Daily Republican., 1881-01-03
oUu WARRINGTON LET1En.
rhihrsin General at the Capital
WASHINGTON, Dec. %, 1880.

rhlhrs in General at tho Capital.
WASHINGTON, Dec. %, 1886.
II there Ia any truth in the old say
iug about "a white Christmas making
a lean graveyard" then this should
ba an exceptionally healthy season.
With a thick mantle OF snow already
upoD the ground, Christmas morning
dlwned eloomily, the low, threatening
clou is indicating more falling weather.
Notw i,hstanding the bad weather the
church services, especially those at an
Early hour, were largely attended.
The boys did net shoot crackers to
an eres. extent, but they more than
made up for IL by firing pistols, and by
the eternal footing Of those diabolieaI
and uerve-jar.iug tin horns. One OF
two gigantic horns appeared on the
streets, 8 feet or mora long, and requir'
| ing a mar at each end to carry them
Tie sleighing was very fair and many
enjoyed ". ,
IL isa Iamentable fact that in the
afternoon of Christmas day there were
hundreds OF men aud boys who were
Suffering with the delicious Tri,
angles" A great deal has been SAID
about Washington being an unhealthy
city. caused by the "Malaria." After
some members and Senators drink I'M
til their stomaohs are all gone, and
lhsy are unable to eat and drink any
thing aud have to lie by for week or
two. they account tor their condition
with the general explanatiou-'msla
ria" But it ia more likely "Rumalia.
These people are little too fond o'
using the words Washington mala
ria" The physicians here understand
the business. When they find an
honorable San ator or member suffering
from too much rum. they tell him he
has the malaria. They charge him an
ex.ra $40, but he ia willing to pay 1t t.
decisive his constituents, his family an6
his friends. He may really think he
la fooling the doctor too, but he is not
What object to in this sort "l thlnE
Iis that it hurts the good name Of thu
fsirest city in the land, which no mcr'
has malaria than Wilmington or any
other city.
| A letter carrier was removed BY thu
lefty Postmaster a few days since, to-
collecting postage on a package whlcf
had not been sufficiently prepaid, an'
pegleoting to attach "due stamps" Oh
The package to correspond with tn
amount collected. Whenever extr
postage Of any amount is collecte
from any person "due stamps" mus
be attached and cancelled tothe amour
.. charged and collected.
Senator Bruce, and not Senate
Grooms, as has been frequently asserted
= is the youngest member of the prsssn
Senate. Mr.. Bruce Is three years thu
|iunior Of Mr.. Groome. Senator Hamt
p lin IL the oldest member OF the body
while Senator Anthony has served NOR
years continuously than any other Sci
! ator, He is now serving his, fourt
term, Senator EdmuRds though ger
eraly regarded as one Of the Oldest Il
wears. il on the contrary entitled to
place among the juniors of the Senate
there being no less than As of his fe
low members who are older than he
Senator Thurman is fifteen years olie
, than Senator Edmunds. Oliver Wen
i ldell Holmes has declined to deliver th
s orstion at the unveiling of the Farri
gut Statue, which takes place March
= his many engagements preventing hi
n being present at that time.
Tho disgraceful proceedings in tn
House last week oocasioned by a va
of words betwe3n Weaver Of Iowa. an
: Sparks Of Illinois, was scarcely equale
!. by those that dissraced it in anti bel
lum days. Sparks was personal, bu
Weaver was worse than personal. II
!, lnally the climax was reached whe
d the former declared that the latter ha
Ie,iieroed q lack OF the attributes
- q gentleu an, and the bold knight
h the greenback stimulated by the Me
phistophelean encouragement OF tn
: Republicans, rushed to the aisle an
+ denounced the fiery Sparks asa "liar
with great big "L." Sparks calle
: Weaver another, and arose with equa
" ly belligerent violence. The di1tsnc
bstwoen the two warriors was yer
;, brief-an active man could have COY
4 cred it at q single bOnnd, but somehO
their movemsnts were slow. But as 800
- as Col. Osmer Of Pennsylvania, an
two or three others leaped and caugh
"a Weaver, and couple of acrobatic Coz
" lgressmen cfawled over the desks an
ID securely held Sparks, the violence I
T. the two men knew DO limits. The
struggled, swo1e and writhed ava
J. from each other, with a violence (
II v ahemence that evidenced the fat
that they knew that there was II
60 show for fight on that occasion. Sine
the retirement of Secretary Thompson
, the President has been more or LEI
: embarrassed to find successor. Score
70 tary Ramssy's appointment, ad intern
n does not cover the ,ase, as the la
d gives him authority oily to act IL
dsys, and whether this can be renewe
= FROM time to time IL q question OF som
doubt, Whatever msy he said to th
- contrary, thereis more reason to expe'
an extra session OF the for,y.seveut
4, Congress, because Of Important pub
. husiness which for want of prop'
" time, the present session will be in
possible toreach, than from causes tn