The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-04-09
From Our EesuIa- Correspondent. !
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Life Will never be mono,onous in
Washington. As long as We are in pos
session of the departments, and the care
OF the winds, and the Fog bank. some
times playfu!ly called the national con-
gless. the average Washingtonian will
always have his grand and thrilling NOS
ments. The Wisconsin star, Howe, VINO
is supposed to have invented sewing
machine, has done some Iuftiing lately
fo- Hayes, and has succeeded in fairly
tucking up Schurz in his little bed, for be
went TO bed sick for week, and it was
reported he was dead. could not help
thinking what beautiful angel he would
be with spectacles on, swinging on a
damp cloud, and gently waving 4 large
sized palm Leaf fan. He got well, how-
ever, butts evidently very sore from the
castigation OF the Winconsn orator
There is much surprise that Howe's ats
tack has elected no reply; it seems to
have re>actcd on himself, tor he has not
been in The senate for three days, and
the surmise is that he is either
sick. or Is preparing an elaborate answer
TO his own speech. Those who account
for his abse nee on the indispOsition
hypothesis, say that the troches Senator
Conkling gave him during his celebrate
ed efforts were too strong for any but
pugilistic physique, like that oil the colos-
sal Conkling. The tempest raised by
Howe is still bowling, and will, it is
thought, soon break out with redoubled
fury, but just now the nation, through
its house of representatives, is preoccupi-
ed with doorkeeper. Mr.. Polk, the
doorkeeper OF the house, has been
brought before a committee, tried, and
cruciiieC on the cross of investigation,
and through at present 1t looks like the
old man would have to let 60 the door,
there has nothing been proven against
him, but an aniable incapacity to sayn
and that be promised places to more peo-
pie than there were places to give. II
his promises had been fulfilled there
would have been three or four deputy
doorkeepers wrestling with each door of
the capitol; doors OF all kinds would haye
been In great demand, and the hum of
Industry would have been heard in the
lumber regions of Michigan and Maine.
II MIR. Folks promises could have been
carried cut, the son Of every member Of
congress, or, il not his own sou, then his
nephew. or the son of his mother,in.law,
would have been made page and the
number OF little boys that would have
been tumbling over each other on
the floor OF the house OF repre-
sentatiyes would have made the
leaves in Velambrosa tame
smile. What will! be the next sensation
will not venture to predict, " sufficient
unto the day is the evil thereof"
During this religious rest OF lent when
the belle has ceased from wal,zing, and
has ceased the toot horn pest, your cor.
respondent, no longer hdrried with balls,
receptions, and fetes, INDUCES in reui-
1 =
nissences, and the grateful philosopllic
quiet Of pastoral (boarding. house lie
The population of Washington Is dlyi
ded into two classes, somewhat anala.
gous to the division OF humanity into
beasts .of burden and beasts OF prey,
clearinghouse keepers, and boarding.
house dodgers; and the great end and
aim of each Is to get the better OF tho