The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1869-07-09
WASHINGTON LETTER
Correspondence Fremont Journal.I
WAsurreror b. O. Inlu .. 1asa

WASHINGTON. D, O., July 3, 1869.
Ex-Gov. Farwell of Wisconsin has resign.
ed his position as Examiner Of Patents, to en-.
gage, it is said, in some very promising busi-
ness in the West. Success to him. -.
E. B. Stelle, the office holder in the Quar-.
ter-Master Generals Office, 1 told you about
last week, who couldn't take the oath he was
administering to Others, has been dismissed
since my last letter.
r was just thinking, in random way,
what difference there was between some of
our notable men familiar to US at the Capitol,
in the way they carry their ages. Take a
few of those that struck me: 0E
Benjamin Wade is 50 years old. Wm.B
Seward is one year younger. The former
looks bale and hearty and in full vigor. The
latter looks as if shivering over his grave,
and old enough-thOugh nothing else enough
to be the 20 Old War Horses father
James Brooks, Rep. from New York, is So.
E. B. Washburne of Illinois, present Minis
ter to France, is years younger Mr..
Brooks is much the youngest appearing
man in face, figure, step, and all the ex-
ternals. The late Post Master General Ran
is SO. The late Secretary of the Treasury,
M'oullOch, is one year younger, yet looks
old enough to be uncle on the mother side
to the active, joking, jolly Governor. And
so on, according to the constitutions and
characters they have, and the lives they
have led.
The commencement exercise Of the Law
Department of Howard University came off
on Tuesday evening, and the second ami
versary of the University was celebrated on
Wednesday evening. 1t may be supposed |
that the University is intended exclusively |
for colored people. 1t is in fact however,
open to all races, and more than that, to both |
sexes, in all its departments. This last Pc
culiarity which consider the ecrowning glory
Of the advanced enlightenment and iberality
of its designers, was not aware of myself
until Gen. Howard stated it in his anniver-
sary address. He says:
"The second idea is"-after speaking of
the inclusion Of all races and colors, as the
frst-'that the brother and sister need not
part at the college door. They have right,
if they so choose, to knowledge of the pro-
fessions."
We have had lots of commencements here
within the last few days. Let me see:
Columbia College, Georgetown College,
Howard University, Academy of Visitation,
(fOr young ladies), Business College, Emer-
son Institute, and l don't know what-all.
Hon. James A. Garfield, Representative from
Ohio, delivered the address at the com
mencement of the Business College, and it
was one of the most hearty and thoughtful, ,
elevated, yet practical, inspiring :
and edifyng productions that know of in
The whole range of that species of effort.
The police POuncing upon some gambling ,
houses in Penn. avenue, between I-2 and
18th streets, Tuesday night, two of the COM
9any jumped out off second story window
Ind escaped, and one of the two was popu- +
ar Justice of the Peace of Washington All
he rest-29 persOns-were nabbed. All the :
Professions and businesses and trades, except :
he preachers, were represented. ;,
A new educational office has lust been
reated here by the city government, that of !
of Public Schools. Zalmon
Richards, an old teacher, is the first incum-
'ent. He addressed meeting of the teach !,
RS on Saturday, by way Ofintroducing him 6
elf in his new capacity. Mayor Bowen >
resided. Both gentlemen favored the es- =
ablishing of a high and normal public
choOl.
The President and his Cabinet are said to u
9 looking up site for a new Executive I
iansiOn to recommend to Congress. A To- .l
alton in the northwest portion of the city is -
IvOrably regarded. =
Ex-President johnson is in town. He :
lys he came specially to attend to private y :,
usiness and to be present at commencement = !,
Georgetown College, Thursday, where a :
IN is pupil. A reporter who 'iuterview- "
1" him, says he freely vented his poor opin- =, !,
IN Of, and bitter feelings towards, Pesident :
rant. Neither did the Cabinet suit him. ~ ~
On Friday evening admiring friends sere- h,
AIDED His ex-Excellency A. j. In response h,
} the compliment he talked for about an :.
our and twenty minutes, and gave US the u,
eneft of one new item not repeated in
7ery one of his last twenty speeches. 1t =
as the important revelation that the paper .,
He'd the Imperialist is intended to make :.
le republic an empire with Grant as en-
sror He was down on bondholders, as
sual, and favored, without openly saying 80,
'pudiation. n
Some business men held meeting on
aturday evening to devise ways and means a.
r reviving the Intelligencer. A large sum -
as raised, another meeting called, and an l.
Irnest effort fairly commenced. But that =
ont amount to anything, probably. Moth -
g less than quarter of million of dol n
ssis thought sufficient to establish first
ass daily with in such cities as st. Louis,
hicagO and Detroit. This enterprise need ~ ~
1t be quite so heavy, but it will be quite
o heavy for all the spare change of all the "
lsiness men of that political complexion in ~ ~
is city. J.E. y,