New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-03-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsH1N GroN, D, G. FEB. q, 1882

So placid has been, the political sea,
since the beginning Of President
Arthur's administration, that those
journalists who thrive on sensation
have been sorely put to their wits
to raise artificial tempests, and
hatch dire and dreadful plots from
hot imaginations. The success of
the Malone movement in Virgin
la, aud the consequent encourage.
ment it has given to political "read.
justers in other states, has, it is
said, infected prominent political
leaders of both parties here, who
hope for nothing than to carry the
next presidential election through a
coalition Of Blaine Republicans and
what are called progressive Demo.
Gratis. The plan according to i'm
aginatiye journalists is to widen, as
far as possible, the breach that has
been made between President Ar
thur and MIR. Blaine, and to keep
the latter in the foreground as the
leader of the active and militant
element of American politics. Mr..
Blaine, it is argued, will draw
from tho Republican party tie host
that championed bin in 1875 and
1880, which, with New York and
the Solid South, is counted upon
to carry him 70 the White House.
The combination contemplates a
Democrat or the ticket as Vice
President, who guessors say, will
be Senator VOORHEES,. It is, of
course, altogether premature to dis.
cuss the presidential election of
1884 now, and give you this only
as a piece of sensational gossip: but
we have seen so many political sur.
prises in the last fifteen years, that
those interested in the future no
longer contine their speculations to
the probable, but also to the posi-
BILE, or, may be, to the impossible,
than which Hugo says: "nothing is
more imminent,
What is here called the fashiona.
bic season will terminate on the
22nd. inst, which is the beginning
OF Lent. Washington society, in
higher circles, is largely composed
of Army aud Navy people, who be-
long almost exclusively to the Ca.
tholic or Episcopal churches.
These denominations are very
scrupulous in their observance Of
Lent, and, though military and ma
val society, they set the fashions of
all the innumerable interior grades.
With the commencement of Lent,
the round Of receptions and dances
will cease, and society will take it.
self to church fairs, and entertain
ments which have an avowed re-
ligious objective. But, as IS we'll
known, the real objective of society
is marriage or Irritation, and church
fairs will be successful, for the rea-
son that they promote the associa-
ton that facilitates these ends al-
most as we'll as balls. To see and
be seen is the real object of youth,
and it is difficult to tell, except by
ocular analysis, where youth ends
and old age begins in Washington.
You can form no opinion from data
of life and action
The grand jury has at last voted
in favor Of prosecuting all persons
whose names have been prominent
in connection with the Star Route
cases, and the attorneys are at work
framing indictments upon the Evi
dence presented. The names of
Brady, Ex-senator Dorsey, his bro.
Their, and brother-in. law are among
those that have been presented,
the list comprises a dozen more.
They will be tried before Judge
Cox, the same who was the Judge in
the recent Guiteau tlial