Ellsworth American., 1878-04-11
WASHINGTON. ID e.. March 25.

--cONELiNG's TEocHES TOO STRONG FOR
HowE--IiIsroRiCAL BOARDING HOUSES
70 ruis FAVOR HAVE THE HOUSES or
.sFF. DAVIS. SEWARD AND CHASE, CONE
At LAST.
tfrcm our Regular CcrrcsPonien,.l
Life viii never be nonotonou> in Wash
iaston- As long as We are in possession e
the Departments. and the care I 'he
winds. and the Fng Bans. sometimes play
fully called the National Cong ress the ay-
.Tage Washing ionisn will always have h 5
grand AID thrilling moments. The Wis
,unsin star, Howe, WHO j. supp rosed 10
have invented a sewing machine. has done
some rufiing lately tor Hayes, and has sue
eeeied In fairly tueking up Schurz in his
little bed, for he went TO bed sick Tor a
week, aud It was reported lie WAS dead.
could not help thinking what beautiful
angel he would he with speCtacles on.
swinging on damp cloud, ard gently
waving a large SEIZED palm leaf fan He
got well however. hut Is evidently very
sore itom castig alton OF the v IseoDsin osa
tor. There T. much su-pri~e that Howe :
attack hiss cliotei 70 reply. 4 seems TO
have reacted on himself, for l- has not
bceu In the Senate for three dsys and tie
surmise i that he Is either sick. or is pre-
pairing an elaborate answer 20 bis own
speech. Those who account for his alb.
ssnce on the indispositlou hypothesis. say
that the trochp> seustor ConkliDg gave
him during his celebrated effort are TOO
Ike that of the collossl Conkli Ing. The
tempest raised by Howe is still bowling.
and ~ ~, Il j. thous hi. soon break out " ith
rrdouhlcd fury. bui just NOW the Nation.
preoccupied with doorkeeper. Mr.. Polk
the doorAeepcr Of The House has been
brought before a committee. trlcd. and
cruCtiicd. on the cfo.s oi Investigation.
aud though at present it look. Ike the old
man Wouid have to let 90 the door. here
has nothing been proven against him. but
an amiahe iucapaciiy To say no, and that
he promised places to more people than
there were places TO give. II bis promises
had been fulfilled. there would have been
shrce Or four deputy doorkeepers wrestling
wt.h each door of the Capitol; doors Of sil
kinds would have been In great demand.
and the hum Of industry would have been
heard to the lumber regions of Michigan
aud Maine. II Mr.. Polk's promises could
have been carried out. the sou Of every
member Of Congress. or, II not his OWL
son, then his nephew. or the son OF his
moghernlaw, would have been made PAGE
and the number oil liislc boys that would
have becu tumbl!ng over each other on the
door Of the House OF Representatives
would have made the leaves In valAmbro.a
4 tame sImiie. What will be the next sen
saiion will not venture to predict. ".uillc-
lent unio the day Is the evil thereof"
Daring this religions rest OF Lent when
;he belle has ceased from Waiting. and
ha. ceased The tool horn pest, your CORES
poudcuI. no longer harred with balls, re-.
ceptious, and ietcs, iudulges ID Feminis-
euces, aud the grateful philo>ophic quiet
OF pastoral clearinghouse lite. The
population Of Washington Is divided into
TWO classes, somewhat analogous 10 the
diyi.. on % humanity into beasts OF burden
ahd beasts OF prey boarding house keep
ers. and boarding house lodges; and the
great end and aim Of each j. to get the
rsss-. - 't.e "ttv.. ~ @"- -hspiie. ~ili use
ihc word in IL eiymologIcAl. not it, theo-
logic al N "a .sfafx. f,rtr,
and can AFFORD 10 lose money Tor hi. labor.
let him starr a boaTdin. house Ia Washing
ton. There are many historic boarding
houses here. 10 matter how grand and
pslaual Washington Mansion may have
been, or how distinguished the men. Or
lovely the women, that may have posed
and plotted, walized. sciuiillated. aud
nirted, 10 Il, once brilliant saIoas-to Ihe
boarding house favor must II come al last.
The OLD time house where Beverly Tucker
once entertained 10 his Nirginian style.
wa, during the war, and i, now a board.
ing house. The house In which Seward
lived, and Ia which his daughter 80 hero
icAlly defended her father, and folled the
oNr@-ftts bA AhS hl-Al ANai I3itpll Aa<
Killed has fallen Into line, and the Coat OF
Arms over 4, door has this legend Rooms
10 LET WITH BOARD" The old Cumuo-
dore Wilkes Mansion has been TO, year, 4
boarding house, here BelAuap lived iu
thr early days Of hi. secretary ship. ana
here bis landlAdy sued him Tor his gas bill
The common fste has also teialIen the
handsome mansion of Chief Justice Chase.
afierv ard, THE home of his son-ln-law.
Senator Spi cue and. the house where We
all liked 10 20 to see the kindly old man,
ana aurua The superb receptions OF his
daughter. this too has become boarding
menagerie. aud last winter had the gas
turned of in default OF pay ment OF gas bill.
The house jeff Davis lived In was con.
:rrttd not long since into restaurant.
such i politiCo-social lite here, one day
Respondent with horses, carriages. music,
flowers, beautiful women and gallant men :;
the next bursting OF the bubble, debt
disgrace, house for rent. furniture for sale
the red hag flies At the door. Life Is
short. but it is very funny.
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