trrE ge +
elected yesterday. are considered here
by those who knew them personally as
good selections. Both are known to be
loyal men, one of which at least
stauncIi Republican,. and can it necessa-
rily take the "Iron Clad. ~ .al n-a
gag AIS
friends are intensely excited over the
latest kilograms from TenDcs see, and
waiting very impatiently for tue final re.
suit. Bourbon is advancing rapidly
with quick sales. = 49, c0G8S@ s-F
oTHETwENTY PER CENT. fse .u}
AS the meeting Of Congress is near at
hand Department Clerks are begin
niDg again to complain Of the poor and
inadequate pay they are receiving for
their arduOus services, and we may ex-
poet mother just such time next winter
as last, about the twenty per cent" AL
ready memorials to Congress are being
prepared setting forth so many grievs
anccs thatAit attempt TO enumerate,
fear it wou.d never end. E
These memorials are intended simply
as reminders of our Legislators obliga-
tons TO the "indi<pensible" Department.
Clerks, to be followed up by q set OF
we'll paid persistent and cunning lobby
list whose .impudence only goes 1uAre
buked by the members, whom they are
almo constantly boring. because of the
pre-, aiin opinion, Of the Representatives
| that. as they are only, servants, of the
| people. they must be subjected TO calls
| from Tom, Dick and Harry upon any
| subject at any and at all times.
| SPURIOUS BONDS.
There has been but little ssid of late
| about the spurious Seven-Thiriies tina,
| were thrown upon the public more than
two years since, while S NJ Clarke was
/ superintendent of the Currency Printing
Bureau. AT that time it seems thai
| were strong suspicious that these spu-
rious bonds. which were SO perfect that
there were forty or fifty thousand dol
/ lars taken by Officers of Treasury. thai
the plates on which this money was prIn
ted, were electrotyped in the Printing
Bureau. Mr.. Clarke protested aginet
I there being any reason for such suspi
l3,cion, and commended that they were en-
-graved outside. It is reported here to
! day that there has been sufficient proc
elected lately to snbstantiate the Cor
rectEess of first suspicious about til,
matter and that there is not questiono
dou bt that as / stated som etime sine,
in my correspondents, there is lnucl
spurious money. duplicates, now aaoa
| printed either on the genuine plates O
+ the Treasury Department Or plates pro
duced from iclectrotyping the y genlin
plate 90 In this connection i would. sa,
that some WHO are considered compe
tent judges, whom have eonversed will
to day on the subject, contend that tn
seal is counterfeit only, the rest beiagdl
plicates printed from the genuine plate
in the Treasury Department MI 5o9
The following, "Trip through Al
South, ''nwhicIl1 hope will be .ofintcres
to your readers, is a contribution iron
O S Lowell Esq of Cincinnati, and o
the Assistant Cour sells for the Govern
ment in the cotton eases: 81
TRIP THROUGH THE SOUTH
FRIEND LIFE-I found the Orange
Alexandria, Virginia d East Tennessee
& Georgia Rail- road, in much bette
condition than any one had right t
, expect after the long abuse without ner
cessary repairs that was incurred durin
the war. The route wasa new one t
me, and / was constantly on the waite
for the "seenery and Incidents" w
i passed Manassas with only slight al
I fusion to Prentis' joke abou. the Y an
KEGS striking for their bones and fire
!. sides, at the battIe of Bull Run. at th
rate Of twelve miles an hour If the
: performed this feat. they nearly sequsle
. the rate of travelling on the o. & A.
r. At Charlottesville, passengers sto
for what they are pleased to announc
as dinner" Beyond the wing Of a can:
= ~ bird, I never conceiv ed of a stnallt
!. fragment Of bird to be set before one &
= his dinner, yet just such fragment Wa
: offered me TO dine off, water and corr
meal stirred up for bread Nolling b,
travellers appetite would ever perm
r Of his paying one dollar, 1.-THE price a
: ways asked) for such a miserable pr
= tence for meal The views from Cha
J louisville to Lynchburg, are doubles
It very fInc,I but ifasniucli as that four o,
Y of the five hours run, are spent in Gu
II that are far above the tops of tue car
=, you are somewhat restricted in yonr o.
. seryations. Reaching Lynchburg, &c
get into the magnificent sleeping ca
. Of the East Tennessee and Georgia ]