Morals And Manners At Washington

The correspondent of the New Yorlc True Sun relates the follmving story: I have jiist' heard an nnecdote óf Cave Johnson.member of the House from Tennesee, frblri authority which guarnntees its truth. - It must be premised that Mr. Johnson has a perfect minia for saving the Treaeury from outliiy, and unfortunately extends his provi. dent core over t so as to exducle the demnnds not only of falae claims, but also of horieet dues. It seeras that a Mr. Daniel of La., who for three yeare hnd in vain aUempfed to get his bill befure Congress, and had been each timebaffled througli the '1 object' of Mr. Johnson - took that gentkmnn Jost eession aside in the Rotunda, and sUting his case, with the addition that upun that day, his bill would be ag&in brought up, and that if he (Mr. Jolinüii) sho'uld oppoee it again, he wonld (swearing1 a. terrible outh) cut his ihroal from ear to ear, showing at the same time nn Arkansas tooth-ptck eighteen inchee in Jength. To the surprise of the wliole House, when the private bilis carne up thai day. Mr. Johnson had left ihe Hon=e, and thej' all passed without opposiiioli. By the rule, if n single member objects,the bill must lie over for debbte, which is tuntumount to its rejection for ihat Congress.(E?3 A viot wasaltempted at Providence lately. Some 40 rowdies collected logethcr for the purpose of attacking the But the Pólice captured their leaders and locked them up. It is stated as a singular Tact, tiltil the English consume more checse tlian butter. In London h e propoi tn is os 3fe to J 9. In Frajice it is the tovemo. The gifted man ishe who sees tho essential point, afli Jcaca a!l 'lic jett apiJcae eurj'lusag'c.