The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-09-04
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, d. c., August 30, 1875.

ConHuenC you wont expect IL, Wnen lnloIln
you that the horrible "house cleaning"
time is hanging over me, and the dreadful
certainty that the worst of it hasn't come.
The odor of carbolic soap has depressing
effect upon ones system, and it is not con-
ducive to pleasant frame of mind to be
awakened, about five o'clock in the morn
ing, out of "lovely Sleep" by some one
pounding at your door and informing you
that the Whitewater or scrub woman
wants to come in" The rapidity, confu-
sion and uncertainty with which one Skin
mishes around for scattered wearing ap-
parel is only equalled by that of candi-
date for the sheriifality at a county conven-
ton.
Snow in Colorado, black frost in Illinois,
and hail in the Allegheny Mountains in
Pennsylvania, and general cold snap over
the Middle States are the curiosities of
August. 1t is no longer Winter lingering
in the lap of Spring, but rude Boreas rush.
ing into the bosom of Summer. The wan
dering of those icebergs has created great
changes in all parts Of the world, and we
are prepared now for all sorts of phenome-
ma. "The rains descended and the floods
came" The protracted wet season seemed
to eliminate in this locality yesterday in
thunder storm of unusual severity, and an
extraordinary and unprecedented rain fall.
Notwithstanding the fact that one rainy
day has succeeded another, for weeks past
with the exception of a day now and then,
still no serious results were noticeable un-
til yesterday, when the sudden backing up
of the sewers, overflow of areas and cellars
in different portions of the city, caused the
Inhabitants of those localities to flee for
their lives.
When the new and present plan of sewer
age was adopted by the Board of Public
Works, and placed in operation, it was
deemed adequate for all purposes, and it
was thought would meet all demands made
upon it for conducting the water from the
streets and alleys to the river, but the
sewerage, like our miles of wooden pave
ment, is failure. The serious and un-
pleasant results from the flood are more
noticeable to-day than yesterday. The
houses and cellars that had been invad-
ed presented muddy and Shiny appear
ance, and the owners or occupants of the
premises are busily engaged in removing
the debris and getting cleaned up.
Cold water advocates ought to be de-
lighted with the liquid effects of the season.
We are now mainly subsisting on water.
The tomato, potato, cabbage, squash, beets
and other vegetables in season, are made
up of two-thirds water; and thus we live
on water-we eat it, we get it in all shapes,
buttered, peppered and sailed. The advo.
Gates of cold water ought to be gratified at
such a condition, but people who love
starch in their vegetables have no cause to
congratulate their cooks.
RETURNING.
The season at the seaside and mountain
resorts is rapidly drawing to a close. and
every train coming into the city brings
with it more or less of our citizens who
have at last concluded that home, after all,
is the more comfortable place for them.
Their return has given quite an impetus to
business, and the ladies are busying them
selves, already, in looking at and discussing
the Fall styles. The change in the atmos
phere promises an early entrance into the
Fall and a correspondingly early society
season. AS the chief ornament and the
existence, in fact, of our Washington social
life is that collective body of heroes, the
brilliantly arranged revolvers of the army
and navy, we shall soon see these wander
ing ones returning to be present once again.
SENSATION.
Sensations are getting to be quite COM
mon just now in our city. We enjoyed
our fifth or sixth of the present month last
week in the account of a beautiful and &C.
complished young widow being requested,
in manner that could admit of no refusal,
to abandon her boarding house, to forege
the sweet, homelike comforts of the virtu-
| Gus circle assembled therein, who mingle
tough indigestion under a severe matron's
surveillance, and enjoy the common parlol
and wheezy piano at forty dollars pei
month; all this she had to forcgo and give
up because of her ways, which were wick.
ed, and her being discovered in them, be.
cause that was wickeder. She wasn't pre-
cisely widow, but just the same as one
for all intents and purposes, and held an
official position, gained and obtained by
the influence of the Hon. -; bat never
mind the influence. She entered into hel
position avowing her poverty, and at once
bloomed into style as naturally and speedily
as Congressman takes to his morning
bitters, and as simultaneously into disre
pute. She was watched by those charitable
harpies and sweet-souled hawks of society
called females; her style of business wa!
discovered and hurried discharge from
her boarding house followed. The mali
portion of the contract jumped the city
and the lady-well, there is vacancy a
the Treasury Department.
THE HARRINGTON SAFE BURGLARS.
The Harrington safe burglars and con
spirators are not to be left alone, as the,
desire, but are again to be brought to trial
and, from what l can learn, the coming
trial will be great deal more interesting
than the last; newly discovered evidence
duplicating several others in the conspiracy
oTTMAN's PROPERTY.
A motion was made before Judge Wilson
last week, who has charge of the Treasur,
robbery case, to dispose of the property o
VIM. H. Gilman, which was attached t,
secure the Government in connection witt
that case, but after argument, was over
ruled. All the stock in Ottman's restaur
ant was, however, removed to an auction
house for safe keeping, while the wife ant
brother Of Gilman are running the saloo1
with entirely new appointments.
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THIRD TERMs.-The Democrat party ar
violently opposed to third term, and they
are justified in their opposition, but, they
have recently nominated Mr.. Woolford