Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-06-13
SCRlTTERELLO.


"oru8too. Sooe Sth, Ios..
Hot. hotter. hottest. has been the sslu.
tatinn ever since the Philadelphia Con-
ven'icn. bat whether the change in The
weather 10 owing 10 the action of that
body or TO the presidiag eesins itfs hard
to tell. OF course. Grsst vas nominated. .
and sec"nd On his ticket 10 Z" ncbody's
child" Hcsry wil.on' Mass. the ere..
Temperance and wbnan' Rights man.
Nothing On n ESss DO Hrcntaee.
though some ssy he owes bis origin to the
Gypsies. Colfax still smiles. but in a
CHASTITY way. and says be never wanted 70
be nominated.
The city il full Of ssraneers-delecs.es
TO the rhiladslphia c onvention-who have
come here to kiss Useless hand.
Among the delegates from Texas is Mr..
Norton. who made . vow years ago not
to cut his hair until Clay was President.
and as Clay became dust ages past. Nor
tons hair covers him like veil Of silver
grey. Ex.Presidcnt johnson has been in
town before an Investigating Committee,
but he could not or would not give them any
information concerning the Buck papers.
which it is supposed Gran. allowed his
historian. Badeau. to take to England. -
Congress adjourns to. morrow a. noon. but
there is no doubt hut Grant will call an
extra session. If the intense heat increas-
es. the members will smother in their ILL
ventilated Hall. where the heat is even in
moderate weather almost intolerable. aud
the tobacco smoke so thick that it hangs
in festoons from the ceiling. Not long
since some one proposed to forbid smok-
ing or chewing in the House during the
hours Of session. but "Sunset" Cox insis-
ted it would be shame to strip the poor
members from indulging in what he con-
sidered help to their imagination. If
there was rule to make them act in a
digniied becoming manner it would be 4
good thing; for. as they behave now. they
look like school room Of unruly boys
Here. on lounge, shores one Of oar law
makers; there. With feet elevated several
degrees higher than his head. sleeps an
other: third and fourth. colleagues no
doubt. have their legs twisted into some
unknown knot on their desks. ami eye
with pride their pedal extrc,ni.ies; one
is slipping bit Of rope over q slcepin.
head. and smother leans back
tanning bimsclf with palm-leaf while he
reads the Critic" The Senators. or a.
they are now called. the "old ga.scrs."
behave little better. but the fact is. that
both House and Senate are worn out
One Of the most constant visitors 70 the
galleries Of the House is Dr.. Walker. She
has actually been feminine enough to wear
Dolly Warden. and few days ago she
made her appearance in black silk pants
and blouse. over which ran = wreath of
crimson roses. The Doctor ha. the sad.
dest expression I ever saw. and called
the attention Of fair friend of mine to it
She remarked. no wonder. child. she is
sad. She cant wear hustle. This re-
minds me that the last style Of hustle is
called the Greeley and made Of Tribunes.
Brown cravats are quite fashionable among
the Liberals.
Strawberries are plentiful. and straw
berry festivals arc the order of the
day There has been one in progress a,
Gonsaga Hall for the benefit of St. Alloy
sius. and on Wednesday evening. the
Hall was packed to witness farce called
the .'Widow's Victim" which va. acted
BY club composed Of the young men Of
uppertendom. The Widows Victim is
little farce and I would commend
il and Toodles to the lovers of private the
atricals.
The Cop'tal Of to-day b.. IN article on
The Point Lookout r. r.. which il strongly
recommends to capitalists As paying con.
reru aud one which viii open to Washing
Ton three Of the richest counties of Mary
and. II Col. Suit and Co. Go finish the
road. they will deserve the gratitude of
The people of ST. Mary's for opening to
hem market for all their produce and
ior making them many hours nearer q
:ity. l was both vexcd and amused
few days ago BY hearing gentleman who
vas speaking Of the strangers one secs in
say. why. actually. saw
! man from St. Mary's county. Nd, here
! few days agow
The Smallpox has broken out again and
5 spreading rapidly. There is also .
great deal Of sickness in the city. which
. attributed By the physicians to the
lreadfal condition Of the Streets. IF
Washington Is not visited by The cholera.
B. vill BE- bec.nse Q cefsaia indisidual
axes care Of his own. IT, Royal family
cave here next week 81 Long Branch.
Ind ers many weeks pass. the loved
. sandS' Of So Mary1 will be seen BY
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