Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SPECIAL coRRrspoNpKNcE OF THE MoN1roR.

The heavy snow-storms that have block
AIDED northern and western travel and
checked even the irrepressible street cars
of Chicago have failed to reach our city
and though the winds now and then are
as cool as ''stepmother's breath" is sup
posed to be, the skies are bright, the |
grass is springing and the blue-birds have |
come to prove to the most skeptical the |
sure approach of warm weather. Through |
the half open window comes all day long |
the cry of the rag man, the old iron man |
the old bottle man. These cries have |
been in our ears at all times in the day |
during the winter, but as the days grow |
longer and warmer, other spectators |
join these and the most hideous noises |
that can possibly be imagined are howled
forth as none but Washington ''push
cart man" can howl them. A small hand
cart containing some apples, potatoes, or
hard head cabbage, turnips, ETC., is con-
stantly before you, and this city has
what no other place can boast that ever
1 visited, two statesmen to every cart or
wagon, indeed this double dealing extends
itself to all classes, go to a stevedore and
purchase new pipe, the man who puts
it up for you takes colored man along
to stand by him while the work is being
done, so through all the trades. To
western self-reliant Yankee it is laughable,
br1f hafnra
the easy iudolence of ''good old slave
times" will be lost art.
A sad death which might have been
prevented by the thoughtful investigation
of the symptoms of the unfortunate wo-
man occurred Monday of this week at the
foot Of seventh street in one of the rooms
of the ferry-house. Mrs. J. w. Gist who
| resides in Georgetown, started to visit a
| daughter in Alexandria. Mrs. 6. left
| home at ten o'clock in the morning, in
| good health. In half an hour afterward
| she was at the river. AS she entered the
office of the Ferry Co. she became pale
and speechless. The officers supposed
| she was under the influence of liquor or
some narcotic. They provided a place
for her to lie down, where she remained
until nine O'Clock at night, then physicians
were summoned, but the vital spark had
fed before they responded. Not until
eleven O'Clock did her husband arrive,
and his agony was such as to touch the
sternest heart. His indignation was very
great when he learned of the suspicion
cast upon the pale dead wife as to hel
being intoxicated. What a reflection
upon our benevolence that she should
have died uncared for with hundreds
passing every hour. The coroner allowed
the body to be removed by the husband
The cause Of death is not yet decided.
To-day will probably settle the question
as to what time the extra session of Con
gress will be convened for that there will
be an extra session no one seems to doubt
There is unsettled business on hand tina
demands the attention of Congress. SOM
of the august body are anxious to q
home, perhaps to attend to spring plough
dividing line which separates us from tn
seething cauldron prepared by turbulen
Regicides that is to overwhelm the shak
ing thrones which have stood the volcani
eruptions of centuries, but our own littl
affairs ON this side of the Atlantic are to
| pressing to allow our domestically inclin
) ed law-givers or our pleasure seekin
l ones to leave the broad Potomacs peace
full flow just at present.
In regard to the shocking event tina
T has cost Russia a King Of many crown
, at the hand of the determined assassin
l we, as nation, have no reason for exu
2 tation. The Car was our friend. TIL
Autocrat of Russia, the despot of nation
did more for the happiness of his peopl
t than any man since Peter the great, an
this king whose nine crowns were born
$ before his hearsed form was the gran
q sentinel at our ports ready to open fiji
upon any foreign foe who dared invad
e our waters with hostile intentions whe
we were already faint with our internecin
e war. AS he lies unburied, and prince
come fearful and trembling to do homo
to all that is mortal Of Alexander, let OF
own starry flag droop at half mast fc
Americas friend. HIS XXI MARK.
The story goes that the seven Repr
sentatives in Congress who assume
J. represent the republicans of the Sout
:. called on President Garfield on Saturda
: "We come" said Judge Houk, of TEE
It nessee, "to have talk with you, NJ
l. President, touching the distribution
If the patronage of the South
a "How much time do you want, gentl
Il men ?" said the President.
is ooh, half hour or an hour" W
10 the response.
al ga half hour" said the Presider
D. with the representatives of fifty milli
is people waiting"
of But" said spokesman Houk, 'y
D. forget we represent four hundred tho
h, sand people" The delegation got t
j. minutes.
n Another story is afoat that the V
I'd ginia republican representatives wait
ef upon the President and asked him if
=. intended to let Senator Malone cont
!. the patronage in Virginia. "Now tt
NC is question" said the President, "tt
e. l will not permit myself to be inter
gated about. | will refer you to certs
n Oenators. however, VINO know more
h. the situation of affairs touching the S,
: ate's organization than | do"
10 Virginia republican Congressman walk
10 off in dissatisfied mood Washingl