The Sweetwater enterprise. (Sweetwater, Tenn.) 1869-187?, 1870-04-07
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsnINeroN, D. g. April 5, ls7O.

The latest piece Of matrimonial gossip
set afoat here is the reported engagement
and probably speedy marriage of General
Ames, Senator from Mississippi, aud Miss
Blanche Butler, daughter of General But
Ter. The Grundy family are on the qui
rice, in consequence, as the affair, when
in ZONES of, is expected to produce quite
a sensation in fashionable circles.
Secretary Boutwell, has directed Assis-
tant Treasurer POlger at New York, to
sell two millions Of gold aud purchase two
millions of bonds, on account ofthe Sinking
Fund, the present month ; and, in add.
ton thereto, to purchase two millions Of
bonds for the Special Fund, making in all
a sale of two millions Of gold, and q pur-
chase of four millions of bonds for the
month,
The House subcommittee On elections,
in the contested case Of EglestOn, Republi-
can, against Strader, Democrat, in the first
District of Ohio, have decided that the
latter should retain his seat.
The air has been filed with gossip for
several days past Of Impending changes in
the Cabinet. The story goes that owing
to q want of harmony between the PreSi-
dent and the Secretary ofState in the Gu
ban question, Mr.. Fish will shortly retire
and that his place will be fled by General
Butler. 1t is stated also, that owing to
the growing strength ofSecretary Boutwell,,
he looms as 4 formidable candidate for the
Presidency, which has weakened the good
relations heretofore existing between the
Executive and himself, and that he will
consequently withdraw from the Treasury
Department with the view of placing him
self in training for the ~SenOtorship now
held by Mr.. Wilson, and a~vailing himself
of such opportunity as may be presented
in the campaign of 1872.
1t is a moral impossibility to separate
truth from falsehood in the tissue of ru-
mors now aAoat, and if I proposed to gos-
sip about such political, slate-makings-
seeming facts as they now appear, would,
in all probability, resolve themselves into
a baseless fabric of a vision before this
could appear in print. 1t is emphatically
denied by the Presidents friends that be
is dissatisfied with his present ministers
and with Secretary Boutwell, least of all.
A great many organizations in this city
are now preparing for a public demonstra-
ton in honor of the final ratification of
the Fifteenth Amendment. Ageneral or
der has been issued by General A. Grant,
commanding the Boys in Blue for a torch
light procession, to eclipse everything Of
the kind that has ever been witnessed in
. this city.
1t has been discovered that a scheme is
on foot here to break the force of the Gu
ban sympathy in CongresS-one of the
means to that end being to make it appear
J that Cuban sympathy has been purchased
with Cuban bonds.-The affair is being
investigated by Congress.
Much curious comment is excited by
the action of the Judiciary Committee Of
the House in prying into the private affairs
of the National Safe Deposit Company of
this city, Secretary Snyder denies that
any inspection of the books or business Of
the Company was made or attempted to be
made but the principle was pretty much
the same, though they were only search
ing after the Cuban bonds, which they
supposed one man controlled, who is active
and foremost in advocating the Cuban
cause with Congress.
, The Dominican agents here feel much
encouraged at the results of the late cleo
tions in San Domingo, which shows that
the people of that Island have voted in the
r proportion of thirty to one in favor of an
nexation, II is TO be noticed the opposi'
! tion to the several schemes for acquisition
I of more territory is by no means partisan
o in its character, for, particularly in the
: case of San Domingo. The Democrats are
as heartily against it as any ofthe Repub'
. licans.
$ The Senate will probably take no de
: cided action in regard to the House Bill
abolishing the franking privilege. TIT
: Senate will delay action or will amend il
in such a way that the House will refuse
: to concur. Gen. Logan's Bill to reduce
8 the army will meet the same fate.
ARLINGTON.