The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1871-10-21
Letter from Washington.

ASHINGTON, D. u, OctODer l0lll, 1911
The weather still continues fine, and business of near
ly all kinds is beginning to be very active New
streets are being made, old ones graded and paved,
sewers made and repaired shade trees set out all
through the instrumentaty of Territorial Gov
eminent. New buildings are springng up rapidly in
all parts of the city.
gratifying to the ardent Republicans in Washington.
The local ouarrels in Pennsylvan among some of the
Republican heads caused some to believe that the De-
mocrats would carry the State, and consequently, no
nconsderabe amount of betting has been done by the
undaunted Democracy. But now it is all over however,
and general good feeling to prevail with both
Democrats and sore-headeG Republicans alike.
The effect that the recent Republican victories will
have tie November elections being fully dis
cussed especially those of New York and New Jersey.
But little hopes were there six months ago of carry
ing New jersey, and none at all of carrying New
York State; but now even bets can be had that
the Republicans will carry both States; New York by
at least fifteen thousand m. jority. With the settle
ment of the Greeley Murphy difficulty it is conceded
here by the Democrats that would go overwhelm-
ingly Republican.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing under the able
management OF Geo B. McCartee, Superintendent, is
lately in receipt from the National INK Note Company
of New York, one-eeht one-sxth, onefourth and one
half barrels beer stamps tinted the face work being
done in the Rnrean here Also 'tax paid stamps" the
tints of which executed at the Continental Bank
Note Company in New York. are received, and both
stamps will be ready complete for issue in two or three
days
The one-eighth has upon its face the portrait of An
drew Jackson one-sixth that of Lincoln; one-fourh
that of Daniel Webster; and unehalf Gen. Sherman
OF the tax paid stamps, of forty and sixty gallons the
former has upon its face the portrait of Gen. Scott the
latter Hamilton The face work of these also done
in the Bureau here, and correspondent believes it
is the he seen Gen Scott from his person
al knowledge OF the Generals looks is superior beyond
doubt. The portrait of General Baker, killed at Balls
Bluff has also been executed in the Bureau, which is
considered by the Secretary BoutweIl) and General
Spinner intimate acquaintance of the General B. say
it is the finest they have seen
1t is longer denied by any here of either
party that there Ku Klux in the South and thai.
n hay c tn iDtipn data tfa
loyal people, both white and black to the end that
rebel Democracy may again reign supreme that they
acknowledge Constitution law that does give
them indsputed right to rule the coloed man hest
suits their selfish purposes Union arriving in
Washington daily say that the exposure of Ku
KluXis has far had the effect only make the Ku
Klux Khan shy and that there be no doubt that
they still undaunttd and determined in their eff
forts to torture and murder the Union men.
The U. 5. Marshal of N c., just arrived in Washing
ton states that yet of the leaders of the
have been arrested He believes that il necessary be-
fore there can be any safety Union in his State
to arrest GOO or 10 600 Of these mauraders The Mar
shall and his deputies have nearly all been indicted
the State in consequence of their earnest effort
put down Ku Kluxism, but there seems but little dan
ger of their prosecution before they shall have time
do the effective work of demolishng Ku Kluxism.
Contributions to the fund for the relief of the Chicago
sufferers are being rapidly made. Fully hundred
and fifty thousand dollars it is thought, will be raised
and forwarded to Chicago The clerks in the different
departments contributing generously Several of
the Republican State associations in addition to the
offices have convened and assessed themselves from SIS
to SIS each.
The friends of Paymaster Hodge are quite sanguine
that the sentence of ten years to the penitentay is il
legal by virtue of act of Congress passed July 17th
1862, which limits the authority impose such sen.
tence where by law the same court has power
TO intct the punishment of death. Such also
be the prevailing opinion among the best lawyers here
and thought that writ of hGbeaS corpus will be
sorted to- to liberate him from Imprisonment.
The prize-fghter Bolster who has been tried
and convicted Of murder for the shooting and killing in
the public streets of Washington the 22d of February
last noted gambler know as "Sonny james, having
been granted new trial, has just been found guilty
manslaughter. His counsel has prevailed upon the
judge stay sentence until they Shall have argued a
motion to discharge the prisoner plea rreguarity
in the verdict Of the jury the jury having neglected
to state 10 their verdict that the prisoner found
guilty indicted bat simply brought in the verdict OF
manslaughter without referring to the indictment. 1t
is generally believed however, that the petition will be
beaten will be compelled pay visit Gen. Psbury
keeper of the Albany Penitentiary LIFE.