The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-12-15
Letter From Washington.
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S.h December. 1876.

9Th December, 1876.
Edit0r Rutland GloJe Int evening
Col. Joyce, wife and son Charlie, rho
board at this house-left for Louisiana,
Miss Joyce remaining here.
Last evening heard lecture by DE-.
]. Tabor Johnson--a brother of our Rev.
J. G.. Johnson-5efore the students Of the
medical college here, connected with the
Georgetown university The students sp-
plauded the DR.. by cupping of hands, on
! his entrance into the lecture room, during
| tue lecture aud at il close. The lecture
was chiefly ex tcmpore-the DR.. lect1res
! three times week before these siudentf.
am tempted to tell you what a Yer
mOntcr did in DE-. Rlukin's church last
| Sunday but will not. | am tempted to
tell you OF whisper as TO what might be,
il judge Swayne of Ohio, one Of the asso-
ciate justices Of tue United Safes supieme
court, now seventy-two years old, should
1c.ign-but will MT;
TIE SENATE.
In England, the house of lords is called
dgniGed and dull complred with the house
of commons; SO here, the senate is consid,
cred as generally less spirited and attractive
thau the house of repres6n atives, but
found il Otherwise last Wednesday. About
II a. N. wen, in on to the floor of tie
senate. met Scaalor Morrill, aud soon after
Mr.. Sykes who married q Miss Bullsrd
of Shrewsbury. A few minutes before
twelve ! entered the reporters gallery-the
givel snued-d prcmp.Iy--a brief prayer in
cicar, ringing tuues--the senators standing
-implorcd heavens blessing chiefly upon
the eleclos meetlngthat day TO
choose n president. Soon the de-
bate Eettn about the few SOL
diers stationed at st. Petersburg, Va, cleo
tion day, 7th November for two hours il
Was quite warm, two more hours followed
equally spirited about the returns from
LDu.ilna For over four hours scarcely
moved from my seat net going into the
house or the United States supreme couit
room, ail day. Party zeal, personal
reputc and rivalry, the honors and the
millions Of money ahead in the presideu-
tial cleo ion, kinGled and enfllmed the fire
There is an clement of grandeur in the
thought that each brace of senators repre-
rents more or less pussant sovereign
state often one, two, three, four millions
of tIeemen speaking through individull
81 lkers. had not many predictions il
favor of Logau, but ! was pleased with
MIN. lie is forcihle, easy, pleasant
spe lker. /. il said he is the ouly congress
man who refuses to tell his age. His phys
iqu9 implies good digestion, his ltkg
straight black hair SpA dark hue sug4
other than pure Anglo-plxOn blood.
fnan OF Oaio is 90 yvt Us o!f. His ~ "a,
lnoe was arrtmes 80 rtfid, b. 10 makalk6
think be had an impei2nent tiu hts n
A friend explained it by saying 10
from his strong effort 10 restrain bpD ~
oitement, which was very great. Hib hg-
ure is slim.
Bogy of Missouri is 63 years old; figure
stout his manner very earnest. He is
quite in favor of Tilden.
West Of Louisiana is "a years old not
of large size, partially bald and spoke with
great feeling
Withers of Virginia, 55 years old, of
| slim figure, was ssef-restrained, but earnest
| lY southern.
Edmunds, though not 40 years old MI
February next-1S years younger than his
colleague, Morrill-seems the Nesior OF the
senate; so thoroughly master of all pend
| ing subjects, SO accurate in his law AID
facts, go fluent and cool, sometimes play
ful, sometimes sarcastic, lie is evidenlly
much respected perhaps feared how much
| beloved | do not yet know.
| Conkliug spoke few moments expos
ing the falsity of the newspaper lampoon
on Stoughton.
MONDAY, DECEMBER IL.
Yesterday | heard DR.. SundeIland, a
Vermon,er, preach. The weather was
cold, the thermometer in the church 55@
audience between 100 and 200; sermon ut
| l.. e Al. IL. -
mentation and powerful imagination which
charscerz,d bis preaching in Rutland,
when guest of Senator Foot The
doctor, Of small stature, wore a
white neclitie, standing collar, glasses,
when reading and no wbisSers-his heit
dMk brown Is net gray. The stoae col
ored fTescoed walls and ceiling, the smi-
lar tint of the windows the black walnut
slips and vain coa'iog and tie sutdued
tone Of tie carpet, made the lighI very
agreeable TO tie eye. From what
Gm tol- Of the congregations ~ The
churches OF DR.. Newml ln and DR.. Michel,
| should think each must have NJ bered
from GOO to 1000.
The largest pears | ever saw were on
sale to-day in the capit'l at fifteen l' wen
ty cents piece.
l fooled away this afternoon lhe lous'.
Had been in the senate ! migh' have
learned something. The well alLlenti-
Gated stories OF The buying of votes with
ell the detsi S, told me since cima here,
appal me.
= Sen.t3r Cameron of Wisconsin, who
boards here, is well acquainted WIN far
J and widely known natives OF AGlland,
Moses M. strong and James ~ Duuer
II.
Hon. Nathan Turner sprague'