, 1875-03-28
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GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITAL.
snHEw 5onssos's srEEcH-AccoHf1.snaE sas
NEGLECTED. Dy TIE sESATon-N E1EnclsE foH
AMBITIOUS arEL1E1B-A NEW 1onK WEDDING
1o~DE-ENdAGENESTx ANNOUNCED
Prom Our opn Correspondent.
WAsH1Saros, D. G., March 26.-The 1acf tnat
apdrew johnson intonded addressing the oena.e
kondav last, Was sufficient to fiji every available
eat in the galleries, including the steps, Aao
kowd the doorwayB to such an e1teu1 eoas %as
ut1eme sutsde1s wsre obliged 70 ssaao On
koxes OF any movable substances "nlcn "ouAo
nahle them to catch glimpse Of the speaker
n-r +ho he,ie and shoulders Of the leGlons in
ton.-
TAXING THINGS EASY.
Tho.o fortunate enough to obtain eligible
ra,. vere obliged to come early in the morning
.,r +heru. and those industr1ously inclined
t,ooeht their knitting sewing, or reading to
yhile the hours away, and others found ample
unusament in watching the varioas peculiarities
Il tAc:r neighbour One mau in the very front
pH Of seata evidently expected to be assailed by
hs pancs of hunger before the conclusion
tbs speech, and cane amply provided
nth an uustinted amount OF "cold yict~
.als," 4 little before IL, from sons unknown
ecret depths, he drew bright new tin pail.
bought ostensibly to do honor to the occasion!
t14iberately spreading bright crimson napkin
rer his trowrers Of homespun gray, he Proceed
ID with tte assistance Of = case~kplfe,
) mako havoc among his provisions.
bo1ognA sausages grew short and shorter still,
rhi.e herring took unto themselves wings, and
pickles., and cheese, and doughnuts, and hard
boiled eggs. disappeared into cavernous depths
nth astonishing rapidity. What an appetite
eat man had, to be sure, aud how he enjoyed
yc.y mourhful, which he balanced on tho top
md Of his knife-blada and eyed tenderly before
xnstgning to his ''ipsatiata maw"!
hesr me-a1though not my immediate neigh
bo1s-sat quartet OF
pUsKY-BnowED MATnoxs AND AADEKs,
land ret Solomon in au his glory Was not ar
nyed like one Of these" Their every air and
xraoo was redolent with civil Rights" The
inc head Of Fred Douglass IVES conspicuous
xmong the multitude Of faces and the bright,
piouant Mics Pheno Cozzena, still womanly
ionnd among the wom.r,y few strong-minded
sncs and Mira Belva l. Lockwood, aitorneyeas-
at-law, who argues and wins ca.es before the
Cxim1rnI Court, but has not yet been permitted,
/ believe, to casry them to the Supreme Bench.
THE DIPLOMATIC GALLERY
xsa wen filed With foreigners Of rank, and
~ ~ ro,or admitted by Senator Bruce's card
.-,:.,;,,s w. ~ --,ch ,1r;v,,ec. ant oniet,v in
san'nnk nei W eaen p.Ae' ~ l.: %. a
1helr mlost. unonsetyan' ot tne eoo''no1aon ne1
presence inspired. Her husband Is Professor
h the Howard University here, which Affords
ro1,ecat, education to tha colored raca Of both
Rexcs. The Professor is light yellow man, aud
So1se aate'9'eeu's ena no "'AS - ~a1 ~
moves from thu black or bright q TIC
derkies say.
Mr. johnson presented nimsen TO his long
waiting audience little after u, and Tie man
who came 30 amply prepared With proT1slons
was the only ono OF whom, l deel sure, VINO
vent away happy or cont'nted. ~" sreech you
haye al zesd and heard commensca upon oe1oto
this will reach you, but you can never 1otm any
adequate ides OF
ANDREW 1oKNsoa's aRAAHAh
and pronunciation until you have heard him.
The verb ITO do " II more dihcnlt obstacle
to overcome IN bis pathway than al the hafo-
hhipe Of political life which have assalied hi.n
from the position Of Alderman np. Aud JUS
- to whether George washington
y Gt, F" sat, or set good e1emn!e 70 tne
people Of the United esasea was paah11
II The extreme, Lis ''1e-cog-n1ze WIN
! strong accent On the cog, *ou1o
not bs recognized BY modern dictionaries, and
bis "re-signaton is quite remarkao!e' II
Liudley Murray and Noah Webster mad oeen