The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1876-08-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, H. c., August 3, 1876.
WHAT THE RAIN HAS DONE FOR OUR
cITY-aTHUMBs UP !"-sTATUs OF
j. PROCTOR KNOTT AND WHITE LIN
Err" BLACKBURN--PREs
GRANTS DETERMINATIONS TO ''PUT
NONE But LOYAL MEN on GUARD"
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS EoR JUNE,
Is76-THE MERIDIAN (Mss) MER-
Curry MANTs To KNOW WHY SENATOR
BoUTwELL's CHARGE WAS NOT sUs-
TANNED, ETC.
"It's long time tween drinks,
old Mother Earth sighed on Saturday
evening last, as TIE thunder cloud
burst over ber after continuous thirst
of forty-tl,ree days The last storm
of any character in this vicinity, was
on the 18th of Jure last, since which
time a few apologize showers have
visited Us but to tantalize. Early
vegetables, corn, etc, are past re-
demption, but sli late or Fall crops
may date new lease of life, while
the thousands OF young trees set out
this season, our parks, avenues, ETC.,
already show the reviyifying iDtiu-
enees of the drenching they have en-
Ijoyed. A few days more, and thous-
ands of dollars expended on our parks
and garden palaces, would have been
totally lost, but We can now promise
our Centennial visitors view of tie
prettiest city on the continent array
ed in living green"
After all the fire and smoke" but
1897 "a could be collected in twelve
years for a national monument to
the memory of Stonewall jackson.
The committee have wisely turned
/ that sum over to the Lee Monument
Association. As zone good turn de-
serves another" would it not be ad-
visable TO turn all the funds over to
the support of the orphans made by
the devilish ambition Ct Davis, Lee,
Jackson, Lamar, Toombs, Gordon, and
traitors Of that ilk ? Thumbs up !"
We have long wrestled with our
gigantic intellect in endeavoring to
come to some conclusion upon the
status of J. Proctor Knott, in the
Blaine examination. and that Of the
white Liner" Blackburn in the for
midabIe accusations be failed to con
firm with the testimony of Marsh and
other ductile tools. But the follow
ing bit of description Of the under
dog in the fight" so fully relieves the
"gai." aforesaid, We present it with
out further introduction
"A city dog was trOttiDg along
quietly under carriage, when
country dog, dun-colored, and tan
gled haired, and with desire to show
of. espied him. Without hesitating
ne sprang from his trust, and made
beadIong dash for the snob. Wheth
er be mistook the length of bis stride
or the revolution Of the wheels, il
not known; but he had his mouth
open and his teeth set in readiness To-
bite. when the forward whee
passed over him andturned him over
and the hind wheel. climbed upoI
him and went grinding down on th'
other side This left the country dog
living on his back in the street, sob
bing with his whole heart, and think
ing of green fields and umbrageou
trees, and what spotless ass he ha'
made of himself in the opinion o
this. city dog and his perfectly con
tented companions" :"
Moral Be careful lest you pay
fancy prices for your whistle.
The nomination aud confirmation
of Gen. Baum to the position o
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue i
but one more evidence Of Presiden
; Grants determination to put non
but loyal men on guard" and o guar
antee to his old comrades in arm
D that he has never forgotten the effort
: they made 10 keep the Union as
was"
We have before Us an official state
: ment from the Bureau of Statistics
giving the values, Customs Districts
of Imports into, aud Domestic an
8 Foreign Exports of Merehandsl
from, the United States during th
month of June, 1877. The sggr'
gate are as follows: