Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-12-25

the good sense SAlSt Hdeiitl OF MS bureau
officers, and 10 point was ever made
against him for it when he was up for 4
nomination. This small Buncombc is Il
burlesque on craftsmanship, and tends To
give the impression that the party which
relies upon it Is incapable of dealing with
larger questions.
The Senate has been engaged upon Nor
rilis bill for the government of the District
of Columbia. II is proposed 10 rule the
District by set Of Commissioners, on the
ground that home rule" here has proved
failure. The District has become an
elephant Of large size, and they hardly
know what TO do with il. All kinds OF
rule have failed here and it is hard 70 say
which has been the worst failure. Mayors
and Aldermen failed Democratic Mayor
Wallach failed, Republican Mayor Bowen
failed, the Boss system failed, the best men
of both parties have been in the jobbcry
up to their ears, and TO simplify the steal
ing they now propose To try Il Commission.
Having begun to provide for orr twenty
million debt, Congress will have the plea
sure Sooner or later OF seeing il through.
The ceremony of receiving the King of
Hawaii by Congress took place on Friday.
and was largely attended. On the same
day, Garfield and Speer of Pennsylvania
called each other some hard names in a
debate on the expenses Of the Department
of Justice. The language used was after
that form of politeness in vogue with
Chicago editors, when they compliment
each other on the possession of gifts that
the better class of human beings detest.
The affair woke up the young Africans
who make the gallery a sleeping place
when the sunny side of the sidewalk does
not give due warmth.
Commander Gushing. one of the most
gallant and distinguished Of our naval
heroes died on Friday after brief illness
OF soitening of the brain. He was one OF
the most daring and energetic Of our
officers during the war, and although i
minor at the commencement of the strug-
GLE he performed deeds that will place
him among the first names of our list OF
naval heroes He was buried on Sunday
with the honors due to his merit. though
the tremendous storm prevented the i'm
mense attendance that was expected. Nc
man in the Navy will be more missed, thar
the brave Gushing.
In the House on Monday the Committee
of Ways and Means reported progress or
their attempt to find out where the $3.50,
600 of Pacific Mail money went. Irwin
the agent, said that he came to Washing
ton with the cash. but he declined to tel
the names of the parties to whom he paic
I 1T. The committee therefore recommend
ed that he he held for contempt. Dawes
made speech in which he conveyed the
impression that very unusually grave
thing had been done by the witness, but
whether it consisted in the refusal to an
swer, or in the shak ing of loose sums OF
money around the doors of the Capitol
was not SO plain. On the whole | think
1t must have been the refusal to tell what
excited the venerable Dawes, for when
Cakes Ames opened his huge calf skin in
the very lobby there is no record which
shows that Dawes called for his arrest, or
punishment, and it is certain that Dawes
made ne haste in getting before the public
the contents Of that famous memorandum
book.
There is good reason for supposing that
Nettleship, the missing detective, is here,
and will give testimony that will astonish
the nation, concerning the safe burglary
Somebody bad better be getting ready to
step down and out