The Convention sat but two days,
when the few delegates and puwer
ous proxies adjourned to their respec
tive homes, no doubt conscious that
they had not been participating in the
most brilliant or successful gathering
that coujl be imagined, and, we opine,
feeling somewhat remorseful for hav
ing allowed themselves to appear be
fore the public as champions of the
Blanchard iniquity.
The result of the Louisiana contest,
in our opinion, is a foregone conclu
sion, and the deliberations of the Mc
Enery Convention will not affect that'
result in the slightest degree.
We were surprised to notice in the
city papers yesterday an announce
ment of the marriage of our good
looking and talented friend Senator
W.W. Wharton of Iberville. It seems
that he kept all his friends in ignor
ance of his intention and that we
were not alone in our surprise. The
popular Senator and his fair bride
have the congratu)ltions of a host of
friends, among whom we are most
happy to be reckoned.
of Wonderof wonders! Boss Tweed,
to the Sachem of Tammany, has been
it sentenced to twelve years imprison
! ment in the penitentiary and twelve
thousand five hundred dollars fine in
spite of his ten millions of ill-gotten
c-: money ! Verily, a new era seems to
n- have opened, when millionaires are
- not beyond the reach of the law, and
'r poor men not the only class amenable
Y, for misdeeds. It is difficult to realize
'a that Tweed should be wearing the
' short hair and striped clothes ofa com
mon convict, but, strange as it may
i be, such is undoubtedly the fact.
ig OUR WASHINGTON I.ETTER.
Wasaxrxovo, D. C., Nov. 21, 1873.
