San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-11-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.

I last wrote you, and Virginia, the
eldest and most majestic OF the colo
nial sisterhood, has escaped from her
repudiated her repudiators'
and come home TO stay. In Massa-
chusetts the saddest words OF tongue
or pen are il might have been Ben
hut IL was not. The Dutch have re-
taken Holland; not however with
the old fee simple tenure do they
hold il, but by the skin OF their teeth
and with knowledge that every but
ton maker among them will have to
stay at home, and vote only in his own
state, if it is to be kept in the Repub
lican line. Buffers collapse is not
to be compared with the obliteration
of Malone. But yesterday the man
akin bestrode the Senate, and now
nothing is left Of Mahoneis m and the
South. sweeping Malone movement
but the skeleton form and death head
face of Malone itself. Even Riddle
berger. it is said, is wavering, and re-
fuses to be time too to the late
Boss.
Political wise men and sages, are
somewhat confused by the result OF
the elections in the other States.
They admit that they cannot be IN
terpreted by either party as promise
of success next year. But the repub-
licans, who are Just now hysterically
grateful for small favors, derive
much comfort from the fact that they
have been simply beaten, and not
beaten to death, in New York Far.
seeing democrats look upon the close
ness of the vote in New York as q
wholesome admonition, and congrat-
ulate themselves that the number OF
callow and vealy presidential aspir.
ants have been effectually cleared
away, revealing more distinctly true
issues and tried men.
And now all eyes are turned to the
National Capital which is beginning
to throb with the preliminary drum
taps of the great contest in 1854
The earnest last hope of the republi.
cans is in the prayed for blnnders OF
the coming Democratic Congress:
ooh! if you dear democrats will
but blunder-blunder early and late
and often, how we will love and es'
TEEN you. We despair of beating
YOU, but will you not have the kind,
ness to commit suicide!
The speakership fight that has not
vet passed beyond the skirmish line
will open in earnest this week. All
the candidates are here, and their re
spective followings are gathered
about their Headquarters at different
hotels.
The indications are that the demo
Gratis will make pretty clean sweep
of the republicans holding office un
der the House, and the republican,
of the Senate will return the compli
ment by ousting all the dsmocratit
officials at that end of the Capitol
With regard to the Senate offices yer.
little is as yet known rs to who will
get them. Senatorial dignity forbid'
such thing as open electioneerine
by aspirants for place under tina
body; and he who does violence tt
that dignity cannot hope for any hon
org at the hands of the Senate. 1t il
generally understood that Col. Hook
er, now Sergeant-at-arms OF tn
House, is q candidate for the sam
position under the Senate, and MI
Geo. G. Gorham is still supposed t.
be a candidate for the secretaryshiI
but when the time comes to fill tn
Offices it will be- found that the stat
old Senators have, selected men TO
the various places, according to thei
own views, rather than those OF tn
aspirants. =. l..
J The President has been and is sti
rusticating at the Soldiers Home,
lovely park about three miles froI
the White House. The Presidents
> mansion is now in perfect READINGS
l for his reception and he will occup
, it in person about the last OF tn
, month. Much attention has bee
9 giyen to the decoration of his privat
chamber about which he has the fen
mime weakness of Sarah Bernhard
9 or a Miss Nancy. 1t is predicte
t that this will be very brilliant SCI
I son at the White House, and the e.
; travagant decoration of the room
Indicates as much.
!! MANY Senators and members hay
o secured winter quarters here, and
e two weeks the Capital will have II
s Legislative complement.
- Your correspondent took occasio
to ascend to the clouds the other ola
q by way of the temporary constru
d ton elevator in the Washington Mo-
d ument. It was trip of nine minute
q from terra tirma to the present ape
of the Monument, four hundred fe'
VI nearer Heaven. But one is apt
it imagine their destination towards Il
II place which is mythical in the mind
v Bob Ingersoll, the passage OF the Ell
# vator being shrouded in impenetrab,
= darkness. With every mp trip, Il
q elevator, bears nearly three tons
y marble, and there is at present enous
10 stone on hand to raise the shaft to
IS total height of four hundred and fif
a feet. From the top the view is IN
qualled. The city seems spread
Is miniature beneath you, while to {
West, seemingly just beyond Geore
ne town, the view is greeted by Sug