, 1876-09-14
Congressional Escapade from
Washington, Tophet, and
the ChiIls.
Tie Pontine Marshes Of tho CaDi-
notwithstanding and the
DuclinE-Grounu.
Bloody Baltimore..." To Your Tents.
0 Israel l'..-The Thugs In
1851, and Now.

actually began, had been for nine con.
tlnuoas months In attendance upon the most mar.
velons parliamentary body that has been assemb1ed /
In this country. Thoso journalists had become
bankrupt by the ffcttinR labors Of the |
long political session, and we're chAled and out Of
temper with the world. Tho eternal chickering's OF |
the Interest Of Ill Congregational sessions had becn
supplemented by a summer Of unusual heat
Tho brain had loat its activity, The |
bluod was hot, tho liver had abandoned |
is functions, and the malaria Of tho climate vas
aappihg.away vitality, and vigor, and health, IN
the accustomed way. The bodies Of two Congress. |
men were being carried 10 their homes. Tha Bum-
mer.Atr Of Washington City WAS breeding.
Tho forty -JAckass.mud-rowcr was not At rent
SO. when the gavel fell. tho deaks Of tho Journal
isn were Abandoned, politics throVn 10 the dogs,
and Tue faces ,of oil set northward. The steam
prcss held them ~ It's slave no longer. They were
not compelled 10 chop their friends into columns
to satisfy tho cry for ''copy." They were bonnd
10 unload thcr nightmare, and to forget for 4 few
daya tho humbugs OF "shammy sam," and oven
the earnest thoughts OF suayeb and honest
ways"
TorHEr AND THE cH1LLs.
The gavcl fell none too soon. For thscc.quartcra
OF year tho din Of tho bustllng ltou6c had
reached 10 the galleries, and the thud Of the knycl
had penetrated the s!ckly nir. Tho Congressional
brain was jndcd. In the alr Of Washington there
was no life. Had tho National Capital been the
6odpm and GomotrAh the acntlmentalists and
Grangera paint Il, the multitude could not have
feet.
WARRINGTON AND THE RA1LRoAD-o1AnTs.
In the old days. the lnmbcling stagc.eoach
tic Capital n about week, and from Boston quite
week. The traveller has nuw the choice OF two
s q zach ssa Hw yqS % 1 II 4 s IL p a9F Sr hs
railroad. giants, Tom Scott and Garrett, than
tho National Capital; none Is now more
rivaifiea Of succcssful corporations. Tom Scott
at the cost Of millions. broke Garretts grip upon
the senth oy oar,ow!ns under BALTIMORE. daEiets @
waterfront, crossing the river IN barge, and
ness neet fer Til te Nosh viii hs Phiadehia Wne
ton = Baltimore. the solitary through fine to tho
N0rtha gsssdy se. pfsatan1e mgnoP9',
beware of thc c'oang tlayso August and the early
aea xefy Sa' s 0san S % ohsy{ dihsy
danger. The eass that morning wero overloaded.
aHS aaHialnea t's men fa q lie yt,siisy of .as,
cetsful hut unsat!saed ambition. Theso wcro
hs ass e Of @ Sene I'D
them to take thcir measure, They had ,gangcd
tlGmssses By tae .ni,l Of tho ytptss and By The
there. lnst fall, they were ready to shout with
young Kcnclm, as they gazcd npon tho vast dome
q a S sna stta hpBBss ss ss, sss
foot.tnps e % 81 Sy intrigue IL te road to ame. and
sss1s viz se @ snR IL y a ' IT, ep e
:, THE rosrlNn MARSHES or TIE CAPITOL.
smooth roai. bed to hay View n one hour; and Tho
s5 s bs;s s t 'ssse %a ns nst pg pSnt & Ho ' ss ss
In leaving Warrington, skirt Capitol Hill, nlong
tic marsiy banke of, tho Potomac. Tho etumpy-
and I tho Kidwell Meadows nTs tbo Fonlino Marshes
Of onr Capital. Malaria brccds there its venom,
an the ocP pf msrS e and a. fe1 Puts
Old pLADENsuuRo.
Tho hand Of tho rulcrs Of new Warrington
Wsa beaaal IT, eft @ oay nnsshsIy arEs 10
" oy nade I an
sssas Il M & ses a Se :
old Of Washington. Our route Jay over tue ba!tl-
ssynr s 90 wooded Sd hr I'M ' sou",g .S9g ssi ns
Tic sold!ers' Home Park relieved the oye
tho momoony To AGssosta
more thau broad na!nh; but, IN days remembered
by. old men, Il Aoatcd ocean. .ehtps, drawing CON
@ wsteE t as Sa cSSa s t
Villages adjacent to the Capital C!tY are generally
occaped by clerks lay alId dcpnEtmsnta', oassrs Who
Children e6iH e. % iced, and Tie Inexpensive iio which
| necessity demands. -. ....,.
Dladensbnrg. once noted a. place OF resort Of
% Of tlc dacitnc. .sro'nd in tho day. ot s'blood anu
iFon," When tic Code .was law, is now IN aban.
of house,, .dntcd from tho tn,o Of the Maryland
Colony. It IL occupied BY negroes and roos whttcs
np SaS u r. ns s9s sars 81 s n : &
has ,nndc tho placu famous, They arc hanging on
10 life by occapations as woFn.oat and tsagita As
tho mosa.sheds and rotten shingles ah9ye thcm
| H'hA 01tf tuSyN stands uUEfu over solitary Iron