Ruffianism in Washington.
ONE of our exchanges places together the acts of ruffianism which have stamped disgrace on the city of Washington and the people's representatives during the last session of Congress. The following is the list, arranged in the order in which these acts of brutality occurred:— 1. Two attacks with a cane, by the Hon. Mr. Rust, of Arkansas, upon Horace Greely, editor of the N. Y. Tribune. 2. Attack of Hon. William Smith, of Virginia, upon Mr. Wallach, editor of the Washington Star. 3. The shooting of the Irish waiter, Keating, at Willard's Hotel, by Hon. Mr. Herbert of California. 4. The difficulty between Col. Lane and Senator Douglas. 5. The brutal and cowardly attack of Hon. P. S. Brooks, of South Carolina, upon the Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts. Late accounts represent Mr. Sumner as convalescent, although it is still doubtful how long he may be obliged to abstain from all mental labor. The mountain air of Cresson, in the Alleghanies, where he is at present stopping, has had a beneficial effect on his health. 6. The difficulty between Brooks and Gen. Wilson. 7. The difficulty between Brooks and Gen. Webb. 8. The Brooks and Burlingame affair, in which Mr. Brooks, after challenging Mr. Burlingame, refused to accede to his conditions for the meeting. 9. The attack in an omnibus upon Mr. Granger, of New York, by Hon. Mr. McMullen, of Virginia.