Year: 1868

In length by three in width with three lines written
III siiaii characters In trembling hand, evidently
ior tue convenience OF old women with spectacles.
there staggered good natured crowd who joked
ana JiDed at the poor devils VINO were crushing them
vlahous telegraph operator had been quartered and
hung TO dry ON the dome OF the Capitol or that the
senate as was si all down with the typhoid fever.
hair ana ears, and much spectacles with
green glasses, and look of holy horror spread
over over MS ghha;sIy counenance, as he peered down
inches ON an enthusiastic gentleman 'sfair fat and
fortyn lone OF the crowdl 'my friend, there is no
country. Look ut those 'fgers' ON that board" and
he pointed dirty, skinny index at the bulletin;
you see as plain as the nose on your face that
there is-For acquittal 10; for conviction IS. The
majority, my dear sir, Of the Senate Of the United
States says the President is guilty-guilty sir,
guilty." ana the speaker took big pinch of snuff


Now the porty gentleman. perhaps not liking the
alluslon made to his nOse which was not q small
one or Deing & indignant at the assertions Of his tall
nelgnDor, got very red IN the face and exclaimed
,oa bas you must remember that two-thrd vote Is
.Andy Johnson may not be sent out OF the White
House, but tell you that he has been convicted by
Il think you're joking, sir.n


moi blt OF IL am no fool, think"


"Weil, " replied the pOrtly gentleman, 81 don't
what you're driving at, but the constitution lays
down that twothrd vote is necessary to convict"
Oh "On. on You're constitution prater, are your
sneered @ at .ne green glasses Whats the constitution





III the way OF the loyal republican partys" And with
strut and look Of contempt at his nterocuter he
turned on his heel and disappeared


1t was noticed that he had copy of the Tribune In
his coat tail pocket.


SCENES IN WALL STREET


In wall Street the excitement over the news was OF
the most intense character The bewildered brokers
In their frenzy OF JOY or anger the happened
to be- created the utmost CONSERVATION by the head
long rapidity with which they dashed about In the
board rooms and In the street. Stocks were allowed
to take care OF themselves for WHILE and wherever
there was an extra or something additional" about
the great news there went the brokers at breakneck
contents spilled into the streets; even the
small boys floating around loose forgetting
their usual habit of grabbing" in the
corners tried to hold fast to all their precious bottles
at one and the same time as the excited money deal
ers rushed to and fro regardless OF broken cOnse-
quences, wne Tor time, about the corners where
people had to make a sudden turn without being
able TO look around the house angles to avoid sudden
collisions OF heads and shoulders there was a
scrambling for hats knocked Off and papers scattered
that would have led temperance man to believe
that the soda men who were holding on to their
bottles had sold out something stronger than water
to the scrambers "Grimes still lives Charlie, my
boy" said one smiling old buck OF broker, ''and
the country Is SAFE"


20, 1t is all very well to talk " exclaimed grabbed
looking Old 'un with very green cravat and large
diamond. johnson isn't all right yet awhile. There's
ten articles to vote on yet''


This sally was received by the crowd with O gen.
eral roar OF laughter, In which the green cravat
heartily Joined for appearance sake.


The general feeling in Wall street, and indeed all
about town, was one OF jubilee, and the more the
vote OF the High Court was talked Of the salts
lied did the majority of those who gave public ex
preston to their sentiments seem to become the
final result. When our reporter left the busy crowd
In the street, near the God Exchange, there was a
loud chaunting by many voices, that had taken their
cue from an enthusiastic quartet OF


Sound the loud tmbrel o'er Egypt's dark seas,


jehovah has triumphed, his people are free.