The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-06-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence Fremont Journal.I
WASHINGTON, D. c.. june u, 1869.
THE RAILROAD ACCIDENT

nesday night, gave our city at large, so far
as it was known that the President, his
family and his sister and her husband were
on the train, quite fright, until it was sscer-
tanned that the special car and all its con-
tents were entirely uninjured, the latter be-
ing almost as unware as the former that any
thing serious had happened. The President,
it is represented, was found smoking.
A brother of your correspondent was one
of the injured. He was in the smoking car,
which was smashed into small pieces. He
was elected, as if fired from gun, and won
derfully escaped with only CUTS scratches,
and severe wrenching of his chest. This is
an example of the escapes generally.
COMMISSIONER DELANO,
l am remined, is great smoker-perhaps
can hold a candle to Grant. The rules of
the Treasury Department Issued by Secre-
tary Boutwell,, forbid smoking in all the
bureaus, the Internal Revenue, of course,
included But Commissioner Delano must
smoke. A day or two ago the Supervisor of
his bureau and the Superintendent Of the
Treasury Building took him to task for it, in
good earnest, though, you may be sure, in
very amiable and respectful manner. As
the strongest appeal they could make to his
amour propre in the matter, they told him
that be was violating the rules of his own Of
fce. Well he replied, if 1 cannot smoke
here, / can 90 and smoke toith the PreSident.
He aUiH let me smoke in HIS room, if cannot
smoke in my ol0u'
SQUIRREL HUNT IN THE STREETS OF WASH
INGTON.
Aroused the denizens of the ncighborho9d
of the corners of 7th and E streets-by the
Post Office-out of their concluding slum;
bers, about half past 'clcck this morning
This is about as rural a spot as any part of
Grand street, New York. Known, reader.
that eth street does hundred times more
business than any other in Washington,
Penn. Avenue alone excepted, and the hunt
took place IN the busiest part of it. Some
newsboys and shoe blacks at that early hour
had discovered fine grey squirrel in one of
four full-leafed trees jutting out of the side
walk. The noises that the young scamps
thereupOn made are unimaginable, aud with
more reason indescribabie. How to catch
him2 One climbed the tree. The little
fellow skipped to another. Another boy was
found able to climb anothe tree; and the Ill
tie chap was doubly Aanked. Meantime a
third imp was making the best of his way
up the tree between high on which chirped
and trembled the squirrel. When the last
boy got high enough, up rose the excited
voices of the whole pack below-wbich had
been constantly incressiug-'Shake shskel
shake shake + with an intense energy that
rasped their throhts. Aud the fellow did
shake, and the little victim tumbled through
the branches TO the ground, but so lightly
as to be able to scamper away.
THE RESULT OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Is more favorable to the Republican party
than was anticipated on either side. The
Republican general ticket consisting of Col
lector, Register and Surveyor, is elected by
an average msjority of 4,706. Every Re-
publican candidate for Alderman and Coun-
Gilman is elected. The new Register is a
colored man; the colored people are repre-
sented in the Board of Alderman; and every
ward has one colored Councilman The day
was generally peaceable. In the forenoon a
disturbance occurred at the Navy Yard, in
which one white man, who assisted police
man to secure two riotous colored men
against attempts to rescue them, was badly
cut with rszors by the colored mob. About
4 p. m. the colored people chased an active
Citizen partizan into house, and. when
the police had him in charge for protection,
stoned them and him, and returned the pis-
tUl shots of the police. A terrible riot SEEM
ed to have had its beginning, when Mayor
Bowen arrived, and talked the disturbance
down. One negro was mortally shot by the
police. Several horses of the mounted police
were shot, and several of the force were
struck by the stones. Sup't Richards es-
capped being shot only by knocking up the
pistol at the instant the negro discharged it.
1t was a close imitation Of brutal riot by
Ignorant bigOted whites, on a small scale,
and for short time, which will go far TO
discredit the colored mans fitness for free
dom. This occurred in the 2d ward, the Op-
posite part of town from the Navy Yard.
There was no other disturbance of impor-
tance, believe.
THE NATIONAL DIVISION SONS OF TEMPERANCE
Has been holding its 25th annual session
all week. The Sons of Temperance of the
British Dominion were represented; so that
it was really North American convention.
The noted English advocate of Temperance,
DR.. Lees, was also present. The largest ball
and church were crowded at their evening
meetings, the exercises of which were exceed
ingly interesting
SECRETARY BOUTWELL,,
With good intent, no doubt, for he is a
well-meaniDg man, in the rules issued by
him on the first of June, for the government
of his Department, says, the practice of bor-
rowing money in anticipation of salaries is
regarded as detrimental to the public service,
and employees who resort to it will be liable
to dismissal He obviously intends to say
that the Incorporate aud other injurious
habits of those who anticipate their salaries,
are injurious to the public service, and the
Secretary's worthy object in this rule is to
L IL ;.s,rxy 60 tho r,ouorr,,a-+ o,J a. IN
dividual. But he should have said so fairly
and squarely. That would have divided the
sheep from The goats. know, for example,
one clerk borrowing to meet his payment on
his house; another, to finish paying for his
law LECTURES and graduation; another, to
meet the extra outlay for a few new spring
clothes for his family; another, for funeral
expenses Of child, the doctors bill to be
paid latter; another, to meet a school bill;
another, to meet his family's current expen-
ses, in the hope of a promotion TO living
wages; another, TO pay for little furniture,
to keep house as saving on boarding; &C.,
sc. Now, it is not just TO class these men
with the whisky drinking, gambling scamps.
at which alone the rule is really aimed, or
well to increase, as it tends to, the difficulty
and expense Of getting loans. Paving
weekly, instead of monthly, would improve
matters. Clerks would have their money
in hand to pay down for provisions or at
worst to pay a weeks score with, instead of
months; and they could buy cheaper in
consequence, and would keep a sharper look
out for expenses when the money must be
planked down for everything, or reckoning