The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-28
Letter from Washtngton

WASHINGTON, D. c., March Gath, 1874
Mr.. Summers death, it is alleged, reduces the
number of independent Senators to four or
these Upton has formally declared himself with
the Democracy, and at the end of his term will
be found politically dead as door nail Re.
publican who can be relied on will succeed him
from Nebraska. The other three are Schnrz.
Fenton and Hamilton of Texas. The two former
will have ended their senatorial labors on the
next fourth of March, and Hamilton two wears
later. 1t is now settled that Democrat will be
likely to succeed Schurz, and at any rate he will
not be returned after all his efforts. Fenton's
successor will be returned by the next New York
Legislature, to be elected next fall. His return
is equally hopeless whichever party may sasn
succeed. Hamiltons only prospect of>euother
term would be in renouncing the tidal wave of
Liberalism, which will have left him high and
dry out of water without a drop of his native
element within reach or sight
Senator Conkling made the startling announce
ment in the Senate yesterday, that the whole
spring business of New York city and State was
suspended for want of action on the finances by
Congress. He argued immediate action whether
it be contraction, imitation or nsthing. He said
when Congress acted, and it was known what to
expect, the business and prosperity of the country
would revive.
Judge Lewis Dent, brother of Mrs President
Grant, died last Sunday morning after painful
illness. He will be buried tomorrow from st.
Matthew's Catholic Church. He became Cath
Ole during the winter just passed. He was
quiet, worthy gentleman of true refinement.
The temperance revival has reached Washing
ton in earnest. Yesterday on agitation on the
subject was inaugurated by prayer and exhorta-
ton. The city pastors of churches of all denom-
nations appear to be moving AT the Foundry
Church last night grand demonstration was
held at which Dio Lewis, the prime mover in the
womans crusade of the West was the leading
speaker, and gave an account of the rise and
progress of the praying parties of ladies. The
Hutchinsons sang several OF their temperance
songs.
memorial of leading New York business men
in favor Of holding the proposed international ex
position at Philadelphia in 1876 has just been
presented to Congress. 1t asks for suitable aid
from that body to make the affair creditable to
the country. Ex-Governor Big,er, of Penn. has
also written letter to the chairman OF the SEN
ate Committee on Appropriations in favor of the
same object He shows that Congress has been
fully committed TO the exposition as an inter-
national enterprise, and that ten of the European
Governments who have been invited by the Pres.
ident to take part in making it success have
courteously consented to do so in an official man
ner. tie shows that it is too late to talk about il
being an open question. He suggests that il
would be rather cool 10 excuse ourselves by say
ing that our Government is grand success which
we desire to celebrate, but that we cannot afford
to do SO.
1t is interesting know that Hon. lack Chand
Ter, of Michigan, is senior Senator since the death
of Mr.. Sumner. His term began March 4, 1857,
and has completed seventeen years service. Next
to him is Mr.. Anthony, of Rhode Island, who
came into the Senate in 1859 Then follow SEN
ators Sherman, of Ohio, and Howe, of Wis who
became Senators in 1861.
+ Your correspondent has suffered some atterly
from changes Of the weather which have made
very bad colds and slight attacks of illness quite
common in the city. new epizootic has arisen
among equnes, but that among human animals
is still OF the ancient order Of influenza. LIFE