Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-12-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Office Seekers----A City Romance
Public Parks---City Theatre---GOs-

Office SeekerS----A City Romance
Public Parks---City Theutre---Gos-
sip.
Correspondence OF the Alexandria Gazette, |
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 The members of
the House, Senators, clerks aud camp follow
crs have nearly all arrived and the city is filed
to Overlooking. The Hobbies of the horas arc
packed with an animated throng Of men, each
with his own particular axe to grind. Our
State need not be ashamed of its proportion Of
office seekers. They muster strong enough to
till every place of emolument in the gift OF the
Federal Administrations. Alexandria, however
she may be dead to enterprise in public way,
yet some OF it's citizens have the reputation of
being pushy, active people, and it is an undc-
nable TACT that there are enough cauiidates
for the clerkships and messengers of the com
ing House who hail from your city to fill every
office there. The pressure is terrible, aud
comes IN the way Of begging letters, indignant
notes and peremptory missves, kilograms short
and to the point, and worst OF all. personal in
tervleWs. Where you see either 10 the street or
in hotel, any wc-dressed man, with his coat
buttons missing, and hunted, harrass.d ex
presslon OF face, you can set him down at
once as an honorable member" | heard of
an enterprisng Alcxandrau who boarded the
Lady OF The Lake at the wharf at Eve o'cuck
IN the morning, SO as to be near the NJ q.
when he awoke. Our member, Geo. Huntop.
has had an application for about every soldier
he commanded during the war. Most of the
seekers alter soft spots are sauguiue, manv
hopeful, and few, very few, doubtful. SAID
one OF the latter to me yesterday: "Conound
1t all | never had any luck in NY lie. Of.
ways fail 10 everything undertake. | was
born unlucky. Yes lit were to rain mush
wouldn't have spoon.
There is singular romance connected with
lady who was recently marrled here that will
bear telling: Several years ago Miss
vas engaged to Mr.. -, OF New York.
During the betrotha the gentleman went
to Newport, and falling off the steamer en-
route, like Mrs. Gummage's nephew, was drown
dedd, and never heard of again. Alter short
period OF mourning the lady entered society
again, and 1t was discovered that she had been
married Instead of engaged, aud only few in
innate friends knew of the affair, aud they
kept it profound secret, Miss hay
Jog acted as bridesmaid several times after
ward. Yesterday she married a handsome
aud wealthy gentleman, and the sun shune
brightly upon the welded pair.
The work Of planting trees n the park is
rapidly progressing. BY next summe: tic
grounds around the Baltimore aud Pot ,ulac
depot will be finished, and present beautiful
aud attractive appearance. Congress it is
though will be exceedingly liberal 10 the APP
preparations for the District this coming SIS
son 1t is to be hoped that the first measure
they will pass will be to abolish the disgrace
full postage law relating to newspapers and
books, now in force.
A singular fact is that the Administration
journals have stopped grinding the outrage
mill. The bloody shirt no longer waves, aud
everything looks serene JUS. now; but it seems
like they ale keeping sileut only when batch.
ing some dark plot.
1t is to be hoped that Maj George Wedder-
burn will get the clerkship OF the House. He
got the complimentary vote Of the House last
year, and it seems unfair to put man up only
to knock down again. Aud now that they can
elect him they ought to do so. Mr.. Wedder-
burn is very sanguine of success, and he will
make hard fight.
Of all the letters from the National Capitol