The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-01-23
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 10. 1875

Holidays and the great Polar Wave"
will endeavor to give you an account of in
teresting passing events, and Washington
life in general. Every thing seems about
the same as usual here at this particular sea
son and during Congress, excepting, think
those little white plasters so dear to the
Washingtonian heart, announcing "furn
ished rooms, are more plentiful than ever
The people here are divided into two classes
room renters and room hunters, and as the
sole and only wish of each is to get the bes,
of the other, it is apt to make things lively
sometimes, and keeps up pleasant ripple
of excitement through the daily lives of the
people of this festive city. 1t is astonish
ing how few rent rooms for money; they
have every other reason in the world Blu,
that. One lady acquaintance of mine,
hear, rents her rooms that she may buy a
carriage. But "Old Statistics says she
has been renting rooms for years, and il
carriages were selling for ten cents a quar-.
ter Of peck, she could not buy spoke OF
one of the wheels. This is bad time for
the clergy and room renters. You cannot
imagine what an edifying sight it is to be.
hold one of our national chunks of wisdom
higgling and arguing for reduction OF
fifty cents on his rooms. know of mem.
Der of the upper House, who, two weeks
ago, spent three hours wrangling over a
matter of three dollars. Evidently, time
was not money to him. AS his time be-
longed to his constituents, and his money
to himself, it was natural that he should
look after his own property rather than that
of others.
THE CENTENNIAL TEA PARTY.
would like to have given you an account
of this important event, but being other
wise engaged, was constrained to forego
the pleasure of SO doing. but being so long
passed now, and as you have read all the
papers, l will only add, that from my own
observations (as Tom Tyson would say
| concluded it was an affair chiefly based
upon the fact as to whether one had a grand
father or not. If you are the happy pos,
SCISSOR of that highly desirable relic, you
can be centennial, if not you cant come
in. So suppose all the beings interested
had grandfathers and that the old gentle.
men enjoyed themselves pitching good Or
thodox tea into very dirty water. There
was a number of pretty girls in Martha
Washington costume, and some very ugly
ones. There were also number Of gay and
festive youths who powdered their hair and
moustache, and, having attired themselves
in suit of the latest style OF "74," mag,
ined themselves the counterpart of our
grandfathers. The whole thing was l be-
lieve, pecuniary success, and that, in
America, is all that is necessary to insure
happiness. l have got my tea-cup, and feel
very patriotic every time look at it, until
the fact creeps in, that could have pur-
chased one elsewhere at half the sum in
vested, then my patriotism willis.
THE HOLIDAYS.
l hope you had Merry Christmas "
and that you had as lovely day for it as
We had. Christmas is really the only holi
day have been educated up to. 1t is the
only one of our festive American days that
enjoy. Thanksgiving is too systematical,
and Fourth of July, as general thing, is
too warm and noisy; but dear old Christmas
with its Santa Claus and happy childish
faces, love. 1t is the only time have a
passionate longing to be child again, and
hang up my stocking. The faith in old
Santa Claus is one of the sweetest fctions OF
childhood. and one in which l firmly be
lieved, and l would willingly surrender all
my right, title and claim to my one hun.
dred and sixty acres Of bounty land, if
could get up now, half as much faith in any
thing or anybody, as l had in old Santa
Claus.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
We have had the annual Female Suffrage
Convention, and the down-trodden feuaal.
noman ~ has been making it lively for the
tyrant man during the past week, and nc
doubt feels the better forit. Meetings, con-
vacations and ct cetera more ct cgtera than
any thing elsel filled the atmosphere, and
set the female heart on the rampage. When
the strong-minded woman gets the equa
rights insect in her brain. its good-b by John
to all sense and reason, and SO it is with
our animated female. They took courage
from the presence of Victoria Woodruff
Tennie c., and Susan B., and kept the bal
in motion pretty lively. What they wan
is the ballot give them that, and they are
panaceaed. And yet the man of Danbury
says that if the railroad companies woulc
build vacuum in the rear of their chair:
for her pannier, the average woman would
let the ballot 60 to the dogs, or swampoo
die. We knew we were going to have BAG
weather when We saw the old hens coming
to Washington; and such a cackling wa
never heard before. 1t was funny to Sc,
the contemptuous manner in which Doctor
Mary Walker eyed Lawyer Phoebe Coz
zens' hustle; and when Phoebe turned W
that pretty olfactory of hers at the Doctor
ill fitting pantaloOns, and asked her who
was her tailor, it was as good as play.
FREE CUBA.
Within the past few days, we'll known
parties connected with the Cuban cause
have visited Washington for the purpose o
canvassing Congress on the question o
granting belligerent rights to the Cubans
and have expressed themselves as wei
pleased with the result. Those parties pro
pose to return here with carefully pre-
pared statement of facts concerning tn,
situation in Cuba, which will be presented
to Congress and the President. There il
no doubt but that the situation gives grea
encouragement, and is productive of re
newed activity among the friends Of IS Free
Cuba"
THE WEATHER.
With the mercury freezing in the ther
mometer at points few hundred miles