The sun., 1873-08-06
WASHINGTON IN SUMMEP
now CoNGREssMEN FryD ppo,
LILLE WORh
Ring senators and Representatives -Nor.-.
Martial for Howard Ilipple or Mi,ch.,.
-Poiyganiy in Oregon.


Ring Senators and Representatives -Nor..
Martial for Howard - IIippIe or u,,ouu
-Polyaan,y in Oregon.
Correspondencc Of The sun.
WAsHISGToN, Aug. 4.-The Rinp sena,.-.
and Representatives continue to drive a tb,,y..
trade In these parts, being admitted 10 all ,hs
secrets OF the projected improvements. and :,
lowed share for their influence In procur,n.
legislation and money from Congress. Tho a..
cases reported In the organs OF the jobb.r4 ara.
IN TIE re f3llosigg trpsfers Of rsal estate have been G
port June rs ~ Craein ct al, lots 10 TO IS ahd p,s
Permits TO buld.-rhe following pcrnits n, t,,,
were issued yesterday Cluly ~ rne iin Wnn.iSt
ptoi and Streets sSHthe'sf' her, a''11% Tr" n n''sr hns
s'2ry erick and store on New Jersey avenue BE-
Senator Cragin OF New Hampshire seems "a
have gone pretty deeply into property fronlies
| the Capitol on the east, with Ordway, the Sor
! geant-at-Arms Of the House. To put d,,ru
| T!bUO IN side venture like this Indicates tb,t
Mr. Patterson was not the only prosperous Sen.
ator from that state, aud 1t rather explains wbv
pitriotic gentlemen are willing to pay nix
prices for a seat in that illustrIous body -,
course Mr.. Cragin will now be expected e., yota
all appropriations bind, AMI t. sustain the
BOARD Of Public Works without a why or a
wherefore.
PREPARING ron NEW RAID.
The Hon. VIM. Williams OF Indian, w,s
member Of the Committee on the District oi
Columbia in the last Congro ss, and one or tSa Va
most unqualified defenders of all the pl1ndSy
and uutrages which are now notorious to the
country. His zeal is perfectly understood Al
the time of the Investigation he was engaged in
to iblp lproye part Of IL. lie here u few DAYS
ago, busily employed with the Ring chiefs in
concerting their new raid for next winter.
Benjamin f. Butler IL sufficiently known. n,
was already large property holder. aud has
never pretended to disguise bis istentlun to N,
prove all the opportunities Of his place m con.
gress to extend his fortune. with few hon.
orabie exceptions nearly all the members who
have purchased residences here, or real c,t,is
Tor rise, are IN some form or other idcnldcd
with the Ring.
Mr.. Eldfidgc Of Wisconsin appeared here and
denly few days ago, but whether to inquire In
to the bankrupt condition of the Board # Pub.
lie Works, which Is now issuing spurious certi-
Gcates to pay its debts, or to arrange for the
coming campaign in the next Congress, which
the ring Is nov Organizing ON grand scale, Is
without an object, and a. the Democratic arep,
Of the plunderers ON the committee his unex-
pected visit is the subject Of comment,
CHRISTIAN STATESMEN.
There ls great repuGnance on the part Of tho
President and his Immediate surroundings 10
order court martial In tue case OF Cen How
ard, especially as he has just been elected pres-
dent OF the Young Mems Christian ASsucta.ion
Any other officer OF the same grade, or, indeed,
OF any grade. who declined to ask Tor a court Of
inquiry under the circumstances Of Howards
case would have lpnI ago been court martiled
and put in coventry IL seems singular that
whenever our Christian statesmen heroes
benevolent wing of the Y. A. why isnp
Colfax WAS In the highest favor when he had
$lOD,oO Of stocks and bon is the price Of his
venality-lyng hid in his trunk while pleading
poverty before the public for defence.
The case Of the much-marrlcd Mitchell OF
Hipple, l. likely to make a stir when the senate
gets together next session. lhe fact that he has
applied to the Legislature Of Oregon 10 confirm
a name which he falsely assumed, and ar.ug
which he was elected to the senate, Is Of itsoR
proof that a fraud was committed, and that hs
II not entitled o the seat. This question cannot
he discussed without revivinR the whole scan.
dial, and disclosing the personal history OF this
individual in such "A way as will III Ike II iiyel
Tor the Christian statesmen who have been d.;
nouncing polygamy a. one Of the twin relic Of
bmbarism, aud turning up the whites Of tuol
eyes la holy horror at brigham Young's goyerl.
ment.
COMPLICATED NArRMoSY.
Oregon has furnished other examples Of con.
phcated matrimony which are well known nero
at the capital, though partially glOZed over ~
OH 'Ial positi n and shoddy parade. II they were
sifted as this mas recently been, there would not
be much t. choose among the-c free lovers Al
though MIR. Attorney-General Williams might
naturally be expected to 20 to the aid Of a CONE
patriot In such a dilemma, IL is quite doubtful
II he viii touch questions which might become
Troublesome to more than Mitchell, or Hppe
II pressed too hard Besides tbs objection he
Is engrOsscd In efforts to muZzlC the press and
to enlarge the grasp Of Federal power. Although
the good name " the st from which he pro-
fesses To- hail Is concerned, MIR. Williams viii les
that slide and leave the unfortunate to HI, fate,
unless II should become necessary for the Ad'
mnistrntion to support him, which may hipIen.
~ ", 1870 ~ "Ss W @n -, a g
day AS hs particular senator 70 succeed WIZ
lians, whom lie had used for all practical puf-
poses while a member of shat body. ltoIaday
Is the railroad mpnOpolist ut oregon. and is CON
cerned in the combinations on the Pdcinr by
which those states have been ruled and run like
rotten boruughs. He IL link In the chain "
consolidated capital aud political machinery,
which binds labor TO It's chariot wheels, and
makes relentless war against agriculture. Con.
sequently he stands near TO the Adminstratoh
which represents this huge ana Oppressive
monopoly. And although HDladay /. uyef.
loaded, aud not likely to eXtrcats himself, s,il
he must be sustained by the combination. IN
that way IL may come 10 pass that MitchclLd
Hipple. may he made a test of loyalty to CRAM
ism. 50 wei 60.