The Placer herald., 1872-12-14
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
FROM oUE sPECIAL CoIREsP oNDEET.
WASHINGTON, d. c., November 2S, 1872
THANKSGIVING DAY.

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WASHINGTON, d. c., November 2s, 1872.
THANKSGIVING DAY.
This day, truly beautiful one, having been
appointed 10y the President, rnd recommended
by the State Governors, day of thanksgiv-
ng. Will be observed in the usual way. The de-
yout will 20 to church, the chimes even now
Ginning and the government clerks will prone
made the streets the ladies to see the fashions
while the gentlemen will be gorging themselves
with ceg-no8 by dropping i'll to see sundry and
divers men-sem -sem-occasionally-o turkey time.
Thanksgiving day, from being Yankee institu-
ton, dating ba k TO the pilgrim fathers ana
mothers, has grown to be national holiday
and in view of the fact that we have 80 few in
our national calender, it is well. The Young
Mems Christian Association will give dinner to
the an,ias of the press-the newsboys--at four
o'clock to-day, when turkey chicken fXins,
mince and pumpkin pies, coffee, ice cream, etc.
will astonish their not often gorged stomachs.
It will be a motley crowd; white and black big
and little rags and patches, with perhaps their
distinctive badge, dirty face dispensed with
for this grand occasion. The young mtn Of th'
Association will act walters and serve the
newspaper merchants while DOnch IS brass band
viii perform popular airs. The thouShtIuln SIS
and kindness that prompted this act TO these
poor waits VIII ch viii make glad hearts ttumr
lnder ragged lckots and happiness beam from
faces seldom or never clean, v1l in my humble
Judgment, be noted r. me recording an gel, while
the ostenfa,ious worsh p too often dispensed i'll
both pulpit o.lr pew will be passed unnotced.
CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS.
During the recess the Capitol has been greatly
onamentod. The wallis Of the corridors hav.
been painted what is called French gray; the
committee rooms have been frescoed and deco
rated and new paintings hung in them; 'he
speakers room has been richly furnished; the
heating and yontilatng the halls, heretofore the
eaVse Of so much complaint has been entirely
temedied, and pure air and n proper degree OF
heat is now attainable. The grand reception
room is undergoing ornamcntaton by the artist,
Brumidj. Moran's great picture Of the Yellow
,tOue il framed and hung 0For the eNstfm stAlr-
way to The Senate gallery. Everything is com
plcto; even the snuff has been put IN the boxes
Dn the Speak RS desk; 50 oW Soions Will be
most comfortable while attending TO their duties,
which commence on Monday next.
MIXED.
Great preparations are being made for Grants
second Inauguration. The inaugural bail will
for the first time place ''iho man and brother -
On u social footing with the plain folks. The
committee OF arrangements in 1863 had greet
.rouhle to tide over the requests for tickets made
by the cite Of negro society in Washington bat
rhis time they cannot be refused, aaG sooiety'e
lanes viii either be forced to foreyo the pleasure
Of attending the ball or go it cheek by owl with
I'll ebony belle in the crush, or vi5--vIs with the
das.y children of Ham in the quadrile. The
wealthy Radicals who advocated the mixing OF
whites and blacks in the public schools mere
S Grce dreamed Of having Their toes trod on III
the social circle. So we go.
BOTHERED.
There is little doubt but that CeneIal Grant
purposes u more liberal policy toward the South,
bat the newspaper reports TO Jhe effect that h,
intends change OF policy annoy5 him, as il
would b. virtual admission that the past policy
5l his administration with regard 10 the Soalh
Nas wrong; so he is compelled TO deny that h:s
policy will be chan ed, and that he intended 10
general jail delivery oi Eu..Iuz prisoners, bat in
the ease OF those whore tho neishbors applied
for pardon, and represented the average scnti-
mont uf the community, the appl cations would
| Dc promptly acted on. Tn" result N.i be tAc
SANS. at least, 50 hope, though Grant d,ni >
tAt cnunSc OF pputN, III IN Ppiltlc mp'NtS'
1.-THE ABLr,GroS."
During the Summer our hotel-heopcrs have
We'd with each other in improving AMI boout fy-
ilg their establishments. The resort of wealt!
and fashiou-the Arlington-has been onbe.-
i-hed for the third time in three years. In th,
past two months it has been newly painted and
the walls Of the chambers covered wih the new
md beautiful couuscated gold and silver paper.
rhe faultess taste displayed in furnishing TIA,
rooms, especially several newly furnished sat s,
S uniy1rs dly clmmen iel. The Messr5 Roess {
have brought long experience, eXquis e taste ana
lavish means to the II aid III making the Arir.
ton what they designed it should be, "tbe' hote
Of the Caplul,
YET ANpTIER NAME.
Tho name Of iienry D. Cooke. Governor o.
this Disu'tt, AID brother and partner OF jay
Cooke, Is the last ono mentioned in connection
with the Secretaryshp of the Treasury. In such
event as tbs appointment, wouidn t the syn
! iycate Treasury RING have full swing
SAUCE FOR TIE GOOSE, ETC.
The President has pardoned Paymastcr Hodge
who bed the Government to the tune of half a
million, because OF the "socirl status influence
brouult In gtp1tl1y laor1onf Il 4 !, o1to