Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-03-15
Correspondence.
washington Correspondence.

The "JIenten season" commenced here
yesterday with "Ash Wednesday," as |
see it stated somewhere in print, and as |
see it evidenced by the conclusion of re-
ccptions by the President and other recei,
rers, and by the freedom of the streets
from fashionable equipagcs early and late,
n young knight of the qdill--corrcspond-
ding for one OF two evening papers in n.
Z T. and Boston--has contributed notably
to a fitting close Of the nate season. ~ He
is distinguished in his family name, it be-
ing Smith, but he has still further distin-
G ,ished himself by the sensible act-for Il
newspaper mau--of marrying a rich mans
dau3 3hten He is.young, but he has seen
enough Of his scribbling fraternity to de-
SPAR in good season of having any Of this
worlds goods out Of his own savings, and
so has wisely concluded to avail himself
of these OF a young lady's father. News
paper men are smarter than they IL ed to
be. He fhowed his smartness in another
little matter, also. He--and she, the
bride, probably had a finger in that pic,
also; probably the father and mother,
also---contrivcd to have the wedding come
off before the beginning Of the II" Lenten
season "-~cforc "Ash Wednesday," The
nuptials must be celebrated by grand
party, In order to do that they must be
married before Wednesday. They were
married on Tuesday A great party 1eas
had, President Graut, Secretaries Fish
and Boutwell,, a few Senators, Represent
atiycs Judges and Generals, were Oh hand.
The rich lather-in- law began his accumu-
utions as. Il barlor, rose TO the dignity Of
restaurant keeper, which, ! believe, he
still maintains Now, good eader, far
f.om Washington, you may wonder how
this poor sayi.h gatherer af dollars in the
most humble and uucuturcd of ocoupa.
ticns comes to have such men as | have
indicated visitors at his house as wedding
guests. Know ye, then, that our digni
taries attend on m4ny octasiuHa private,
no leao than Pu1lio, ia o'a,;~Llo oo"s
pIiancc with solicitations from absolute
strangers socially, for the sole object oI
the solicitors being to publish their socia
visitors to the world as their social friends
Such is the cheat, the "shoddy,' the ''dev
lis dust" which fills the fabric calleC
here, par excellence, Society" Th'
day before Ash Wednesday is called
borrowing from the French" Mardigros,
4 '.tat Tuesday" May the name and th'
game prove one and the same to bro'he
Smith. e.... ... t
A table prepared by the Treasury De
partment makes it appear that in the
months ending Dee. 81, 1869, our ex
ports exceeded cur imports by some $lS
100000.
Senator Sherman, on the funding bill
expressed the belief that per cent. is til
lowest interest at which The mass Of on
debt can be funded that the rates pai
; by European governments average abou
that. States could not tax U. s. sccuri
ties, and he thought it would be for our
advantage fer the us, government not t
tax them. We should have agents in Eu
rope to pay the interest on what We sol
to foreigners there.
4 The Z. Nj. General reports to the Scr
ate $4,000 petitions for the abolition {
the franking privilege, aud $4,000 circr
lars advocating the abolition, frauked an
sent over the country, at an expense fc
printingof $500; the latter borne by tn
govt PrintiDg-office. q hna t@aI 'a' aa
Representatives Deweese and Gollida
have resigned, after Mr.. Whittemore, an
for the same reason. | don't learn any
thing moro concerning the Pennsylvani
Member under suspicion of selling cade
ships. You have noticsd that the Hous
has restricted the Committee to the invei
tieation of cases Of members of the Ali
Congress. Members Of other CongrcssC
were discovered to have committed I'll
same offence.
The report Of the Committee on IL
Gold Conspiracy seems TO very satisfact
rily vindicate the President and his wi
from any part Or interest in it. But Il
country dill not need the Comlittec's r
port for that purpose.
Senator Rcyels, the colored Senat
from Mississippi, made q speech at Il
Congressional Temperance meeting Ia
Sunday evening. 1t was a sensible al
unambitious effort.
Gen. Butler was serenaded Ssturd'
night by numbers of soldiers who hi
served under him in the capture Of NJ
~
Orleans. The General made few |
inarks--nothing political, nli
q Thomas II, Hawkins, cclored ma
eornarlv n garcaant. t.moior in n color