Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1871-11-30
Correspondence Of the Beacon.)
Washington.
Nov. 2sth. 1871.

70 speak from personal observation J. Ihey
arc certainly men Of taking ways. or they
could never get on so smoothly as they DO.
One Of the party was pointed out to Us
few days ago We looked at him. won
dered, and looked again. About four years
since. Policcman's baton swung at his
side, the noted blue and badge covered his
breast. But what of him now? He got
into the ring. and the story is soon told.
Look a. his splendid mansion, his equip
age. lis furniture, the splendid entertain
pents. the costly wines; lock at his nose
and ask where did all this come from?
ic; he was all anxiety one AZ time for tho
Echs to burn Washington to the ground.
What very bad memory such man must
hav! Another. few years ago, gro
Ger tells us, he would not let him have
half pound of sugar without the cquiva-
lent. Put your eyes on him now. whew the
style. A fine pair ofthorough-breds that
don't touch their iron heels on the block
pavement and can come in array under three
minutes. He got into the ring too. and
we suppose will never get out until he
goes in wooden ovcrcoat, feet foremost.
1t does not do to look at anything but what
is on the tables at these entertainments.
given by these people.-we will not speak
Of the company, hoping one Of these lays
YOU can take peep yourself. We will
draw the curtain for the present.
Washington IS beginning to fill up
slowly with the tide of hungry officc-seek-
crs which generally fills it during the scs-
sion of Congress. We shall be full to
overlooking with these gentry who are
coming in TO add to their pile, and enjoy
in thousand WAYS the pleasures and bad
whiskcy for which the capital is 50 well
noted. The floating population Of carpet
baggcrs and the like, who have Of late
years infested this city and robbed the re-
spectacle citizens. is one Of the most Won
derful sights we have ever seen. An ex-
pert made careful ANALYSIS some time
since of one hundred parts. and found the
result. after careful examination. as fol-
!ows-thicycs, -: frail women, l.: young
drunkaris. IL; honest men, not a trace.
This ANALYSIS has not vet been submitted
to the government chemist, hut We feel
certain il ! correct - fraction
What has become of the almS-takinr
man at the other end of the avenue. called
~ name president. since his tour, | am
unable to say. We suppose h. : at home
looking over the oil clothes which have
been given him during hi, aiScncc. The
last we heard Of him, lie had gone into tie
horsa-tar....: business in tie backward Of
the White House. We suppose. Ike his
friend. Prof. Pratt. whom Ting get tri.&
tLi- Writer. We shall find him with t,nt
On the Avenue labelled T. ; Grant. the
gro; horse tanner. admission - ct<.,
drinks free. We thin; this ding will b.
fl liu. better be horse-tamer than
nothing, FIR certainly Grant is as near
noting ne aux thing but the shadow of
monkeys tail made hy the new noon
We DO hope Grant will DO something be-
fore lie leaves us 10 keep himself in our
memories, il it be teaching jackass TO
pull tail foremost. For, up to date, all
We have ever heard OF his doing was srlo-
king cigars while better men dill the work
ing and fighting. he getting the credit of
their work aud brains.
The u;ggcrs turned out here one dav last
week. 90, some boxes. which they rut in
windows. with some men behind them.
and called it an election. and declared the
usual majority of shop-kccpcrs and carpet
bacgcrs elected. to rob the citizens for an
other year. May the Lord have mercy on
the people now. for He is their only re-
fugc. Bv this time next year, we suppose
the property owners will not have the :,nd
shirt 10 their backs.
The Duke has been here and he dill not
call on us or invite US to take anything,
which we consider very unhaulsome in
Alex. We do not think much Of him in
consequence. We know handsomer men
and men who can take the starch out his
shirt collar in no time. A Artemus Ward
says-''we don't know what the wages n
Juke is, but We suppose i; pays" We
should think it did. as il takes the whole
Russian navy TO carry him about and show
him. The Duke is bursting things. The
ladies are having good time Of it, and we
suspect there will be many hearty laugh
when he gets home and the family gets to-
gether and he tells Of the sucbbery and
funkcyism of the Yankees, who profess
such contempt for royalty and aristocracy
in all its forms. At least. If he does net
laugh. there are others who are doing it
for him now. We have not exactly heard
what he gave Gran; when he came here.
One story says he gave him Russia
leather potkct-book, with some gold in it
Russian coins about the value of two
dollars and a half, Report says Gran, 90;
the Duke in the back pantry 70 take 4
glass Of whiskcy on the slv. while Gen.
Dent ran down to JAY Cooke Il Co. to
convert the gold into greenbacks. and it i
said the last seen of the pocket book the
President was driving 4 hard bargain with
horse man. trying 10 trade it off for
second hand b.iiln Ii the Duke gave
anything else. we have not heard of il. bat
Won may be certain. II he gave any thing
else. Grant took it, if it were an old pair
Of boots. There is a repor, Of a dinner
when the Cabinet met the Duke and the
other di.uitaries. Report tells US there