The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-01-14
W4sHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence Fremont journal. J

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Our town, for the most part, is in very
quiet luIl during the recess of Congress, uew
since the HOLIDAYS are over New YearsIday
! was more than usually gay The weather
was fine, and more were tempted out to
make tho customary calls. But independent
of the weather, tho number of families pre-
pared to receive calls was greater than over
before. The custom is evidently growing in
favor here. r-g
Of official dignitaries who greceived" may
be named: The President, Vice President,
every member OF the Cabinet, excepting Atty.
Gen. Hoar, who was absent from the city;
Chief Justice Chase, associate Justices Field
and Miller, Gen. Sherman, Vice Admiral Por-
ter, Rear Admirals DahlgTen and Goldsbor-
ough, Senators Cssserly, Cole, Howe, Morton,
Thurman, Trrmbull; and wives of absent
Senators: Mrs. Harlan, Pomeroy and VIII
liams; Baron Gerolt, Prussian Minister;
Chief Justice Casey of Court of Claims; Chief
Justice Carter of District Supreme Court,
Commissioner Delano and chiefs of various
Bureaus; Mayor Bowen; Judge Bdmonds, city
Postmaster; &c, &C. Every where except at
the Presidents refreshments were provided,
and ,bountifully. Vice President Colfax and
the members of the Cabinet omitted all in
toxicsting beverages; Judge Chase Ditto.
The Richmond Press Club had great time
on their visit to Washington as the guests of
the Washington Press club, Friday and Sat
urday. New Years Day they made calls on
the President, Vice President and Others, and
every where they were received with the
most gratifying consideration, 49,
Alexander Dilmer, a Jew has associated
with him in the editorship of the Intelligence
NJ. NJ. Noah, son of the well known editor of
the n. Y. Sunday Times in former years, and
an honor to that race.
Judge Richardson, late Asst Sec'y of Treas
ury, has actually resigned his place here, and
gone to his home and his court in Mass, and
great is the rejoicing among numerous Treas
ury employees thereat.
Judge Hoar is desirous of retaining his Atty
Generalship, in case his nomination for the
Supreme Court is not confirmed; and the Pres
ident has already intimated q disposition to
humor him in his wish. The Judges pride is
offended at the Senates tabling his nominal
ton; and he urges the President not to
withdraw it, but to require the Senate to con-
firm or reject it squarely, and in this, also, the
President is inclined to indulge him. ~
The President has remanded Georgia back
under military control. 81 ff.. ..eI.
Sec'y Fish has complied, on condition of
secresy, with the request of the Senate for
copy of Minister Sickles note to the Spanish
government-subsequentIy with-drawn-ten-
dering the mediation of this government
in the Cuban difficulties This note viii be
considered in the question of General sickles'
confirmation by the Senate.
The President and Sec'y Boutwell, are op-
posed to the free-banking measure mooted by
western and southern members.
President Grant favors the leasing of the
harbOr of Sauana, also of ratifying the treaty
with Denmark for the island of st. Thomas.
Dep'y Commissioners Douglas and Given of
the Internal Revenue Bureau, left to-day for
Cincinnati, for the purpose of taking testi-
mony OF representative western distilleries
relative to the 4S hour fementing period to
which Com'r Delano had ordered all distiller-
les to be confined, and against which the
western distilleries have protested as insult
ficient. az
By the way, portrait of Com'r Delano has
Just been finished by Mr.. Kellogg, artist as a
present from the members of tho Bureau to
their admired chief.
The President has been infuentially advised
to withdraw Gen. Potts nomination for the
of Montana, vice ]. NJ. Ashley,
to give the latter opportunity to meet the
charges Of political detection, which are al
legged as the cause Of his removal. The Presi-
dent will prObably aecede. He has more
reason for doing so than the consideration of
justice TO Gov. Ashley. 1t SO happens that the
Ohio State Senate has but Just one reliable
Republican majority Gen. Potts is a mem-
Der and from doubtful district If he re-
signs, the district may elect Democrat for
his successor, and throw the one majority the
other way, which is not desirable. I regard
Gov. Ashley, as one of the most valuable of
our political leaders; and he viii clear him.
self from all charges of apostasy if he is af-
forded the opportunity, mark my words; L
don't want better evidence of it than the
abuse he is getting from the Democratic press.
The Sd Auditorshipi is not filed yet, The
President is willing to appoint VIM. P Sher-
man Of Ohio formerly of that Bureau, now Of
the Internal Revenue Bureau, who is RECON-
ended for his executive and administrative
ability, if those who are allowed to have
voice in an appointment Of that magnitude,
the Republican Senators and members, will
CONSENT but unfortunately for Mr. Sherman's
chances, he is Democrat and Republicans
are pretty generally of opinion that their
party has executive and administrative talent
somewhere among IFS millions of members to
run that Bureau, and if so, that it is not
exactly the best way to sustain party, and,
as they believe the best interests of the coun-
try, to unnecessarily abandon their material of
war to the enemy. t
The criminal snt brought against the Balti-
more & Ohio r, R. Co at the instance of the
city government, for committing and maintain
ing nuisances by Obstructing streets here with
their road and cars has just terminated in a
verdict Of guilty on of the Z. counts of the
indictment. The defendants will take the
matter up on exceptions to portions Of Judge
Fishers charge.
Among the resorts for living here is the
exhibition Of dancing and tu1nbling bear by
a man in the streets, and the exhibition Of a
beautiful pictures for 10 ceats' by woman,
in the Departments, stores, &c, pictures which
heTe been complained Of as obscene. Now
let US have Little boys Turning scarf wheel
along side of the street cars hacks &c, for the
amusement of passengers and few pennies, as
IN London, and who viii then dare talk about
removing the capital.f aa J.E.
The Samana Bay Treaty.
It was announced last week that the Presid-
ant rvnnld tlis week send fO fhe Tanate A !