The Cecil Whig., 1875-10-23
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsn1NGroN, D. c., Oct. 1s, 1877


WAsu1NGToS. d. c.. Oct. 1S. 1875.
Dp.p Wu,c-Tbe news mill has Ground
SLOWLY during the past week. No fresh
frauds, no bogus Edes, no Ottman, no
Secretary for the Interior, no investiga-
tions no nothing. however. the dull season
is about over. and with the changing hues
of Autump another and brighter color
comes over life at the CAPITAL. Business
assumes a brisker life and fresher appear
ancs With the nrosnect of a heavy in.
voice of new. .comers dnrino the approach.
;ng so,son AVID the short s6ace intervening
between now and the assembling of our
National chunks of wisdom, things present
rather lively apnearance. and while those
who have an eve to business are busily
engaged in renovatinp thsir houses. and
prenarino new notices of "rooms to rent
discussing the Fall and Winter fashions,
some OF which, IN laoles azure nave al
reauy .ie male ene ads bpen ;n,uort.d W. "rs
readily sold than during this season. and
,au.eS spps"a 20 u.nsne " % si1Is rsro I.c. and
the thousand and one extrayagapt acces-
sories that 20 so far towards making up
the toilette OF an un granae aane'
THE NoBBIEsT WRAP
for ladies d,rino the cemino Winter will
=, -. o,- ,;.a ,a .ao.a
oo gus st".A '"'A' '' anu
With the 1ur OF the silver 1ox. WIN each
is sold mutf made of the same sheeny
material with a deep border of the same
,..c, r.. Du Ill, h. .,;-oa
with fnr. and even bonnets with the same
warm material around the rim.
There has been a declded innovation 10, made
IN .ne ,eOs eune III IL wh;.e tho @ n,ost eioaaet
oast,,na hs;no ~ nros ora;n in color crsnoe
.I Tha a.. 80 -. onrIo
blossoms madeira bloom. or hawthorn.
while the bouquet is of white and scarlet
buds.
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10 seN 'No ~
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40 '''' ''' 0'
NhAr'
Inc interior department Since 'ne reSlg
nation OF columbus mas presented tne ap-
pearance of snake with its head Off and
its tail awriggling, But Gen. Cowan's SUM-
do,,, o.n,. drr;nr tho mast weak tho A.
tornav General informino him that he conId
M Ionoer write g Act Sectv,, after his
SIGNATURE. In the meantime the business
of that branch of the Government has
halted to await the arrival of the comino
mon
prFopu
c.,
Ahe oe''aa''0i "enei"' .''u"S i'Suou
instructions directing that the exact dis
tances of the different railway mail routes
ho oso.rtoi,ed ,nd +b.t beraaft.r tho n.;,s
be sent whenever nracticable over the
shortest routes.
The Report OF the commission TO lnVes-
tigate affairs at the Red Cloud Indian
ro,on u,s reca;yed ,t tbe Jnter;or to- day
In this Renort the late Secretary of the
Interior and the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs are acop;tted of any fraudulent
complicity in the irregularities and abuses
of the Indian Bureau: but the administra-
tion of that Department is severely criti-
oisod .,d oond.r,,.d .nd ;ts orrors shorn,v
So - "A- ''' o- f''
po1n'su 500 ou'' .ho oho,;t;o, of .ho oeas of
c,,non;n.onso,t % az liz VI e. e. oi ~; ~ ~.
NJ. NJ. ~ neeo hna ha.aa.;,, d,,t;a.
mes', ss ~ 10, tha - Grssoa.ors sasn o,a ,h;oh
are s1nJ h uy .ne inspGo;O,s anu "len
arc no" naieu W nen n ieG.y Ely ,ase '"'
deals PousbIp With cont the
West. who form there what is called the
"Indian Ring" and recommends that they
be awarded no further contracts, and be
dismissed from the confidence Of the Gov.
ernment. 1t refers some of their transac-
tiops to the Department of Justice for
prompt legal prosecution. Prof. Marsh is
.,.o.al I'll .o,r.o,r ,,,1 ro,n,,. .bro,rb