The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-09-06
From Our Washington Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. /, 1878.
CAMP MEETING.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. 1, 1878.
CAMP MEETING.
Our Methodist friends have recently
enjoyed a more or less refreshing season of
grace at union camp meeting in the
vicinity of Rockville Maryland. All the
churches or Methodist organizations were
represented, and the camp was laid out in
avenues which bare the names of the var
ious places of worship in the city. Unfort-
unately, however, the rains badly disar-
ranged their programme. The meeting
was largely attended, there being near ten
thousands persons present on Sunday, 25th
ultimo.
POOR CHILDREN's EXCURSION.
The Morning Chronicle Publishing Com
pany, following the example of the New
York Times, are giving, with the assist
ance Of their friends who subscribe for
that purpose, a series of excursions to the
poor chi dren of the District, and on three
occasions the poor little ones have been
gathered from out the alleys and dens of
filth, poverty and disease, and taken to the
least, inhale the pure, health-giving coun-
try air, and partake, for once in their
lives, of an elegant dinner. The fourth of
the series will take place tomorrow at
Seabrook, Maryland, where there is an
abundance of pure water and lovely
grove, and l suppose the little ones will
enjoy themselves to their hearts content.
Enough praise cannot be given the Chron-
icle Publishing Company and those who
have subscribed for the interest manifested
in this noble aid worthy enterprise.
IMPROVEMENTS AT TIE WHITE HOUSE.
Workman are busly engaged at the
Executive Mansion, making general i'm
provements and ornamenting the grounds
surrounding it. In the centre of the arena
in front will be placed largo fountain
similar to that west of the Treasury De-
partment. The work will be completed
about the 10Th instant, and it is thought
the President will not take up his resi-
dence permanently here again before the
first of October.
CUNNING SEASON.
The cunning season has fairly opened.
The marshes along the Potomac, near this
city, afford splendid cunning grounds for
the sportsmen of the city, and each after
noon hundreds of boat loads of them can
be seen pushing about. Black and reed
birds, and artelons (the latter called trail"
in Elkton and vicinity,) are very plentiful,
but are in poor condition. 1t is said that
along the eastern branch Of the Potomac
is one of the most favored retreats for the
birds above named, in the United States,
and visit to that locality any afternoon
would convince any one doubling the asser-
ton.
NOT MUCH OF CESAR
Looking casually at the solid phalanx of
campaign speeches from the Cincinnati
Commercial, and the fervid third-term edi-
torials in the New York Herald and some
of the lesser lights" including the G., ca
Democrat, one would think we were in all
the throes of a Presidential election. But
then, you know, the "Moss Back" OF
"Potato Bug :" party must have something
to howl about and why not Casarlsm
suppose tho Caesar brick " will be among
those that will be thrown about lively in
Cecil this Fall; but to show how utterly
| such cry "lacks the requisite thickness
T iy no nh Of
discussion that took place in the presence
of General Grant himself on the subject of
third term:
When asked what he thought of it,
"Why," said Grant, cit doesn't interest
me in the least. 1t is no business of mine
to manage the politics of the country. The
| execution of the duties of the office of the
President are quite as much as one man
can attend to, and good deal more than
find agreeable. 1t is pretty we'll known
that | reluctantly consented to give up my
| commission as general, even when the sue
cess eff the Republican party was assured,
but, having accepted the nomination, |
was bound to stand by it. The second
nomination was equally unsought, though
| freely told my friends l thought the par
ty owed me a vindication for having i'm
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their political enomies. | didn't bargain
for that, and thought the charges reflected
more justly upon the party for having
made the mistake. l was perfectly salts
fled what the result would be at Philadel-
| phia, as | was of what would follow in
| November. 1t was none of my business,
except to accept or decline privilege
knew some of our friends would be glad to
have. Let me see, this is August-March
to August is five months, and now the
! newspapers are anxious to know if l am to
serve third term, when the second is
hardly begun. The way Congress has
treated all my recommendations doesn't
make me appear either influential or dan
gerous. l often think of Lincoln's answer
to the importunate applicants for army
honors: 'havn't any influence with this
| administration, my friend; you will have
! to appeal to Congress- If the newspapers
want to know whether will be :e-nomi-
mated, why don't they quiz the party that
elected me ~ "Why don't you silence
this squabble by announcing your inten-
ton to retire to private life at the end of
the term 90 asked one of the company,
jokingly. The President promptly an
swered: "You forget the fate of Colfax.
| Will it not be time to refuse when the
refusal is at my disposal?" "And yet the
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| NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE.
One of the most striking business
changes in the city for many years is
observed in the newspapers. Beside one
sprightly evening paper, the Star, the old
est in the city, (and to say nothing of our
Sunday papers, of which nothing can be
said,) we have two daily morning journals
which are vieing with each other to pro
duce paper which will satisfy the de-
mands of the increased intelligence of their
readers, and make them worthy of the Cap
ital of the nation. This rivalry has not
been a great while in existence; but the
eagerness and industry with which it is
conducted bids fair to result in affordiug
the citizens of Washington such paper
as they desire. No sooner had the Repu6-
lican congratulated itself that it had COM
pleted a grand and imposing publishing