Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-03-20
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the SatIO,.'s Capitol.
WASHINGTON CITY, March 10, 1884.

! WAsHINGToN CITY, March 10, 1884.
Editors Journal Last night, for the
first time outside the House of Repre-
sentatives, Washington audience had
the pleasure of listening to the ripe
scholar and accomplished gentleman
who represents your district in Con
gress.
At the solicitation of many of the
most distinguished members of both
House he consented to deliver his lee
ture on america before Columbus, -
which has been the subject of much
IN North Carolina and elsewhere.
The impression made by Mr.. Wad-
dell was decidedly favorable, one gen
tleman near me remarkinS that Gin
this era of triumphant mediocrity," as
Forney calls it, Sit is a real pleasure
to find in public life a gentleman Of
culture and scholarly attainments. !"
The only regret of the occasion was
that Gen1 Matt Ransom, who was to
have introduced him, was yesterday
called home by the intelligence of the
obstruction by fire of his property.
Congress IS still going forward, blind
ly in search of something to relieve
their suffering country, but thus far it
does not appear which one of the pet
panaceas will be applied.
The measure of most interest how
ever, to our people here, is one that
affects them alone-the investigation
of the district government now i'll
progress before a select Joint Com
mittee. The Governor and his
party declare that everything has been
done '3On the square" while certain
large property holders declare that
very great corruption exists, and has
from the beginning, in regard to the
giving out of contracts, &C, and point
to the large fortunes accumulated by
his camp followers and all who are in
the ''ring,' and thus they have joined
issue before Congress. What the re-
suit will be is as yet "what no fellow
can find out
The Capitol still continues to be the
chief resort of the vagabond negroes,
who infest the city and who find it
more comfortable loafing place even
than the sunny noeks and corners
which are their resorts in other cities.
The building is comfortably warmed,
the seats are cushioned and they can
doze away to their hearts content, from
morning till night and there is no one
W lhoidSt VI uidEc tuSIl dlIdllt. "A ScIl-
tleman told me few days ago, that he
that it required many days and some
of each session, to cleanse the galleries
of the filth and vermln left by these
squatters. While they are lazily doing
away their lives, the ragged girls and
boys of the family are wandering
from door to door with baskets on
their arms begging cold victuals that
these wards of the nation" may feed
when the doors Of the Capitol are
closed against them at sunset. Ii the
wanderers have not been successful, or
some tonne HaOrcc0u is desired they
sally forth from their dens in the al
leys with which every block in the city
is cursed, in quest Of plunder, and
woe be to him whose fuel-keep or lar
der is accessible. These thievings
have been alarmingly frequent this
winter and last night the dwell
ling of your towrsman, Mr.. A.
L. McCallum was ent cred and some
fifty or sixty dollars worth of provis-
ions, tableware and other articles stol-
en-. The thieves were disturbed in
their operations, CT the loss would
have been much greater.
Ine court OF inquiry, VINO are to IN
quire into the alleged peccadilloes CT
that "christian warrior and statesman"
&C., &c, General Howard, convened
to-day, all the members but one being
rresent. General Sherman is Presi-
dent and Maj. Gardner, Judge Advo-
cate. General Howard was present
with his counsel, A. p. ketchum, Esq,
of New York. The composition OF the
Court is n guarantee that justice Will
be done, tho this may not be exactly
what is wa tied by the ''christian war
rigr and statesman, &C. &c. He may
be like the fellow arraigned for steal
ing and who began to cry when placed
in the prisoners box. The Judge to
reassure him, told him not to cry, ''he
should have justice done him." BE
jaburs your HONOR" blubbered the
culprit, ''that's just what don't want"
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