Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-05-01
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Times.

were led by the eminent "Billy Gray" and
who are never without leader of that name
believe came down here to find out how the
thing was going, but they got nothing, that is,
nothing they wanted. They may be good mer-
chants, but as interviewers cannot be be called
a success. Eli Perkins would give EN- twenty
points, and then beat easily. The New Workers
came and tried to smoke out the White House
Sphinx, but Grant called in Logan and Carpen-
ter and they smoked unconcernedly in the face
of Cyrus Field, and as though that were not
enough he uncorked the bottle which held an
other inflationist and let him run around the
room without restraint, much to the surprise
of these gentlemen who not only would contract
the currency, but also contract the influence OF
the ubiquitous Ben. who is supposed to manage
the Boston Custom House, the Chairman of the
Ways and Means, the Sanborn contracts and
even the White House itself
The presence of three leaders of imitation, al
the interview, gave the impression that the
President and they understood each other, and
when he complained of Billy Gray, and his
anti-Butler associates from Boston, they were
seized with a fit of the muligrubs and wen,
home disguised, reporting to their constituents
that their day at the Executive Mansion wa:
not a field day, and that Cyrus was of opinion
that he could lay a cable and get a message
from the other side of the Atlantic easier than
he could pump out of Grant anything he chose
not to tell. As regards the muscles OF his
mouth they found Grant decided contrac-
zionist.
Logan and Carpenter pulled away at their
cigars complacently enjoyed the disgust OF
Field and his men, and went their way satisfied
that they had obtained solution of the riddle,
and that all was right. And yet it was veto
The reader can hardly imagine the stunning
effect of the Grant bombshell. Senator Morton
made remark about Crying to dam the Miss
issippi with straw and others used the pivo-
tai word Of the sentence, in a more EN-
phatic and lnterjectional manner. Some of the
members of both Houses found themselves I'M
consciously trying to initiate the style OF Hem
~ Clay, when he invited Tyler to emigrate to
u considerable warmer latitude on his veto of
the Bank bill, but It's said with indifferent
success, for the days of tall swearing have
measurably gone by. What the ultimate result
will be, no one can tell, so soon. Some pre-
dict an immediate collapse of the old parties,
and new dividing line. A few talk of max
ing it sectional ISSUE the West and South
against the East, and some say 1t is to be a
struggle between capital and labor. But It's
funny to hear Cox and the old line Democrats
commenting Grant, and to hear the champion
Morton making uncomplmentary, not to say
irreverent remarks concerning the means of
checking the movement ofmighty waters, as IL
Illustrative of his idea of the comprehension
of the President.
The chances are, knowing the stubborn nature
of the President, Morton and Logan will yield
their extreme views, and try to pass some mea-
sure of free banking, which will give more cur
rency to the States which complain of scarcity.
The excitement over the veto, has furnished
SO much material for sensation, that it has not
been found necessary to report Secretary Rich
ardson as about to resign this week.
Representative rkweather, OF Conn, has
introduced bill providing for levying tax of
one twentieth of one per cent. on all sales of
bonds, stocks, gold, and promissory notes
This bill has been carefully considered by the
Ways and Means committee, and 1t is believed
that if honestly collected that it would yield
$100, 900 day in New York alone. This is
thought would be more favorably received by
the people than return of the tax on Tea and
Coffee.
The first step looking to the establishment ofthe
Postal Telegraph, was taken in the House on
Tuesday, in the passage of bill appropriating
SlOO, 900 to build military telegraph along
the northern and northwestern frontiers of Tex
Ms as a means of checking Indian Raids. The
agitation of the question of a postal. telegraph
will gain fresh start under the impetus this leg
islation will be sure to giveit. MIR. Creswel has
succeeded in abolishing the Thanking privilege,
and as the postal telegraph has long been, to-
gether with postal banks, objects of his fond
desire, the public will not be surprised to find
prejudice and assurance give way before his
persistent efforts. Gardiner Hubbard is still
hard at work pressing his scheme called pos
tai telegraph upon congressional consideration.
This is only one step in the rig hit direction and
provides really for the creation ofanother great
corporation to take the place OF the Western
Union Telegraph Co., giving the government
few cents on every telegram sent over the
wires There is a growing feeling in favor Of
the Postmaster Generals plan of a government
postal telegraph, Simon pure, to be built, run
and controlled by it exclusively, and run in the
interest of the people who freely pay all ex-
penses whether run in their interest, or in that
of corporations and a few rich stock holders.
The cheap transportation party has also dur
ing the past week made stepin advance, by Sc
curing from the House instructions to the Com
mittee on Railways and Canals to bring in bill,
providing for ''opening up the great natural
water highways of the country, aud connecting
them by artificial channels, with the view to
give the people the cheap transportation they
demand. day in May set apart for its
consideration. 1t received the remarkably
heavy vote of 100 to 10.
The past week has been, in spite of what an
Englishman would style very nasty weather, a
one for charity. All sorts of entertainments
have been the order of the day and night con-
vi -, uaeihSSS, AOStuiCSj anu Jul uOl
rather greatest, the Martha Washington Tea
Party.
This was decidedly recherche affair. The
ladies served tea and toast in the quaint cos
TUNES worn by our grandmothers, and powder
ed hair a-la-pompadour, which was exceedingly
becoming to all-both young and old. The
vision of beautiful young girls which burst up
on the eye when entering the room was sight
never to be forgotten. The quaint old style of
dress worn by Lady Washington added new
charms to the pretty young faces to be seen on
all sides. Nellie Grant and Belle Richardson,
both very charming young ladies, superintend-
ed table. These two young girls are as lovely
i'm manners as beautiful in person, and have
won the enviabe reputation of unaffected sweet
ness of disposition. This is the first time in the
history of the government that President of the
United States has been blessed with daughter
to add grace to the White House; and she is
soon to be spirited away across the ocean by
An English gentleman, whose bride she is to
become very soon.
General Grant has been as fortunate in his
family, as in his public life. His luck has not,
as is too often the case left him the threshold
of home. Mrs. Grant is a devoted wife and
mother, true woman in all the relations of
life, and his children have so far proved only
blessings to him. 1t is seldom a man has SO
many blessings for which to give thanks, as
this same u. S. Grant.