The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-03-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our rcgulac Correspondence
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March %, tSs

Drying the few days taat have
elapsed since the adio> -ument Of Con
gees. Washington has scarcely had Zine
10 rea re her loss. The city Goes not
,ook at all sor or. There IS no ao,'e.
cIab!e din lu- Oh in the number OF gay
ly dressed prone lade-s on tho Avenue.
The attendance at the theatres is as
large as ever, the churches a:e full Of
the faithful end fashionable, the even
:enor is not brOiien, nor vii! II be, TO-
while Washington enjoys having Con-
g-ess he-e, she .o,g since became used
to Us inte-m;t;el IT pecv ia.i: 'es. and has
survived this same ca.amiry many times.
Land ords and boarding house keepers
a-e most bereaved. ard have just floOied
the make: with houses. The ,nscrip-
ton FURNISHED rooms to rent" tells the
story of the recent desert;en.
II one needs proof tina, Cong 'ess has
vanished. u visit 10 tie Cap;:oi W, be
convincing. The rs in tine dome has
been ex:ingulsnet, nc stars and the
stripes no longer float from the eastern
AID western wings, AID once witn'n the
MARIE roc.a's tee dreariness Is com.
y. etc, erd in slr:xins contrast 20 tie
hustle ana turmoil that have reighea
there for the last Few weeks.
One OF the events o. The week was the
resignation OF Mr.. James Gi'i'a3, treas
urer OF the Un;ted STATES. NJ. Gi'i,lan
has been treasure: since July frst 1877,
and you will find his sigaa.i IRE to al.
bank notes issued since that day. His
resignation caused much surprise, and
he has been SO efficient in the discha re
Of his responsible duties, and SO cou-
reous and obiiging to al who have ap-
preached him, ,ha: he leaves his pos.
;ion with the Teg.e;s and hes. wishes Of
every one. He was u ,.iend ana scfooi-
maze of President Ga iie'c, ami du .iog
Ga-tie'd's brief adr MS 1'ioa was
prominently mentioned 20 cali; lie:
post on. He re- res ON prS &c ss.y'ce
10 become ,reasr 4. sld narrger o re
Nh Va J MS: Con- ,any 81 New io'k
Gil. HIS ssla y W oe ~ re ,'st o.
Us ( easr o.. 'be yscan; lie w,
most p opsD. h. f Ell ~ NJ. A. L.
Wymar rss;S AZ esq a.
Sec eta y Fo'..' 20 The = e:s.; vs. u
very feeble health, a,e i. on: ~ y
s org ef!o": of W INA. lie goes Ia o.
the daily lou,:ic of ors'pess. IT is
'ea' Ell he viii o.eak down Ell; e y ul-
der :he s'raln o, additional wo'k tee
new tariff law W. impose uoon h'm.
The ey;seG :ss' scatior GA C es { ID
.''e Tea--ange ment of duties will maze
it n, cessary Tor ne Secretary o 60
no.. II the Law "; h the o'ea.est &C O..
and srojecs eyey pa asrsph o he
NEST pains ah.ug a10 thorough aua SIS.
He wi be ca'ieu rpol 40 deSne the
Jaw. and give ratings on thousa;'
points :cvo ring vast private enu pdo /,
interests. Business meJ viii wat tie
aw re e Ell their own way aud vii
r-y hard 70 make black appear white
aid r;ce 9ersa. Sec"eta y Folger dreed-
ed TO see any bill become a law VIII CHI
necessltale6 II rev s;or o; The tariff.
Wash lg:or is seldom w.;hoat G;s.
,ipqu:sc ed Io-eigc v'si.ors. Tiereis 9:
pTeseE: stopping Ut ne A ing on Hose!
par:y o. Japs aesc officials whose SO e
oojec, in this cou1.:y is recreation: and
desire to see she pc.uc: pal CT les OF he
nation. the patty comprises four
memoe.s, the vice.m 'niste: o. he inn
pei al household de os,tmen;. me sec-e.
tp-y Of she foreign Office. ard two at
taches. The - men>'oned is the late
mi lister to the Hawaiian Islards. They
are e. mel of education, culture and
marked sb;lity. They have been pres
e,red to The President, have made some
p esssnt acque.o.auces here, and speak
eithrs ssr:cs" of tine beauty of the
cry. An embassy from Madagascar e..
rived yesterday, and is also registered
q; the Az iogtop. THIS consists OF six
persons. the chef ambassador bear;r ,
the unp-onouncabls name Of Ravop'1-
ahiSrin:a-;vo. He speaXs MS own rame
with faency and ease, hut no one here
is bold enough to attempt l.. The oh.
ject Of the embassy was 20 confirm the
treaty between Madagascar AID the U.
s., bat as Congress had ratified the
treaty before they reached the Amer
can shore. they have only to sign the
necessary papers.
The priest vino officia:ed at the late
Senatorial wedding nere, on learning
mat Doth d 'ide ana groom had been
divorced. re:u:red to the Letter tie
handsome fee of 5000 .ecelved for PEI
70. ming the marriage ceremony, arc
declared. so tar as the Catholic church
was colcei ned. It was no marriage at
al. The Reverend father did not e.
'ish be az led into such trap. 1t is
So ID raas Senator Tabor a1d Mss Nc
Coi.S wee mar."ed previously in ST..
Loa;s by justice Of the Peace. So i,
spite o. the pr:es., they have individr.
ally and collectively been married
enough.