, 1876-03-24

essnrIss ot ot1eisi dishonesty was IN Tho War DO
1orx {. oarnorx wAa sEcnErAny.
ocf eesk. chrisiorter Vanievcster, waa Acting Bee
to.ar! Il war nd :. ss awasnl eontss re- t9t tho
fens:' Ct 'pmSn st. IT,. 70 oo sss
wavls Mix assigned oneha1f Of tho eonrnct to vnn.
sTter IT. md ~ tho snsr. fGn q a pts
ono sasinplo Of Tho " crooked" transactions before
thb Republicans cArb Into tNwfF.
rHR fRKsinRNr1AL CAMPAIGN, .,..-..
Ess..dy 9oed nsws fIGn Nsw m,smMrsmre r. tHllowt
nawot Er5e a.r0ed aud other Congregational 9ss; =;
steady habita and thouts,,!a Of ehearlypsntea CAM
raRt Documents srs being sent Al over Tho State.
dssse Ssest sse d sey q H': e. q
ssi pssi!esns ss:ts s:a I'tte;!s oppo.sa ,ss :
fs'enaiy q ai j. ths ciiy Sex Yo;i aois!ia;isad
Curtis have said. But blaines snprostotr asy that
.hs VA oustomlIossse work. Moston. ~ho bssss h!,
e aa. syss h. e. ss ata
politics, and tho tiaow nr congratulate tnenselves
,as tns fs1 his shara;s5 h. not been :fes "
t.lssi i Worthy I'D yin gu.lnsd p occupy Ito
second place on tAe ticket. Who hnoNs7
nuTLxn ON TIE rAMrAGH.
The rreprcssibIo LoYell Brlaalor Is lere, working
with hts usual cnerag an1 persistence againas hs
with good show Of neces4. DauA asked to 10 heard
before tho scnato Committee on Foreign Rela,tons,
aso, % snd 10 eross.exsm!no him. ho stood On hls dspi-
ty, and declined 10 como. Urgent dlsrasches taro
% 5 sns 70 % ns stn 5 ss s s ssaS: 's ssss to
This s viii b harl upoa Dana, snI harlor upon hls
om aculess SAfas Eli se S peased ossr es prospective
prsaontstsou It tho Court of Queen v!storia.
of pa Vii b. s
latera attenrt 10 defeat him for Congress 10 1872
and rap IT Judge Ho9E. who hka aisays oppoaoa Tue
tentel itsei. This fall butler will run for consTess
II tho Lowell District aud ~ Iasens tG rrsssns
ne tnay see Dutlot back in OougreAs ii 1877.
TIE co8T OF 4 8ENAToNst!iP.
II Is whispered about tho Capitol thst PROC! e1ats
home rival before ho could socfro his eltctiou Ih'n
Ia small sum, however wih what muss have been rAtd
gsTc tc tholr seats. altudo especially 70 tho
1t is said That u, the CITY Of Now York there ate brok-
who negotiate the purchase OF seats In the House,
and that Honorable N. G. had to pay 10000 In
1s74 to obtain his election.
Why genllcmuu OF wealth will pay such c1trayaRant
sums for Tho privilege Of seeing ther names IN the
tonstitona teora and sending sgf!caltura. reports
Daaareasy would ssy, No fciiah al ind out" sosno
q! thcm It Is truo work hard upon committees, othorH
othefs i've ony to oat ponIorous dnners ut tho Widow
Wclcket's. othcra bow oHn TO tho faseinat1ons oE
whist Or and others tsk agalaat te T!th
Wisy newlpapcf yearutn8 for bit OF scaadAt or
item Of rous. 1'ut why they 50 much want 10 como
i matter Of speculation and wonder.
"DoNAHxA" REIAnEs.
Bonsnza Ii tho Spanish word for ~ good breeie.'
and Nevada senators settling other Congfots-
men wild with thetr airy storiea Of mining speoula-
tIouB. Old Mnccnas tho courty aunietcE OF Augustus
| the Great Of R0ulet HAa nowhere when nnanc1al!T
/ compared with Hood, Fair, or Maekcy. and nuWaa
aS o. H. o wo va
tcmpto 70 Unrest In soo mining atoets bnt DO lost
eyery cont Tint he pat IT, aud soe q tnnee heEo
| tho nclchcE Msne, or ths Consolidated Virginia.
| THE NATIONAL srATUAnY GALLERY.
utca to tho National satuary Hall BY Massanhusetts
generally pronounced not worth the 8o!u paid
or.te]y st.lre In ths bali costume Of shoss
bare caded Is represented ~ tripping sshorc from =
ad eso ' m.ds fsst 10 sreo lii oubo
| plated run makes hm reaonhle pousor pigeon
@ 20 IL III 4oe, hsss 4s r. s aysa sat
sy piansers T. 10 no w h,o and u s1em
| WHO has never 1es!itcl liz hI1 nat4Ye land.
a.. viii u made to have seysr*l Of tho statue
in the Nationai satuary Hall Exhibited ut
statue Of Jefferson viii DO among thoso taken. It i
beyond IL question tho nne.t work Of art belonging II
DOUBLE COMPLIMENT.
Some nifty years ago. morn or less, when What Il
| now the National H.4suAry Hall WIS tho hall Of th
| Itousa OF Representatives, an EnRfishmau nAmot
Lancaster who wss Introducing new sybtem Of IN
stsupAon, delivered course Of ieeturpa there. II
spoke from tho Bpeakora desk and occupied Tho uhaI
durlpg debate which followed eaeh lecture. Or
nen speaker Of tho House complimeated tic lecture
III handsome terms, observing that tho chair
ptcd had n0yar we'll filled before. Mr LancAa
er modcsty disciai1ntI tho merit imputed 70 him b
Mr Clay, and sa1 lA effect, That man in hta preaon
power, and tst tho chair ho bad Just occupied eze!te
il II wus had not been 1lied by anything bitter tha
clay. This chnis, by tho way, IL now owned by n!
| Ja!nca WorEnloy, who nlao OWNS much Of tho fnrn!
tnse OF Charios Summer, who regarded him and IN
other colorod ran, hlr. j. b. Smith, Of boston. .
nmonR hia bent Esiepda. -..
Theso ID not much "social news" tn this letter. Al
tor all thcFo has been mono to record but it Is to
hoped tint spring advances there will Ia more tel
uvlty 10 cbronlclo. RAuoSrgun.