Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1874-04-30
Correspondence.
Letter from Washington

WASHINGTON, ID c.. April -.
Atlast veto. But Grant kept the secret
well il must be confessed. The great men Of |
BOSTON. that class of men that Daniel Webster |
used TO address as Eve solid men OF Boston"
who away back in the days Of the revolution, |
were led by the eminent ''Billy Gray" aud who |
are never without leader Of that name be- !
lievc, came down here to lind out how The thing
was going but they got nothing that Is moth
ngthey wanted. They may he good merchants,
but as interyiewers cannot be called success
Eli Perkins would give 'em twenty points, aud
then beat easily. The New Workers came anu
tried to smoke out the White House SPHINX,
but Grant called in Logan and Carpenter. and
they smoked uuconccrncdly in the face Of Cyrus
Field, and a. though that were not enough. he
uucorked the bottle which held another distin-
guished iuilaiioni,t and let him run around the
room without restraint. much TO the surprise
of these gentlemen who not only would con-
tract the currency. but also contract the in-
lnence Of the ubiquitous Ben. who Is supposed
/ 10 manage the Boston Custom House. the
! Chairman Of the Ways and Means. the San
! born contracts and even the White House
/ itself
/ the interview. gave the impression that the
! President and they understood each other. and
/ when he complained of Billy Gray. and hi-
, anti Butler associates from Boston, they ware
( seized with a iii OF the mugligrub, and w'n'
( home Disguised. reporting 10 their constituents
( that their day al the Executive Mansion Wa.
not a feli day. aud that Gurus was Of the opnl1n
that he could lav \ cable and get message
from the other >ilr Of The Atlantic. easier than
he e,,l lI ta.lnn out of Grant ANYTHING be chose
4 IL lac
mouth they found GrTnt decided c"niFae-
ZIONIST.
Logan aud Carpenter pulled away, at their
! alraPS camplasenily: enjoyed the disgust ~
Held and M. men, and went their way satisfied
that they had obtained solution Of the riddle,
and that all was right. Aud YET Il was veto
The reader can lanily imagine the stunning
effect Of the Grant boml>hell. senator Morton
made ! remark about trying 20 dam 'he his-
>i>sipui with a straw aud others used TIE
! pivotal word Of the sentence. IN moro en-
phaiic aud inierjcciional manner. Some OF the
I members Of both Houses found ,heuiselNeS I'M
/ consciously trying 10 initiate the style of Henry
CLAY. when hs invited Tyler to cmlsrate ia a
considerable warmer latitude on his veto 81 jlip
I Bank bill. but III said with indifferent suro'-S-
for the days Of tall swearing have uiea,nlfhy
gone by. What The ultimate result VIII b., M
one can tell soon. some predict an IAN
mediate collapse 81 tllr oh parties. aud new
dividing line. 4 fcw talk Of making - :; >rc'
iinnahir issue; the West and south against the
BAT. aud some Say It i 10 be struggle De-
. tween capital and labor. But a. funny 10 heal
COX aud The old hu~ democrats commenting
Grant and 10 hclr the champion Morton max
= ing uucuu piimcntarv. not 20 *av irreNert-li n
, marks rninE the means oi checking Tn
movement Of mighty waters. - illustrative o
Iii idea II the compartments Of tn President
The chances are. that knowing the stubborn
nature q tn President. Morton anil Logan vii
! Weld their extreme views. and try to pas som
, measure If free banking, which viii give mon
, currency DO ihr STATE. "hifh complain %
! >Uir.ftv-
, -t..f..la.I-. u,.- t'r >.... lH- fl.;ss. ir
+ .o mueh material llr sensation. tiIl. i DIS. NJ
d been found necessary "a Tciert Secretary R.eA
1 ! apl,.lu a. about to resign this We.A.
!! preventative S;arAwcaIher. D.. Conn. la
- introduced . b.ll providing lrr lcYyius tax g
10 one twentieth - one Ter cent. GA aii salr- al
E i'nnd-. looks Eo4.i- and Ir"mi-s"gN notes
Iai- bill has bnca carefully considered hY ih
% " as, aHi Means committee. AND 81 L. believe
4. that Il honestly collected that ii would yirl
$4,000 dsy il Now Yo-A alone. TIA.
though, would L- mnrr fynrshlt received D
Z the people tlian . r';nm oi th' taN pa la 40
tafec.
j. rhe .ir,. Sep lo.kin, to ina ,-tar,l,h..,sn.
e thr Postal Telegraph. was taken lH iAr Hos
. . on Iursdsy. iD tha passage 81 % h4i aTYrlH.l.
Ting $1,000 6" bugi amiiary Telegraph ai 'u
= TIM northern and northwestern lroHti'r-
, . Texas. - . means OF checking Indian l.1ii
Ilr agitation & ti- question 'i postal 90
l. graph viii -sin d fr--A star; UNDER 10 !ulvt,
l. . this legislation VIII hr SUR - give u. VI
Cr-,N.l has -ucrytvl-i iu ahiit-hiug Ia. prif
q lego. ami a. thc postal telegraph ha~ long he.'
n tp< thcT with postal hauA-, ui.rfi~ q, hi~ !"i
q sire. the public viii me-; boz surprised 90 IN
- prejudice auI as-ur1uct give WAY before d
d persistent c.i1rts. Gardiner Hubbard J. III
. hard AZ work pre--il- hl> scheme called
pl>ia! telegraph upon congressional consider
5 lion. rhi, il ouly one stop In ihe right dire
= tipn. ~ud pr'ei,ics really for t1c creation
D., another great corporation to take the place
Ii the Western Union Telegraph to.. giving r
l. GOV non; irw cents on rsa ~ Telegram al
"yHr 10" wirr-. There is a CROWN. feeling
favor u til" Postmaster ',-ncrai'. plan IL
i government postal telegraph. simon pure.
"A lee butt. ran and controlled hy il rNclu-itcl
ai.l riH ig fhe inter. = nf fAt iguplr who FREE.
a pay all The expense. whether rim tn their int
IT 81. "r 20 that Of corporations and a few n,
. >tsrs holders.
% lh- cheap transportation party has also IN
y IN the past week mad" stop tn advance. :
>rvdstn. from thr House instruction, 10 Il
committee on Railways and Canals Ga bring
uil, prps ldins faT Opening up" tho. src
nI'gvii water highways II the country. al
.r connecting Them log artificial channels. with q
iailDu they mand. 4 ia, in Mn va +
'h apart for L. consideration. Il n.cciN ! q
AZ remarkably heavy vote of 100 To- -.
-, iAn past week ha> been. in spite OF what
- Enc.i-hman would style very nasty weather.
j. AActt "ae Tor charity. All sorts uf enfeTtJi
ID, In.u-- have been ia. order Of the day and nigh
conc IT.. matiuet~. lectures. and ia-j lu' -
= least, rather greatest, tie Martha Na-hjast,
o.. TcI Party.
'lai- was decidedly a recherche affair. Il
e. ladies served ia agi toast ia the quaint ,.
al TUNES worn ~ uur ggandmoth-r- and itowd.
I'd hair a-l4-pompadpur, which was cNrrtdiu
~ J, becoming 10 Hl-bath Young and old. I
ne vision of beautiful Young girl, " hch burst ~.
Il the cy" when cn'crn. the room was ~
- never ia H. forgotten. The quaint old .iyic
dress worn by-I.a!y Washington added ne
or charms 10 The pretty youn- faces to b. seen
all sides. Nellie Grant aud Belle Hicharl>O
al both very charming Young laIie-, supcriuteu
in ID liable. These Two young girls aTc - loft
in manners q beautiful in person, and ha
II. won the enyiabe reputation Of uuatisci
oi swcrine>. of disposition. This i, the first tia
- III tl.t history Of the government that Pre-
Al dent of the United states Ia, been blessed vi
lie a daughter to add grace Ia the White IIous
a and -he j. soon 10 he spirited away across q
" ocean by an English gentleman, whose bri
She J. To become very soon.
Le General Grant has been a. fortunate in }
family. i, in hi, public life. His lucS la, %,
n - j. to often the ease. left him on the ihr,s
rs hold Of nome. Mr.. Grant j. q devoted vi
and mother, a true woman in all the relatio
of life, and his children have so far proved on
blessings TO him. II is seldom "A man ha,
many blessings for which 10 give thanks, a, Il
r. same |. :. Grant