Ellsworth American., 1876-07-06
Correspondence.
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.,


nations to be made at Cincinnati pcrvaded
every class of cur temporary and perma-
nent residents. from the highest To the
most iowly, to such an extent. as 10 keep
| almost our entire male population in
the streets from the formal opening uf
| the Convention up 20 the final hour that
| hrnu2ht the intelligence Of Hayes aud
Wherlcr's nomination Revcrsclv. the
| dnings of the st. Louis Convention were
REGARDED with feeling akin to ndiiier-
enc". The preference tor Hancock among
the progressive. comparatively intelligent,
aud consequently thinking element ot the
( Democratic party OF this District was out
| spoken and nearly universal; while that
! portion OF it which always greeted every
report OF reverse Ia the Union arms with
vociferous shouts OF joy; which applaudcd
/ Tillrn's declaration that THE war i a fail
ure and ought "a cease which he gave to
/ the world as the sentiment of his party In
| 1864, with every manifestation OF approv-
! al; which has sturdily opposed every re-
| construction measure; which Labitually
refers TO the splendid system OF public
! schools established IL this District by The
/ iconocastic Yankee. A. "d-d niggrr
Schools" and which continually >,:hs Tor
/ 4 return to the autc-bcium status this
cla>-. one and all, hailed Tilden's selection
| with demonstrations Recommendation. and
/ as an evidence. ia ease of success, that the
/ same spirit which dictated the national
/ policy for the last ten wears preceding The
/ war. would again triumph, and turn back
/ the tide Of progress and universal liberty
| that has overw heimned 80 many of the pet
I institutions OLA rcactionary mis- called De
mocracy, during sixteen years Of EepubIl-
/ can aSccndancy.
+ The last day Of the fiscal year finds
I It, administration afler Tonight At twelve
! O'Clock \ few of the mon, nnimpurfant
7 appropriation bills have been passed. but
! the more important ones, de-i.uciy d.
3 laycl ~ the House that the G"ycruucut
might fcrl the weight of Confederate
/ wrath are sijll before Conference Commit
/ tees With iiul" or 40 prospect 81 any i'm
mediate agreement. T. cannot escape thc
/ attention "f the intelligent masses con
/ ocrncd thar the Democrats have consumed
seven months time, intriguing for parti-
I IAN triumph while the business of the sc,.
sion has gone by default. no time TO attend
I 10 it.-and now We arc threatened with the
I legitimate csucnccs-wh Involve
.
turbancc Of every Governmental, CONNER
! cial aud social relation. TIE Naval appro.
priatiou bill has been compromised and
passed. The senate. yesterday. acting up
on the suggestion Of the Presidents mes
sage, passed the resolution previously re-
jeCted in the House hv party vote cN-
tending the provisions of present appro-
priatious for thirty days. Randall, it T.
said was appealed To- hy Republicans and
Democrats. 70 have hi, Committee take
immediate action, and refused. All mails
cease after to-risht at twelve. unless the
House agrees With the senate IA TIN, tx.
tendiu. tho present appropriations, or the
regular appropriations are passed to-day ;
aud there will be a like result IA the case
OF every iptcre,, connected with the other
appropriation bills not pa, al by the end
OF to-day'S session. Il would seem that
further evidence Of hostility 70 the Govern
+ u,a"f wouId r"t Is" required.
The absence Of member, OF Cungrc~, at
=. loui, during the week has rendered
progrcs, Ia legislation very >low. The
] senate Military Committee ha, reported
the equalization bounty bill iavorably nh
am"i.dmeut- excepting from it, benefits
sailor, marines. and persons borne on the
( rolls D. Indians or slaves. aud rcfu,iu. to
deduct from tie bounty 10 be given. tha.
/ paid by States. Measures looking to the
protection Of parties. making u,e Of tile
telegraph. for business or social purposes
from the cupidity OF The telegraph compa-
ric> and from the impcrtinent curiosity Of
4 Confederate spies, have been Introduced
into both Houses ot CouGrr>>. The House
/ silver hill has been discussed ia the senate
I and referred tp the Finance Committee
with instruction, to prepare a new hill. II
is now thought extremely doubtful whcth-
cr senator Morrill, will nccep; the appoint
ment a. Secretary OF The Treasury. and
( speculation l. rife a. tn whom the Pre-i-
dent MAY select. A. Mr.. Il ainc i, no long
er candidate for the Presidency, The Dem
{ ocratic rciormer> who wcr. sn vigorously
exposing hi alleged rascalities a few
weeks ago. manifest no zeal Tor further in
vestigation. A general state OF anxiety
aud disquiet j. observable among the
clerks aud otl.er employees In the Depart
mcntS. Large numbers of discharges will
take place and the prospect i good for
furloughing the eutire force in each of the
| Departments Such a state OF uncertainty
and decentralization was never known be-
fore within the memory of the "oldrst in
| habit. 1T" LOGAN