Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1881-02-14

30 me or the Events fFansPirtue NJ
.he Gatt~nal CaDttsl.

30 me OF the Events FFansPlrtue ~
the GattsnaI OaDitai.
Special OorrespOndelo, Of II, Hepuolic an
WAsHrEsros, D. c., Feb. S,-sooiesy
Is now at its highest point. BVsryoouS
saems to realize that Lent Is near, ana
soon the society belle viii have 70 drop
all the frivolties of the season and tqniPI
herself In her prayer book and wor
ship the good Being, but the i&e' iSl
there creatures of fashion have m1oh
higher opinion Of themselves than tnt
Almis hty has Of them. II one oniy
knew what extreme means thess pee
nle Of the fashionable world have tol
resort to to garb themselves in proper
STYLE to pay visits, they would really
pity. instead Of osressing them. l
have often watched them skipping
along and wondered how they managed
to equip thems elves so handsomely
But after giving the matter a seeoSo
thought have concluded the way 1t Is
done.
They, as the saying goes, ,"ssand oil
the mantus maker, milllnsr, &e'' al"
take forcible possession of their nus
bands hsrd-earned salaries, and go IN
for business,
This thing of "city calling" is one OF
the most hollow arrangement you can
conceive OF. They go in aud say no"
: do you do" and walk ont, leave a
sard. and when party is,given, their
cards are gone over and invitations
sent to each one OF the callers; 1t don
make any difference who 1t ia.
TO be fashionable, you want as little
+ brains aB possible, consequently there
is no trouble in finding the necessary
. article, among the vast population that
hold forth in a city like Washington
! A great many persons have under
! taken to arrange General dsrield''
3 Cabinet and these busy-bodies seem Il
know lust who ia to be Secretary OF The
: Treasury, Secretary of Stale, &e, anr
( ofine seekers are numerOuS-in fact th'
: President elect is so annoyed that they
a talk of changing the name o. his naiV'
b.. I,owp. Mentor to "Tor mentor
. There has been received at th'
n Treasury Department for redemption
the contents Of an express car OF sh'
train Of the Rds Railroad, which wa
DESTROYED by Ara on the 23rd ultimo
u There was considerable money in green
9 backs, bank notes and coin, and
largo quantity of iewelry, diamonds
" &c, in the safes. These safes wert
, partly destroyed and their content
y IOOnverted into what appeared TO be
u solid mass Of valuelass rubbish. Dia
monds and other stones ware imbecde'
q In a conelomerated mass Of gold, coli
and watches, aud the paper none,
were burned and charred iutO pile G
ashes. The work of the Trsssnry eon
- sists OF separating the money from tn
ashes and ascertaiuing the identity Q
the 6rst with o view to its redemption
1t ia matter of wonder to see the skil
~ and dexterity displayed by the youn
ladies', who have bean assigned to pei
> form this delicate task, In detectiu
aud asserting ont green.eacks an
bank notes from what appears TO b
nothing bnt charred mass OF eindeT
d Anu nHpTls. J uN Cbuhh VI tN' H'N"
y den'i,l vo'e took place in the House Q
Representatives to day.
"a The galleries wsre crowded, and s
m great vas the rush that ladies VII
"a Md tickets were admitted on the foo
r. of the House. There was quite a gath
n eriuy OF notabIas. Five inmates 0fte
|. II O'Clock thu Senate, preceded by Sar
r. geant alarms Bright, was announced
= Woe President Wheeler and Sscretar
10 Birch we're locked arm in arm, follow
Al ed by Senators Tnurman sno HGnlin
. the Senate tellera. The mahoRaD,
, boxes were carried by the yenerabl
4 aac Bassett, aud contained the vOt
At of the electoral college. These wer
ia cusri4d nv fonr sP-eisl policemen
II President Wheelsr called the join
: co j veuliOn to order. When the liS!
of of States had been gone through VITA
Senator Thurman announced that Gal
fl Id aud Artnur bad received G major
ity, and Vire-Presidrnt Whee,er the
declared them duly elected, which wa
received with great applause, and tn
a. ioiDt session was dissolved.
is Senator PeudlstoD's bill pvovidin
a that the heads OF the executive De
= partmeRts of the government may Ot
in cupy seats in Congress has receive
IN nearly the unanimous endorsement {
Z the seleSt clmWitte to which it wa
referred. SEP.