Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-16
Correspondence Of the Charles City Intcllige ncel
Letter from Washington.

Letter from Washington.
Office Seekers Bills Loa-lora Appointments
Nary Harris Haneock's Ccrps-Rep. DR..
Garnea-Catina Rumors- Wee President Ham
im-Generais Grant. Meade, burnside, &c
PRESIDENTS Lepee-Senators Morgan, Wade,
Nye, WILSON, &c., &c.
WASHINGTON, March 8, 1865.
Mr.. EDITOR :--Since my last writing, much
activity has been observed among the Office
seekers and holders at the capital--one class
wishing and striving to retain the fat places
they now fill the other, hoping something
may turn up ~ to locate them for the coming
four years. as aids in running the Government
machine. Horace Greeley, George Opdyke,
Thurlow Weed, and a host of other prominent
partizans of New York, are on hand, attend
ing to these important affairs for themselves
or some friends. rrf-r#~
The bills for recognizing the State Govern
ment of Louisiana, for uniform bankrupt law.
for recognizing pay department of army, for
relief OF iron-clad gunboat contractors, for
making all railroads post routes, with special
reference to breaking down the monopoly OF
the Camden and Amboy Railroad, and for a
new railroad line from New York to Washing
ton, were all lost. %" "
The War portfolio will be retained by its
present able and experienced possessor, if he
desires it, Should he desire another position,
Senator Wade or Judge Holt will most likely
succeed to that most important of all the
Cabinet positions. Secretary Wellcs will
doubtless leave, In short time, for Connect
cut, no more to return as head of the Navy
Department, when Vice President Hamlin S
friends will urge him for that place, with great
hope and assurance that he will be called there
to, for none more than he is entitled to such
favorable notice. Mr.. Hamlin, since the birth
of the party in power, has been one of its
warmest and most efficient leaders, and his
answering radical patriotism, and great ex-
ecutive talents, greatly recommend him for a
Cabinet seat
In the States where the enlistments are al
lowed to be perfected for Hancock Corps, the
special Government bounty may be paid to
veterans before leaving the States. Those
States are Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Wisconsin, Maryland, Illinois,
Indiana and Minnesota.
In the remaining States, where the Govern
ors have not made application to have enlist
ments for this Corps perfected in the States,
the Veterans can he sent to Washington as
heretofore at Government expense. AS form
To- thnx, ;fal ~
Those States are Pennsylvania, Massachusetts,,
New Hampshire, Delaware, Kansas, Michigan,
and Vermont.
| The Inaugural ceremonies yesterday were of
brief duration, owing to very Indictment wealth
err, the programme was not fully carried out.
Last night the city resumed it's quiet appear.
ance. The first reception of the Presidents
second term took place in the evening, and
was one of the largest that ever occurred at
| the White House. The military officers pres
ent formed large feature of the ente, tain
ment. The Presidents levee was truly mir
ed affair 1t is difficult for any sane man to
see why the President, who has been chosen
by the nation to preside over its interest for
four years, should be subjected to so undigni-
| fed q procedure as is witnessed at these gath
erings. Private individuals, when they give
their entertainments, expect their guests not
to appear with unpublished boots, unshaven
faces, and dirty apparel, or even in Indian cos
tune, but in all respects as would indicate a
gentleman or lady. 1t is also repulsivc to
think that the Chief Magistrate is expected to
give the shake of the hand to every ono of q
crowd as ii may be offered, where IL is deemed
necessary to station policemen at different
parts of the house to protect the pockets of
the honest.
H. NJ Hoxie, United States Marshal for
Iowa, has resigned, his resignation to take ef-
feet on the LIST inst. Peter Melendy, of Cedar
Falls, is recommended for his successor N
C. Deering, of Mitchell county, has been rec
commended for Special Mail Agent for the
State. Ipresume these appointments will 10
made.
| Mary Harris, the young woman who shot A.
]. Burroughs i'm the Treasury Department
Building few weeks since, is as comfortably
provided for in Jail as possible, the warden OF
the Jail having fitted up room for her. She
is much more composed now than when she
was first arrested, and spends considerable
time in reading and walks the room occasion
ally. There seems to be great deal of SYM
pathy for her, and numbers visit the Jail daily
for the purpose of seeing her, but none are al
lowed to visit her for the sake of satisfying
idle curiosity. Refreshments are daily sent
her by different parties, and also letters ex-
pressive Of sympathy, offers of aid, etc.
The Goodyear rubber folks never say die.
Thrown out of Congress, losing their main
patents, which are now or soon will be public,
they are trying to get later patent, for hard
rubber goods, extended at the Patent Office.
1t will be worth millions to them, if obtained
Lieut.. Gen. Grant and President Lincoln
visited Ford's Theatre a few nights since and
were received with great enthusiasm. While
there Gen. Burnside entered and even greater
excitement was manifested by the masses,
which WAS understood to be disapproval of
Gen. Meade's conduct some time since at the
springing of certain mine.
Rev. DIR. Garrett, (colored,) lately preached
in the Hall of the House to crowded and in.
telligent audience surely we progress in these
days It is soon to be seen no more that
"colored people are permitted in this or
that car only. but in any car in the land.
Thanks to Senator Wilson for his timely reso-
luton in the Senate in this regard.
Senator James W. Nye, of Nevada is MAX
ing great sensation, as he is one of the coun-
try's ablest and most eloquent sons. None
better than he can wipe out Salisbury, Pow
ell & c., in debate. OBSERVER.
Mr.. McCulloeh, the new Secretary
of the Treasury, in speech to his
subordinates, declared that his chief
aim would be to institute measures
to bring the business of the country
gradually back to specie basis" A