Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1876-05-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, D. c.
April 90. 1876.

The action OF the New Y DIRK Demo-
cratic Convention at Utica, in choosing
delegation to St. Louis zea!ously de-
termined that, so far as they can effect
it, Samuel }. Tilden shall be the Demo
cratic candidate for President, has caused
good deal of excitement here among
the politicians. The friends of Tweed
and the New York Canal Ring had been
so loudly asserting mere, since the CON-
mencement of the session, that Tilden
is weak in New York, and that a dele
cation unfriendly to him would be sent
to ST. Louis, that many persons, not ia
miliar with the politics Of the Empire
State, got at last to believe these re.iter
ated falsehoods But the result at Utica
has opened the eyes of unbeievers to
the true state of the case, and the cor
ruptionists are down in the mouth. In
short, the aspect of the Presidential can
vass, as far as Democratic candidates are
concerned, is entirely changed, and Til
den now stands at the head of the brief
list from which the ST. Louis Conven-
ton must select.
But one of the most cheering results
of the prospective nomination of Samuel
J. Tilden is the excellent effect it has
already produced on the Republicans.
Tilden is the only Democrat they have
all along feared; and they now acknow-
ledge that the Republican party can
hope to succeed next November against
Tilden, only by placing on its ticket a
man of equally deserved and acknow-
lodged reputation as reformer,an econ
omist, and an honest administrator of
the peoples business. 1t is TO be hoped
the Republicans will find the man they
need so that, whichever candidate may
be elected, the country will be all right.
MRS. MYRA CLARK GAINES.
A happy little woman is Mrs. Myra
Clarke Gaines since the late decision Of
the United States Supreme Court, Civ
iag her leave to transfer her important
New Orleans cases from the State to
the federal courts The former tribunals
have always been predjudiced against
her, while the federal courts have usual
ly given decisions in her favor. She
therefore regards the recent decision OF
the United States Supreme Court as a
sure omen Of her ultimate success. Mrs.
Gaines is a remarkable woman, consid-
ering the troubles through which she
has passed. Involved, for the last thirty
wears, i'll never less than half dozen
lawsuits at time, for property which
she believes to be riehtfully hers, she
looks almost as young today as she did
twenty years ago. Everybody who has
heard of her (and who has not y doubt
less imagines her feeble old woman
and no one who has never seen her
would ever suspect that the jauuty-look
ing little lady with sharp black eyes,
dressed in black silk, and wearing bright
yellow curls, with not q 'silver thread
among the gold. moving brisk!ey along
Pennsylvania avenue, is the veritable
plaintiff in the Gains suits. Although
she is now nearly seventy, tie old lady
protests that she does net wear a wig,
and thai her golden curls not only new
er adorned the poll of any other female
but that she uses no dye of any kind.
While there are some doubts on this
point, no one has ever had the hardi
hood TO whisper them in her presence.
Said one of her lawyers to the writer,
the other day, "shes as good chancery
lawyer as there is in the United States.
Experience has taught her almost all
there is TO be learned i'll that branch OF
the law
A COMPLIMENT TO SENATOR THURMAN.
While the argument was in progress
in the Senate, sitting as a court, on the
2Sth instant, Senator Thurman rose in
his chair to discuss an order offered by
Senator Conkling, but was reminded by
the President pro icmpOre that debate
was out of order. Il then move, said Il
Senator, "the unanimous consent of the
court that an hour lie allowed for dis
cussion." Senator Edmunds was quickly
on his feet with, II object" "Then,
said Senator Iamlin,' II move that unan-
imOus consent be given so as to allow
the Senator from Ohio to speak ten min
utes on the order. | want to hear him.
The President pro iempore put the ques-
ton, and no one evinceing any desire 10
interpose an objection. Senator Thur
man rose and said, Il trust my friend
from Maine will withdraw his motion
for | cannot consent to exercise any
privilege on this floor which is not en-
loved by every Senator. Then | move
said Senator HaEiin, "that the Senate re-
tire for consultation, for want to have
the order discussed" This motion was
carried, and it is presumed that Senator
Thurman got all opportunity to express
his views on the subject under consider
alton.
MRS. FIrcus JEWELS.
Now that the Senate has finally
agreed to permit Mrs. Minnie Sherman
Fitch TO receive the diamonds presented
by the Khedive, as compliment to her
illustrious father, it is TO be hoped the
House will have the good sense to
speedily concur, and to allow their re-
moval from the vaults of the custom
house in New York, where they have
been deposited for almost year. The
duty on the diamonds is estimated at
S45, and the value of the gems, at
more than double that amount. The
year will soon expire, and, without
Congressional action Of favorable
character, they will probably be sold at
auction, The Khedive wac perhaps
unaware of the stringencv of our laws