The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1878-03-16
Our Washington Letter.
Rushing the silver Bill over the
Buekeye-Lady Writers, Etc.

Buelkeye-Eady Writers, Etc.
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 7, 1873.
EDITOR CHIEF:
| The time made over the Congres-
sional course leaves Dexter and Gold
smith Maid in the shade. The veto
of the Silver Bill, went tearing
through both Houses, smashing things
right and left, reminding one of the
old story of a mad bull in a china
shop. An inqusitive genius with
malice aforethought wondered how
the sweet songs of the birds affected
the gentlemen in the White House,
the beautiful spring morning following
the coup d'etat. The political wise.
sayers will now have ample oppor-
tuDity to test the truthfulness of their
prophesies. The bill is law, and it
is evident from the lulling of the
storm that the people hail it as an
omen of better days and reviying ac-
tivity in business circles. With a
coin stamped with the head of the
Goddess of Liberty and over it e.
Pluribus Unum, and on it's reverse
side the image of our own proud bird,
encircled by the motto, "In God we
trust" lega!ized by the fat of law,
who shall say that it is not dollar,
ga thing of beauty and a joy forever7"
All the miDts now in operation are to
be devoted to the coinage of the silver
dollars exclusively, except when it is
absolutely necessary to coin gold.
What ever may happen from the
silver bill, it will stop the shrinkage
of values, especially in real estate.
Those who have money will not
have for years SO good an opportunity
to invest to advantage. The next
great question is the sbuject of free
coinage and bullion certificates. The
country may yet hope that, though
long delayed, the end of this financial
conflict will come, and from the un-
rest and disaster of the past, the giant
energies of the nation will rise disen-
thralled to new era of commercial
prosperity.
The tariff bill is being perfected
and will be reported by the commit
tee at an early day for the consider
alton of the House.
Ohio is good State to be born in
provided one is born orthodox and
under the provisions of the civil SER
vice. j. O.. Howard of the U. S. of
Ohio has been nominated to the SEN
ate by the President as Assistant Ap-
praiser of the Port of New York, at
salary of $4,000 per year. This gen
tleman is only known to fame as
having been the Presidents biogra-
pl,er. This is said to be the first in
stance when a citizen of Ohio has
been appointed custom house officer
in New York. Surely we are on the
up grade.
Washington society is we'll sup
piled with witty and brilliant CORES
pondents among the ladies. There is
the Queen of the journalistic field,
Grace Greenwood (Mrs. Lippincott).
She lives here in unassuming style
with her charming daughter. She
bears a pleasant countenance with
her brow but slightly furrowed by
The sixty odd years of her eventful
life. She has the reputation of being
Ill-humored, but We never found her
SO, although her writings are often
tinted with severe sarcasm. Then
there is Gail Hamilton miss Dodge).
She is a sharp, sarcastic little old
maid, who can write letters which
would make the Sphinx vince. She
has her house at Senator Blaine's apd
q the sister of Mrs. Blaine. Mary
Glemmer is one of the most famous
md popular writer's of the times. She
las pleasant, winning way, has
hosts of friends and rhetorieally she
has ability to dress her subject in the
yaudiest conceivable attire. Mrs.
5rundy, the society editress of the
evening Star, swings a pen from
xhose point drops words of wit, sar-
,asm and fattery. Of the lesser
lights there are galaxy of young
md old scribblers among whom are
Olivia" :" Vanity Fair" " Bessie
Beech and others.
During the last fortnight the
Weather has been so beautiful here
hat all the strangers have been Jour-
leying to where lie the bones of the
ate General George and wife.
Among most people it is considered a