The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-07-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondents Fremont Journal.l
wAsHrserOs, D, O., June 25, 1869

/ The first commencement Of the Nationa
. Deaf Mute College too place Wednesday, ii
the Congregational Church, It's exceed
ingly gratifying to the ph1anthrOpic te re
ceive such evidences as were here given o
the extent TO which these unfOrtunates ar,
capable Of being educated, developed, euc
rendered independent Of their lacking sense
; The Faculty consist of Edward M. Gal.
laudet, President, and Professors Porter
y Pratt Fay and Spencer. os
The National Intelligencer Of this city is
u suspended by its publishers. They inform
the public that their subscribers will be
served until further notice with the Evening
Express, until arrangements can be made for
its resumption. The Intelligencer was start
|, ed in 1900, and was leading Wing organ
down to the year Of the rebellion, when it
turned coPperhesd, and espoused successive
ly Mcolellen and A. ]. and finally Seymour
d Blair. 1t has done an immense amount of
mischief. The old inhsbitants here, and
through the south, took it because their
fathers had taken it, and their children took
it for the same reason; and by all these gen.
eratiOns its teachings were gulped blindly,
as coming with authority.
Financial embarrassments have tbersaten-
ed its life for many months past, Its to be
hoped that this suspension of animation will
prove permanent; though, as it has been the
only morning organ of the present bogus
Democracy, at the Capitol, it is perhaps to
be expected that that party will allow itself
to be bled for the replenishing of the old
creatures veins.
The Union printers of this city not in the
Government Printing Office, are still growl-
ing and snarling and swapping around Black
Douglass, under the Eexation of seeing him
enjoy in security the savOry bone they all
covet. More meetings are to be held, ex-
clusively of the groWlers, snarlers and snap
pers. Douglass, also, has received an an
onymeus letter, suspected to have come from
among them, giving him until certain day
TO leave his Government situation, on pain
of death.
Thirty temporary clerks in the Pension
Office, and twenty-six female clerks in the
Post Office Department, being in excess of
the next fiscal years appropriations, have re-
ceived notices TO leave.
In 1861 or 2, a man named Z. B. Stelle
was dismissed from his place in the Con-
gressiOnal Library because he wouldn't take
the oath which Congress had just prescribed
for all persons holding Government positions.
He was taken into the Quartermaster Gen
erals (Gen. Meig's) Office; aud one of the
duties assigned to him was the administra-
ton, 10 the clerks, of the identical oath that
he refused to takeI After all the dismissaIs.
be is still retained. Gen. Meigs has never I
been suspected Of having too much loyalty. !
Gen. Henry D. Terry, formerly prOmi- 1
nent lawyer Of Detroit, Mich, colonel, ris-
ing to brigadier general during the rebellion,
aud since lawyer in Washington, died here 1
on Tuesday, after three months illness q
with Bright's disease of the kidneys.
The Congregational Investigating Com ]
mittee's adverse report on Dempsey d o. q
TOOle's remarkable stationery contract with l
The Patent Office, and manner of executing d
i, by which, it is to be supposed, they were b
snabled to return TO the Internal Revenue e
4 joint income of $6O 600 for the past year, v
doesn't seem 10 have had very damaging
effect upon them in the contract line. A b
contract for don't know how mqny millions e
1f envelopes for the Post Office has Just been I
awarded them; and they have been success il
ul bidders besides to supply the Interior c
Department in part, and l think, one other a
zig Government consumer, not fresh to my I
mind this moment Il
Rumors of dismissals speedily to come, are a
hanging over the heads of the clerks of the h
internal Revenue Bureau, but they especial e
J exercise the feminine portion, to which a n
arger relative addition has been made lately n
han to the other. "
Rev. Dr.. White, Catholic, preached in de- t.
sncc of PaPacy Sunday, in reply to ser :
non by Rev. DR.. Newman, Methodist, of il
be Metropolitan Memorial Church, few d
sundays ago, attacking it. 1t is conceded to L
e an able effort. Il
A new Protestant Episcopal Parish, NAM B
d Memorial Parish, has recently been es- b.
ablished by or for congregation worship. a
lg on Caption Hill in this city. uI
The sudden death of Henry ]. Raymond b,
Ould hardly have been more startling 1;
vent for New York than it was for WASH te
1gton. al
A large Republican meeting was held in ca
lexsndria, Saturday night, and was ad- tn
ressed by Judge Underwood, Gov. Wells, ly
nd the President of the Irish Republican Iii
.ssOciatiOn of Washington. The Gov. was
le orator of the occasion, aud his speech ga
as one of the most fectuals efforts of the W
ind l ever listened TO. to
The Republicans are confident Of success. sg
am told in a manner worthy of credit hs
lat the present Attorney General of New IN
srsey, Geo. NJ. RObenson, is appointed II
ecretary of the Navy, vice Mr.. Borie, re- 81
gned. su
Gen. RObensOn, is about As years old, son tn
Judge RObensOn, leading politician of ly
lat State. The Attorney Gsneralship is wa
lie only considerable Office he has hitherto B'
ED. He has not attained to the front rank lal
his profession in his State, butt is thought N
lat he has more ability for an administrative ev
lace. His naval knowledge is confined 70 81
is professional acquaintance with ship at
uilding contracts. 70
All the e1citable portion Of population of M
TashiDgton have gone out this afternoon pa
witness the baseball match between the re-
red-legs" of Cincinnati and the Nationals ed
this city. J.E. an
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The Ohio State Fair for 1869. tn
The Twentieth Annual Ohio State Fair be
i'll be held at Toledo, on Monday, Tuesday, La