Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-01-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHIEGToN, Dec. %, 1879.
A WHITE CHRISTMAS.

WHITE CHRISTMAS.
Christmas day was very quiet and cold
in the capital. The morning was dull
and snow storm commenced here about
! p. NJ. which continued all night and
most Of the following day. An old-fash-
ioncd Winter is upon US, the mercury ly-
ing lower and retaining its downward
tendency more persistently than for sew
eral years past during the past six weeks.
The moisture Of our climate as compared
with that Of Northern and Northwestern
localities causes us to suffer from cold and
TO require equal care in the use Of warm
and heavy clothing though the mercury
seldom reaches zero. Snow with us is
nastiness, as it affords little of the pleas
ure Of the sleigh and many Of the incon-
vencnces Of slop and slush besides many
Undertaking invitations to strike terra
f1m0 inyoluntarily. While the sleigh
ing last with US it is INDUCED in by the
favored few at s. to $40 per hour for in
different tumouts. Little expectation and
no certainty is entertained that any Win
ter here will afford single opportunity
to indulge in the luxury. Hence, few
preparations and the exhorbitant charges
The snow which has fallen has been min
glcd with rain and hail, and from pres
ent appearances will stay with us but
few ilecting hours. Last Christmas we
SAT hnrp with raised Windows
wARMoUTH's DEFENDERS.
A large delegation Of the Yarmouth
party, Of Louisiana, are here apparently
trying to make ninnies of themselys.
They occasionally rush into print when
their peculiar views are not maintained
in administration circles, and then their
extreme captiousness and want OF logical
consistency betrays the collar they wear.
In recent communication to the Chr0al-
icie one Of their number tried to use fig
ures in support Of Yarmouth. Forget
ting that figures never lie, he admitted
that the colored population was at least |
equal to that Of the white in Louisiana,
and that the registration of 1870 showed !
n preponderance Of the colored vote there.
He then makes no allowance for the white
Republican vote, but proceeds to deduce
tue rcasonableness Of the Yarmouth ma
jority from the fact that in an equal di-
vision Of the white and black vote, few
voting the fusion ticket, would sustain
the Yarmouth court. No better exhibit
of the Yarmouth claim Of $3.50 majority
for Greeley need be asked. His conclu-
sions depend upon his implied allegations
that there were no white votes polled in
opposition to Greeley and that all the
Democratic votes were pollcd for Greeley.
Neither OF these propositions were true
rs Is we'll attested, and the white Repub-
ican was at least ten times that of the
colored vote diverted to Greeley. This
conclusion is arrived at by taking the
figures and admissions of the Yarmouth
committeeman, but it is much safer to be
governed by the last Registration of voters
which shows 10000 more black than
white voters, but TO give verify to the re-
suit Of the regularly constituted and rec
ognized canvassers, Uiz II 624 for Grant,
it is not necessary that there should be
one more black than white vote legally
polled. The result in other Southern
States shows criterion that according
to the proposition Of this delegate would
more than verify the regular return IN
favor Of Grant. 1t is to be hoped that
Congress will soon send the gentlemen
home with ileas in their ears.
REYoKGNG POWERS OF ATTORNEY
The order Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury allowing claimants to revoke pow
ers Of attorneys after an agent has per-
formed the services contracted for, will
have an injurious effect only in the small
er class of cases, and claimants will be
charged high rates of commission to coy
er the risk. A conference of attorneys
here has resulted in an agreement to put
an injunction on the Secretary requiring
him to retain the money until the con
tract is complied with in all cases wherein
the amount will justify the expenses Of
proceedings in court
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