, 1875-12-08

morton. AMI Co1. i. Il. Cuiverson kTc7at; |
,an .na ,E.t'en: Eppa iIanto1, ri! 81 w''I-
Faulkner. Col ae.rgo G. tabell, = Apt. l.ev.
ezv i. douglas. Of V,rginia.
bome Of tho abovc- m n1nutiony ::~Ssrcs,tnon
were y I've Confederate ranks : :s'irst hattlo
der at A1ponattux Court-It = 4 number
wero envereiY wounded, so11~ ~ lnst limbs,
ana ot'iore have beon prisoners nt p0rs Warren,
e. Fort l.afaye.tn. at 1ohilFon's 1sis,ll. " at
Point Lookout. They stood ph0uldcr to shoulder
during the bloody struggle. and now they will
hgAn DO United pla'anS in the Congress Of
tlo Republic which 1has 10 gallausIy, though net
wisely, fought to deslroy.
WHAT II WANTED.
llese cx-Confedera.cn. with tho aid bf thnBo
houti'"rn GolErenannM who took no active psit.
cislf Of 'nil:tary, in tho War ami Of tlor North
esn democratic aillcs+ afo lent on securing
| T. il.s funding OF The War-loots Of tho States
which "ese in rrheou, al Ter ecu. interert.
aHi rttinctipn Of thu interest on thn national
| deb: q tho Lnlsr1 Skltce to i per cent.
u. Ihe renh'onI11y nj sick anl wounded Con-
! tedct71te ho!'lIer- nis1 Of tho widows nnI chill
dtan Of thono who I'll! dcfenBo OF "the Lopt
LII. Tho rearranEnment of tho sta.n on tho
national tlaR on 1T. Anrew'n c,oss. As tho
th'rteen hsatn representing tho Confederate
htases we're arranged on tbs aliun of the Con-
These three propositions arc 10 he urged, and
tl9nt Will be lIl IT against tue pssBa.e Of tlla
b1ll making appropriations for thu payment #
| ensonH to Enlon auidirrs. wn!ows nnl orphans.
unless the Southern pensioners can be placed Oh
the tollB.
! r,E ADVENT or CoSonEEsHEs.
! a tlesite to Ehrtciplto tn their CAUCUS brought
| al the Democrats hero On OF befoIo yesterday;
And today the incoming trans, like tho Ttutan
htnre Of old, are d.tso.giug dozens Of Ito
| tmt'Elcat.s. Iho sulil!ng hote-keepera arc Gud-
| ln2 Kresta for their newtY-panted tnnu,a Nhllo
tue mora ftuGsl citizens Rrs moving their per-
lnff isk{r
thoy hope 70 hibernate. leaving sI4er best roolus
| vacant tur tho occupation nt ludge1s.
ltnaa very different when Congrosg lrrt
Hoabled hese. IN u newly-staked-eut settlement
III Tho wilderness. only accessible by htnEen from
baltimore Hud from Hlc1lsnoud. Or ,y private
conveya1een Eadda-horscs. 30 late IN 1884,
Gov. Reynolds, When lIo came hero from Belle
yiiie 70 oesupy tlo t'at Of tue Frat District Of
Illinois t1linois Ind tut three Iionreaentativan
thent, bad to lcaTo homs in tile middle Of No.
yember. aud was Blzseeu days On thu wny, Ao
came viz Lonievile, Wherllng. and baltimore !:
and. in nassating the erents or the Journey. hn
nud good stories OF David Crockett. wl,o was
then also IN u. G., ind who had just published
bnok ht phitalclphin which M experienced
writer had prepared for him.
THE oHGASIxATioS OF THE uotBE.
| Clerk AIcrherson viii! not probably have much
diaicnlsT in organizing tho llouac, tiIe Law is
very clear and mandatory. Formerly thero wcro
ofton tquabh!ca, moro or loss rroIonEed, pror
, u tho election Of Speaker, Tho !nust notable
. one waa III December. lH3y, when Hugh Il. Gar
laod, vho was Clerk, Refused to cali the names
Of certain nem1oEs-eiect IRON New ,Jefsoy. day
after !ag did tho Representatives ciec: wrsngls
over what ~aa to be douo, UNTIL Oh tho fourth
day. John Quincy Adams roao. and asked tho
uousc il they would permit the mere CleEk OF
their n,lt, to usuzp the THRONE antt TO Bct the
Representatives OF the people at defiance.
| Having excited the enthusiasm ol tho lfouao,
he called upon tho members to iulitlto thu ex-
t1n s,t ~, r.x-
Y which, whcu tho aoyai Goyerp1r ordered 1t Ia
: ds2crse, refused 10 oboy tho insulting aud
( imrcEous summons. lesoro tho cleota
: "h1cn greeted thls hsse,uon had died
desk. and shouted: VI move thAt John Quincy
), Adams take the Chair aud prehiio until tuo
House ba organized !" Tho motion was ad:ptcl
by acciamh,lon; and M.. Adama, having gotten
: the House out uf it's eutaugIcmeat, presided uu-
: I'll T. N: 7. Hunter was eec:ed ~ Speaker. do
/. feattng John Bell, Of Tsonossee. afr. Rlett By
: tho way. Was an own cousin Of Mr.. Adams. Ills
uano waH Smith, but ho and hls brothers changed
= Il to nnctt clout 1886. when they removed from
= Moth Carolina to Beaufort. $. Z. Their fathers
. sister. Abigail Smith, was tho mother Of Jult
l. Quincy Adam4.
. THE DuTLEn BLOCH.
. Among tho ADDITIONS to The Metropolis since
tho adjournment lart eps.ng. massive block
: -ttrrctIy south 1T tho Capltol-erecttd by Gen
y Ben Butler of granite from lis tslv Ann quar-
RES There arc threo large houses III tho blur.t
l
. Capitol II leased for ten yeslH to &hs Cuast-suE
~ ycy Iufchu at q round lrlce. Had tho Massa
ctIusetts people reelected Con bon to tie HOUSE
Q and had the ;l'ssiseippi people reelected h!'
would have occupied tho house noarost the
CAPITOL. aud Tho Guyernor tie middle tenement
= But polit,cs is uncertain: 30 iha uenefA hht
q suoyed INTO the Iuiltlte honse and he thought
:. that ho had rented tho other to Souatur jones
% OF Nevada, although tho Senator's friends do
!, clare that he did NOT clinch tho bargain.
. IhiH Butler block occupies tho aite OF houst
O built by Thomas Law, brother Of Lord Ellen
borough. who a1nnssed fortune in India, mt
j, cams hero 10 escape being cailed witness il
tho trial Of Warren iiaatings. Waiting lit. Yer
n non. hc fell in love with Hiss Custls, grand
- daughter OF Mr.. Washington. nitl4 to eain th'
. goud gsacos Of q. W. he invested considerable
b utlu,s III lots in this city. which had Just beol
10 laid out Tlt marriage was npt happy one
Is aud the inyebtnouts OF r10n.o0 did nut feali
:" fl01000 after his death. it il curious fac
that. although Washington advised al h
'r friends 10 invest In Federal City" lots whlc.
10 rained q number Of tlem, he on'v purclases
g. two for hitnHeif. They arc Just nortl, of tLs
i, C4nlol aud now belong 10 tho Wilkes family.
TIE DOUGLAS HOUSES.
- - Tho small square Gu which WAS formerly tho
II pleasant htlo yolloW house In which stopllen l.
II to hls moro pn!RtA resideuco III Minnesota roS,
laa bocu SURROUNDED by two.Hud-thlstY rather
small Aousea, Of tue latest style, which haso beet
built for Atex Shepherd. Should taore not bt
eo1i11 ucItlDIaal HA taQfAH III oEuHZe " III HAl
ID ble, Ut "tho IIslo Giaut," hero at Washington
J. THE BRITISH LEdAT11H.
+ Mrs. Victoria Guelph, who keeps Eat her 4
y to look after hor diplomatic interests llas had
t. built stunning. great, md substantial rasd enea
J. for Ills occupation, Gs cost, With tho laud, Of
!, elUD.00o. II fruu1s on Conuocticue 4yenue, aud
la has ..the Koyal harms, you know!'' over taa
T. front entrance. Entering tho spacious tall QUO
" secs at the far extro1uitva broad staircaso
IT, mbith divides, at tho trst landing, to tn
right aad loft; Rnl thnro, gazing benig
h tralt Of ths Koyal ruler. Tue tlraH.re-room
II aud bnii,fo ato spacinus and urlendid!y fur
o. uist,D1 but tIIo tineBt arattn,ent is the dining
Il kouu where, by the sid at = "tAhlo-Allonance,
tho s1inster dlslensos libcral hospitality, &nt
j. disArtns those rsmpaut copgteBamen who huu
Il ger aud thrst after wAr win Eugland.
70 Iha preseut Ndtsel Minister HIr ElwArs
Il Thornton, IL tho yan OF diplomat aud hRy hoe,
=, tra.ued to tho business. Ho came TO Washing.