Mrs. Woodhull As A Lobbyist

A sensible woman "- as tho editar charaeterizes her- writing in tho Chicago KepuMkm, describes JIis. AVoodJuill's method oí approaching membets of Cmgress, and persuading them to swallow tü " applo " of fuñíale suífrago. It was JSve that flrst parsuaded: Adam to eat of the "apple of sin," anJ everybody knoiro that tlic Kvcs havebeeakeptpickiB the Adams eating the appfes cvi-r sinoo. A lew weeka ago, while viaiting (!,. i tol, at Washington, I had the privilege of witnossing a veiy complete illustratíon oí tlus truth. I was present when Miss ot Mm. Wo Ihull, mterviewed : members of tho House, Borne of wliom, to Üicir honor be it said, could not bc " mesjuerizi'd," and did not reliáh tho apple ■ but at last carne Mr. Julián of Indiana, who provod au easy prey. Ihe procesa was perfoct. She :it very close to hiin on the sofa, put her face very near his, and fastened upon him lier magie orbs. She laid the tipe of her magnetio iingers upon hú hand and b ■ eaforce and iiinke ompbatic her ürcviiiKüts. He soon iiioked dreamy, BBlÜed :isif gentlv wai'tcil on soa and ono eould apple was tasting veiy seet She talkedon nntil he i ■ apletely nder her infivence, bowing his hoad and resp m 1ing, wbSle thatsweet, dreamy smile lit np '"- ; till at length she placed in nw band her 'memorial' which he took, whvn they gr:ic, fully roso to thoir }■ jomed hands, while sereral adieu.; were spoken and the apple was swallowed. Tl.r. Sécretery of War of thé Dominican Kepublio haewritten a letter, dated lo.th' " 1' y rfthe Santo Doiniiigo Coinmissiou, in whioh hesays: " Tlio couutiy is entirely tranquil, aiuï ii erery day more anxioua that our anticipatea miicxution to tlie groat republio be !.'p '' ": 1 can aaeao other means förpn iVom the inaidious iniigues of Ouneighboïs. The Eresideni returned to this capital frotn Azua after róutiji-g Cuhvol, lëaving ovorytbijig ia tho best'orrti -r 51'i'v. ■ '■"' abers of the Virginia ugiukituif liuvc facen expelled forbribory. Wftahblirton O 'ti Cuínmorcial. Bonn Piatt on General rnnt. PóHticiana here are no longor dii ing the resignation of the tngorutable. ast 1 heard urged in behalí oi Qencviil Ghrant by his blonda was tluit wc ould be torced to renominate bim, becauso if' ho wero not he would ua patronago of bis office to defeat liis oto narty. Now T tnj word fchat Slis, in ju:-.; words, Í8 what ono qould havo heard urged in the hotels, and on the avenues, and about Congress and aho departmonts, in favor of the present iiicinni): ut, and wbai a conrmentary it is dpon liiia and his associates! Wfiata high-tqaed gentleman hg must I'. What au earnost, fionest BuprfoAer of the Id1rtublican party, vrhi n hu Erienda openly teil is. that if ho ia not roinominatcil all the power hat he can bring tobear througb his oiHv wiU be tbrovra against the organization that made hlm. Tliis, of COursè, is all liosh. The day of tho National Republioan Convention, when aonie othor candidato has been soleetod, General Grant, wiD have no more influence in the country than the poorest . The inon lie proposes to control - the office-hoklovs of the United -would in a body turn fcheir backs upon him and begin eoiutivg the coming man, I-onlyxefer tothiuM an illustration of the way in wliicli tlio nian's own l'ricnds look upon him. There are somc nu il in thia wortfl une can not be fricndly with, and whos? services ono can not have withottta feeüagofdialtke. Of this class is General Grant. I doubt whether lu: luis a friend in tho world, or over had; I have at last learned, aftér two years' inquiiy, that no one - to use a popular phnMO - "runs him," nor is therc any s;t ofmenfchaioan iiiLuence hün through theix personal relations. The story about Ingalls, Porter, Babeoclc, Conkling, and is all bosh. Being somewhat complimentarj" to these men, they have cultivated tho general belief that they make up the ailniinistraiion ; bilt the foct is, no ono of tliein nor all of them put together ban, through their personal influence, control lus EiceUenoy. Thcy havo made a greal deal of money oui oí this popular belief, and doubtles&bjMome of this money haa found its wáy into the póoket of the President. He is very rich, nnd getting riclit'r eveiy day. ïhis aecumulation of tho world's gooda doag not com fromsaving liis salary or great business talent) fot noDody ever suspected him of lia vin;.' any. Let us take, lor ezample, the & sandstonc quan-y tlü'.t has made so niuch noise oí hito. JJy tuming to tho booka of the oomp&ny you ■will find the name of Ulysses S. Grant as stockholder to the amoont of $10,000. Now, Ido not question this, and knowing the men who makc up th:' compatty, 1 ;'.m strengt!1 in my belief that every ceut of this $10,000 uraa honcstly paid into the treasury of tho compony ; but where did the 10,000 come from, and how does it happen that itshould'bo investi'd in this way? In this I mean to cast no imputation upon the company. I hiive fciken soino pains to find out all that could bo known rosiec-ting its condition and operations, and all that can be said is that the company is the fortúnate poseeasor of a valuable (u;:rry near Washington, and can fumish botter material to the government for less money than ean bo got elsewhere. One might question the good taste, to -t of it, of tho President of the l States being a stockholder in a Corporation that lias heavy contract with üie goveniment.