Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1884-06-04
from our regular sorrespohden.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. c., MAY, 81, Z

washington, -. u, May, 81, 81.
Things seem to be working admir-
ably for grand explosion at Chicago
next week, and when the pieces come
down old John Sherman is going to be
on hand to gather them up. | have
thought all along there was something
in the wind, when John affected indit-
ference while the eyes of the rest of the
party were upon Chicago. Believe me
when ! tell you that the willy old coon
has been at the bottom of every family
quarrel that has happened among the
Republican leaders for the last four
years, and now it is at his instigation
that Gorham, the Cheap John of the
Stalwort phalanx, has gone to Chicago
to kick up muss between the adher-
ents of Arthur and Edmunds and To-
gan. Chandler, the high-cock- a-lornm
of the Cabinet, and Frank Hatton, by
whose kind permission the world re-
wolves, have both gone to Chicago in
the interest of Mr.. Arthur first, and
the man who promises most afterwards
and he is John Sherman. The sta
tus of the Blaine movement is one of
the surprises of politics and politicians.
1t is of the Irishman's flea order, and
it won't be discovered until it hops up
at Chicago and surprises Blaine him
self. BY the way, saw the inexor-
able jim to-day upon the street, look
ing as complacent as anybody who isn't
candidate.
Ohio wool couldn't save poor Nc
Kinley after all. BY majority of So
the House jerked his seat from under
him and gave it to Wallace the contest
ant, who gave q better showing for his
title than is ordinarily the case in these
contests for Congressional honors.
Within three hours after the vote was
taken. Mckinley was on his way to
Ohio with clenched fists and teeth
grating. Mac did yeomen service and
a good deal of dirty work for his party
in the last Congress, but in this he has
scarcely been heard from.
fell to talking with a garrulous
chap recently, whose business is to
cater to the Houses stomach. He
says that Stree the thermometer began
melting, the restaurant in the base
ment has had better regular attend
ance than the sessions Of the House.
In the matter of wine, the past winter
has been a most successful one, be-
cause Cox and Dorsheimer, Of New
York, make it a speciality, and have
drank nearly enough to float a lrigate.
The other wire drinkers in the House
are few and moderate, but the eaters
are numerous and voracious. Here is
q fellow from New Hampshire and an
other from Maine, however, who tackle
a fifteen cent lunch and 60 away per-
fectly satisfied, while Davis, of Chi
cago, and Joe Blackburn never think
of eating u mouthful without tossing a
dollar over the counter. Perry Bel
mont eats his terrapin stew, like a
Chinaman, with chopsticks, and al
ways growls at the price. Carlisle and
Tom Ochiltree are the two extremes of
feeding, the latter being something of a
gourmand, and the Speaker eating
about enough to perpetuate a canary
bird. The restaurant sometimes gets
left financially on account Of being too
confding with some of the members,
who run their faces for quite large
sum toward the end of the session, and
then lose their memory.
A delectable discussion has been 60
ing on in the Senate between Brown,
of Georgia, and Hoar, of Massachu-
setls, which, if printed oerbatim in the
Record, would bring the blush to the
cheek of street walker. The debate
sprang from the bill to punish polyga-
my among the Mormons, and Brown
thought that Congress might as we'll 60
into the business simultaneously Of
furnishing foeticidc in Massachusetts
and New England. Then, of course,
Hoar had a dill for Brown, in saying
that the highly moral white gentlemen
of the South ought to examine them
selves and ascertain the exact number
Of mulattoes they have got to answer
for in the great hereafter. Of course
q great deal of stuff will be expunged
from the official report, but as it i:
there will be as lively demand for tho
Record containing the debate as there
was for Madame Columbier's delicicu!
work on Sarah Bernhardf P.
ST. NICHOLAS for June is brigh
out-of-door number, nearly every arti