Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-09-19
LETTER FROM WASHING FoN,
WASHINGTON, Sept. IA, 1870

| HhS NEiiiuN ''~' $4,000 - ''sI
and every thing is very dull.
The population of Washington is only ahou,
Ill 900, instead of.l4o, 900 or l60, 600, as an
ticpated by many. There seems to be a wond-
ertul want of realization of anticipation in the
census returns of nearly all the large cities.
Chicago sets up howl of disappointment and
modification because her population fell short
by 10000 or more of her bright, but windy,
prophecy, and even staid old Boston's popu-
lation fell to 254, 900, when her citizens would
have wagered two to one that it was not less
than 275,0O0.
The President and Cabinet are all absent
except Secretaries Fish and Cox who lately
returned. Last Friday there was a Cabinet
meeting-quite an'event-t the only one for six
weeks. The President was here only two
days, and returned to Long Branch on Friday
evening, where his family are residing. He
will remain there until October when he will
come here with his family for the winter.
The Presidents eldest son, who is a West
Point Cadet, was put back one year by the
last examination, so that he will have to serve
there five years. Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., was
admitted to Harvard College at the last COM
mencement clear of all conditions, which was
a proofof fine scholarship, very few being ad-
mtted without conditions. Before returning
to WashiL gton the President will accompany
his son to Cambridge where it is likely he
will be the guest of Acting Secretary Of the
Treasury and, Judge VIM. A. Richardson.
Judge Richardson is also now the Acting
Attorney General and assistant attorney Cen
eral The Solicitor General has not yet been
appointed. Elk. Assistant Attorney General
Field of Boston is urged for that position and
the selection would no doubt be very
proper one.
Now the election in Maine has resulted in
another victory for the republican party your
people will naturally look with some interest
to the sister State of Massachusetts, where
there is considerable of a muddle. 1t is con-
sidered certain that all the Congressional
Districts will go Republican except the Sd
and 4th Districts which are now represented
by Messrs Twichell and Hooper who are ex
peciing a denomination. These two Districts
comprise the rites of Boston, Brooklyn and
Chelsea. There is considerable dissatisfac-
ton with Mr.. Hooper, who has been men,
ber of Congress since the thirty-seventh Con-
grcss, and should he be nominated the Dem
ocrats would be likely to succeed if they chose
a very popular man like Hon. Henry w. Paine
for their standard bearer.
II the Sd and 4th Districts are carried by
the Republicans the Massachusetts delegation
in the second Congress will be the same as
the present one. Hon. Henry Wilson is in
town. His ELECTION by the legislature of
Massachusetts, is considered sure, as there is
no opposing candidate in the field, the gener-
al belief that Gen. Butler was working for the
place being erroneous. 1t is thought that
Butler has his eye on something else. 1t is
asserted by gentlemen of undoubted political
sagacity that he will yet be President. He is
certainly a man of remarkable brain power.
est man in the United States. He will not,
however, try to get the next Republican nom-
ination for either President or Vice President.
General Grant will undoubtedly be renomina-
ted, and some southern man will probably be
placed on the tcketwith him.
We are watching with considerable interest
the Senatorial contest in Maine. Gov. Nor
rll is rather a favorite here in Washington,
and, liking him SO well, We hope to welcome
him back once more with new lease of
Senatorial life. 1t seems to us that between
him and Gen. Chamberlain the Legislature
ought not TO hesitate, for at least two good
reasons; first, Chamberlain is young man
with honors full upon him, and he certainly
have adopted the Chase tactics and to have
been coquetting with Democrats, nothing of
which can be charged against Senator Morrill,.
An official statement just issued by the
merous enquirers shows very healthy finan
cial condition of the Government. The re-
ceipts for the last eighteen months of John
sons administration were S556, ,3l5, ,203 .02,
while for the eighteen months of the present
they have been S643, 1928, ,96S. 62,
showing gam OF 80 1,Zl3, foJ.6O. during the
same periods respectively the expenditures
we're $32S, 765, ,6s9.s9 and $245,9l2, ,629 IL,
show ing saving during the eighteen months
Of Gen. Grants administration in expenditures
alone of $50, ,s53 ,06O77, which added to the
gain in receipts makes total gain of $780,
)66, ,s26.37. During the latter period the pub
c debt has been decreased Sl69 542, l0960'
while during the former (the last lS months of
Johnson's administration it was decreased
only Sl,3S3, ,460.67. The amount of interest
saved to the government by this reduction is
Ss, 1886 annually, mostly in gold. This is
a showing Of facts which the administration
can justly feel proud of. CHASNISG.