The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-06-30
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.

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WASHINGTON CRY, June IA, 1869.
Last evening Mrs. Kate Coyle, the
wife Of John F. Coyle, Esq, one OF the
propiietors of the National 1ntetRgencer
died very suddenly in this city. To
all who knew her this was deep and
shock. Mrs. Coyle was lady |,
Of rare excellence, of most amiabie and |
lovely character, highly cultivated
mind, and the pride of her social circle.
For years past she has been one OF the
reigning bellies of Washington society,
and was famed no less for her wit and
beauty than for her artlessness and
benevolence. In her death the poor OF
Washington have met with an irrepar-
able loss. The newspaper fraternity
of this city deeply sympathise with Mr..
Coyle in his great and sudden ber-
eavement. Yesterday morning the
New Mount Vernon Peace Methodist
Church, the old Southern Methodist
Church of Washington, formally dedi-
Gated their magnificent new bull
ding on the corner of 9th and Massa-
chusetts Avenue. 1t will be recollec-
ted that this congregation, the only
one in Washington that never meddled
in politics, was most shamefully per-
secuted during the war-their original
church edifce, and their mission bull
ding being taken away from them,
while large and valuable lot, present.
ed to the church by one of its wealthy
members was seized and coniscated,
on the alleged ground of the donors
"disloyalty," a charge made and dis
proved. The Congregation then erec-
ted building on the corner of 9th and
Massachusetts streets and the day it
was dedicated the Provost Marshall of
the District sent guard of soldiers to
it, and hoisted the American flag over
the building. Such an insult had
never been offered before to any con-
gregation in the country" "The blood
of the martyr is the seed of the church, .
however, and the congregation -four
ished in the teeth of these difficulties
until they have erected a Temple
which is an honor to the city. The ex-
ercises of the dedication were of the
most interesting kind, and the exceed
ingly capatious building was crowded
to its utmost extent. The choir of this
, church under the leadership of the
!; celebrated Professor j. H. Daniels
we'll known throughout the South, il
considered the finest amateur choil
South of New York. 1t seems to bt
the sentiments of many prominen
, Democrats here and elsewhere that thu
, conservatives of Tennessee should vot'
. in the approaching election in tina
? State, for Senter in preference t.
!. Stokes, on the ground that of two evil
/ choose the less. The doctrine forcibl.
!, announced by Senter that he is TO
universal amnesty, is certainly gail
for the Conservatives. At the presen
D only the Radicals in that State hav
, the universal suffrage, and the Demo
= Gratis, if Senter is honest in his declar
ations, would by his election gai
both suffrage and amnesty. Brownlo1
!. is said by prominent gentlemen VIII
advocate the election of Senter, is
II man who set his heart upon being tn
United States Senator from Tennessee
y and having attained that point
: now willing to express openly what b
= has always privately felt, viz: Thi
= excepting as regards his own persona
al ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, he is supremely indi
y ferent about the negro being investe
s with the elective franchise, and equa
to " so about the whites being disfrar
he chised. Brownlow has a multitude
IN sins to answer for, but his race Is we
rs nigh run, and he can never again o.
70 cupy any political position in Tenne
- see. He has also had eight" wit
10 His Imperial Majesty, Ulysses the Fir
ID land the last) and this fact will prob'
lis bly, be source of consolation to Il
I'd old man when he reclines upon his NJ
ia distant death bed. The Secretary.
en- war having issued an order dismissil
As some four hundred and fifty clerl
~ ~ from that department by the 18th
It June, the discharge would have BET
to made tomorrow, but as the Secreta
m who is now absent from the city, tel
n graphed to suspend operations until
came back. Notwithstanding the c
to of economy and retrenchment rails
Of by this administration there are fax
,eh connected with the various Depal
his ments which show how utterly d
.dt meaning and false the cry Is, I "
- give you one. Secretary of the Tres
ury, McCulloch although a liberal a
I've generous man, was q strictly bu
en- ness one, and neversigned a paper &c
IAN to him for his official signature witlIo
nal first reading it. Mr.. Boutwell, has ev
tir- and Mr.. Richardson, the Assists
co. Secretary, both of whom profess to
ped exceedingly rigidiy economical and
BY most accomplished business men, ma
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