The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-09
Correspondence OF the star.

Correspondence OF the star.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6, 1877.
The strife Fl for the ls be-
is an increasing
BUZZ ABOUT THE HOTELS
as the rival candidates and their friends
happen to come in contact. Later in
The week the buzz Will saell into roar
by Saturday night. The Republicans
can enjoy the fun, for they have no show.
nothing to lose, and, like the old woman
who witnessed the fight between her
husband and the bear, they don't care a
cookie which whips. There Is really
nothing to indicate who will be Speaker,
and everybody is entitled to his specu-
ations. There is an enormous amount
OF talk and predictions, but prophets
are not always infallible.
ONE GREAT DIFFICULTY
in forming an intelligent opinion is be-
cause there has been wonderful
change in the complexion of this House
as compared with the last one over
which R ndall presided. Less than half
the old members have been returned,
and new men take their places; the
complexion of many districts has been
altered; the large Democratic majority
OF seventy in the last House is reduced
to fifteen; and the new members are
chary OF their opinions. The hotel gos-
sip really counts for but little, and il |
were sporting man I'd 60 slow on bet
ting on any body Tor Speaker. There is
no formidable competitor as yet against
j. @. Thompson Tor Sergeant.at-Arms,
and his chances are good II SAyler is de-
feated.
FIRST FIRE THIN WATER.
The tremendous rains have done great
damage TO the Patent Office, the tenn
porary roof not having been completed
and walls. The plas TER is no " dropping
off the ceilings, and in places The arches
seem to be weakened by the food Of
water. Many OF the. clerks have been
driven to new quarters.
ONLY $45, ,0O0, 900 WANTED.
That is the modest sum Southern me m.
bers will ask for to build the Mississippi
leVees, etc. Hon. Casey Young, member
up and laid out the plans. Then $50, ,000,-
OUO will be needed for the Florida Canal,
and trifle must be handed over to the
Pacific Southern. MIR. Young has 1T fly
ured out beautifully, and 1t will save al
the cost in building these IeVees in
single year. Congress will be big with
such schemes this winter, and II they
are all carried through, we will need to
issue pile of bonds or greenbaoks to
pay tor them.
LITTLE UNPLEASANTNESS.
There has been trouble in the city
post-ottice. Colonel Lewis Porter, the
Postmaster, has very suddenly resigned,
and it seems there Is a substantial rea-
son for 1t in the shape OF certain crooked
transactions in which Colonel Porter
has been engaged. An intimation that
his resignation would be accepted led
to the handing in of the document. His
| successor is not yet named.
so AND soFoRTH.
The White House is being put In shape
to receive the Presidential family, who
will return In few days from their
summer residence at the Soldiers
Home.
The number of visitors at the execu-
tive mansion is daily increasing, mem
bers OF Congress Immediately upon
their arrival calling upon the Presi-
dent, and The number OF ofice-seekers
perceptlbly growing larger every day.
There will be considerable work for the
Senate 10 do in the way Of c0ntirma-
tions.
The new daily paper, the National
Union, is out and presents a fine ap-
tlon paper, the Republican having got