The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-01-05
WASHINGTON, d. C., Dec. 26. 1876.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Dec 26, 1876.
Residents of Washington have had
what rarely falls to their lot, several days
Of consecutive sleighing; AMI everything
hat could be, by the wildess stretch of
Imagination, designated a sleigh, has
been pressed into service, finding no rest
day nor night, since the frest king first
kindly undertook the job Of paving our
streets with snow and ice. nearly two
weeks ago. The irrepressible @srnal
boy" passes an ecstatic existence in he
streets on his skates, and juvenile femin-
Unity, is hardly less enthusiastic in her
outdoor efforts to appropriated enjoy
he Christmas visit of their artic bene-
factor
As Congress in its wisdom did not see
St to take the usual holiday recess. many
members celebrated their Christmas
here, instead of at home, as has been
their want, although man. of those re-
siding close to the Capital followed the
usual practice by going home, leaving
both houses without a quorum; hence
he day was observed here with more
han ordinary spirit.
For the past week the shops on our
principal streets ndavenqes were dress
ed in their gayest attire, flcinating the
thousands of boys and girls whocrowded
hem f-om early morning, until almost
morning again; and notwithstanding the
gloomy forebodings occasioned by the
uncertainties of the political situation
and the economical tendencies of the
hard times their proprietors appear
smiling and more than satis6ed with
he liberal patrooassv AL the sample
rooms. restaurants. alosns and grogger.
les Of varying degrees Of respectability,
appeared to do "A exceptional thriving
business during the day and evening Of
the 25th, and the police force were act
lively engaged is assisting inebriated eel
ebrators of our Savior's birth, TO their
homes or to the Station houses, and the
"toot horn Of the canine has delighted
the ear for the past seventy-two hours
with melliauent melody On the whole
we have got through with Christmas
with tremendous consumption of tur-
key, egg-nog and an ocean of baser
1ripLo apI nth N IaSu ,,,,,,,bo, IS o4oL
bing and shooting affrays than usual
with the Bacchanalian revelers. At the
National Theater at performance Of
the Two Orphans" in which Miss Clax-
ton sustained one of the leading parts as
she did at the BROOKLYN Theater on the
terrible night of he FIRE. almost panic
followed false alarm Of ire, on the af-
ernoon of the 25,h. The house was
comfortably filed and during the fourth
act, disturbance (slid TO have been oc-
casioned by a drunken spec;ator) took
place in the galleries. Immediately the
cry of ire resounded through the house,
appalling the stoutest hearted and Great
ing the widest cons.erna.i0n and con-
fusion throughout the AID ence: and al
,hough the false character Of he alarm
was plain to everyone With sufficient
presence of mind to reject. scores Of
women fain ed in the rush made for he
doors Strong men rs usual ander such
circumstances, crowding thor weaker
fellows to the wall or 5e.aorselessIy
trampling them under foo. IN heir mad
dened frensey to reach the street No
one was, it is believed, seriously hurt;
bat the mind sickens at The tragedy that
was Sd imminent and Tia. would have
been inevitable, had there really been a
ire. Henry Ward Beecher was proba-
biz right when he declared hat had the
Brooklyn panic occurred in an open
field. numerous lives would have paid
the forfeit
Il seems to be the general impression
,ha, but little progress need be expected
in the efforts sfooi 70 harmonize the
views of the Horse and Senate relative
to the Presidential problem, until the
report Of the Congressional Committees
sent South, shall have been made; and
should the investigations be as thorough
as the Republican members design max
ing them, it does not s6emv posible for
them to complete The xprk in hand
much before the lass q january.
From desesopGaais Mtnsssed here, is
y afe 70 asssrt ~ thsse arc, in this
community, hnsdssisof mea watching
the eoufse % csossss in De pssnaisss,
who went with their party In Novsmber
with many misgivinss and under tacit
protest, who have become 50 thoruughly
impressed vita ths reckless disresard a
the rights Of American citizenship, anil
Concluded a. ~ pses