Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-03-14

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Inc massachusetts papers, even those most
warmly enlisted for Mr.. Dawes are in the con-
eratulatory mood that the old Commonwealth
- 10 be so ereditably represented in the United
States Senate as ii will be by Mr. Boutwell,
Massachusetts people always show a proper
pride in being represented by able men in Con-
gress- The Boston Adrertissr Dawes finds
compensation for the defeat OF its candidate I'm
the prospect of useful public service by Mr..
Boutwell,, and In the fact that Mr.. Dawes will
remain in the House, ''of which he is an acknowl-
edged leader. and the State and the country
VIII continue to have the benefit OF his we'll
earned influence there The Adr.rtiser goes
onto say, in regard to the loss of Mr.. Boutwell,
TO the Treasury department, that "the fear
that less conservative principles, and in
huences tainted with speculation, might
gain power under his successor, has led
the great majority Of sound business men to
regret the change which will now be made"
IL may reassure the Advertiser on this point to
note the statement OF President Grant to a
representative of the New York Herald Ac-
eording to the Herald report the remark was
made to the President that the opinion pre-
vailed in Wall street that new Secretary may
make changes in the general management OF
the department, which may materially affect
country. To this the President replied ssNo,
sir, nothing Of that sort. Upon this point L
wish IL to be distinctly understood that NO
diversion and no new experiments in the finan-
eisi Policy Of the administration are contempla-
ted, and that consequently no disturbance in
the business affairs Of the country is appre-
herded- Let well enough alone" is q good
rule until We are sure OF something better. No,
sir; no change Is contemplated, with the retire.
ment Of Mr.. Boutwell,, in the general financial
policy OF the government The system pursued
has met the appreciation Of the country, and
with that am content"
Tom Scott seems to be having war all along
his railroad line, and while generally success
tut he occasionally meets a check. In New
Jersey he has succeeded in defeating the Ma
honal railroad project for a rival road to his
leased line through that state, and has been
able tins far to resist the passage Of free rail-
road bill by the New Jersey Legislature. In
Virginia, curiously enough, by the exigencies
OF his campaign, he is laboring to procure the
Passage OF . free railroad bill, 20 enable him to
overcome the blocks put in the way of his
southern railroad project by the monopoly roads
OF that State. He needs a single link. (from
Aqua creek TO Richmond,) connecting his
Pennsylvania system and southern systems of
roads, and this be has been baffied in getting
through the opposition OF General Malone,
president of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad, John NJ. Robinson, president Of the
Richmond and Fredericksburg road, and John
w. Garrett, president Of the Baltimore and
Ohio road. HIS hackers in the Virginia Legis-
isture, including Major w. 4. Sutherlin, who
ofered the free railroad bill, are Iaboring
strenuously for that measure, but against heavy
odds, and IL Is probable that it win be defeated
IN the House by large majority. As free rail-
roads are good thing both for state and nation.
IL Is to be hoped that Mr.. Scott win succeed in
getting free railroad Law for virginia. and
fail IN defeating similar Law for New JERSEY.
The card elsewhere in regard to the Washing
ton City Savings Bank, signed by the repre-
sentstives Of all the different banks I'm the city.
but reflects the general sentiment of the bust
ness community of Washington In regard to the
thorough soundnes Of that Institution and the
high standing OF is oGices. We may add that
the eauseless run upon that bank has exhausted
itself, and that the deposits to-day far exceed
the checks
We thought We should have to explain the
reported republican defeat in New Hampshire
as owing to the exeerable weather, las the New
York Times does,) but as u turns cut that the
republicans have elected Governor, and gained
two members Of Congress, We guess the weather
wasn't 30 very bad, after ALI 81
The present Parliament Of England numbers
e5s members, divided Is foIlovs ENGLAND AMI
wales, 4es; Scotland, 90; Ireland, foo. Three
universities In England and Wales send Ave
representatives; four in Scotland send two, ana
one In Ireland sends two.
To-uieht Char lotte eastman takes her bene-
ftin Lady Macbeth, and tomorrow afternoons
her last appearance here; two facts to be borne
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