The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-12-28
F-1SHINGTOT GOSSIP.

F15HTNGTOT GOSSIP.
The Cnristman Holiday--Blaine's Com
mitseo.-Donth Of Two Congressmen--
American Ship Building, sc.
tCoE2HapoSoEAcs OF tn: Nsws AND HERALD
WA5utNGroN, De. 25, 1s73.-Con
gross has taken its usuo! holiday recess
and many Of the members arc already
as home with their families-for in the
short sessions that expire by Limitation
on the 9Th Of March, the average
Congressman leaves his family at
home. The gay season here is opened
by the White House lovcc on New
Years Day, which is followed BY re-
ceptions at the houses Of the Cabinet
ministers, Supreme Court judges,
heads Of Bureaus and other officials, as
we'll as private families, and dances
and Wine suppcrs are indulgcd in until
the coming Of Ash Wclnc sday closes
"'the season."
lfthe House ofRcprcscntauivcs does
as well after the recess as before there
Will be no necessity for the hiS:y ley
i@ihlion that has unlorsunasc!v been
so common of late years daring the
closing hours Of the session. In tho
Senate they have finally corralcd
members enough to serve on Blainc's
select investigating committee with
Senator Teller, Of Colorado, at its
head, whom the New York Tribune
calls al "uneXpectcd chairman"
They arc going to work immediately
to ferret out the inti,nidations in south
Carolina, bat have decided to wait
until after the holidays before doing
anything here. Somehow the stat
warts lost all interest after Mr., Blaine
had made his much talked Of spcech
perhaps realizing that it wouldn't
pay to Investigate too closely as the
area Of investigation had been en-
largcu to include Northern as well rs
Southern bulldozing. Speaking of
intimidation reminds me ofan incident
that occurred before one of the com.
mlttccs sent down to investigate South
Carolina: John and Sambo were
rival blacksmiths at one Of the voting
Sarnbo was the better workman and
had drawn away many Of Johns GUS
toners. SO John sW0rc before tho
committee that he had been intimidat-
ed-vcry much inLimidatcd. lie was
the desired witness. But when closo-
ly cross-qucstioncd by the Democratic
member, it was found that his fear
was that Sambo would secure all his
p,tf 4
business.
Two Congressman died here last
Wcck'-1on. a. 5. Williams, Of Michi-
gan, a gallant soldier Of the Mexican
and civil wars, aud Hon. Beverly B.
Douglass, of Virginia. Neither of
them was selected to the forty-sixth
Congress, though both sought the
honor. General Williams was long
chairman of the District Of Columbia
Committee. and in that position made
many friends here. Mr.. Douglass
waS also very popular, personally,
both here and in hi: O yn district.
In connection win our increased
and increasing foreign trade arc many
iacts disaGiecablc to hear and hard to
understand. One Of them is that
most OF that trade is carried on in
IVA CiSh oi'lPs' Anotncr Is that while
we nave but slight direct trade with
south American countries, large
quantities of our goods find their way
there in English vessels, first going
TO England in English ships and then
TO tneir final destination in other
English ships. They thus pay treble
profit to foreigners, and thus, of
course course reduce the legitimate profits
tho wages of our mechanics or factory
employees. This is wrong and Uni.
necessary. Congress ought to remedy
II, There iss no lack ofenergy, enter
prise or capital here. A. single limo
OF American steamers is run to a
Brazilian port, aided by money paid
by the brazilian Government. Bit II
cannot compete with the heavily