Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-11-21
,oussDonanes Of the Gold Hin Daily ssvs.l
wAsnrNo1oS. Nov. u. 1879.

We are now In the midst OF prepare.
ton for the event Of the year. the open.
log Of the Congressional session.
Warrington 10 cleaning house. or, to
speak accurately. cleaning boarding
house with . hurry and confusion that
bstrsys too little a~cqusintsnes with
cleaning processes, and srsek Of dust
and smells that proclsius long disustuds
OF soap aid water. AL this means that
Congress IL expected. though to wash
anything for Congress seems like work
Of supsrirrisaion. Congress is coming
with Ito immense clientele. it, monde.
script rstinus Of hsralds. followers, at.
tendsnts. dependents. PLAINTIFF. de-
PENDANTS. lobbyists. hobbyists. jobists,
suobish-in short. such q pot pourri Of
the beau. monde. dsmi.monds and has.
monde a. Outerops. In 90 limited an
area, nowhere else on this be misphsre.
Il IL expected that the city will receive
Ito complement Of visitors earlier than
usual this Winter. Il 10 already rapidly
ailipg up. and the approaching reunion
OF the Army Of the Cumberland and the
Thomas memorial services. Il 10 thought,
will bring rs. 900 people to Washington.
Local committees are hard ct work per.
iecting arrangements fort great pageant,
and II the weather shall bs favorable,
the unwilling Of Gen. Thomas statue
will doubtless bs attended with great
eclat. The ball which 10 to follow the
White House reception will DO . very
grand affair. A large number OF the
army and navy officers will be present In
foil dress uniform. Ex~.volunteer Of.
aoers will also attend In uniform. and
these. with the attendance OF Members
Of Congress, Cabinet officers. and distin.
euished men from al parts Of the q
try, will lend unusual attraction to the
event. An immense tent, with capacity
for seating ten thousand persons has
been secured for the use OF the Society
Of the Army Of the Cumberland aud Is
being erected today. Il will b fitted
With flooring and arrangements for lilo.
mination with gas. A resolution raj
adopted that reserved seats with suitable
facilities bs reserved for gentlemen OF
the press. The statue OF Gen. Thomas
arrived today and was transported to the
Fourtssuth street circle. where dsrricks.
Ruys, etc., are in readiness for mount.
ing Il In position. The material for al
smphithsatfs Of seats has been
to the circle. and accommo.
dations for seating ten thousand persons
are bsine prepared.
since the recent elections poliio ians
seem TO b very much ct sea. The Bay.
ard and the Seymour booms are assum-
ing formidable proportions, while on
the Republican side there sesma to b .
general feeling that II will not b indis-
psnsabls TO nominate their strongest
man, bot that they can elect the nomi.
nee, no matter Who he may b. The
star OF Tildsn has declined until 1t
appears above the horizon : II
may arise again. but at present there
seems to b little prospect for ths. *.
csedinely unlucky man. The Demo-
cratic organ here, which. up to the time
Of the New York election was q Of his
tsunohsst supporters. has nov oouspio.
uously abandoned him. There 10 . 70.
NOR that Mr. Tldsn will establish new
paper In Washington. and
that Henry wattsrBon and Montgomery
Blair will be the editors. Mr.. Tildsn.
whose motto. In spite Of his luck. 10 MI
doperandum, ssss the importance Of
. journal Of bis own placed daily
In the hands Of the Democratic members
Of Congress. he. doubtless, has the
means. II be 10 disposed 10 employ them.
Of founding . paper here that would
soon swallow up the dissfscted organ.
The editorial combination proposed 10
queer. The brilliant, young Western
Journalist and the old Cabinet officer
viii make . Jsstino ln&s yoke that would
appear highly Incompatible. NJ. Blair
1ritss In The style Of the past sss, with
sumbrous Johnsonisn rhetoric. Only
% unlinttsa lsisus can get
Ihssseh ~ iss3sss. -,