The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-12

THE OPENING OF THE SEASON.
The Revival Of Life. Business and Ac-
tivity at the National Capitai-a
Realistic Pen Picture Drawn
FOR the Herald By its
Special Artist.


marks the transition from the duh and
summer season 20 the
gayety and life Of winter. The vaca-
ton tsrm is over, and all classes Of
these who do Business at tho national
capital have returned to thelr respect
i've posts Of dniy and the city Is begin
ming 10 Essuina % moro business-like
air. The hes IS OF the different govern
mant Departments hav9 Teoccu pied
their soass. isnm tins 70 time vgcated
for pleasure aQrins bhe past summer,
and arc taking hold OF busiaesa IN ear
nest to'prspare things for the coming
session a. Congress. All things around
the Departments indicate tbs coming
OF the usual fall rush of work. Clerks
and employees glide N aud out of
their respective rooms with q
qulrE1Eei atep ihet speaks Of increas-
lag .ab0gs. Everything about che city
seems, ia fact, TO DO getting ready FOR
tlo time when Congress shall meet
aealn, That time Is al Ia all for
Washington, for iG constitutes what Is
Known AZ "tho season. here, AZ g
consequence, il Is q time looked for
ward 10 by all classes with pleasure,
for il is r timo Cf gayety and joy, ana
hope and dealro, that makes iiTa pulse
With quicker beat. Washington in
Summer and Washington IN winter
afe two far different cities. In cum
mer, life hare seems 10 drag YEARLY
along without pleasure, and those that
remain ia tne city SOON 10 he busied
only with the problem Of how TO worry
through tho hot months. But in win
ter how different! AL! things assume
livelier air. The hotels a0d houses
look more comfortable and inviting,
tho ahopa aud booths aasume q brighter
appearance, the faces you meet on the
streets appear more radiant and
happy, and life moves on
With % quicker and smoother
current. To no city better than Wash
ingt0n in winter docs Bulwor's do
scription Of tho london season apply.
Washington in winter is q paradise for
Washington people; tor 10 is that pc
Rod OF the year when, 10 those who
look On tho surface Of sccioty, tho city
wears its most raidiant smile; whom
shops are g9yest eud trade most brisk
when down the thoroughfareS roll and
| glitter tho countless streams Of indo'
lent and yoluptuous life; when the ny
| per class sDsnd, and tho middle ciaEs
make; when the ballroom 10 tho ,naI-
ket OF beauty, and the club house the
school for scandal; when tho bells
yawn FOX their prey, end opera singers
and flddlers,
CREATURES HATCHER FROM GOLD,
| as the dunT tlios from the dung, swarm
9nd buzz ana ieLLen round tho hide OF
the gentle public. In tho cant phrase
tla,l tlxa i
happy, take il Rltogethor, happy ahoy6
tho rest " tho year, even FOR tho hap
| less, is this period OF Torment aud
| fever. IL iS gay time Tor
al, and the heggRr lhrives and The
thief rel 1ices--tor The rankness Of the
civilization has opportunities clutched
~ ail. IL 10 gay time Tor the heir aud
tie beauty, and tho statesman and the
lawyer, and the mother with her
young daughters, and the artist with
bis new book. IL 10 gsy time, too,
for the ftaryed jOurneyman and the
ragged outcagt, II Is - gay tirde for the
painted harl1t in crimson pelisse; and
- gay time Tor tho Old nag that !oliers
about tho threshold OF the gin shop, to
buy bsck, in d drNught, the dreams OF
departed youth. 1t is gay, in fine, 90
The fullness Of great city is ever guy
for vice as for innocence, tor poverty
az for wealth, And tho wheels OF ovsry
single dsasiny roll on the merEier, nc
matter whether bound so heaven or &c
hell.
Tho mschinery Of govornmopt rams
along with the usun, moutjol ca.
regularity. a good dos j.
being done ana got nothing
of an alarming naFur0 seems
to have beeu turned out. The pr05i
DOM, IN spite OF his evil service do
olaTatione, makes Eoodly number oil
changes each day, principally with
p1stmasters, tits estimated that the
llamcs of
OVER ONE THOUSAND puSrAIASTERs
will ba submitted 20 tho next Senate
for confirmation. BsiWeou 500 and
600 have been appointed during
tho recess of Congress, 80 that
tho names Of more than 1000 pGstmus-
teas Will como before the next Senate
for confirmation. There are :, 1856 presi-
dantet poltmaaters in thia country,
und 40 tho rate that has boon observed
during tho past siX months they viii
oil 20 rheug9d in two yearg. If the
president were ~ liberal with all the
oihcua JhaJ arc under hia control NO he
mas boon with the pCstCilioCs, he would
speedily silence the grumnlmg claWuni
OF tho Democracy The P0pngylrlM
onlagation is hero sad is s0meWngi
humorous for change. Il SCENE
that they are GeUiuG very
! impatient out in Pen1svly3uia
1r account Of She delay in tucniug thu
Republicans out, Toe Qolegatiou
rants the dlstric5 attorney, tna mar.
sAgl aud lhe pension agent iOr West
ern tonrsy tvaula puJ ont a5 once,
cluimug that q part or al. of those OF
iielal5 were, during the late 0au-
psign, very Offensive paTtisans.
Ibo Distrlot Democrats are not OF Gll
satisfied with thu way the president
hSs kept tRo Republicans In the Dis-
triot offices. They contributed more
honey 20 the presidential campaign
iund than any two of the Southern
States, and expected chat when Cleve.
land was elected they would DO plvon
control OF tho District silioes. Since
things have turned out as they have,
however they are sreatly disGp-
pointed, aud, consequently, Instead Of
contributing handsomely 10 tho Wiz
giria campaign fund, as heretofore,
thHy refuse 10 give penny, saving
they GrS tired OF working aud spend
ing their money for party that will
not ronogui20 them. Tbe Democrats
of Virginia, hewoyor, seem
to hRye plenty of money
20 ruo this campaign, aud
this action on the part OF tho District
Democrats will not materially uff5o,
them. Tho meter OF the
REORGANIZATION OF TIE H0UsR or
REPRL INITIATIVES
IL being much talked OF hero now. Tho
conviction shat unnecessary dulav In
Liquidation must be prevented Ia find
ing expression 10 various plans f0r al.
vancing business this coming seeAi0n,
80 as not TO hHyn y repetition of tho
lnst' Most OF tho plano hsya "a yiaW
the cuTtsilment OF tho powors OF the
appropriation committee. A dosirn hns
boon expressed By Some OF MIR. Car.
lisls's supporters % SEQ MIR. Randall
tnlt0u from Ito head OF tins spprnpria.
,lop committee Isl urged thst GO the
reconstruction uf the American navy
IA 10 be- one Ot tho most inuortgn,
works OF ibis administrations, The ~.
val aualrs committed, OF which Mr.
Cox WIS tho hoad, will he one ut Enc