Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-03-13
LETTER FROM WARRINGTON.
Correspondence Of the Times.

ASHINGTON, ID. T., March IL, 1874.
The season of Lent in Washington puts
complete extinguishcr upon the fashion
able movements of Court Life, and the dis
play which, as display, creates the social
sensations of the holidays, is retired as the
Secretary of the Treasury sometimes re-
tires greenbacks-that is, holds them as q
reserve for future occasion.
Theoretically, it is gloomy during Lent
Theoretically there is fasting, and morti-
tying of the flesh, a restraint npon appetite
and trivolity, upon gaycty, and turning
to serious things and better life. As a
matter of form, the receptions and amuse
ments are partially given up, and the more
gorgeous of our winter butterflies keep
ont of sight and do not allow their pic
lures to be taken. As Il matter OF fact
none allow themselves to go absolutely
hungry. They eat smaller pieces of meat
but larger eggs. and keep such entire con
troll over their feelings that when the last
minute Of Lent has passed, they are able
to dismount from the pcnitential stool
without effort, and once more become as
worldly as the rest of US.
We have been anticipating raid here
upon the liquor sellers, and notice was
served upon one of the German saloon
keepers in rear of the National Hotel, that
he must prepare for a visitation early IN
the week, but no excitement has been rais-
ed as yet, and We have not learned how the
offender got along with the praying wo-
men. The absence of bio Lewis may have
dishcartcncd the besiegiug party. and
caused postponement of operations.
Hon. Morrison X. Waite appeared in
the supreme Court Room on Wednesday
the 4th1, and was sworn in with as little
ceremony, and much in the same way. aS
they swear in an attorney or marshal. Mr..
Waite is one of the smallest Of the Supreme
Judges, most Of whom are ponderous in
their physical proportions. but he has a
good Countcnance, free from scusuality, q
bright eve, large mouth, and we'll balanced
head. indicating good intellect, strength
# character, good sense. and reliability,
evidently an honest man We should say,
and incapable of tricks that are vain.
The two Houses Of Congress have been
devoted to business, and business of the
heavy kind mostly. But there are many
elephants on hand, il must Toe confessed.
There is the Centennial, and patriotism de
manis that So big nation should do the
big thing on the occasion. But to do the
big thing, requires first that YOU know
what II Is; secondly, how u do II, and
thirdly big pile Of money. Philadelphia
SAYS an Industrial Exhibition i the big
thing. but there are Senatorial doubts
the Adams family Iuuhts-Sumner doubts
Sargent doubts, and Thurlow Weed de
mics How 10 do that big thing they did mt
know AZ Y Jenna. and the Americans knew
least Of ali. 49, there We are. Behind all Is
The want ofmoney. The three millions de
sired is a big sum when there is only a
margin of ten in the Treasury. They pro
pose, II Is true, To add on an hour per day
for clerical work, but it will take the next
bundled Years IL get the money in that way
and the money is wanted for this celeara
tIon, not for the one century hence.
Louisiana isan elephant, and SO are Civil
Service, Currency. Cheap transportation.
Mnic,4es. and the Indians. The frank =,
privilege for country newspapers vas lost.
but il Is generally supposed tina: It was be
cause the animal was capable of taking
long little more load. IL only carried
the Agricultural and some other docu-
meuts. " hen it might just as we'll help the
members speeches and business letters a
long a. 10 ~ through half weighted.
Mr.. T. H. Roberts, of New York, replied
TO Dawes on the condition Of the Tgeasu-
~, and gave a. mani figures Ia show that
the concern is not bankrupt. "a Dawes
gave To show il was Dawes OWNS up 10
mistake of $4,000, 900 in the Sinking
Fund matter. but in an authentic and
carefully prepared statement. $4,000, 900
out doesn't d.traCt much from the rcputa-
zion Of Z good guesscr.
Rumors about great s;ealings continue,
but the only thing in that line absolutely
proved lately, j. the march Gen. Butler
stole on the Bostoniaus. lis said they
went home satisfied it would never be re
covered, though they hope 20 punish the
Culprit. Their pole wasn't long enough
To touch the pr siumon.
Caleb Cushing having silerced FeEnan-
do Woods dog, and Chief Justice Cock
burn, is now try ing 10 stop the cidct of old
Madame Gaines-rcsult doubtful.
Mr. McCray. Of Iowa, made an able O.
pening on the bill to regulate fares and
ireights on railroads in favor, and Mr.. Ar,
thur. of Kentucky. one on the other side,
planting himself on the old State-Rights
doctrine Ii is supposed that the Demo
Gratis will largely sustain Mr.. Arthur, and
give the grangers the cold shoulder.
Mr. Garfield made a speech on Thursday
on the financial condition of the country.
According TO his arithmetic, which has
been studiously brushed up for the occa-
SION there is not so alarming condition
of the country as We have been led TO sup
pose by the Leader OF the House, ii. L..
Dawes, who, few weeks ago, sounded
the alarm of financial distress. There is Il
difference of twenty nine millions between
these honorable gentlemen. Although
Mr.. Dawes acknowledged the error, MIR.
Beck, of Kentucky, proposes to prove, III
answer to General Garfield that the Chair
man of the Ways and Means Committee
was right, and Mr.. Garfield wrong; that
he would show, even to the satisfaction OF
the gentleman from Ohio himself, that the
expenditures of the Government for the
current wear have been fifteen millions In
excess of the estimates of the Departments
that the Secretary of the Treasury had not
told the truth that the sinking fund is
embraced in the estimates offormer years,
and that Mr.. Dawes abandoned tenable
ground when he yielded to the statement
from General Garfield that it was not so
included That instead of the economy
that the gentleman paraded with so much
ostentation. he would show that since the
present managers of public affairs came
into power, there has been the most reck-
less extravaganza in its use OF the public
money; that millions are expended with
out the color of the law; that fabulous