Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-06-11
Correspondence of the Heraldl
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
ltems-Imp Observation-Disclosures Editors-The
Wedding at the White House--Civii Rights
Bill, &C., &c.

Mr.. EDrroR:-The capital of the
country is now attracting to it a larg-
er number of pleasure seekers, of
bodies Of excursionists, and conven-
tons of the various religious orders;
and more of the intelligent and well
to do citizenship of the land than ever
before; end the universal remark OF
strangers is surprise at the health,
beauty, neatncss and thrift of the city,
lis apparent order, and the absence OF
open vice and crime which are SO
marked s feature in all great CONNER
cial and manufacturing centers. This
is due in part to excellent sanitary
measures, police arrangements, the
general intelligence and cultivated
tastes of the people, and especially to
the superior educational advantages
within the reach of all. Washingto.
mans are justly proud of their public
school edifces as they are models in
size, elegance and arrangement, and
the schools are under the charge of
corps of teachers as able and thor
ough as can be found in any city of
New England.
Notwithstanding the check upon
the public improvements growing out
of the investigation, private enter
prises are being pushed forward as
rapidly as ever. The Baltimore 81
Ohio, and the Pennsylvania Co.'S are
each building depots which would
honor any city. Fifteen large churches
are going up. The English minister
is erecting for his government the fin
cstresidence here's structure m assive,
broad and square like the kingdom it
represents. The Russian government
will do likewise and this becoming
the fashion others will follow suit.
The social events of the past few
days have been the general conven-
ton Of Baptist clergymen and dele
gates, the visit of New York, Indiana
and Illinois editors, and the marriage
at the White House. The convention
was a numerous and able body of the
representative men of that church
and their discourses from the most of
our city pulpits on the Sabbath were
eloquent and impressive. In no other
city in the land is there so little Of
the sectarian spirit as here. Chris
ians all unite in the work of their
master, and all christian bodies meet
ing here are welcomed and entertain.
ed in spirit which is prophecy of
the time, when there shall be but one
Lord, one Faith, one Baptism.
The army of editors met most flat
tering reception, and strange as it may
seem were more highly honored here
than are the correspondents of the So
called "Independent Press" in "News-
paper Row." who fatten like vultures
upon scandal, detraction, and SANDERS
upon private and public character
nl-- a---~,~ "v.v nvo tne VISITORS
The House opened its doors to them,
deferred its regular business to do
them honor, and their reception at the
Capitol generally, was fitting recog-
milton of the power of the Country
Press" in moulding public opinion,
and as primary source of the virtue
and intelligence of our moral popula-
ton, and a ground of hope for the fu-
ture of Republican institutions.
The marriage OF the only daughter
of the President to the son of an ex-
member of the English Parliament
was truly a sensational event. The
acquaintance of these parties was
made, and their attachment formed on
an America bound steamer, and while
somewhat romantic is called a first
class love match, and so we hope it
was; and hope further that the bride
groom was not deceived into the no.
ton that he was marrying the heir to
the American throne should the Pres
ident attempt the promised role of a
Cesar. AS they sailed from our shores,
bon-voyage, said the American people
to her, "Whose simple childhood
taught her truth, her fathers valor
duty" and to him, "Ennobled as our
countryman, because he guards our
daughter"
Decoration Day was beautiful as
ever dawned, and large crowds visit
ed Arlington and other cemeteries to
bestow their floral offerings upon the
graves of our departed heroes. Secre-
tary Belknap issued an order that all
we'll behaved persons could visit the
grounds and express their feelings as
they saw fit, and as result the Blue
and the Gray were honored, the first
by those who loved the Union, and
the latter by those who were sympa.
thizers with treason.
Both houses of Congress have agreed
to an adjournment on the 22d of this
month, and business will now be
pushed at rapid rate. The curren-
cy question ''hangs fire" but it is about
time that the people had an assurance
that they are, some day, to have some
thing reliable upon which to base their
business operations, or else were told
by Congress that it will do nothing
about it,
Both the Senate and House have
passed resolution endorsing the Gen.
tennial at Philadelphia, but while do
ing so refuse to be bound to aid the
project financially. Right, we say.
Woman suffragists are encouraged
by recent action of the Senate which