West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-02-19
B.ISHINGTON LETTER.

(From our Special Correspondent
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 12th.-On Friday
last the House passed the bill making
appropriations for the Improvement of
rivers and harbors in the various States
a bcwildering array of rivers, creeks,
bays aud breakwaters were provided for
making grand total of $40. 1S9, 800;
and were 1t not for the rather serious
aspect il presents TO payers, il would
be really laughable to see how the little
mill-streams have come in for share as
will as the mighty rivers.
The resolution with regard 20 the
electoral vote passed the Senate with but
ono vote in the negative. This bill denies
the right of the Vice President to de
termine the result of Presidential elections
and it only remains for the House to set
at rest this troublesome question.
Logan is still urging his bill to put
Grant upon the retired list, and there Is
some talk amongsDemocratic Senators of
voting for the I'LL provided an amend
ment will be agreed to prohibiting Grant
from ever being called into active service.
For my part l should rejoice to see him
retired to The shades of private life.
But if that cannot be done, then let him
enter upon active service where the
forces are nearly equal, and a short time
would show the emptiness of his claim to
any renown as a great commander.
As l informed you in my last the
preparations for the Inauguration are
about completed. a bill has passed both
Houses making an appropriation of
$4,000 for flooring the new National
Museum in which tie Inauguration bal
will Oe held. Altogether it is proposed to
make this a grand affair. Rather differ
ent from the way it was done in the days
of Jefferson, who rode up to the Capitol
on b, rsebaok, hilched his horse to a fence
went in, took the oath of Office, mounted
aud rode home again
Who she is or where she is from no one
seems to know, but her Dcll has estab-
llshed line of coaches running with
most OF The street car routes and have
compelled those moaoplies to lower their
prices considerably. The smothness Of
the asphalt and bltuminOus pavemenls
here renGer.w wheeled vehicles "a easy of
draught as if on iron rails The coaches
are called the Heroic line and are every
day becoming more popular, The driver
of one of these vehicles has excited much
attention by wearing a heavy fur coat.
IL WAS rumored that the coat was very
valuable one and originally cost one thou
sand dollgrs-being the sole relic of an
immense Torture OF which the owner wac
once the happy possessor. 1t was whis-
pered that the man was Goal OIL Johnny"
but that fortunate, unfortunate and fool
ism individual has long been dead. A
reporter OF the Post, anxious to itcmize
this grand sensation, determined to
interview this much discussed Individual.
When Informed of the interest mani
tested in his affairs by the public instead
of being overwhelmed he was simply
disgusted-only saying that he never was
any richer than he then was, and if the
public chose 10 make herd of asses OF
themselves over bis old Buffalo coat, he
didn't "kecr a durn." Thus the beautiful
romance was shattered 10 the great regret
Of the sensational quld nuncs but to The
entire satisfaction Of
A BOOEaR ON IN NIENyA.