South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-06-06
Letter from Washington.
From Our Regala, Correspondent.
Washington, ID. c., June 2

washington, ID. T., June z.
Things seem to be working admira-
bly, for n grand explosion at Chicago
next week, AID 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 at
fected Indifference while the eyes Of
the rest of the party were upon Chi.
cago. Believe me when l tell you
that the willy old coon has teen at the
bottom OF every family quarrel that
has happened among the Republican
leaders for the last four years, and
now it is Mt his instigation that Cor
ham, the Cheap John OF the Stalwart
phalanx, has gone to Chicago to kick
up muss between the adherents of
Arthur and EJmunds and Logan.
Chandler, the high,cock-a-lorum 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, the
man who promises most afterwards
and he is John Sherman. The status
OF the Blaine movement is one of the
surprises of politics & politicians. tits
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 inexora-
bic 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
fifty. eight the House ierked his seat
from under him and gave it to Wal.
lace, the contestant, who gave bet
ter showing for his title than is ordi-
narily the case in these contests for
Congressional honors. Within three
hours after the vote was taken, Nc
kinley was on his way to Ohio, with
clenchcd fists and teeth grating. Mae
did ycoman service and 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 garrulous
chap yesterday. whose business is to
cater to the Houses stomach. He
says that since the thermometer be gan
melting, the restaurant in the base
ment has had a better regular attend
ance than the sessions OF the House.
In the matter of wine, the past win
ter has been n most successful one, be-
cause Cox and Dorshcimer, of New
York. make it q speciality, and have
drank nearly enough to float frigate.
The other wine drinkers in the House
are few and moderate, but the eaters
are numerous and voracious. Here
is a fellow from New Hampshire and
another from Maine, however, who
tackle fifteen cent lunch and 90 away
perfectly satisfied, while Davis, o.
Chicago, aud Joe Blackburn never
think OF eating mouthful without
tossing n dollar over the counter
Perry Belmont eats his terrapin stew,
like chinaman, wi h chopsticks, and
always growls at the price. Carlisle
and Tom Ochiltree are the two ex-
trems of feeding, the latter being
something Of gourmand, and the
Speaker eating about enough TO per-
petuate a canary bird. The restau,
rant sometimes gets left financially
on account Of being too confiding with
some OF the members, who run their
faces for quite large sum toward the
ond of the session, and then lose their
memory.
A delectable discussion has been
going on in the Senate between
Brown, of Georgia, and IIoar, of Mas
sachusetts, which, if printed verbatim
in the Record, would bring the blush
TO the cheek of a street.walker. The
debate sprang from the bill to punish
polygamy among the Mormons, and
Brown thought that Congress might
as well go into the business simultan-
cously of Furnishing foeticide in Mas
sachusetts and New England. Then
of course Hoar had pill for Brown,
in saying that the highly moral white
gentleman of the South ought to ex-
anime themselves and ascertain the
exact number of mulattoes they have
got TO answer for in the great hereaf-
ter. OF course, great deal of stuff
will be expuuged from the official re
port, but as 1t is there will be as live
ly demand for the Record contain
ing the debate as there was for Mad
anne Columbier's delicious work on
Sarah Bernhardt.
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