Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-01-30


washinston. Jan. 1ith. te73@.
The veleone Bsuee. has jsss reached
nc. and rsninds me hou nsek / hasa
seelcssed my dear Eve hundred niesas
in sls s.. Maya II d never too lsse %
do ven. sol wis., every one IL my native
county health and 'happiscss. good crops
and sfsilrcsd' 10 rs.
Congress has been in session over six
weeks. But. excepting few bills past. Il
has accomplished nothing Of importance.
The Republicans have everything their
own way. Gen. Banks i very rarely in
his seat snd the leading Democratic COM
plain that tie Speaker never allows chem
the aoer. The sDlosed menbsss have he
sans cause Of eonPssist. Or The spesker
never win see these new law makers IL be
can help il. The Credit Mobiiier has
caused and 10 causing qnise . sensation
ameog the politicians. Not little false
swearing has been done By those wanting
conscience. and the conscientious ones ike
Adam. say. "aot but my. wife owns q
few shares Of Credit Mobilisr stock. -
Judge Mcrrick islon the Comuitsee iaves,
tigasirg this affair aud has received some
high compliments from the prcss. though
they at the same time accuse him Of being
very aristoerstie. The truth 10. II mem
Der does not pus himself on equality With
every reporter or newspaper man. that
frequen.s the Capital. he is written down
a. al aEissocrat.- The friends Of the Ad-
ministration. particularly those who hoped
for share Of the loaves and fishes. are
very much afraid the President win make
no change in his Cabinet They say that now
there is not a representative man in the
Cabinet. and their psogramme is. that
Fish shall make way for Charles Francis
Adams. Creswell for Senator Poole, Of
North Carolina. whose term expires on the
4,h Of March. Morgan. Of New York. Is
to have the Navy. and Belknap is to be
replaced BY Western man. Bingham is
to have loaf. Fish 10 spoken Oft osuccccd
Schenck. and Boutwell, to take Wilson's
place 10 the Senate. @
This 10 the arranged plan Of action. but
Gen. Grant has not given the slightest In
timation of hes intentions after bis second
Inauguration. The arrangements for that
important event are being made on the
grandest scalc. The ballroom, which is
to be erected in Judiciary Square. will
alone cost tsenty-scven thousand dollars.
The Cadets from West Point and Annap-
oils are coming or, besides various MILF
tary companies from distance. -. o..
Society has gone clean daft over the
debm of Nelly Grant and her companions
Misses Fish and Steward. If one was
green enough to believe the reporters Of
society news. they would think Washing
ton had some beautifyIng innucncr o" oil
that enter the District. Such lovely NO.
men and handsome men were never seen
as those appearing at the receptions and
balls this Winter. Each woman is love-
Tier and dressed mors gorgeously than
her sister woman. These same society re-
porters are mostly women. Who with note
book in hand. frequent the receptions.
balls and theatres. and. then and there.
take an inventory Of the wardrobe Of the
ladies and criticise the gentlemen. After
all. Washington society, is made up Of
queer. very queer. men and women from
North. South. East and West. but from
which quarter comes the best. is ques-
ton not to be answered BY
CORRESPONDENT.