Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-03-07
eerrespondenec Of the Beaeon.)
Washington.
February. 1872.

Correspondence Of the Bcaeon.)
Washington. I
February. 1872.
.Ynier las al last shown a disposi,ioa
b ritae from the. Ge,d. The pa.s week
has t>en srring-fkc in beauty and bright
ness The streets sre ihronscd With count
lessmaititudes WHO resort TO Washington
during the season. Lent has put m end
to-shs balls. masqaerades and germans.
bat ssmeshing has TO be done to kill time.
% il . .'the thing" 20 be religious and
the bellies. who last week could not open
their tired eyes until ten or twelve. =. m.
nos get mp at six. and. with pious seal.
attend the services of the church at seven.
Still. some slight amusements are indul-
ged in. I heard the wife OF one Of the
officials apologize for having card parties
at her house. but said. "You know il is
Lent and one nsnst hare 4 little pioss
amusement !"
The death of Archbishop Spalding is
universally regretted. Bishop Baylie Of
New Jersey. i. is said. viii succeed him.
o. Taesaay requium mass was oelebra-
ted hr the repose Of his soul at St. Alloy
q fher Mcguire preached on the
occasion. and. in the course of his sermon,
compiimensed highly your county from
whence the family Of the Archbishop en-
igrated to Kentucky.
There was a speck Of q war cloud visi-
bic last week, but no one thinks i. will
grow larger. OF course. the Administra-
ton cannot allow such an opportunity for
making capital for the approaching cam
paign escape. but they will no. go to war.
How can they? The navy is actually not
sufficient for present service. and the army
has been reduced until it takes nearly the
whole Of it to watch the Ku-Klux of the
South and the remnants of Sheridan's Pc
gan Indians. Speaking of Sheridan re-
minds me, that one day last week had
the good fortune to see the great cavalry
leaders Of the late war, Harry Gilmore"
and Phil. Sheridan" However light
and 1.-THE they once were. they are now
two stout middle aged men. Sheridan is
about forty years of age. short and stout,
and. in citizens clothes, is not unlike the
pictures Of the fat boy in Pickwick. lie
is Catholic and unmarried. Gilmore is
much taller than Sheridan, and is very
fine looking. He is too fat and red to be
handsome, but there is something about
him which attracts attention. This great
ps-,izan leader has now some Office in Bal
timore. which is the heaven of cx -Confed-
crates, and was the birth place of Gilmore
and the majority Of his men.
The latest on dit is, that Grant is about
to make another change in his Cabinet -
Cresswell is to give place to Forney. There
has been for some time past a desire among
the leaders Of Grants party. that Creswell
should make room for stronger man
one who could influence The politicians Of
his Statc.-and it is we'll known that the
Secretary has no influence with his home
government. Grant has made more changes
in his Cabinet than any former President.
If he can find relation to take Crcsswells'
place. he win certainly give it to him. but
it is said that neither he nor Mrs. Grant
has one unprovided for. He may not, but
am sure Mrs G. has few relations in
Charles and St. Mary's who would will
lingly accept any little GRUMPY Office that
might be bestowed on them. The Dent
family is large one. and ought to let
their great relations know Of their exis-
tence before the election next Fall.
Grants son and heir. prince Fred. /"
is "doing Europe. and is received as If
he was real prince Of the blood royal. -
The Presidents daughter is not yet out
m society, though she is often out in his
phetop, which she drives with skill. She
is quite pretty and of course is belle in
the court circle
Pony phetons arc the rage and ev-
cry woman. young and old. who can get
one, drives on the Avenue. Some of these
feminine Jehus are experts. and the po-
lice are kept busy in trying to make them
keep their horses to the regulation trot -
The fastest team on the Avenue is driven
BY the daughter of Admiral Porter.
Washington's birthday was kept by
closing the public Offices, parading of the
militia and firing cannon.