Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-02-21
PRAYER IN WALL STREET.


Social gayety has been suspended wit
the commencement of the Lenten season
and it will not be resumed, to any grea
extent, until after the Inauguration, an
then, only temporarily, in the inauguration
ball, which, it is thought, will be held Il
the Northern Liberty market. BY remov
ing the stalls, which are portable, and lay
ing Il temporary floor, room larger ant
= handsomer than any heretofore erected
can be made in less than II week, and /
will accommodate 5000 persons. This bal
has become an institution through i'm
memorial custom, " though it were more
honorcd in the breach than in the obscrv
ance.' 1t is difficult TO see how any one
can enjoy paying twenty dollars, the usua
price for admission to these balls, for the
privilege of being with 5000 persons, only
II few of whom he can know, OF even de-
sire to know.
The city is at present quite full of stran.
gers. They are always here in greater or
less number, during the winter, but nj
present many distinguished persons from
different parts of the United States are
attracted to the Court where the presiden-
tial case is to be decided, while the lobby
lists that camor ut the doors Of both
Houses, and the applicants for office, from
both parties, held here by the uncertainty
of the presidential issue, are almost innu-
merlblc.
A final decision, it is expected, will be
reached in the Louisiana case by the mid
die Of next week. To-day the Commission
is in secret session considering the question
of the admssibity of evidence. A decis-
ion on this question will probably be reach
ed this evening, and will practically de-
eide the case as to that state, and, indeed,
us to the next president. There is talk OF
fIlibustcring among the democrats in case
Louisiana is counted for Hayes, but this
will scarcely be attempted for it is evident
thai the better judgment Of the party is
opposed toa captious rccalctrancy against
Il tribunal Of their own creation. There
are, of course, many surmiscs us to the
probable decision. The democrats are not
hopeful. They are, in fact in very low
spirits, but lew draw hopeful auguries
from the most insignificant occurrences
and signs such, for instance, as the taking
of notes by Judge Bradley during the ar
gument OF Judge Campbell yesterday.
IN Splte OF tIle hlra tlmeS' washington
nus curing me laSt thrce years, constantly
advanced III AFchltecturlI Improvement.
Inc stree.S nave to nc taken up and re-
paved oItehef IMAM Is consistent with
economy or with any theory OF honesty in
ana mnnlcipa! authorities, but
tne pooilG ana private buildings, IN process
t,,,,, Al
OF erection are some OF them, both i'm
posing ana substantial. 1t Is proposed
10 palia national library east of the CAPT
tol' thG present room in the capitol being
altogether inadequate to the shelving and
OF the many books. 1T
Is IS also proposed TO bul!d new Interior
departments ana Judiciary Square is the
I9caiily lnat mas Deen suggested. Nearly
,,Il .ne pace OF 'hG building now used is
required ny the Patent Bureaus for the
storage 5, OF models OF inventions. Then
mere Is trird Improvement much talked
about at present. the removal of the unfn
lsied Washington Monument from its po-
Slllon on the banks of The Potomac to the