The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-11-23

we AasA Il ~ groups AN tac "a NJ
taa deouiios % dseass he prospects,
so8 probabilities. Scarcely less or
cisemeas vas aAhiisst,d ~
rsr tApr -tEnss;
AID for oocs The centennial and tbc
latest fashions ceased ts bc a sab,ecl
( Ct conversation among TIE fair once.
ADD posies esarred The place. To not
a few oftbese The question a. L vhs,h.
c, Or not they could afford a new six
dicss aad winscr bonnet. 10 which 10
atteai TIE Presidential and Cabinet
receptions dauag the coming season.
vosld lave u be deferred until after
the tesu'. Of the election became know u
and would then receive favofat lc
answer only in the event Of certain
colitingc1cy--,he election Of The Re
paoiicaa candidates should The elec.
ton 80 the other way, then farewell. 10
select cloaks aud Partisan hats for the
most stringent economy would be im
Perstise duriog the few months Of
oihee,holjing that remained
As che day wore on and dispatches
began to Be received. the anxiety To-
creAsed-especiAlly as the news was
not Of character 10 briug much en-
coaragemeat and comfort to the
anxious ones The newspaper and
telegraph Offices were soon bcseged by
crowds ,thirsuug for the news. while
prominent oficials assembled il cosy
rooms to which. special wires had been
conducted aud where the news was
received, BY the aid Of an operator.
direct IRON an parts Of the country.
At THE WHITE HOUSE,
PRESIDENT Grant and few invited
guests, iamoDg whom Secretaries Fish
and Merrill, Attorney.General Taft,
Generals Sherman, Barns, Babcock and
Catou, Judge Macarthur, and some
others, were assembled in the Presi.
dents library, awaiting the news which
was flashed into the ante.room through
specal wire direct from the Western
Union telegraph Offices. In the draw
'ng room, back of the library, were
AIRS. Grant, Mrs. Sartoris, daughter
OF the Presdent), Mrs. Fish, and three
or four four other ladies' OF distinction.
who were scarcely less anxious to
near the news than the gentlemen.--
when the first despatch arrived,
little before eight o'clock, announcing
that the State OF New York had proba.
bly, gone Democratic, the President
said nothing, but merely knocked the
ashes off his cigar and sent the DIES.
patch in to Mrs. Grant Other des.
patches now began TO arrive in quick
succession, but nearly all Of an un.
favorable character, and, by degrees
The presidential face began to lengthen
and the conversation to be less animal.
cd and hopeful. Shortly after eleven
clock, the party adjourned to the
state dining room on the floor below.
where . magnificent collation. had been
spread, to which all present did ample
ustice.
To-day tne Keeling of detection ana
disappointment at the Departments is !
'eFy general, and while some still con. !
ilder the result as doubtful, the major
W mad accepted the situation and
'bandoned all hope. Knowing, as they q
70, that ito the victors belong the
polls they do not lock for tenure
! Office extending beyond the fourth
March next, when the new President
axes his seat. That event will have
he effect o. sa
COMPLETELY REvoLurIoSztxG
liars, social and otherwise, here in
ashlngton; the circles and cotertes Z
e have known SO long we shall know
more, but others will come and take
ler places prominent leaders Of r
SHOE aud of society will glide into p,
oscurity and will soon be buried under
le sod of oblivion for it is wonderful
Nv fast we forget aud we shall do
image to people whose names per.
,ps, we do not even know now A "
e glories Of the second Empire van
hes at aisingle blow At sedan. SO will
e social glories OF this present ad. i.
vanish into the air after 4.
e fourth OF March, 10 be followed by
new order of things, which the future
Ify will be able TO determine whether in
not 1t ia an improvement, no one IN II,
DO has lived in Washington az long
has your correspondent. will venture
deny, be his political complexion
rat il may
Alter the FIRST effects OF the shock
IN