The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-05-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. May, !, '73.

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
! WAsH1seroN, D. c., May, !, '73..
The course pursued by Governor
Kellogg, of Louisiana, is universal
" approved here among the loyal
portion of orr citizens. A few here
who have always been found on the
side Of oppression to the general
government, prophesy that the re-
cent butchery of the innocent color
ed people there is the commence
ment of general warfare between
the white and colored races.
A single batch of ST. applicants
for Al vacancies in the first class
clerksMps has just been completed
by the Treasury Board of Examina-
ton. All who did not attain a
standing of 80 in a grade of 100
are notified that their case is hope
less; that the vacancies will be
filed from those who attained
standing above that grade. For
the grade of copyist-salary $500,
about 1000 applicants have appear
ed, and these are all to be examined
forthwith. This shows that the
board is by no means triding. There
are but few 81, 200 lady clerks in
any Of the departments, mostly
$500, and while the latter class are
invited to compete for 81, 200 posi-
tons it is said but few have availed
themselves Of the privilege. a
The April report of the Depart
ment of Agriculture is now passing
through the press, showing a great
improvement in the wheat pros
poets of the Middle States, but less
favorable south of Maryland. Mich
igan, the only northern border
State that grows winter wheat, re
ports the crops green and flourish
ing. Ohio presents great inn
provement, but further west the
showing is less colored. California
! promises another enormous crop.
On the whole, the crop promises
better than at this time last year.
The large amount Of snow on the
ground in the Northern States has
been n great protection to the wheat.
General. Eaton, the Commission
or of Education, delivered an adj
dress at the opening of the new
normal school, at Shippensburg,
Pa, ON the 18th. His address re-
lated to normal schools, and was in
great part a historical sketch of the
rise and progress of those import
| ant institutions, He showed that
there are now in the country 1O1
normal schools yielding to- the
| teachers profession about 1000
teachers annually, while the mum
Der should be over 127, 900 in order
| to give all the children Of schoo
age in the country, probably ovel
| 100000 the advantages Of in
struction under trained teachers
He speaks in complimentary term
of the prospects of the institution
and Of the worthiness of the princi
pal, Mr.. Beard, who was formerl,,
at the head of similar institution
4 in Missouri. toT s.
/ John Bull sees another awkward
complication arising out of the e1
| forts of the partizans of Legitimate
in England to organize a movement
4 in behalf of Don Carlos, the pretend
er to the Spanish throne. Th
Spanish minister at London hs
complained of this movement o
conflicting with the principles latel
recognized by England in the Wasl
ington treaty, and the lawyers q,
studying the question in the igi
!, Of the 81, Q0o, 900 damages awarde
by the Geneva Tribunal, with the
, usual propensity, however, to spl
! hairs and sacrifice general primo
pies to teehnicalities. The invet
rate conservatives are unable to 81
. how the law can interfere. Spa:
is poor and weak nation and i
: capable Of doing the mischief th
the United States could have don
s Therefore it is very likely the leg
) gentlemen will lack our powerf
stimulus to settlement Of the Gas
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