Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1886-03-31

heidelberg err ana Jones In AlIercu.
tiOm-Secretary ManninG's Illness
The Observation-Disclosures of the
Blind ChapIain-SpeechO of Hon. Geo.
ID. Wfse-The City Market-StOres in
washfnston-HOw they dress, &c.
[From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March 20, 1886.
The Senate by close vote have passed
the Edmunds' resolutions. Much time has
been wasted and matters stand about as
they did before all the talking on the Sem
ate s rights and the Presidents prerogative
was done. The resolutions don't compel
the President to give up the papers in his
hands, nor to furnish reasons for his ap-
pointments or removals, when he does not
wish to, nor do they put the Senate under
obligation to confirm or refuse to confirm
appointments made. 1t simply gave Sena-
tors fine opportunity to air their rhetoric.
Some one has taken the trouble to count,
and says Senator Evarts was delivered of
sentences 454 words long. This is the way
the time of Congress is spent in useless
talking.
Virgnia's Senator, Riddleberger, has
again been party to an unpleasant affair
in one of the Senate corridors. 1t was
brother re- adjuster, Col. Jones, of the Rich
mond district, in which Jones struck him.
1t occurred over some pecuniary matter, it
is said.
The papers give you the account of Secre-
tary Manning's illness. How sick and Just
what ails him owing to the reticence of the
doctors, is not known. But enough is
known to believe, that it will be long time
before he will be we'll, if ever able to resume
his position as Secretary of the Treasury
again.
A Committee of the House has been con-
sidering tie question of the Labor troubles.
1t is not likely thong that any legislation
can be devised that will ease these troubles.
There is and always will be conflict be-
tween labor and capital. At this time it
happens to be intensified by the encroach-
ments of capital on the one side, and the
overwearying and imprudent dictations of
Labor on the other. Designing men excite
and bring about these troubles, and the in
nocent victims who are generally the wo-
men and children of the strikers suffer. l
send you the prayer of the blind chaplain
of the House, the Rev. DIR. Millburn on the
subject on Saturday last. Each morning
he chooses some absorbing topic as the sub
.ject of his petitions. A member objected to
this, cllling it an 'incendiary speech.
The following is the prayer
'Give ear, oh God of Jacob, and awaken
us to see the danger which threatens the
civilized world, revolution more trench
dous than any of which history tells, in
which the scenes of the Reign of Terror
may be enacted in every capital of Europe
and America. For long the few have mas
tered the many. because they understood
the open sccret-the tools to them that can
use them, but now the many have learned
the secret of organization, drill and dy-
Mantle. Rouse the rich of the world 10
understand that the time has come for
grinding selfish monopoly to cease; that
corporations may get souls in them, with
justice, honor, conscience and human kind
ness Teach the rich men of this country
that great fortunes are lent them by Thee
for other purposes than to build and deco
| rate palaces, to found private collections of
art, to stock Wine cellars, to keep racing
studs and yachts, and find better company
than hostleIs, grooms and jockeys, pool sell
lers and book makers. Teach them, oh God,
that it is Thee who has given them power
to get these fortunes, that it is to prove
them, t. know what is in their hearts,
| whether they will keep Thy Commandments
or no, aud That those Commandments are
Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all
| thy heart, and thy neighbor as myself;
| that if the fich men of our land keep these
| Commandments, the poor will follow the
example, and we at least will be saved from
the days ui circulation that are fast coming
on all the sorld. Help us, Oh God, and
| save US"
Geo. D. Wise, in speech before the
| Virginia Democratic Association on Friday
morning, denounced the civil-service law in
pretty / l in and vigorous terms. He said,
| in effect, tat he was tired Of seeing demo-
| cratic ad Illustration run by Republican
office hoidass. This is fact which the
figures prove. Even in the 4.h class post
offices Tot , sixth of tho old incumbents
have yet b. GU removed.
| At this lime Of the year, when country
housewives complain there is nothing to
be had to cat" by which they mean the
winter supply of fruit and vegetables is get
ting low, and the Spring supply has not
usually we'll supplied. Fish season is be-
ginning il earnest here. Shad, herring,
white and elbow perch are plentiful, whilst
a great variety of other fish are to be had.
In fact, the fish stalls are wonder to those
unaccuston ed to such sights. You can buy
fish from the little fellows the length OF
your finger up to one that would be a horse
load. Cabbage, peas and beets are in mar
ket from Florida and the Bermudas.-
Straw berries, too, have made their appear
ance. They sold at first at $2.5 per quart,
but now they are only $3.50 quart Still
there are people to purchase at these prices.
The stores are filled with pretty Spring
goods. The styles are as a general thing
handsome. Washington is a great centre
of retail stores. Some Of them are really
very extensive and fine. They are built
with an eye to display of their wares. The
whole front Of the houses are show win
dows whefs everything is displayed to the
best advantage. Pleasant evenings, the
neighborho,d of these is thronged with
ladies, all IF whom even if they are not able
to purchasr, can feast their eyes with the
pretty things Oh exhibition. Ladies here
dress with great deal of style and taste.
In the fist place, wealth and position make
it necessary for many to lead in matters of
the toilet and fashion. Then the employ
ment in public Offices gives large number
ready money to follow the fashions, even
with those .&ho are not wealthy. So here,
| as elsewhere, you cannot tell the wealth OF
standing Of men or women by what they
have on their backs.
1t is sometimes amusing, the mistakes
strangers make by judging from appear
ances. Can best illustrate it by some of
my first experience. like every one else,
was on the lookout for distinguished men,
| and was asking who this and that one was
was struck with the dress and.very distis-
que air of a finely dressed gentleman whom
sock to b. not less than U. S. Senator
asked some one who that man was? He
ans cred: ''Why he is one of them darned
fellowe that goes with the Printing Office
Wagons ON"
Allegheny items
The foil wing paragraphs are from the
Clifton Forge Independent of the 9th ms
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