Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-05-21
Correspondence of the Herald
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Natural Beauty-society News-Gen. o. o.
Howard-The CentenniaI-Arkansas-
SerytceS dc.

Mr.. EDITOR:
Poets do not often sing or
peris sketch the beauties of the sur
roundings of:the nations capitol, but
in one of our invalid jsunts up Rock
creek from Georgetown to Crystal
Spring, the home of the Blairs,sa dis-
lance of six miles, we found scenery
as wild ard picturesque as that on
the wooded streams of Grant Coun-
ty. The native forests covered the
hills for nearly the whole distance,
permitting US view only here and
there of a white mansion in the
southern style, or of mill and arns-
tic bridge, and yet the arbutus COW
cred banks of the stream, the sing
ing birds and the thousand whisper
ed voices of nature tuned our soul
to harmony with oil this beauty and
we truly felt that God did indeed
make the country. The object of
greatest interest was, the old Rock
Greek church in large cemetry, and
standing i'll the midst of cluster of
giant oaks which almost lock their
arms over it. This church was cree
ted in 1719 of brick brought from
England, was rebuilt in 1871 and is
now in good condition. As we passed
up the evergreen lined walks to lis
door, saw the ivy covered walls, and
gazed upon this ancient city of the
dead, we almost uttered an anathema
against the author of the idea of Gre
nation, while God provided such
lovely resting places for the bodies
of our departed friends.
The event of the month in the So
cial world was the marriage of the
daughter of Senator Stewart of Ne
vada to Lieut.. Hooker of the Navy.
The Senator has just completed the
most elegant residence in the city at
cost, including furnishing and
grounds of 100000, and the wedding
was the house warming of this prin-
cely castle. Next in the list is the
marriage OF Miss Nellie Grant to Mr..
Sartoris, q gentleman of large for
tune which will take place in the ia
nous "East Room" on the 21st of
this month. The groom is subject
of Queen Victoria. About the same
time Miss Mime Sherman will be
married to naval officer. These
young ladies are all called excellent
and sensible girls, but we have no
doubt there are scores OF ladies on
the farms and in the villages OF Grant
County who will make as happy
homes and as faithful, loving wives
as they.
Active preparations are gong for
ward for the celebration of "Decora-
ton Day." and there will be "a great
demonstration at Arlington Heights;
but there are too many crippled
veterans of the Union army here to
have any demonstrations in the line
of decorating graves of those who
stabbed at the nations life, and wag-
ed war in the interest of human bon
dage. Let the rebel be forgiven if
possible, and bis crimes be blotted
out of Heavens record if God wills
it, but loyal men and women are not
called upon to give a floral Offering
to the cause for which be died,
Washington at distance is called
the "wick eldest city in America, but
Vice President Wilson said be con-
sidered it decidedly the best, and so
do we no far as the character OF its
resident population is concerned
and we have no doubt it is the most
quiet, orderly and best governed
community of 100000 souls that can
be found in the Republic. The city
has 100 churches which are well fill,
ed and supported, and the Young
Mems Christian Association is a large
body OF remarkably active and ear
nest young men, who have gone into
every highway and lane with the
gospel in one hand while with the
other they have ministered to the
temporal wants of the poor and lone
ly, thus following in the footsteps of
the great Master. This association
at it's anniversary meeting held few
days since raised $4,000 to pay the
expenses of their work. \
The court Of inquiry into Gen 0.
0. Towards management OF the al
fairs of the Freedman's Bureau Say
10 their findings that he conducted
it's business with ability and fidelity,
that he is not chargeable with any
of the offences imputed to him, not
having offended legally, morally or
technically against positive law or
any regulations, and that he is
worthy of the confidence of all his
army associates. 1t is to be hoped
that now even his bitterest enemies
will cease Their Notifications ana eff
forts to blacken the character of this
gallant soldier and honorable man.
Vice President Wilson spends but
small portion of the time in the
city as bis health is too feeble to adj
NIT of his presiding over the Senate.
He is now engaged upon the second
volume of bis "Rise and Fall of the
Slave Power IN American record
of the most important contest since
christian civilization grappled with
barbarism, or the Mohammedon
struck for the mastership of Europe.
The name of the "Naticg Cobblsr" is
one of which every American who
honors Heaven ordained labor and
freedom must respect.
The Centennial appropriation of
three million dollars called for in aid
of the show at Philadelphia in 1876
received it's quietus in the House by
crushing vote. This was not the
result of want of patriotism, but of
the just judgement of the country
which questioned the propriety of