The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-01-18

to-day oyer m sorrow OF the Radical
martyr, Governor Holden, of North
Carolina, whose Impeachment is GER
head and front of his offending was
',too much zesl in ~suppressing crime
in that State" Hoiden,s zeal will
eet him suppressed. -
infanous ofganization the Graad
Army @{fte Reputl;cs q: present
Ithssfrofxest candidzte fox<h Unitsd
States Senatorship from Illinois. /
trust that no such character will be
sent 10 the Senate of the United
lStates- > 4lsere NSaaatioisns
bigotry and intolerance from the
North, and riff raft from the Sontb
in that body, without having the chief
ofa band of swerReonspisators against
the principles of the CONSTITUTION, to
fui4her- taiptfthe atmosphere of, that
Ehambef.k 15.7tkf %x 2NE.
The knights OF the quill Yho.dwell
in this ss:city ofamagHi6esnt .distspcesn,
have covenanfed ito remembsf the
capital movers in their prayers, If
the psayersA of iispchA avail. eThey
have so.scareds dtheca IL ashingtonians,
that for fear they should awaken some
morning and 6nd the public buildings
all gone, tae7 ...ge to so i'm
prove the city that il. viii be worthy
10 be the capitaltof a great .nation.1
Among other imprevementsy the paw
ing OF the broad and magnificent Penn
| sylvania avenue with woods, one of
the most marked, and they. are 40
sickled with the achievement that
theyshave invited "alEthe world and
the rest of mankin9 DO join them in
. grand earnival,tse be balA on Wash
,ington's birthday, February 22d, and
the day following, The principle
sport during theiday WILDE tha speed.
ing of fast horses on the avenue
General Grant has been asked to
| show off his fast horses, but declined
Those who asked him knew very we'll
that it would not affect his dignity
much toedrire:his thotters; however,
a ring has BEEN formed, and it is
Thought that when Grant consults
with General Horace Porter, his mil
itary private secretary and department
and etiqaette clerk at the White
Hoasc, he will reconsider his determ
ination, and sport himself on the ay-
enne among the Jim Fisks,, Boomers
and Vanderbilts.
The hotels are In excellent; condi'
ftion TO entertain a large number oil
guests, especially the ipalatiai Arlihg
ton, which has just been frescoed
throughout in the Partisan style The
chaste designs and bright colors, add
greatly TO the beauty of what has al
ready keen pronounced the finest and
br u hotel in the country. Roessle q
Son.. who are also p~roprietors of ths
Fort William Henry hotel, at Lake
George, New York. The Messrs.
hoessle determining to make this the
model hotel Of the country, furnished
J i. in a manner magnificent and luxU
rioas, stopping at no expense to- carry
u their design, Not content with
this, they had a corFs of artists en-.
gagged for three months, during the
recess of Congress, painting and fres-
Going the walls and ceilings of the
hotel. The cost CT the frescoing WIS
overaS30;;09e,, and is most exquisite
thi7design and execution the chef d.
ae.rre being an allegoricaI Representa-
ton of the four seasons onf the ceiling
of the magnificent dining hall. This
work was executed by Brumidgd7the
.celebratel artist; %h0 :dscorateh the
Capitol. The Arlington, being orien
tai in its beauty, grandeur and :luxu-
ry, rc~ertsialx is, the hotel Of the coan,
try.
Horace Greeley having been to see
the President twice lately. has come
out imam address, on being elected
President of the Republican Union
Committee, IN which he endorses
Grant, dc. We may now expect to
to see the Tribune out in lnv6r of the
San Domingo job, and Grecley's
arithmetic man figuring up how much
less than nothing it will cost to annex
Part.o of an island, and ever so many
half savage negfoes, out of which tc
make first class Radicals.-Gretz.