, 1874-11-07
The President On Horseback
q Mysterious Being.
Washington Huugry---She Wanta
Her Stranger.
Public Sentiment on Knocking 0'0ow1 y
.--A Congressional Sketch.
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Congress--~Inaoxing tho
Documents.

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From, Our 0en Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nor. ., 1874.
Etectlon-morning iu many asasea, aha oil 30
quiet on tho Potomac!
Thoro stnnde tho very old White-uouso IN a per"
notually now lot-a lot TINT is mover quite done iu
eny 1ospcct never quito drained Or quito gray
ato1 tho trees ncyor quito clipped or quito
thinncd out; tho mounds around 1t hardly in
atatu ouo the grounds falling nway behind to n
mareh, and thon to rnarshy woods. and 80 on to
N qozy crock. mouth. In that Wh!to. House is
TIE PRESIDENT,
congtgucd to corner. llAe somo town Mayor
Who ilcltly atcals a lodging in tho City-Hall.
Nobody ever sau vhat kind Of lodgings ho has,
that ia, nobody who can toll 1t in D nowapapcr.
whether they BE- gorgeous or cold. but, at
any rate, ho con look out Of bed Mt Alr. MnlEetts
big now buifding,-sho State. War, and Navy
od,fice,-which is his ouly neighbot.
Il ia now stauding like carpenters
rulc,~-ono wing built up in tho air
to tho height OF 128 feet; the matn
line nero basement, fat to the ground, 567 feet
long. Dlocks OF granite aro strevn Nil over tho
muddy proHpcct, protected by wooden strips.
Every norning, at s, tl,cro is rol~call,
aud thcn tho laborers and rnasons d'Bporso in
the granite ooncavity hko bparrowe In tree.
Mr. Fish, they say, is 10 60 in thore this winter;
but, il woro ho. Il wouldn't. Taero Is lna-
haSo amongst He ot''ee aleo,'eesa'N .nn .; ~.
plaster Is 'fcso' and i! nl's. cAt "'o'''so"' ~
tho mlno betofo Il WI! eme'' !'sa''
Iho women al like 'n's pal'asu6 !" 20 ~ oe". =.
That Ia q womun's groathrchitoctula al rcason. 1t
is so clean, beedeet as it 1t had como fresh from
the ouinarstose' 1no atcnheee u eno eoP,'o' 'as
shas " ID se1J soou puao" w eo1"so Nv wv
much IN TUG foo1* 1Ao'e' ~ sa,o' W. eeo
st1a'ens cotuico' q" IVY o. ~ so6ent" , 1''
naco; thoh oe'seaefei sau snan eaAa1"'s u"
violently hlsh om"noss' 1oo. ~
ihe tresloens can sos n.s e'ao4o i4snt uuuo4 ,.1,
tue nose OF tn'a efeu. eu'1co'-n e'o"uluH 4'S''e
thing OF rea p1leN' "nh ea'e"poa1s u esaato, 81
DIX ha 70 4ooA 'Ao ous-nousso. Iuo,o. "n''o
nl!cos a"o ssIH 4se4"''oo" 4eoA' ~" ~.
nsh-hcap ahd rasp-6a4ey o1 aosnee seats' plt
Of frcsbly-sodded square, near at hand, contains
tho granite peaesta. for
TIE STATUE OF rAw11Ss.
49,. tan,toor .."a.a s',, .,,ov tao,,,
OF ua'onA "p".: tou4 Wv, ,eA' 80 .uo' "esaA
totalk war together, around Jesse dfantoloathor-
store. Now tho bronco image Of tho Caief Of
6toff vrapned ayny in boxes like lis remains in
~ a,.-a ,,..,ta r,or,no vbo,, Il ehnll r,so
aaa,, ~ 1 tt,ns. ,tooaa md mi, nj tho prcuident
upon tnese etoaes nna too1 ~ .ah' shn
NtcA4 10Y AL -" A'A>o eA' ~ %~~ N'~~'0'
Healtl Ia half Of fame, and oil tho enjoyment
of It. tougher being than Grant las never
hoa - thot wbitn 11onsc. 11e arr-
..,.aa osua ~ aroo, .ontcronoror;os ~ vbom
V'Vca a'n s'eas eoAseup''a a.;,, ~ " "l, "amaa
he is the bead and stlll Is called
so Young d man that tho people wonder what be
vii ind to do for the loug remainder Of his
ao,r
fov f,.va apo, I vas returning from uarko.
Ab1uk the hour OF b, IlG lIG6lQcnt on q HQ1tE
horse. bis wife on brown, wero Looping down
tbe Ayouuo toward breakfast. Mrs, Grant wore
10y h1aas nrans ,at md mourning r,djoc.aross
ho, stiff silk hat and black suit. The dew was
on tho gsuss; tho mlssa OF morning steamed
from the ground those two only woro abroad
orccot buohsters md tho country.carts of mar.
tstsrs noth aro now N or n7ore in veors.
Again, three days ago. on 4 clustering aftor'
noon saw them together in q suburban load =
Grant smoking, his wife With q faee apparont!y
OIL housekeeping matto1a,-rerbapa discussing
now left under the parental root. It VAS colo
weather, but they rode indifferent to IT oil.
This man has now had of olyll olhco, nearly
as mroh timo Of rest from military Ito as IN hls
gave up lis commission in Oregon. and al! The
Pnst u Palo Alto, Monteloy, md Alolino de-
Rev. seemed parts Of wasted education; LII
l'fo, in its harYest, began III 1SGl. wAo1 10 wa
ue1F4Y AZ ytnEe ulas huntcFek tuo tPautuA A14s
Of lin, ho is mystery.
PANIC ON ELEoE!oS.DAY.
To-day is is ELECTION. aud thoso arc sad. ar
prohonsiyo hearts in this town. oose,nmen
work il like d a.ork's nest on vorS tall chm,
noy. where. having industriously carried u
gt1cAa and strawa, 10 as to get tho benefit OF tll
fire that comes up underneath, tho poor one
eeco] occupant never gets quito warm but once
sud then tho nest catches from bolow and burn
Hin out, Still, be will never bo happy agail
w;thont nnnthnr chimuoy.
t.Do you think 11r. Gath, no shall have . Re
publioai, Housea''
ho as1er as ono Of the DGon%ensho1s eeaa r. q
Capitol over since Gayo lived hcro. No uncon
plasn,ng drudge in country store has less libs1
ri dop't thiux anybody hnows, and 70,
tew caro-, us d toss up for disadvantages"
IL don't caro- myeclf sir. Only with us it'e
matter Of wages. Or an order to 60 West. Or
jou't feal very comfortable, sir. Gen. Garlic
Gays there cant be nero than five Ropuhlca
majority"
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