Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1869-02-27
CORRESPONDENCE.
FKOM WAssskNGTON.
WASHINGTON, d. @. Feb, e2, II

fft6nu WlCcefJ I'm Saturday evening
last the Pennsylvanians temporarily residing
in this city met at Union League Hall and
formed society called the "Pennsy lvania
Republican Association" The object is for
the furtherance of Republican principles,
mutual benefit, social intercourse, the form
ing OF acquaintance, and the ccmenting of
friendship that will endure long after its
members have left this busy scene Of politics,
and settled permanently in their native
State. After the usual business having been
proceeded with, the Association elected the
following officers for the ensuing six months
President, Col. A. f. Fuller lst Vice Presi-
dent, A. A. Shissler; I'd Vice President, D.
II. b. Ncyin; Sd Vice President, D. 8. Keller,
Secretary,T II. N. McPherson; Correspond.
ing Secretary, w. A. Short Treasurer,
Thomas Mcnamara. As usual in all asso.
Citations slate had been made out, and all
the officers selected for election but the few
could not rule, and their "castles in the air"
were of short duration. Several members
from the l4th district demanded a represen.
tation, and placed in nomination our friend
Shissler as a candidate for Vice Presidency.
This was hailed with delight, and so popu.
lar is he among the Pennsy lvanians sojourn.
ing here, that when the ballots were counted
we found he was the first choice Of the as.
sociation. After the election committee
of nine Gncluding President and Vice Presi
dents) was appointed to complete the neces
sary arrangements for holding reception
in honor of Hon. John Scott, United States
Senator-elect from Pennsylvania.
few days ago Mr. Dempsey, Of the firm
of Dempsey & O'Toole, booksellers and sta
tioners in this city, went to the Patent Office
and inquired of General Duncan if be was
the author of a report sont to Congress, in
which the rascality Of Dempsey vas shown
as having swindled the government of q
considerable amount of money by unfair
transactions. The General said he was, when
Dempsey drew cowhide and inflicted
several blows in the face and on The body of
Dune an. Parties intcriered, separated them,
and had Dempsey placed under arrest Last
Friday lie was tried, found guilty, and sen.
fenced by Judge Fisher to fine of 5000,
and TO undergo an imprisonment of ten
days. That evening President johnson
pardoned the 6rare Dempsey,no even allow.
ing him to be diSgraced hy an hours i'm.
prisonment. This action of the President
is commented on by almost every one, and
is considered an outrage on the court and
society. 1t was spoken of in the pulpit, and
last evening at the National Theatre during
II sermon delivered by some eminent divine,
be took occasion to speak of law and order,
and said how secure nre we when a convict.
ed criminal almost receives previous par.
don" About one.fifth of the audience left
the theatre saying they didn't come to
hear a political Sermon" The preacher
took it kindly, and observed that he hoped
the dissatisfied would not think he made
any "allusion to the gentleman who ha6 his
trunk packed, and marked for Tennessee"
The work done at the Government Print.
ing office is done so well, and at so little
cost when compared with former public
printing. that Congress has determined TO
have all the printing done under the direc-
tion of Hon. j. D. Defrees, Superintendent
! and as consequence the debates of Cor.
gress (the Globe will be printed at our
Office after the 4th of March. The working
part (typography) of the Government Office
is well conducted, and in the selection Of
Charles Z. Lathrop, Esq, as foreman and
chief executive officer, Mr. Defrees has acted
with an eye single to the saving of money tc
the government. Should Mr. Detrees enter
| the Cabinet or receive diplomatic appoint
ment, the Senate could not supply his place
! 10y a more suitable person than Mr.. Lathrop
| To show how favorable the printing Office j.
held in the opinioH of Congress, give you
the following extract of the report of Senator
Anthony, from the Committee on Printing
'ln 1860, Congress, having unsucccssfullN
endeavored to reform the public printing
| by different systems of employing individ
uals, fell back upon the recommendation
made forty years before, and frequently
since repeated, and established q govern
ment printing Office. The annual reports
of the head of this establishment show it
efficiency and economy, and it is not neces
ssry here to eulOgizo either he promptnssS witl
tohich the public printing is erecuted or h
ercelleHt mechanical GrScmiOR Of the uork. Tn,
prices paid for labor, for materials and fo
presses and machinery have within the pas
few years greatly increased often doubled
but the expense of Congressional printing
has not increased in proportion. The amour
of printing ana binding required for tn,
departments has greatly increased, and i
will probably remain large So long as unlim
tied orders can be given for it, without &C
countability for extravaganza, or response
bility for the legal right TO make orders
but careful estimate shows that a create
sdping has been effected. Computing tn
work done at the Government PIintin;
Office from March, 1861, until September 81
1865, at the prices paid und6r the prsei0u
system, it would have amounted to orer on
WtCtiN ~ U0ttdFS more UtIH tHe uCCuut COS
,ras." In speaking of the eight hour law,
the same committee says; THE journey
men printers now employed in the Congres
sional Printing Office, since the enactmen
of the eight hour law" earn on an averag
over $25 per week; :" and we receive SEA.
The city is full of rumors as to the torma
tion of General Grants cabinet but they ar
all wide of the mark. You folks at HON
could make up the slate as easily as tn
quid names Of Washington, and be as nea
right. Nothing will be known of il unit
after the Inauguration, and the neN
President sends the names of the member
of his cabinet to the Senate for confirms
ton.
Great preparations are being made fo
the Inauguration. The city is crowded, an
on the arrival of every train the cry is ''sti
they ceme." With respect to friends, II
CARDS for yourself, and my best wishes tha
you will succeed as sole publisher of TIA
AMERICAN, am your sincere friend,