Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1868-02-26
Anairs at washiingt,Sn.

Aahirs at Washingt0n.
We refer our readers to another column
for the latest news up to going to press, Of
the condition Of affairs at the Capital of. the
nation; but We will here give 4 succinct 90.
count as nearly as we con gather the. facts
from the hurried and somewhat confused
dispatches, Of what has transpired at that
scat Of wisdom and honor, to wit, the said
Capital.
On Friday last the President removed
STANTON, and announced the fact to the
Senate. General LORENZO THOMAS was
appointed in his stead. On the same day
THOMAS went to tho War Office and an
nounccd to STANTON that he was prepared
to assume his duties as Secretary Of War.
STANTON told him, in substance, that he,
THOMAS, would be allowed to do no such
thing. Thereupon THOMAS, il seems, walk
cd away. STANTON then went to Judge
CARTIER, Of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, and swore out warrant
against THOMAS for attempting to assume
the duties Of the Office contrary to law, and
THOMAS was held to bail, himself in FIVE
thousand dollars, with two surties in like
sum. When the information Of these pro-
ceedings was received in Congress, THAD.
STEVENS Immediately revived the project Of
impeachment and vote in the House was
to be had al FIVE o'clock on Monday after
noon. In the meantime STANTON sleeps in
the War Office with bsyonets at tho door,
How the matter will terminate it is impossi-
bic to predict with any degree Of certainty.
We can only say that the whole proceeding
is scandalous Is affecting the United States
Of America.
P. S.-Sincc writing the above We have
been informed that the House Of Represen-
tatives have voted articles Of impeachment.
Should any additional news come to hand in
time We will give it to our readers.
Coon LAVA bill is before the Penn
sylvania legislature making it unlawful for
any railroad company in the State to warm
its cars with stoves heated with coal, wood,
or any inaamable matter, but to keep them
warm BY some means that will not occasion
fire in case Of accident. Ifany stove heated
with coal or wood be used thirty days after
the passage of thisact, the conductor, engin-
eer, president and secretary Of the company
shall, on conviction in any county through
which the cars run, to be fined not exceed
ing $1,000. If any passengers shall be
burned to death or killed in consequence Of
a chr being warmed in violation to this act,
tho conductor shall be prosecuted for man
slaughter, and if convicted he will be i'm
prisoncd not exceeding ten years. No
petroleum or oil shall bc used to light cars.
THE Philadelphia Daily Mecs, an avowed
JOHNSON paper, after saying that General
THOMAS, the newly appointed Secretary Of
War, has nothing to fear as to any penalty
which may be imposed under the tenure Of
Office bill, because the President can pardon
him the moment he is convicted, adds as
follows: "And it strikes US thal if We had
"bcen in bis place there would have been
"new Secretary of War officiating in Wash
"ington about ten o'clock A. NJ. on Satur-
"day"' We venture to say that the whole
country, not including, Of course, the re-
naming corporal's guard of radical Radi-
Gals, would have cried amen to such action
on the part Of the Presidents appointee.
But villainy aud weakness seem to rule the
hour. GRANT disgraced his own manhood
and the Judgment of the President by gross
ly deceiving the latter; and this new man
THOMAS seems to manifesto degree Of weak
ness commensurate with the villainy OF
GRANT.
We hope to be able to inform our readers
in our next issue that some official, or official
body at WashisGton has SO retrieved him
self or itself as to give the country nope.
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the centre table. For the past month We
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