The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-12-19
Letter from WdsIsi,,0tOn.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IA, 1874. 4
Almost uninterruptedly through the paa
autumn and thus far this winter the weathe
has been uncommonly mild and pleasant
| This weather is noticeable by the old citizen
of this climate contrary to their prognostic5
lions that December would set in cold. 1t Il
been the mildest thus far your correspondent
for residence of eleven years has experienced
| Few people are seen wearing overcoats or gloves
| According to some of our Democratic news
papers General Bristow, Secretary of the Treas
| ury, in his new field of operations is like bull
in crockery shop, and everybody has to stan,
| around or stand from under him-even to tn
President himself. The latest story is that I'll
| the President and Secretary of the Navy CO,
not prevail on him to make an appointments
quested by both, viz: Ex-senator Cattell N.
| j. to manage the new syndicate. The consant
patting on the back and magnifying the imor
lance of the new Secretary of the Treasurya9
the new Postmaster General is intended to fl
ter them, but it is of that fulsome and strait
character that, coming from the quarter it doe
must be offensive to the sensibilities of the
gentlemen. They doubtless pray to be saw,
from the attentions of such quasi friends. TIL
same authority states that the new syndicate /
not 80 successful in placing the Cover nmen
loan as the former one which was in charge .
Mr.. Cattell which would be good reason 70
his appointment.
Southern people representing all parties an
here in great numbers, especially from, Ala
bama, Louisiana and Arkansas, The politica
troubles in those states during the past few
months are thrust upon Congress to settle.
In accordance with the expectations of know
ing ones the Democrats are trying to curry
vor with the Republican Congressman with,
view to effect such legislation as will entirely
crush the hopes of the Southern republicanso
ever carrying another electisruin those States
lI0U 10 10 .hora
they can succeed. 1t is quite doubtful how
er If they can so blind the eyes of our peol
to the fact that but in one or two States of
South republican is- allowed, withoutt-
lection of our military, to spes,. hissp
sept ents puhlicls-And no e,ce
unlimited power in their hanos is disgr..o
republican government, an insult to the Sol
der who fought to preserve it and cruelty to
that race whose liberty under rebel rule would
be mockery.
1t is now explained that the $3.50, 900, OF
funds placed in the hands of Mr. Richard B.
Irwin by the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
was probably squandered in Wall street specu-
latlons, and that the clamor of corruption will
be brought to sudden end when Mr.. Irwin s
testimony is secured, as it will be to-day
Having engaged rooms at Wormleys, there is
no doubt that he will be fully examined before
the Ways and Means Committee. The lrregu-
lar part of the proceeding is that Congress,
without any sort Of evidence that any Of its
matter, should have ordered an investigation
at all. The fact that Mr.. Irwin was arrested
on a warrant of Court by officers of thecompa-
ny prior to his arrest by the House, shows that
there is an internal quarrel over a large sum Of
money between the different officials of that
corporation, and that it should be settled So-
tween them by court of competent jurisdic-
ton which alone can adjudicate upon and pun
ish the offender, if any offonse has been com
mtted.
The Baltimore Sun which started the story
that the President and Secretary Robson were
snubbed by Secretary Bristow, for asking an ap
pointment on the European syndicate of ex-
Senator Cattell, retracts the statement, and
says that an interview with Secretary Robson
develops the fact that the subject of sending
Mr.. Cattel to Europe has not been mooted for
several months, during which time hiswlle has
been lying hopelessly sick, and subsequently,
died; that this calamity prevented him going
to Europe under an appointment made last
summer.
The new Democratic daily organ at the ma
tional capital the Evening Mail has expired af-
ter a brief and weakly existence of less than a
month. 1t died of a want of adequate support.
According to the Sunday Capital, it collapsed
SO soon as it was endorsed as the organ of an
old time Democratic Association known here as
the Dem. Jack. Ass. gathering. Certain il is
that not another issue was published after this
endorsement of the fossils was announced and
the editor Rev. C. W. Dennison, in bomb
speech accepted with fearful thanks the res6-
luton of the Ass meeting, and stated that he
had always been a Democrat. This Rev ex-
Clerk of the Interior Department is given to
poetry and romance. Having been sent away
from Washington as an office seeking nuisance
by Mr.. Lincoln, he made pretext of some pri-
vate business in Europe which had the execu-
tive sanction on which to found against the gov
eminent a claim of some kind and tried to get
the Grand Army of the Republic to endorse
him by foisting himself on it as an ex-sodier
He was subsequently expelled for maxim false
representations, and being turned out of the
Clerkship he held under President Graz t, Won
strong for Greeley in 1872, at The sauIef
ting up. story that So ator
certain charges against the resident
that gentleman so fatty denied that Mr.. De.
nson was effectually squelche .or the time.
He is now advertising that he will issue new
morning daily to be called "The National Dem
ocrat." 1t is to be hoped that the Democracy
will take care Of him, and keep him fast in
their fold.
Among the eminent visitors in Washington
recently, who have received great deal OF
honor was the Right Hon. Mr. Foster late men,
Der Of Mr.. Gladstone's Ministry, the defender
of Penn against Maculey, and the originator OF
the several Gladstone educational measures
At no place did he show greater interest than
at the Bureau of Education. There was free
exchange of views between him and the United
States Commissioner of Education, in substance
a comparison in brief of the work of education
in England and America, which it would be
impossible to transfer to paper. LIFE.