The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1873-06-14
Letter from Washias0tO91.

WASHINGTON, ID. u, June 10Th, 1873
The weather has for several days, with the ex-
ception of one day, been delightfully."- warm-not |
too hot. Vegetables of all kinds are in abun- |
dance in our markets. selling at reasonable prices
Farmers around are troubled in obtaining help, |
and are offering good wages to those out Of en-
ployment in the city, but generally without
avail, as there seems to be little inclination by
the colored people to leave the city ana 60 into
the country, where they will be compelled to
work from twelve to fourteen hours per day
The report of the massacre of the Indians by the
Oregon Volunteers lately, is variously common
ted on here, the majority, however, being much
disguised with the course pursued by those white
desperadoes and feel that it was setting very
bad example before the Indians, which, perhaps,
will encourage general uprising OF the Indians
everywhere in warfare against the whites
On last Friday, few minutes after IL clock,
Tom Wright the fifth one within the past two
and a-half years. was hanged for murder. The
trial, conviction, the notice for a new trial and
the arguments for and against new trial in case
of each one of them, have been looked upon with
interest. When all is done that can be done for
the prisoner in such cases by his counsel and
friends and without avail, and the sentence
pronounced, there still remains glimmer of
hope, first a pardon by the President and if that
fails, Communication of sentence to Imprisonment
for life with the hope in latter case after the crime
has almost been forgotten, through influence up
on a future President pardon may be obtained.
Of the five executed, not one confessed upon the
scaffold his guilt.
The last one, Tom Wright, before mentioned
as having suffered death last Friday, was indeed
an enigma. Your readers have been informed of
the circumstances of the murder before. His con-
viction was from purely circumstaDtial evidence,
but was of such convincing character the jury
that tried him was only few minutes in con-
Guiding verdict of guilty. He declared his in
| nocence, or rather denied the killing, from the
first to the last, and when the fatal moose was be-
| ing placed over his head on the scafold he turn
| ed to one of the guards standing beside him and
said, 81 did not kill the peddler" and when the
black cap was being placed over his head, he
was heard to mutter, "God save me-" There
are several more in Jail awaiting the sitting OF
GsS ps se r. be rsf 9F @SE
mitted, that the people have become fully aroused
to the necessity of speedy trials, and if convicted
a sure and speedy execution. Is it not strange
coincident that out of five consecutive executions
not one confessed guilt for the crime he suffered
death Three and perhaps four, out OF The i've
could with safety charge the commission of their
crimes to intemperance.
1t is better late than 10 reform the present
Civil Service System. 1t is now proposed by
| Secretary Richardson that the offices SHALL as far
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| States. What shall be done with hundreds who
have obtained clerkships within the past two
years from the District of Columbia and Maryland
1t appears that the law of Congress directing a
reissue of national bank notes is destined to fail
| OF execution from a singular conjuncture of cir
cumstances growing out of the crude legislation
of the late Congress. Only $500, 900 were appro-
priated for this work, but the total expense will
not be short of So, 000 900, which the banks re-
fuse to pay. During the progress of the bill
| through Congress the bank men and the bank
note engravers worked very gingerly among the
committees and in the lobby, and it is said, by
astute management and manipulation of opposing
interests had brought about the present dead.l
"with malice aforethought." How true this may
be is hard for intruders 10 ascertain. The popu-
lar mind, however, is ever ready to ascribe to
the Congressional lobby maximum Of craft and
| minimum of scruple Unfortunately more
thorough acquaintance only veri6es these views
The Attorney General has solved the problem
of dealing with the Modocs in his usual sensible
way. In stating the facts he shows that these
Indians were off their reservation, contrary to
treaty stpulations, that they resisted the troops
commissioned to restore them to their locality
that they murdered several unarmed settlers in
| cold blood that with aggravated bad faith and
diabolic cruelty they murdered Gen. Candy and
Dr. Thomas while protected by the laws of ma
tons in a peace-making capacity. The same
authority which tried and hung Wirz, the in
famous assassin of Andersonvlle, under the law:
of war, justified the appointment of a drum-head
court martial for the rapid disposal of those des
peradoes.
Advices from the Northwestern States received
at the Agricultural Department indicate an in
creasing damage TO sheep not only from dogs bu
also from wolves. The extreme cold of the pas
winter has driven these vermin upon the sheer
folds and enclosures. A general prey will ye
have to be made upon these animals, whose pres
ence in such formidable numbers is not favorable
to civilization. The allowance of such number
of worthless dogs is serious reproach to the in
telligence of the American people. Sheep hus
bandry, in many localities is utterly crushed BY
the ravages of worthless ours. LIFE,