The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-05-20

There is social evil reviving about the
Capitol which it is time to rebuke. Long
files of cvprians are in the habit of rendez-
yousing there and parading between the
House and Senate and in the lobbies there
OF calling out members, making designations
for the future, and loans for the past and SO
completely signalling the place that it is at
her peril that 4 good woman walks alone in
the Capitol
A couple of days ago l saw a crowd in
the Office of a Justice of the Peace, and with
IN was woman swearing out a warrant
against Mrs. Lucy Cobb, for inveigling her
husband This woman Cobb, whom you will
remember as attaining great deal of notori-
ETY. As a pardon broker in 1866, is now
ubiquitous parsonage famous for her physical
measurements, a fine vulgar being, and she
makes the Capitol her shamble. The crowd
around one of the side doors was astonished,
some time ago, to see emerge from the House
of Representatives grave and portly Dem
ocratic member, with a card in his hand
Did You send this card ?-to a woman.
Yes
What do you want with me, calling me
out of the House of Representatives every
dAy?1
II want 10 say something privately to you,
Mr. Crawtish.'
IN tell you what think OF You You're
l'hasized)- Eli have you sent TO Jail if l
ever hear of you againr
Panic overlook the lobby at this door. 1t
was scene such as occurs in Murder Bay
sometimes, but hardly under the Capitol
Among the harridans who lobby for some
considerations at the Capitol is one respect
Able-looking old matron, who presents herself
with two or three young girls, sends in her
name, and when the member comes out she
introduces the young ladies. saying; Il live
At such Il number; here is my card, You
must come and call on these young ladies, my
ncccs.7
The member goes, perhaps, to see the in
terestng young ladies, compromises himself,
and votes for the old lady's bill. 1t is need
less TO say that the supposed young nieces are
It parcel of common women the old lady has
dressed up for the occasion.
have been told a story that / suppose to
be true, considering its authority and the cir
cumstantiality of it, concerning a reverend
Senator, who saw an idle fellow here, possess
ed of a handsome wife, weary of his poverty
and character. The reverend had the husband
assigned to a Revenue Inspectorship in one Of
the far Territories The husband, after a
time, heard such gossip as he might expect
from Washington, and he hastily returned
here, jealousy proving to be greater than de-
pendence. He burst into the lodgings of his
wife, and found the Senator as he expected
The Senator executed what acrobats would
call pas dc satel out of 4 second-story win
dow, was received upon friendly pile of ma
nurc below, and had his garments flung to
him by an extraordinary feat of somebody's
presence Of mind. For nearly week he
kept away from the Senate, while the injured
husband daily sent in futile card and wait
ed with pistol to take summary vengeance
The happening of a tragedy in the lobby O
the Senate, perhaps on the Senate floor, wa
prevented by the Senator sending the man
fresh commission and some present relief.
notice q material accession, within few
weeks, of coarse women at the capitol, though
there are fewer, probably, than celebrated
the last year of the war. As general rule
1t is bad practice for a Senator or member
to quit his seat at the reception of a card from
the Hobbies. Some of the better Senators
make their stand for their purity and dignit,
an inviolable rule. They will receive letter
but will not entertain the suggestion of n cal
card.
Another bad indication that notice. tbi
season, is the indecent style of party am
dinner dressing-the wearing of dresses tina
expose the entire spine, and are cut nearly a
literally on the other side. At the receptions
one sees numbers of ladies, often of socia
rank, exhibiting muscular trunks of enamel
and at celebrated dinner party the othe
day stood in a group Of which two ladie
were members, whose dresses We're cut Xix
those of La Tiliert and Madame DuBurry
recalling the worstdays of Bourbon indeency
Correspondence Chicago Tribune.