Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-14
A Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. TERRITORY oF CoLUMBIA, Z
June Tth. 1871.

June Yth, 1871.
/ The old city Government of Washington
and Georgetown gave up the ghost on the
first inst, and we are now attempting to sail
under the new rule. Gov. Cook has made
many new appointments, and in number Of
officials it must be evident we exceed the old
/ order Of things But what do Vermonterr
care about our local government if we can
half maintain the same without calling upon
the national government for support. Here
tofore it seems to have become common law
principle that Congress at every session
should appropriate large amounts for the
benefit of this city but let us hope that our
new government viii have sufficient self
pride TO ever try and maintain itself. 10
say it's hot, is the plain English. The ad-
ministration has left for Long Branch, and a
large number Of 9 high officials > have gone
to visit their native States, leaving but few
Of US (1ls is good) to maintain the dignity OF
the government. A large number Of clerks
have gone home to see their mothers, and
show their former associates what
Tall trees from little acorns grow
\ government clerkship is good school for
the young man who knows nothing and never
expects to, but a person of any mental
qualifications and the least ambition ,
certainly can do far better than to ever think
of . settling down . in this city, and imagine
he can accumulate fortune on twelve to
fourteen hundred dollars a year, honors in
Guided.
Little of interest has taken place here since
the adjournment Of Congress and amuse-
ments are among the things Of the past since
Conklins ceased advertising for the Tribune,
and Matt Carpenter Iaughable attempt at
indicating his dignity; but we had, q
substitute for this, several delegations o!
:. bio linens, - dressed after theirOw custom,
being neither naked nor clothed, barefoos
nor shod, which excited a little curiosity.
We have had the Hon. c. G. Bowan, NJ. c.
who has been marrying right and lett
throughout the United seemingly
more left than right-who was on Saturday
last convicted of bisamy. Had he been tried
by IA feminine jury, perhaps he would have
been acquitted but nothing arouscs the
animosity of the male gender more than The
extensive accumulation Of wives by one
husband, and this seems to be a poor place
for the bigamist to plead for mercy. Another
late sensation in the line OF matrimouy AL
though the matrinouy was never reached r
happened thcothor evening ia this city when
Il promising young man visited bis in
tended, and being "a few =. sheets in the
wind. So she admonished, and told him such
things ought not to be, and assured him that
he must 81 mend his ways " or seek another
whcrcupon be Immediately concluded to 90
tie former, and at her feet added to the CON
tents Of bis head the contents of "a revolver.
She screamed murder while he gave up the
ghost.
Senators sumner Morrill, Of Maine, and
ex-senator William. are still in the city
Senator Edmunds before returning TO Yer
mont visited Norfolk and Fortress Monroe,
wberehe was received with markeJattentiou.
Senator SEIZURE is with his family in PenusyI-
yauia, and Senator Amcs has gone ID Lowell
Mass where it Is said Mrs. Amcs j. prepar-
ing an extensive wardrobe 20 be presented t.
Gen. Butler's first grludehild. Secretary
DeIano Is in Ohio looking Git is rcmarked)
as to who is t. be the Hon. John Sherman
successor to tile q nitcd States Senate Attor-
ucy General Akcrman has returned to
Georgia. Secretary Fish is ia New York
ready and willing to deny any and all reports
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