Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-07-06
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Our Washington Letter

Special Correspondence Of the OBSERVE
WASHINGTON, DC, ,June24, &C
The city just now gives every
Indication of being a live if nof
a lively place. The streets are
thronged with lovely women
and handsome men, equally
mixed, however, with those of
IA reverse description. Or to-
put it in plain but honest phrase
OlOgy, there are a heap Of
Strange people here. It is real
ly singular how readily a stran-
ger in Washington is discov-
5 cred to be such. A gentleman
may be seen about one Of the
hotels, or a lady on the street,
: and one Washingtonian will ask
! of another, who is that? Tie
answer comes promptly, [ don'r
know; he, or she, is a stranger
here. just now; as / have said.
the streets are thronged and the
hotels and boarding houses are
crowded with them. Most OF
them are parties who, as the
English say, have been "doing"
Philadelphia and are now bent
upon "dOing" Washington be-
fore they return home. Among
the strangers in town last even
ing were quite number Of del
egates to the ST. Louis Conven-
ton. They all appear to be in
high spirits and talked as though
they meant work in earnest.
They seem to be bent upon NOM
mating a Democrat indeed, in
whom there is no guile. Sever
al expressed the determination
to have the two-thirds rule a.
bolished if possible, and it is
earnestly hoped by every lover
of justice that they will succeed
in their effort to do so.
Senator Morrill, has decided
to accept the portfolio Of the
Treasury, on the first of July
proximo. Assistant Secretary
Conant will act as Secretary
until Mr.. Morrill, assumes the
position.
Speaker Kerr left here for
Rock Bridge alum springs yes
terday morning. His health is
still very feeble. Mr.. Blaine
has been advised by bis physi-
clans to go TO the mountains or
to the sea shore.
a Military order Just issued
assigns Gen'l Mcdowell to the
command of the military diyis-
ion of the Pacific, and Gent
Schofield TO the command Of
West Point Academy, relieving
Col. Ruger, who will have com
mand Of the Department Of
the South. ''
The committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia met yester-
day morning at 1890 O'clock
and considered their report or
their investigation Of District
affairs. The whole sum and
of this matter seems
to be that the examination into
the financial affairs of the Dis
trict by committee appointed
for that purpose has disclosed a
reckless expenditure of public
money by ring Of corrupt Of
fcials, who while throwing the
money broadcast to roguish con
tractors of their own political
complexion, took good care to-
fill their own pockets to repIc-
ton. To bring these vampires
to merited punishment, the re-
port provides, first, that the
Clerk Of the House of Repre-
be and he is hereby
instructed to certify to the At
-orney-GeneraI of the u. S,
copy Of the report with the ac-
,ompanying evidence for such
tction in the premises as he may
leem proper under the law and
he facts as developed in said
testimony. Second, that the
Clerk of the House of Repro
'entatives is further Instructed
o certify a copy Of the evil
lence accompanying the report,
o the Grand Jury of the Dis
rict of Columbia, with direc-
ions to investigate the criminal
,harges against parties referred
o in said evidence, as having
)een guilty Of a violation Of
be criminal laws of the United
States. And the Attorncy-Gcn-
,ral is also directed by the cid
If such special counsel as be
nay appoint, to institute suit to
'ecoyer any and all sums of
money illegally or improperly
obtained by any of the parties
mentioned in said evidence.
This report being that of the
was adopted; but the