Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-04-23
FROM WASHINGTON.
FrnltProspects-City Observation-Disclosures
The Temperance Crusade -Charity-Finance,
&c.

OF the fruit crop in Delaware and
Maryland, which now produce SO
largely for the supply of the North,
and q branch Of business which is to
be greatly increased when the excel
lent fruit lands of this region shall be
owned and titled by class Of men
possessing the intelligence and enter
prise Of Northern farmers.
There are thousands of visitors in
this city now as usual during the ses-
sion of Congress, and on any fair day
they swarm on Pennsylvania Avenue,
about the capitol, Smithsonian build
ings, Agricultural grounds, the diff
ferent Departments, and hundreds of
pilgrims are bound for Arlington
where sleep the "Boys in Blue" and
to Mount Vernon's sacred ground
which was the home, and where rests
the ashes of the most honored man
Of raodern times
The Board Of Public works have
been Investigated for nearly month,
and thus far 40 body has been prov
en- thief or scoundrel generally.
The memorialists are sick. Of their
job, and it is anticipated that the af-
fair will end in smoke in few days.
Boss Sheperd seems to have grown
in public confidence and esteem every
day, Notwithstanding the assaults of
such unprincipled "Pirates of the
Press" as Reid of the New York
Tribune and Dana of the Sun, whose
editorials and lying dispatches would
make Brick Pomeroy's Democrat dur
ing the war respectable by way of
contrast. Reid seems to be actuated
in his abuse of Washington and Re,
publicans here, by pure, native "cus-
sednoss," while Dana as ever one
knows is only venting his malignant
hate, because Grant refused to APP
point him collector of the port of
New York, an act which subsequent
tents have shown was a wise one
on the part OF the President.
The temperance crusade which
has so excited the country has an
army of advocates and sympathizers
here, and q noble work has been
dono and is still going forward in
this cause, and yet we do not know
that q single saloon has been visited
or street prayer meeting held by
bands of praying women yet her
prayers have been numerous and
earnest, her appeals personally to
the um5elier and his victims elo-
quent and effective in many instan-
ces, and woman who for SO many
years has borne in silent patience
the burdens Of the evils Of intemper-
ance, has st last arisen in her almost
divine might, and resolved to save
the country from the degradation
and ruin Of it's drdnken lives. God
bless her in this work is the senti-
ment of The writer. Large enthusi-
astic meetings are now held each
evening, and many of these are ad-
dressed by members Congress, and
your readers will be glad to know
that the present House and Senate
are the most temperate bodies ever
convened at the capitol
The grace Of charity is being ex-
ercised here TO a wonderful degree,
and we are soon to sec several grand
demonstrations for the relief Of hu-
man suffering and in ministrations to
the poor All the theatrical manag-
ers and the leading "Stars" consent
to give dramatic entertainments. |
Literary and musical societies will
do likewise. The eye, ear and taste
are to be feasted as motives to liberal
giving and the contributions will be
very large, reaching up in the thou
sands like those poured out for Chic
ago in the days of her calamity.
Who believes the world grows more
selfish and unfeeling, or that Wash
ington is the wickodist city in the
LAID ? Not we anyhow.
Congress is doing some earnest
work now but does not reach con-
clusion only as the result of long con-
tinued discussions. The House by
a very large majority has passed a
bill allowing newspaper exchanges
to 60 through the mails postage free,
thus removing an embargo on intelli-
gence. We doubt not the Senate
will concur in this resolution
Rumor has made the Secretary Of
the Treasury resign, and installed
Mr.. Delano in his place, but Mr..
Richardson says he don't know any
thing about it.
\ son of Gen. Lee is before Con-
gtess claiming pay for the Arlington
estate on which lie the bodies of so
many thousand union soldiers. As
Uncle Sam is most generous old
SOUL we should not wonder if the
demand was granted
Another .'set to" has been had in
the Senate over Louisiana affairs and
a general discussion of that question
will come off soon with Mr.. Carpen-
ter as champion for new election.
The money question has been the
all absorbing one tor many days,
and unless it had been settled to the
satisfaction Of the people would have
been one Of the main issues in future
political campaigns. The Senate
amended the House bill and it was
sent to the latter for its concurrence
which was obtained by the decided
vote of 40 to 102. Western and
Southern members generally sustain
the bill while Eastern men profess
to see ia its adoption terrible finap-