New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-11

bulge out, like those Of . lobster. He, like
Mr.. Atkins, has weak voice, and one in
stinctively wishes, when stretching forward
to hear something Of tho interesting devel
opments coming from the witness, that .
can of dynamite might explode somewhere
out OF harms reach just for the sake of
hearing the witness scream, if nothing more.
Mulligan is also outside the door with
the rest. He is the witness whom everybody
wants to take good look at, but when
once seen it is hard to define the man and
his purpose in showing enmity to his life
long friend, MI. Blaine. Mulligan is neither
tall nor short, fat nor thin. He is getting
along in years, and has . yellowish cast Of
countenance. He has rather full suit Of
brown hair, but it looks out of place for his
smooth shaven though aged looking face.
He, like the other two witnesses, comprise
trio of the weakest-voiced witnesses that
have appeared before the investigating
committees of the Confederate House. Null
ligan wears a suit of black which lily fits him,
and an Old-fashioned black silk hat, several
sizes too large for him, sets upon his head
in close proximity to the eyebrows. He has
. weazen face, which wears q sickly hypo.
critical smile while he listens to statements
OF other witnesses. He is . man who ex.
actly looks like one just sufficiently intelli-
gent, as well as ignorant enough, to sup
pose that some one is going to wrong him.
He is extremely sensitive. He looks and
a ~ hv,f hoa h.
come possessed with the idea that his YER
acity is about to be questioned. He as
sumes too much. He has great fear that
something will be said in the papers to the
effect that he Is not the most honest man in
the world, and, to be plain, he feels as if he
was in bad company here in Washington;
that the Capitol building is full of thieves,
and that somebody might play q trick on
him before he could get back to that dear
old home of his in the highly moral town of
Boston. Mulligan believes in his heart Of
hearts that he will be hung, or something
terrible will befal him if he don't get back
to Boston soon.
The committee room is not unpleassntly
crowded when the chairman enforces the
rule and keeps ont all but the committee,
witnesses and reporters; but 80 weak are
the voices Of the witnesses, and go intent is
the interest in what they say, that circle
is formed around the long table The COM
mitteemen and what few correspondents
who can get chairs seated at the table, the
rest standing up and forming an outer row
around them. Mr.. Blaine sits near the chair
man and directly opposite the witnesses.
He seems self possessed; occasionally puts
a question to the witnesses; listens eagerly
to all that is going oD, and although his
thoughts seem far away from what he is
doing, he is constantly drawing diagrams
and squares, etc., upon the blotting pads
and every loose fragment of paper upon the
table.
Oliver Wendell Holmes is in Washington.
stopping at the Riggs House. The EN-
peror Of Brazil, who seems to be acquainted
with Americas distinguished poets both by
their writings and personally, availed him
self of Mr.. Holmes pr essence in the city to
call upon hiw at the new and elegant hos
telry situated directly opposite the United
States Treasury, and in the aristocratic
portion Of the national capital. The poet
mas also the recipient of many calls from
our distinguished residents and the official
and social dignitaries stopping at the hotel.
D. D. C.