The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-08-18
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 1869.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 1869.
Washington was in Juror of excite
ment to day, tho first tir6e since the
municipal elections, for the little cpl
sode of the Minnie Gaines murder trial
was but ripple on the surface. The
Germans of this city and vicinity have
been for some weeks past making pre-
parations to inaugurate the grand an
nual festival of the Washington
Schuetzen Verein, the initial ceremonies
of which took place to-day. An i'm
mense crowd filed the streets, the
greater portion of whom were Ger
mans, Of course. One of the most in
tcresting features Of the occasion, was
the great number of German ladies,
whose finely proportional, voluptuous
forms, and spirituelle features indicated
at once mental and physical health.
Years ago the popular idea of German
Girls" was that of large-limbed,
fieshy, red faced woman, full of charm
ing simplicity, animal vigor and coarse
features. Now, aud especially of late
years, the German emigration to this
country, has been of far more Guilt
waited and refined class. The same
magnificent physical Development is
seen, but combined with delicacy, a
refinement and a spirituality which
bespeak the fine races which dwell in
the fatherland. The boast of the An
glo-Saxon that he belonged to the most
vigorous and splendid race of men in
the world, was not an idle or foolish one.
Only when contaminated and poisoned
by the immoral and deteri0rating ten
denotes Of the New England Radical
thought, which in the course of few
years has done more to demoralize men
and women than any other age or
thought has ever accomplished, does
the Saxon sink below the level nOt(only
of white men but to the same scale OF
the negro. The procession which
moved under the grand triumphal
arch--a splendid affair, erected at the
corner of 9TH and Louisiana avenue
passed ut about one o'clock in the af-
ternoon. Besides several bands OF
musicians and various societies, the
feature Of the occasion was the eighty
carriages, containing the delegates to
the Verein, and giving one the idea that
the God Gambrinus, who specially
presides over Teutonic festivities had
appropriated to himself not only the
green garlapds that belong Of right to
the Niebelungens but also to the
Greeks. "The Park" where the festi.
val took place, leafy grove outside
the city limits on 9TH street, was can.
opted in green, not only from nature
but the fairer hands-of the German
damsels whose bright eyes furnished
a loyelier attraction than the triumpha
arch, or gaily decorated teams, OF
grand old trees, or even the foamint
counte3ance of 6 rambrinus' prime min
lister, laughing spirit who under tn,
name of Lager" made himself extern
tensively acquainted with every ont
: present. The universal good order ani
harmless mirth of the jewellers i'm.
pressed favorably even the Yanke,
total abstinencers who hitherto lav,
found much to censure in the innocen
and cheerful amusements of our Ger
man citizens in the District.
}, The Secretary of tue Treasury has in
strncted the Assistant Treasurer a
New York to purchase two million
dollars worth of FIVE twenty bonds
week during the month of August, tn
first purchase to be made on the 4tl
inst. These purchases are to be mad
in addition to the purchase for the sink
, ing fund of one million dollars wortl
of bonds on alternate weeks. How
long the sapient Financier who pre-
sides over the Treasury will adhere +
this determination I cannot say, blu
reasoning from analogy, conclude h
will notify the Assistant Treasurer o.
Wednesday to Hhold on" for the pres
emit. The Secretary left Washington
for Grafton, Mass, yesterday evening t.
be gone several days. l have it OF
good authority, that he left here til
identical brooches in whose pockets Ii
generally places his letters Of instruc
tons to his assistants, and he is thu
deprived of his usual powers of secrec.
as regards these instructions. thin
J can inform you the moment they ar
made, and not be compelled to wal
until he changes his mind ere I writ
you what the change is about.
The commissioner of Internal Rev
enue has decided that when life es
tate in land is extinguished by an act
ual bona tSde purchase by the tenant j
remainder for a valuable and adequat
: consideration, the tax should be as
sessed only on the difference betwee,
such consideration, and the value O
the land. When it is. however, extin
guished without any valuable consid
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