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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-29

How A WOMAN MAY RESEMBLE A SYM
PHoNY.-A year and a half ago, l advanced
theory to account for the adoption OF nat
ural tints in dress, and predict the combina-
ton OF tints and shades upon the growth of
taste and skin which would lead to an ex-
preston in dress corresponding to symphonies
in music. This idea has been ever since and
S now working itself out in various ways.
The compost costumes-that is, costumes
composed OF two or three shades of one color,
OF silk, the bonet and other accessories of the
Toilet arranged to harmonize with the general
plan-are the most highly distinguished OF any
that are designed or worn, and deserve to be
SO Tor they are works of art requiring patience,
Z taste, skill, and affording room for the exer-
else OF real genius in design, as well as eour-
age in execution. Instead of being arranged
IN Two or three parts the skirt is covered with
pufiings shirred or reversed, or knife.blade
pleatings. The tablier or front consists of a
series OF aprons, each one founded and edged
with plating and double piping, or it IS ar
ranged In a series or ia1-shapes, the points
coming together in the center under elaborate
poWs. or other ornaments, and the space re-
veallng the lighter shade or contrasting color
beneath. Basques with side pockets. side
sashes or trimmings, in which the different
shades, colors or material are blended, are
ADDED to this elaboration Of workmanship,
a, W - - A.P0'ecu ulou pouy ana sleeves until
the dress is mass offine gatherings, puffs,
pleatlngs and feunces. The labor upon it Is
immense, the fabric, no matter how costly.
IS cut up into shreds, and the result is abso-
lutte obstruction of the human form. As proof .
try to have an artist draw one Of these cos
tunes, and he will look at it first admirinely.
second doubtfulIy, third despairingly, finally
he will say. ''This is all very fine, / have no
doubt, but give me something else. 1t has
no FORM" Yet women 90 into ecstasies over
these dresses, and pay $3.50 for one, which
they will wear six times, and cannot make
over, willinsly.-Mrs. Colly's Fashion Letters.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-29
A Valuable House and Lot for
Sale.

A Valuable House and Lot for
---,--- Sale. s
YDHE Subscriber, intending to remove from the
Il City, offers for Sale his House and Lot. No 23
Park Street. This Lot is 20 by 120 feet. The House
has all the modern conveniences, such as hot and
cold water, and water closets on each floor bath
room, speaking tubes, &C., &C., and will be sold at
great bargain. portion OF the purchase money can
remain on Mortgage For further particulars en-
qure OF the Subscriber on the premises. l-l-ss q
FRANKLIN FOX, or of
i2 UPHAM s. GARDINER
No.. Exchange St., Real Estate Agts.
oc23 tE -afi TT - ~ 3w
For Sale. Il D ;,sr
HOUSE 697 CONGRESS ST., opposite Whittier's
IL Drug Store Contains II finished rooms. For
further particulars inquire the premises between
2 and p. m. CHAS. o. HUNT, NJ. D. oc5dtf
For Sale. >~ttV
HOUSE No. AZ Pleasant Street. For particulars
II apply at the house from 3 to ?. M. -.
,-s FOR SALE.
A LOT Of vacant land, situated on the west side
"A of High, between Pleasant and Danforth, SITS.
This lot has front of about 81 feet and is about 1874
feet deep, and plans have been drawn by How, for
block of seven nine genteel and convenient resi-
dences and adapted for the same. Enquire of
EDWIN CHURCHILL,
No. 4P0rtand Pier,
mar28 From IL to O'Clock. P. M.
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 20. 1862. VOL. 1s.
REAL ESTATE.
Land nm Middle Street

ENOR sale. The valuable lot on the southerly cor
Il ner of Middle and India Streets-contaning
ply to WIN, Il. JERRIS, Real Estate Agent
oc28 -ts 81 1ws
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-29
LOST AND FOUND.

Lost.
BUNCH Of KEYS with owners name attached.
- The finder will be suitably rewarded by leaving
them at this office. oc2S3t* >
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-29

Winter Board for Horses
near the city. Address 7n7i
Il, G. O'BRION,
oe6 Box 15t4 Portland P. o.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-29
FOR SALE.
For Sale in the Town of West
bronx.

A FINE residence one-half mile from the Railroad
"A Depots, Post-office, good Schools and Churches
six miles from Portland House and Ell two stories
thirteen finished rooms, double parlors with marble
good repair painted and Blinded Barn 40 go on the
premises; grounds contain 154 acres, excellent land
well fenced, 80 apple and pear trees, acre choice
Strawberries three good wells of water upon place
and good cistern in the cellar, cellar under whole
House, fine cement bottom; grounds ornamented
with fine shade trees This is one Q. the finest resi-
Davis g Co., Portland, or Otis Brown, Westbrook.
mar21H -iHifH
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-29

IL Drug Store Contains II finished rooms. For
further particulars inquire the premises between
2 and p. m. CHAS. o. HUNT, NJ. d. Oc5dtf
The New York herald., 1874-12-24

<Sschr Florence Mary pr. Burns, Canning Ms.
schr Langdon, Bennett. Rockland tor New York.
with lime to order.
schr Chancellor Ferguson. New Haven tor Virginia.
Sehr Mary Susnan, Adams Boston tor New YORK.
schr Adehne Elwood, Elwood, New Haven New
YORK
senr A Lee, Taylor. Providence for Philadelphia
Scbr Il sternS SIerns New Iaven for New York.
scnr James elsev, Norwich for WeehAwken.
schr Miller. smith, Milestone Point York,
with TO Tlden Co.
.scnr Chas stickney. Mathews, Boston for Phlade-
pha.
schr sammy Ford. Alien. Lubec for New YORK. with
fish 10 Jed FRYE 4 Co.
schr Rosina, Beal, Fall River for New YORK
Schr Potter Hooper, Bradbury, Providence for Hav
schr Jacob Kienzle, Bacon Boston tor New YORK.
schr w Gessner, Egbert Providence tor New York.
schr stephen Watts Watts, Boston tor New York.
Schr Brvndy Wi Inc. Adams, Bristol for Baltimore
Schr Mary Louise, Roberts, Calais tor New York, with
lumber TO Bell Bros
scnr Nichols Strong. Calais TOR New York with
lumber 10 order.
schf Tunis Depew, Merriam. salem Tor New York.
BOUND EAST.
Steamer George Cromwell. Whitehead. New York for
Portland.
steam yacht Hattie, Lawrence, New York for Port
Jefferson.
Schr Peter Ritter. Kelsey. Amboy tor New London.
schr L Blew. Van Glider, Georgetown, DC, Tor New
Haven.
schr Isaac Merritt Andrews Amboy for Norwich
Schr Flying Fsh Bnnce. New York TOR outhport
schr Crisis, sleeper, New York ior Pawtuckel
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
FOR NEW YoRK-TH1s DAY.
PORT OF NEW YORK, DEC. %, 1874.
CLEARED.

Steamer Russia tBr Cook, Liverpool via Queenstown
steamer Trlnacria fBr) Hutchinson, Glasgow-Hender
Bros
Steamer Carondelet McCreery, New Oreans-c
Mallory L Co.
steamer George Cromwell, Bacon Portland, Ne
Clark Seaman.
Ship Messenger. Gilkey shanghai--sater Liver
more.
ship Casilda, Pike Belfast-Thos Dunham's Nephew
Co.
Bark Brookman, Tyson, Liverpool-H J O
Bark Lalia " !Br,. McNeiil Cork Falmouth tor
cers-Heney Parker.
Bark Kong Oscar tNorl Jensen, Krageroe (Norway)-
1etens 4 BocKmann.
Bark Carrie l. TYLER Tyler Lisbon-soure Bros
Bark Rebecca Caruana Johnson, Matanzas-W ayde1
x Co
Brig sarah (Br, Townsend, Lisbon-c Swain /
Son.
Brig Keystone Barter Cardenas-waydel 4 Co
Brig Moses Day, Crosby 1T john Mp Sevius &
schr Evans, Yates, Montevideo for orders-Abiel
Abbott
schr Woodbury., Woodbury., st Pierre, Mart-Rey-
nal Co.
schr Jefferson Hansen. Indianola-Tupper L geattie.
schr seabury, Parker, Jacksouville-H W Loud
Co
schr Isyard, Camp. Richmond, va-slaght A
Petty.
schr simmons, Godfrey, Georgetown. Dc-slaght 4
Petty.
chr Doushton, johnson. Phiiadelphia-siapht 4
scar Dart, canSbet- stam,ord-stamford Manufactur-
Fear Ida Palmer Palmer. siamlora-stam,ora n anu.
laGt1r.ag Co
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
OUR CABLE SHIPPING NEWS.

ANTWERP Dec H-saicd. ship La Gloire tBr). Bagdon,
United States
cAprz, Dec 22-Arrived, brig Lewis squires Baker.
New York.
Sailed briggs Sarah f Kennedy, Peterson Seville; r N
Heslen Gould, PekalongAn Java, also the Gysbertus
for new York.
DEAL Dec 23-Arrived, ship Cornelius GrinncI. Bor-
land, New YORK; bark Mary Killam tBr Hutchinson,
st Marys Ga; also the ACCESS" from United States
land all proceeded for London).
DuscESEss Dec 23-Arrived on, brig Zawia (Nop.
osmundsen. from Wilmington, NC, with balwarks stove
and loss OF boats.
DuSxrax. Dec 2l-saied, bark kegulus (Nor). Hottie,
United states
GIBRALTAR. Dec 2o-saled steamer Assyria Br), Greg
drom Marseilles). New York.
HAvRR, Dec %, PM-Arrived, steamer Vile de Paris
FRI, Lachesnez. New York.
LIVERPOOL, Dec 23-saicd ships strathearn (Br, Jar
man, New York; Tonawanda, Turley, Mobile; barks
Breadablik (Norl Nielsen. Baltimore; Sarah Smith
tBra, Taylor New Orleans dast three have been re-
ported sailed earlier).
Sailed 22d, bark Anna Bertha tGer). Hoesert Phils-
delphla-
Arrived 2d snip Oracle tPeruv Eraqmata, San Fran
cisco; barks Brothers Br), Jepkins Charleston Fg!i
Accame dtaD, Pionella. York.
kovILLE Dec 23-Arrved. steamer Elysia CBr), Camp.
bell, New York for GLASGOW.
PLYMOUTH, Dec 2S-Arrivsd bark vesta Ger, Mooger
Boston for London brig Norma Br. Bevan Bull River
sc (both in distress-see below.
QUEENSTOWN, Dec I-Arrived, bark Norge (Nor) Han.
sen, New York (see below.
Also arrived sd. steamer Spain (Br) Grace Liverpool;
bark Aker Nor Dram, Savannah
KoTrERpAx Dec 2l-Sailed, bark Betty (Nor), Olsen,
United States
RAsGoos-Arrived, ship Nonantum, Foster, Liverpool
Arrived At. the Columbia, from s United state:
LONDON. Dec 2s-Bark Norge tNorj, Hansen, from New
York. which arrived at Queenstown to-day. picked up
boat containing four men belonging bark Amty, Pat
ten, from Philadelphia Nov 10 for Antwerp which foun-
dered date in lat So ION TO- The captain twenty
of the lost by the boats capSzing. [The
ity 922 tons register, and built at Bath Me- in
1855. In which place she was owned Her cargo con-
sisted of 242 4S4 gallons OF refined petroleum, valued
$34,0001 u s-ssst 2, - - *, s-:.
Bark vesta Ger. Mooger, from Boston for London,
which arrived at Plymouth to-day. lost mainmast and
foretopGallantmast during heavy gale on Dec II.
Bark J Carleton, Luce, which arrived at Dublin Nov
from San Francisco. caught fire to-day, and after
burning time it found necessary scuttle her
to extngush the flames
Brig Norma tBr), Bevan, which arrived at Plymouth
to-day from Bull River sc, leaking and has buiwarks
and sails split
The Of the bark Resource Ger, which aban-
doned on the passage from Baltimore tor London have
arrived at Plymouth. They have suffered severely.
When rescued they had been four days and nights cling
ing to the wreck
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
WASHINGTON.
FROM our SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %, 1874.

WASHINGTON, Dec g. 1874
pnprprrc.s pIssATIsFAcrIoN WITH THE SENATE
rrsANcE BILL IN THE HousE-rTs AMESD-
MENT OR DEFEAT PROBABLE.
The Senate's Finance bill does not Improve on
acquaintance. The more IL Is scrutinized oy intel
uoent members OF the House the less they are sat
lsned with it, and this morning II was not oimcuil
TO nnd men on the moor who privately denounced
a Itmay pass the House, as it passed the Senate,
DIV strict party vote, as strict party measure
IL Ia set down as the special order for the 6tn or
January and this is a success for the enemies OF
the bill because by that time the press and public
sentiment can be heard upon It's dement's. OF
course the mass OF opinion on It in the House IS
party opinion, and therefore OF little importance
but number OF republican members quietly
said they would go home and hear what was sa!a
oil the measure there. and a few VIII not vote ior
Il at all unless 1t Is materially changed. TWO
points are eertain-Grst that the OH VIII not ell
feet a contraction OF the currency BECAUSE ~
EVERYBODY here sees, no new bank currency VIII oe
asked for under present circumstances aho' unli
there ts. no contraction or legal tenders author
lied; second, the oill distinctly aoes ho' ioroiu
che re,ssue of the redeemed legal tenders, and
Senator Sherman's language yesterday IN the
Senate, in explaining this part OF the measure,
piatn,v showed that the authors OF the oil did not
raan m fornid such reissue and that those WHO
support the Dill do with the plain understand
ing tnat the legal tenders may be re-
issued and Will not be cancelled. II at any time
Secretary OF the Treasury should choose 70 reissue
such notes he could justify himself by the Ian
guage OF MIR. sherman. IL Is not feared that Sec
retary Bristov Will ever do so, but he may nave a
successor less scrupuious. ON this last ground
several republican members will refuse TO vote
for the bill when /, comes mp; but 1t is quite pos
sible that by that time public opinion may de-
mand important changes TO be made, and It Is
not impossible that q number OF the party pay
refuse to support the present bill at all. In SIX
teen DAYS, mostly spent at home, many members
viii hear wise counsel. Speaker Blaine Is going
to Boston for few days and will hear there
opinions which may cnange mis- mind about this
measure lie does not pretend TO be satisfied
with IT, but feels that something ought to be done
and that this bill Is be tier than nothing.
rk.-r
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
ARRIVALS.
EXPORTED E7 THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD vHrTgsrosE TELEGRAPH LINE.

EXPORTED ET THE HERALD STEAM YACHTS AND
HERALD vHrrEsrosE TELEGRAPH LINE.
Steamer Java CBrl. Murphy, Liverpool Dec IL and
Q1senstown i3tn, with mdse and passengers to c q
stsainer Lesny GER Tossberg, Hamburg Dec 10 with
ndse ana Is passengers 70 Knsuth, sachod nuhme.
Dec Ia lat - ), lou q 8, passed National line
via Havre lah, with rdse and passengers to Kunhardt
m asas 9yna & aan s & Sos ns @ f9y seaf @
Naples ath and Gibraltar Dec with nadSe and 2i
steamer ysrIimaek. Slocum; Rio yanelro Nov q.
bn with ndse a and passenrers ss to Garrison
ssea ae 7 5s s VILLAINS & a, Sayes & Rec
Kngssoa Ja 8 is'h with mdse and passengers to PIN.
PEE and Key Vest 7sh with mdse and passengers 10
steamer sinoicat.r. Morton, Savannah Dec 10. with
steamer Achilles Arts, Wilmington, NC. with mdse
steamship Tanits, Howe, Philadelphia with mdse
and passengers !" the old Dominion Co l'''
smith Co; vessel 70 master Passed Anger Aug II,
N cu had isi sh Bsns Winds
with strong Ne and NV gales; lost and spIs
Bark Sarah sof Portland rnser.orl Bueno. Ayres 81
Win n 9ds 70 ~ g ~ Hs5 an
% lat from thence ssion NE and gales
Dec ~ ia, 80 so Ion Ion 20 sxpsriensed rexoying hur;
hours; sustained no damage.
with coffee to c6as Iulins CO. vessel to Payenssdt
q Co Crossed the B9usor Nov 2i, in lon 50 W; had
moderate weather 10 Hatteras; there days with
Bark Yamuri ot Nassu,, Carlisle sasua Is days witt,
Bark Abbie B new, 7s7 tons Of Windsor Ns), conei,
Brig carabele tof Goldsboro), Allen, Valencia Oct 13
e; %ss!Ssi s; ssSss Ne aud wv gales
Brig Fdo GER, Henken Rio Janeiro Oct 6, with coffee
70 order vessel TO Punch, Edye Co. Crossed the
brig Favorite of New Haven. Woodward, Demerars
% days, with sugar and molasses to Trowbridge ;
sons Has been IA days north of Hateras, with strong
Brig Gem lof New Haven, Pierce st Pierre q days,
with sugar to DVro owbridge Co Had moderate wealth
10 lat3 Nj; SINCE strong NE and NV gales. teen 5
DAYS north OF Hatteras
Brig oliver (of Bermuda). Weeks Port an Prince II
days, with logwood to Murray. Jr Dec 10 LAT 30 Ion
Schr Maggie Abbott (of Bucksport, Abbott Para 26
days with rubber and nuts 70 Burdett Pond vessel
had fine ather to Bermuda from thence days. with
schr san Juan, Noble. Tonaia 2s days with mahogany
and cedar to Herqnes Co; yesse 70 Metcalf Co
Was 10 days north Hatteras, with strong Ne and NV
schr Izetta, Smith. Jacksonville "a days, with yellow
schr John Gabriel wilmington. nc, 6days with ma
val stores TO Murchson Co; vessel TO E Powell
schr Wn Young, somers virginia with oysers 70 Q r
Wright Co. 20, OF Bsrnegat picked up IL bales q
cotton probably thrown overheard from steamer south
Carolina, ashore at that place.
scbr q Tuft- Ware, Virginia,
Schr 3 j Wnterton Osborn, Virginia for New Haven.
PASSED THROUGH HE'LL GATE.
BOUND SOUTH
Steamer Electra, Young, Providence tor new York
schr Modena (BrJ, Patton, Windsor Ms tor New York.
in aass with nlastsr 10 q Bertaax
The New York herald., 1874-12-24

can be to examine iaeo his political records and 4
the republican party can anord TO hear the evi-
d9nce he Is ready to give concerning the
famous mdnsgnt order and Governor Kei-
logg's election and administration he Is
ready to tell the whole truth, but has
no lear that it VIII injure his chances for seat.
II is now positive that the new Legislature OF
louisiana will meet before Congress reassemoles
and while the people OF louisiana nave sun only
De 61cno goyernment whatever may ne the num-
ber OF conservative members returned oy the Re-
turning Board, IL Will be impossible 10 elect
republican Senator for PncnoacK has declared
thar ne will use every influence at his command 70
elect a democrat il the republican Senators prefer
de Mocrats TO negroes.
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
JOHN MILHAU, DRUGGIST.

Mr.. John Milnau, whose death II announced as
having occurred yesterday at his late residence,
No. Al Lafayette place, was well known to many
citizens as one OF the old New York merchants, a
class now fast becoming extinct. Over thirty
years ago. he commenced business as a druggist
on modest scale il Broadway near Cortlandt
street. and with great increase OF scope. the busi
ness he then started occupies the same site today
He amassed considerable wealth during his life,
but he left what Is lar more valuable as legacy
a record OF a long life OF integrity and probty.
At his death ne was in the elgntieth year of his
age IL is expected that the wholesale druggist
trade In city Will take some action on the news
OF his death to-day. -
The New York herald., 1874-12-24

Ship Columbus Biethen. from New YORK Tor san iran
cisco, Nov 20. lat 6 ~ ;, Ion "a SOW ,.~ -, n
ship New WaDeno, OF Miramichi, Dec 3 lat n y, ION
ship Lochce OF and trom Dundee for San Francisco,
Nov 49, lat 20 >. lon 81 0S -.
ship Henry Reid reported AMI bound east, Dec lat
q \, Ion fS w.
Ship Mystic Belle PlumIner from New York for AMER.
Oct % lat 40 s, Ion 81 K.
Bark Ocean Pearl. from Turks Island for Boston, no
date, II miles east Barnegat
Bark George Croshaw (Brl, from San francisco for
Liverpool, Sept 20. lat IS s. Ion GO y W.
The Alhambra, from Manila for New YORK. Oct H. lat
rs S, Ion So e.
scbr Fortunate (Br, Harcwood, from Brunswick. Ga,
for Rio Grande, 81 days out Nov Z lat "a s. lon IS 20 W.
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
NOTICE TO MERCHANTS AND CAPTAINS

Merchants, shipping agents and ship captains are
informed that by telegraphng 10 the HERALD London
Bureau No B Fleet street the arrivals at and depart
from European ports and other ports abroad Of
American and all foreign vessels trading with the
United States the same will be cabled this country
tree Of charge and published
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
AMERICAN PORTS.

!, ALEXANDRIA. Dec H-saiIed. schr Edwin r Kirk
Cole, Providence
iSth-saiied, scnrs Alfred Braprook. Phillips. Hobo
KEN Theodore Dean, Babbitt, Fall River.
. .2ld-Arrived, sermer q Knight Chichester, New
York. -
BoSsoN, Bee 23-Arrived steamer Glaucus. Bcarsc,
New YORK schrs Job Johason, iarkam. Boone Bay,
NFi Atwood, Foster, Virginia; Wellington,
Doane, Alexandria; Gertrude, Hughes, Penngroye NJ
oeuysburg smith, PhiIadelphia; Wishart Mason,
GO; Madagascar, Turner, Elzabethport.
Below, bound In, schr Thomas Lancaster
tleared-Steamers Gen Whitney. Hallctt. New York:
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
SAILED.

Steamers Russia tBr,, for Liverpool; Cornwall Br)
Bristol Trinacra tBrl, Glasgow; Tvbee. st Domingo.
Carondeet New Orleans; ships Leonard (Rus) Queens
town; Ganges Orr Liverpool. barKs Annie Troop. Rot
prdam Prvi DubrovacM Aus, Cork Falmouth !:
Rosina Melbourne; brigs Christina (Br), Cientuegos
Robert Move, Port Spain; Torrid Zone tBr) Port au
Prince
Wind At sunset w, light
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
OBITUARY..
COLONEL LEVI HART.

Levi Hart, ex- Colonel OF the Seventh regiment
NY.S.N.G., died at his residence. Eighuy-iourtn
street and First avenue, on Thursday, December
Is, in the seventy-ninth year OF ms age. He was
an old time Yorker and an of1icer at one time OF
the Harlem savings Bank. He was prominent
politician OF his day, being Identified with the old
sHenry Clay whig party, and was also an In timate
OF secretary Fish and OF the late William H.
seward.
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
CHARLES K. MYERS.

Charles K. Myers superintendent OF the Mer-
chants Exchange and Maritime sandy Hook Tele
graph Company, died at his residence in Brooklyn
this morning Mr.. Myers has been well known
to the shipping interest OF New YORK for thirty
years, having been engaged in reporting arrivals
below New York constantly during that time.
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s, 1874.

FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
WHALEMEN.
SPOKEN.

Sailed from San Francisco b ship 81 George NUT
ray, OF NIB, 10 cruise.
The New York herald., 1874-12-24
NEWS

OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
DATES OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK FOR THE
MONTHS oP DECEMBER AND JANUARY.
The New York herald., 1874-12-24

Steamer Electra, Young, Providence tor York
with mlse and passengers.
schr Modena (BrJ, Patton, Windsor Ms tor New York
lh nAss with nlaster 10 q w Rrta
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1874-05-07
A DAPPER CONGRESSMAN.

A Washington correspondent, writing
from that city, speaking of Congressman
De Witt, says:
There is dappcr chap sits near the
center Of the middle aisle in the House
of Representatives, or rather would sit
there if he was to attend to business, who
has lain under i'll favored neglect long
enough Nobody notices him, and, as
that lack of attention is plainly the iron
in his soul, here goes to haul it out
His name is De Witt, and he is right
pretty. He belongs to Ulster county, n.
Y and my impression is that ne will
stay where he belongs the remainder Of
his life. The first month of his advent
in the House was passed by him IN sub
mittng staggering propositions, on which
he always demanded i'm mediate action.
Nothing less than the resembling of Su
preme Court decision of the asking for
one or two new amendments to the con
stitution would do him These were re-
guarly killed and folded peacefully into
the waste basket as fast as they were sent
up.
This cold Indifference children his
young soul, and he soured on the House.
He now passes greater protion of each
day in the Senate He gets himself up in
a melancholy style, stolks in the Senate
W where he is certain the galleries are filed
for the day, and makes straight for the
first empty chair There he poses until
adjournment, divided twixt two emotions.
One is sorrow at the blindness OF Fortune
in not seeing what capital Senator he
would make The other is continuous
fear least some Of the lady spectators will
guess he is not Que already, but only a
brass shilling in collection of guineas
He follows every speaker with respectful
admiration, and it was base fling of the
so-called independent press 10 say that
nobody was present when Logan was
talking finance. De Witt was there.
GIDEON