The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-11-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
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WAsHINGroS. D, c., Nov. 90, 1869.
Thanksgiving day was probably more
generally observed here at the Capital, this
year, than ever before. Mayor Bowen fol-
lowed the suit of the President, in recon-
mendiDg the observance of the day. The
Department, were all closed, and the places
of business with closed doors aud shuttered
windows, and the dressed-up appearance,
or leisurely lOunging and strolling of people
in the streets, gave tie city quite Sunday
aspect, The sound of here and there a
church-goiDg bell, in the forenoon, of course
contributed to this character.
"Church-going" reminds me that there is
pretty sharp-edged difference existing, at
present, between the rector of the most fash
iOuable Episcopal chutch in town-the
St. John sand the vestry, wich promises
noV to end, in the removal of the clerical
gentleman to some other charge Montgom
cry BLAIR and Chief Justice Chase attend
here-the latter, unless recently he has le t
for the numerically greater denomination,
the Methodist.
By the way tais latter gentleman is about
to enter upon housekeeping for himself
again. Upon his sidest daughters marriage
to Mr.. Sprague, his jomicl was somshow
turned over with his daughter to little Gen
eral; Mr.. Secretary Chase (hsn) remain
ing as an underlined member of the young
mans family. The house had been hired.
Mr. Sprague bought it. Mr.. Chase has one
other daughter, younger than Mrs. SPrsgue,
unmarried, who, with her father, has been
sharing Mrs. SPrsgue's home all these latter
years. 1t probably is on Miss Eettje's ac-
count (as Mr.. Chase is widower) that be
takes an Independent domicil. The furni-
ture and all the appurteDances for the new
home, befttirg the station of the occu-
pants, have already reached here from New
York.
Secretary Boutwell, is going to have his
family here this winter He, however, has
given out that he will take board, not keep
house; that his salary is not sufficient to
enable him to keep house here. SO says re-
port. 1t is rather dsmper on the sanguine
expectations of brilliant season, par ercel-
snee, INDUCED in various quarters, that
there is but ono Cabinet Officer, Mr.. Fish,
who will have domestic eptablishm ent on
a footing of liberal elegance.
On the other hand, numerous gentlemen,
of large means aud cultivated tastes, have
with in year or SO purchased residences,
ard have fitted them up, or are fitting them
up. for use by themselves. Representative
Schenck is perhaps tie most recent addition
to The list He has Just bought house here
for S32, 600 Olher changes, too, are going
On to the same effect. Senator Cameron is
going to take elegant quarters in town,
among folks, instead of his pain. out-of-the. |
way rooms, on Capitol Hill. Senator Fentou
has engaged elegant apsrmea,s, to replace,
IS far as possible, the princeIy establish msnt
If his two-fold predecessor Governor and Sc.
1ator Edwin N. Morgan; and he will make
Up, in greater aptitude for society, what he
will lack Of maDsion.
Speaking Of the attractions of the Capital,
,alls to mind the compliment paid our Gov
rnment buildings, by my friend ohss A.
'sge, Esq, of lows, at Ilessqnt meeting
day or two since. afteF big pbsence of sew
raj years, as U. 8. Consul at Zurich, 6witE-
RAND. He said he held them higher, as
peciment Of architecture, than he did before
e was able to make comparison, With the
nest public buildings of Europe. He had
OF seen anything, among the modern st &C. {
lres of the old world that, on the whole, Z
'uld be fairly said to surpass them. IL