South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-11-16
Letter from Washington.
From Or esy4lar Correspondent.
wAsmryoToS. ID. G.. Nov. IL.


| The intense interest which prevail
ci here, in the various State elections,
Las given way To- n feeling OF serene
satisfaction among democrats aud Il
corresponding depression in the ranks
/ OF the administration republicans.
I More interest Was felt here in Vir-
gInia than any other State. because il
was thought To have :. more import.
ant bearing upon the approaching
! Presidential election The result there
n not very encouraging To the Presi,
dent. whose only really di',inct policy
has been the alliance with Malone.
/ 1t now looks IS though til, Arthur
delegation, promised by Malone, to
the republican national convention
wocld not be such powerful factor
IN The deliberations or that body IA
Mas once anticipated. The little Vir-
gina tric'sster and trader, Tor whom
tue republicans in the Senate and in
tie administration paid such {. big
| PRICE, "a irretrievabiy crushed. Tax
ing the results over the country "a q
whole, the general feeling here Is
tbat Mr.. Anihur's boom has been
puncturcd. His chances for rcnori-
| nation arc now considered Just about
ps slim as would be lis hope Of cleo
ton if nominated. For weells the al
mlnis'ration organ here has heen pro-
claiming that the only hope OF the
republicans Tor success i'll 81 was IN
carrying Virginia and North Carroll
M. That hope has now become one
1t the most forlorn prospects a politl-
cal party ever contemplated, aud the
leaders fully realize it notwithstanding
all their efforts at whistling TO keep
up the courage Of the rank and lie.
i he inllnX OF politicians AID prom
lnent people is increasing daily now.
TX Sena or Stewart, OF Nevada, has
been here l0te : looking after the i'm
piovements to Stewart Castle once
the most conspicuous private building
III the city. Since the fire which de-
stroyed the tower Il few years ago, IL
has not attracted 90 much attention :;
but this season il has been restored 10
somewhat OF its former appearance,
though painted darker color Mr.
Stewart does not look u day older than
when be lcit the Senate. There ia a
fresh color i'll his lace, sp rhlo In his
eyes and q vitality ii his every move.
mcnt that many younger man
might envy. lie says INC is not COM
ing to Washington yet. lie Will wait
until he is m old man. Mrs. Stewart
viii probably spend the winter here
occupying tie Castle. House build
ing represents n pretty ser!ous bEsl-
ness for the hravc-heartcd ex-senator.
At nine different times m his life lie
has built handsome houac for 4
homo, nul each time he has finished
tie house he las been ban<rGptci |,
IS sad he Is never so chceriul and
happy a5 when lie has had everything
in the way OF fortune swept away.
Then he gathers MS vile and babies
about him and says with u happy
smile, wen darliugs. we viii have
to try again. | guess Dir. Stewart
says that no does not believe General
Grant or any one else will make
much ont CT their investmenti IN
the southwestern railroad System, il
they have gone in for permanent in.
yes;ment. The railroads being built
through Mexico run through poor
couEtr where the inhabitants arc
too lazy 10 work, and will not devcl-
op heir coGnlry, no matter whal op.
nortunty is offered them.
That the ensuing seuson is to lie
an unusually lively one at the capital
ia evidenced in the preparations being
made o. every hand There is great
ter demand for biz houses and for
trst-ciass hotel accommodations than |
have ever known before. Tie big
hotels are al! receiving orders for g.
partHen;s, and putting Themselves in
position to take care oE mauy distia-
guishei guesta. The largest aud
most popular OF all w iIlards-pro.
misses to be more popular than ever
thia winter. This hotel IS always the
/ great rendezvous EVENING" when
/ Congress ls in session. aud rs iJb0ies
and corrldors present lively scene
any evening between six and ten o.
/ clock Ii Won want To- find anybody
or SEQ any Congressman or other iii
cial between those honrs. it il pretty
safe to oo': for him IL Willards For
tbs reason it is the fayorite stopping
place for those who come here Oh
public business After the death OF
Nj Cooke late proprietor. the house
WAS leased by .. G. S;aplea Esq.
formerly proprietor IT the Thousand
Island iIOu-c. AIcXaudria Bay. y. !
vino has made many changes apI i'm
PROPONENTS. Even Chicago and New
York, the great hotel towns Of Ihy
world can otter in their bcs' hotels no
finer or better Accommodations than
this house affords.
According 70 the signs cropping
ouiherc there viii 6c u strong a,tompi
fpt1p ~ tIo 1fiiro.trtiug Cppsry.ss In