Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-11-30
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wssi.iagtoa, Nov, "a, 1851 ,

the second week than they were the
first. People Of all classes pack them.
selves into the Criminal Court room
like ,ardines IN a box, and those who
cannot get IN lam the entrances aud
massage WAYS. Men, women, and
children, many with their lunch has
kets. and some with lorgnettes, daily
crowd together IN irretrleyable eon6i-
sion. Ostrich feathers, beads, rib.
hons. laces and other oonments of TO-
male apparel are damaged and torn In
the scramble, but their owners are not
dismayed or discouraged, The re-
served space within the bar Ia 30 filed
with ladies' and prominent persons, In.
Guiding several representatives Of our
city clergy, that there IL scarcely room
for the LAWYERS who wish to hear the
case Mrs. Blaine was q solemn and
sorrowful spectator two or three days.
Doubtless the antics of the prisoner
have been the cause Of exciting greater
interest In and attention to the case.
Whether or not no Is insane Is q mat
ter to be Judiciary determined, a"'
there Is some difference o' op'''o"
among those VINO nave w''"c''0' ."o
proceedings TINS '"r p"' 'ho p'e'"''" "
belief IS 'hat 10 ~ 'c''"s " p"''' =. ~
seems h"ro'y possible '"'' " cur w."
o@udse man insane '"0"s" " ~ :"
responsible VINO mas SHOW" 80 "''" ,
method ana suc' clear aPPrec'"''on W
the consequences o' h'' "e''' '" ,
the day he ''red the shol ho ""' S'oo'
In constant lear OIL p"ohc 'e"s'""'''
ana 'ha' nc one Oh 'ne s''"'o'' Wv"
ards awe Is ev'dchccd III inc 'a'' '',"'
wheh hrca ~ '"e o'"'' oay ~ '"'' 80" '
down on inc po''om Oh 'he 'e"'''0 ""''
committed '''h' o"'y ".' !" "'' p"''"
looms. Leu cohce'' W." i"s'''"'' NV
MS predominant OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Over fifty members of the House Of
Representatives, and quite a number Of
sona,ors ore already here making
preparations for the Congressional scs-
sion and ,ool;no after such political
interests as thew happen to have at
stake--especiolly the offices in their
respectiye States and districts. The
President is at work on his message,
which, it is understood, is to be short
onc. There is some question whether
Il will be mt in tyne before it is sent to
co,oross or not Mr. Arthur says no
don't want onv confoupdcd newspaper
corrosnondont IN steal il md have it
nub,;sbed before il is delivered. Nearly
al the DEPARTMENT rcports are in, and
most Of them have been outlined in the
.n,ooronh;c d;urotcbes The rcnort
of Postmaster General James is in
some respects n very interesting docu-
mept. It shows, in his review for a
number of years, how much q Depart
ment of the Government can stand and
mt IN all IN nieces. The Post Office
DEPARTMENT has been the victim of pub
lie plundering became a popular indus
try in this country, but it has steadily
gone on, nearly always keeping up
with the demands of the people and
promising better for the future. Mr..
James does not offer any radical sug-
gestions for the improvement of the
Department he adopts some schemes
of his predecessors concerning postal
savings institutions, the reduction of
money fees. and adds suggestion of
his own that salaries of postmasters in
most Of the LARGER cities shall be in
croosod Tho retir;nc head of the
Department has clearly not dealt with
h;s subject rs he would have done with
a certainty of remaining in the Cabi.
net.
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