Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-08-31
Letter from Washing ton.
Correspondence of Democrat & Sentinel"
Washington. August, 30. 1859.

As Sodom and Gomorah destroyed |
for their iniquities, so would Baltimore have |
been, had she existed at that ancient age. |
Every morning the question is asked here, |
chow many were killed last night in that de-
lightful locality of Rip Raps, Plug Uglies &c.
Crime in fact seems to run riot in our neigh I
boring city, and many persons are fearful to
sojourn there for any length Of time The
reputation of the city is at so low an ebb.
that,man Western and Southern Merchants
who wonld prefer dealing there, 60 to Phila-
delphia where they are certain of personal
safety. Louisville in 1856 suffered in the
same way after the disgraceful riots of that
year; losing considerable portion of its trade
which was transferred to Cincinatti. Baltl
more therefore, were she to act wisely, would
take the advice of her most popular newspa-
| per, the Sun, and inaugurate new political d;
municipal system which would drive out of
power the present Know Nothing Officials
who are partly under the control of the ScaveE-
gers who infest every portion of its fair
borders.
It is not generally known that Corrie and
| Cross who were hung there some three months
ago for the murder of Policeman Rigdon
killed man who had been riding in an ON
nibus with them, and overheard their conver
sation planning to kill Rigdon. When he
got out, they determined that as dead men
tell no tales he should suffer for having ears
to hear, SO they quietly dispatched him by
beating his stomach with sand bags, and the
inquest decided, for there were marks of
violence upon his body, that he came to his
death through dispensation of Providence.
It seems they reduce murder to science in
that region. and understand the plan of rid
ding earth of its humanity, without fear of
detection.
The Wise-Donnelly letter, contrary to my
hopes. is a simon pure affair, and there was
regular Kilkenny fight, in the papers, to know
who let the cat out of the bag 1t appears
Mr. Devine, the Albany Correspondent Of the
NY Herald, obtained copy of it from
Peter Cagger Esq. Gov. Wise in attempt
ing to divide the voice of the Empire State
in the next National Convention, by send
| ing two dele cations as he suggested in his
epistle, enuhciates a standard of political
morality, which i'll becomes candidate for
the Presidency, and has destroyed his pros
poets for the succession entirely. The pen
is mightier than the sword" Virginia is
now likely to present the name of Hon. K. NJ
T. Hunter, as her choice for President
In the next Congress no party will have a
majority The Southern Americans hold the
balance of power, and will of course use it
for their own advancement pecunlarlly or po-
Iiticallv. There will be difficulty in effectlng
an organization and a month may elapse ere
a speaker is chosen.
Capt. Edmund French, Engineer and pay
, master of the Bureau of Construction,
Treasury extension, was arrested yesterday,
on charge of forging vouchers whereon to
obtain certain sums of money. on the 1st OF
Nav 1859 The amount of frauds is estima-
ted at SIS 900. He is graduate of West
a Point, was formerly engineer to the Croton
water works of New York, and until this oc-
carrence, had always borne high reputa-
J ton His salary was $4,000 per year. He
gave bail in the sum of $40, 600 for his ap-
&. pearance at the Criminal Court. The arrest
. caused no little excitement in the Treasury
building at the time.
On Sunday night last fire occurred IN the
r Capitol work shops, supposed to be the work
of an incendiary, which consumed several
. large frame buildings and illuminated the
entire city. The marble turning lathes, ap-
B, paratus for saving marble &C., were all de-
:. stroyed. Loss about $l5 900.
:. Mr.. R. Ten Brock is making good thing
out of his American horses in England. Al
o the Goodwood races he netted about $500 )
900, and on the 4th of August he carried of
: the Queens gold cup at Brighton, with his
d horse Olympus. He has established the met
| Tie Oh our SteeOS Ou oho p
L money in his purse besides.
:, Southern Editor, who was once engaged
l. in taking the census, makes some timely sug
:. eestions for 1860. He says each farmer this
e fall, as he gathers his crops, should keep
j. something like statement of the number o
d acres of land, cleared and timbered, the mum
Der and value of his horses, mules, COWS
2 hogs, &c; the number of bushels of wheat
rye, corn, oats, Potatoes, &c and the yalu
e of each; the names and ages of his family
l. the births and deaths-and all the other ne
cessary facts and leave it with some membe
d of ais family. and when the Deputy Marsha
l. calls he can readily obtain it. This woul'
save time and be the means of obtaining
'e reliable census.
a. In regard to the effect in Europe of Gen
Cass' last letter relative to Ernest, in which
the views of the Administration were plainl.
stated to be that it would protect foreig
citizen equally as an American born, the Eu
., ropean Times has the following:-
- 1.-THE German powers. however distastefu
!, it may be to them, win give way, and the
- will respec. the rights of the Germanic Amer
e leans who return from the Far Vest wit
:. ~ a handsome amount of dollars with which
- - pass the evening of their days in their nativ
- country. 1t is a remarkable fact that ther
=. is no great power in the world with so sma
% as an army and navy as the United States, an
80 80 yet which makes itself more feared and n
No spected abroad
~ The Baden Government has declared tn;
it does not require American naturalized cit
a zens, who have been subjects of Baden,
zee perform duty there IN case they return on
1t visit, even if they did emigrate without col
,e- sent. So, the Governments of Europe vii
is no doubt, shortly admit the right of expatri
he ton which we so boldly assert.
d. The canvass in California has assumed
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