Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-03-21
Letter from Washington.

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II neither rains. SHOWS nor halls nor is
II fair weather. The clouds are lowering
and the atmosphere, although moderaiing.
Is damp aud chilly. it's thought. however
that warm weather Is near at hand. Far
mers In the immediate vicinity of Washing.
ton are making arrangements to ut once be-
gin their spring work
The Board Of Public Works. anticipating
a moderately fair winter. laid their plans
!" the fall for vigorous winters work on
the streets: contracts were therefore given
to pave streets. build sewers. repair water
mains. &c. &c. and the contractors MAX
at once all due preparations. commenced
operations. Streets were dug up. hut the
se,eresf winter ever known In this latitude.
act In aud the work was necessarily stop
ped the result OF which IA that there j.
hardly a street In Washington. with the ex
cep,ion OF Pennsylvania Avenue. that j.
not In q wrctched condition. The work nj
ready commenced will involve the cNpend-
iiure. It Is estimated. Of two or three mill
ions Of dollars 10 complete and the inves-
tigA,ion now going on In the District Com
mitics Of the House OF the charges of cor
ruption In the Board Of Public Works will.
as 1t Is feared. tend to rctard the compile
,ioa of the work when the weather does be-
come settled
The result OF the New Hampshire election
on Tuesday is now being commented upon
In the political circles OF this city. The
newspaper offices. and Offices of newspaper
men have been ,hrongci ever since to learn
the latest news from the KEY Stone. mot
siat-) To the Presidential election next No
vcnbcr
The mos, sanguine republicans here
dared not expect sucn vicinry aitcr know
Ing the disad, antages the Republican part,
laborcd under Ia the contest. The Demo
Gratis who have before been 80 iubicnt over
the hope Of a retention al power Ia the
Granite State. arc now chop-inllen. Their
last aud only hope Is gone. and their orpo-
siSion TO the great principles Of the Nation
al Republican party. must hereafter he
male In some other way Than under their
old party organization. Bu, whatever
| form II assumes masked or unmarked the
country knows its history. and shattered
| and torn il will bc driven II need b.. iuto
the last ditch.
Probably never IN the history Of this
Government has the "Ouls" eNrrci ,cd such
arifulnc<s im disclosing the legitimate c"n-
iidcniial secrets ofihe ''in>" than j. now
being exercised. aud never has the results
| OF such efforts been 50 futile A. at present
Al the commencement OF tho invest .aii "n
of the New York Custom House committee.
| twas made manifest that whatever irr-.u-
! iari,i.s in the Custom li.u,r. the PRECEDENT
T, knew uuihln: but To the couirary h- had.
knowing that the Custom House was con
-idcr-d rhrou. h ali administrations corrupt
} made special effort to prevent frauds
Would that We could have 4 few more such
| ins->iis aiion> to the extent "i entire ex-
onsralion of all charges preferred asalBs,
IL by the opposition party.
The major ~ and minority report, oi tho
committee on ku-klux outrage. recently
submitted la Congress di.clo-r Two promi-
nent features that canno, tail ,o impre-.
Themselves on the popular mind. VIZ. the
fcndish brzsdlgy OF a portion OF the south
! cru Democracy. and tic almost ioia, In.
prarnH oi those of the North. Their t,ru-
/ taliiy IS already established by the MAORI
~ report. in the number of murder. aud
| dcpraviiy. by their Efforts To conceal and
pailiA,e the crimes Of their southern breth-
ren.
Both these reports taken together iudi-
cate the fearful moral condition. Of the
leaders OF modern ID, mocracy. and eanno,
fail to astonish and mor,ify mankind gen
orally at the depth Of iniamy reached BY
this once powerful and respectable party
The time occupied by the Senate IA dis
eussins the advisablity OF being informed.
AT no little expense. the number RECON-
mcndcd TO cl~rkships by Senators, j. worse
than lost, and q matter we nearly all think
here. IL Of very little interest to the coui,-
Try. Senator Conkling. doubtless, Was
mo7ed in the first place TO introduce b. 8
resolution simply 10 vindica,c himself. and
10 show TO what extent Senator Trunbnll
had made use OF a privilege he now FISHES
TO abolish.
IL now no longer speculA'i lon as TO
the amount Vi DR.. Collins (~x-Prn.ion
asen, for ID. Co. defaleaiion. General
Rutherford. the Third Auditor. has cun-
cludcd the auditing his accounts and find.
tina, il will require s6l 900 to make hi. lie.
ficiency COED. The ID Ictor i. out OF town.
HIS oondsmen will be called upon iinmrdi-
ateiy To make good his deficiency
Ex-Collecior Murphy. Of New York.
and ex-Congressnan A. II. Iaiiiin. naval
agent there. have arrived la town ia ODE
dIehce to summons 10 appear before the
| Custom House Committee and tell what
they know of the New York Custom,
House frauds. So numerous are tine in
vestigating committees 10 Washington
now. that they are hard to keep The nun
o. The hotels are fast bein. filled M
with witnesses suspended here from a
! distance. Ii these committees make re-
| ports. and long discussion. follow there
will be but little time 10 attend properly 10
other urgent and important measures be-
fore Congress.
The Mormon Committee Of Utah con
stitutional Convention. has just arrived.
and will. In day or two. submit 10 Con-
gress their proposed Constitution The
Morn'ons have great many warm sympa-
thizers here. and their influence has done
much toward sofening the tone Of Con-
gress and the press against the self-con-
stituted authorities OF Mormondon.