The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-07-21
FROM WARRINGTON.

EA&OM ENASkkkNGa1ON.
WAsHINeToN, D. c., July z, 1876.
Probably in no other city of the
Union was the Fourth of July so
little celebrated as in the Capital
of the Nation. The military, and
a great portion of the inhabitants
had gone to Philadelphia, Con-
gress had refused to buy US any
fireworks, and so had it not been
for two murders, the usual num-
Der of blown off fingers; and a
few fire-crackers, it would have
heen q dull time indeed with us.
The most important event of the
day was the finding of a little de-
serted negro infant, with five fin
gers and thumb on each hand,
and six toes on each foot, in the
grounds just back of the White
House. The owners are requested
to prove property, pay charges,
and take the little squaller away,
II this youngster can't scratch It's
way through life it ought to die.
Senator Sherman introduced a
bill in the Senate on Wednesday,
and which was unanimously pass
ed, that the government now take
hold of, and finish the Washing
ton Monument in this city. This
monument stands in a tract of
ground which contains about 80
acres, on the bank of the Poto-
mae, in the lower part of the city,
and is now ia feet high. It was
begun in 184S, and up to the pres
ent time has cost $23O,OOO. It is
intended to have it 4S5 feet high
when finished. which will make it
the highest structure in the world,
being five feet higher than the
Pyramid of Cheops, in Egypt, and
will cost $35O,OOO more, including
a wide terrace around its base.
Forty memorial stones have been
contributed towards its compile
ton and when Dom Pedro was in
the City he promised to contrib
ute one from Brazil. 1t his been
said that there has been money
enough contributed towards this
monument to not only finish it
several times over, but to have
gilded it in the bargain. Where
it has all gone to no one knows.
AS it has been standing in its
present condition for years it is a
settled fact that unless the Coy
eminent does take hold of it, 1t
will never be finished.
The only relic of the Freed
mems Bank is a large handsome
brown stone building, in this City,
which the creditors of the bank
are trying to induce the govern
ment to purchase for 1926, 900.
The only dividend the bank has
ever declared was 20 cents on the
dollar, and if the government
does purchase it, another
small dividend will be declared.
Anything more pitiable than the
situation in which the office hold
ers of this City are constantly
placed can scarcely be imagined.
They are appointed by official
| influence, and when that influence
ceases to be felt, they are pretty
apt to be asked to step down and
out. Whenever 8 Presidential
election comes they are subjected
to an espionage that is q disgrace
to a free country. Should they
happen to have favored the losing
side, they are sure to go; and if
they have not good influence,
even though they are on the win
ming side, they are pretty sure to
go anyhow, to make place for one
of the workers" Feeling that
they have no certain tenure of
office, few care how they do their
work, SO they manage to get along
from day to day.
| OCSACLoAJ OAASSO" AOLS VIC S4Dk-
net with no very good feelings
between himself and the President,
and no sooner was he gone than
nearly all of his appointees were
notified that they were no longer
wanted.
Senator Morrill, has decided to
accept the Secretaryship of the
Treasury, as he considers the
'sdead lock- between the two
Houses as now practically at an
end, but in what manner it is at
an end cannot now be seen.
The Senate began to sit as a
Court of Impeachment in the
Belknrp case on Thursday. and
has already examined a number
of witnesses. All dilatory mo-
tions, and objections to jurisdic-
tons were promptly overuIed, and
unless the House asks for a post
ponement the trial will go on I'M
til concluded. The death of Gen.
Custer removes one of the most
important witnesses against Belk-
nap. LOGAN.