, 1874-04-27

kinda OF danger; that thc nnpotu6
takea Of tho Administration threatened to land
in tho White HouBe somo roaotionary intolerablo
to the better class Of Democrats themsolvos Ho
thought Gen. Dix could DO elected Governor Of
would nominate lfr. Gazono (?). Of Buffalo.
Dix was opposed by tho CuBtom-Honse. III
Connecticut tho Democrats might havo sent
Gideon Welfes to tho sonato, wore he not 80 old.
Tho contest would now bo botwoen Eaton, old
l1no Democrat with bad War record, and
Darnun,, Of Dridgeporr, Protection Democcat.
It was after this rather saddoning kind Of talk
that tho yoto-moasage camo in to purify the air
give stability to tho tirncs and scattcr tho NOR
bid thoughts which beBet ua In periods OF doubt
and skopticiBm.
Morton waH ohopfallen. Logan looked like
q raging ..barn-yard lion. -8ome said that
Grants veto would mako John President Of
with 80 much gallant culture at the apex OF
thingal S1aahing would be- that Administration,
II, as in tho Scriptures, the dumb high-prieBt Of
destiny should write on tho balfot-box:
"Ho shall be named John |"
For he fout into the late War.
CHICAGO PAvEMENT-JoDDEns. ST.
Chicago has been more prominently brought
forward in the inveBtigation into tho affaira Of
city. Tho testimony, which also Affected . Mem
ber OF CongreBs-elect, aud another Member in
Congress-, showing that each had aome influence
In having certain pattern Of wood-pavemont
a9op.oa W. w. 1shen go'
mako n nnhiio annn,,ncomcnt that ii, ma 0fi1 ia
to be- apant % by law in ap1 one mi piaco Tor ssroet.
improvements, 9 part OF tho pavement thereof 70
oer]ioet. In this Instance tLero were two Kinds
Of Chicago men. Two Of them had process
for hardening wood, and they employed q third
az lobbyist, to go on aud SECURE contractB.
aiiy 20 on frolic with your money, draw On You
steadily. writo YOU the most rayishing letters as
to hIs immediate prospects, and finally aet up a
dummy Which ahall viotimize himself, whilo ho,
moantimo. haa yiotimizod YOU. It an
pears that the ChcaQo lobbyist In. thls
case maid tie prosopt N1omber Of Congress from
tho cleveland DISTRICT who was then Marshal
Of tue Supreme Court, $4,000 for hia intlu-
ence The payo1neut was tried, and thrown out
M not fIt far much. until Mr, Farwoll. one OF
yot1r bfen,berg Of ConeregH. cau1e on and hid
the reeid..e Of tho material uAad. Then the
lobbyist aforesaid sottiod with. Ills principal for
tits amount to q person named Kirt-
member @ whp peraoa auswernR to she dssoton
Of Kirtland, which your Chicago lobbyist gives.
stopped at the Arlington Hotel, drove TWO nno
horHoa, and always looked at me, whsn drew
uoar, as II fho wanted to turn the corner. I pre-
Hume tint all that time, when the Chicago plot
te1s were putting up that !oh they bad been
own city; for, until the present tine. I mover
heard Of the name Of DaGolyor, OF. McClol-
laud, or Chittenden, or Kirkland. It appears
that, but for Mr. Q. 3; Farwol1, tho De1oyer
1ngton bankrupt, unable to impose upon our
Boss. During tic progross Of tho work in theao
straets, there have been over 1000 contraots
given out. Most Of the work has beon done by
philadelphiaus, aud palties from the secondary
cities Of New York, like Syracuse and Albany,
and by Western contractors. Acres Of humal,
nature haye beon plowod up in this iuvoatiga-
tion; but, beyond good deal Of fascinating
shown. except that mankind rushed il hero to
swiudle tho rustica Of tho District OF Columbia
and wont home with a lloreo.hea in their ears.
The ead bodies 9t GoatEaotosa ana
" judge" Wilson Is burying them.
THE LOBBY soATrERED.
I mot John Wolckor tho noted rcstaurateur,
on tho street yeatertlay, aud aakod him what he
could tell about now articles Of food. aud fine
gugzling dinnesB, to interest people at dis
fance who lived far from mountain-mutton and
| cauvns-baoka. -,
"Ohl" said John, "don't mention the sub
| tect. It tB . very aiscouraging w,ntor TO me.
and scared tho lobby Of Congress 80 much thAt
| hardly pubic man would come to cat. Now, a
| dozen Investigations, and tho general hue and
| ory. havo given CougreBa auch scare that, be-
| rnext to notlllng.' -.
Welckor ia guiloleeB fort OF man, appotiz-
| Inn to look upon, like ono Of Rubeus' large red
babies. Ho has built c auo property Aere, Rdo-
qr,ate to tho situation, and, just as he began to
feel hopeful about It, tho lobby mot with the
above revarses. snidI:
Wcll, John, 1t iB q grent deal bottor for you,
and for all tho interests hero, Il our society be;
comes respectable and reliable, Instead
| Of making uB depend upon opportune 5ohhers
your prospects, aud then give two or three yoara
baok-sot. You cook woll enough, and mako Huoi
an inviting thing Of It that you can hotter a.
ford to entertain fashionable folke, Like Oo!'
monfco, than to rely chiefly on the lobby
lie looked down minute. and then up agalr
| very cheerfuy, aud said: