Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-05-22
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
Special Correspondence.
May 10. 1876.

sion, threatens to add another victim to
the list of defuncts, beginning with that
ardent admirer of J. Wilkes Booth, DIR.
Hambleton. The brilliant achievement
of doorkeeper Fitzhugh, as letter writ
er, adds to his alleged criminal record,
and his offensive action and flunkyism in
obtruding himself upon the notice of
Dom Pedro, has at length obliged the
reformers of the House to take concerted
action to rid themselves of such dead
weight. He was the subject of much
rldicule and levity in the House last
Saturday, the laughter being particular
ly boistrOus on the Democratic side, for
the purpose, evidently, of directing at
tention from the humiliating and dis
graceful features of electing such sick
swell to one of the most important posi-
tons within their gift. He was pretty
plainly given to understand that his res
ignation was desired.
The action of the House in recently
passing large number of rebel war
claims, with hardly dissenting voice
among the Democrats, has excited much
unpleasant comment among loyal people
and press. Many of these claims have
been time and again rejected as notori-
ously fraudulent and as impositiOns and
insults to the loyal sentiment of the
country. They have been kicking about
the halls of Congress-some of them at
least-for ten years or more, awaiting
Confederate supremacy for favorable
treatment and the shame of recogniz-
ing and entertaining such claims against
the government, staggering under war
debt rendered necessary by Democratic
treason, was reserved to Democratic
House and the haste made by it to food
, Congress with similar claims amounting
to hundreds of millions of dollars, is
pointed to as logical indication of the
burdens to be imposed by the next DEM
= ocratic administration. 1t would seem
that all the courage imbibed by the Dem
ocratic members of Mr.. Caulfeld's COM
mittee during their two days patriotic
! attendance at the celebration at the Cen
tennial opening was not sufficient to en-
D able them to face Mr.. Davenport again,
II and it is understood that sub-commit-
, tee will be sent to New York to finish
70 taking his testimony, to avoid the ap
o pearance of another break down in the
n investigation, as it was confidently pre-
m not only Of improbable ofenses but
st probably furnish ample evidence to sent
I'll President Grant any many of his ap
CO pointees to the penitentiary for life. TIL
n. Insane Asylum investigation is still il
progress. Much testimony has been Civ
#. en-, some for and some against the man
all agement of that institution. But unit
bo more positive evidence in rebuttal {
he that showing criminal keartlessness tC
mo- ward the poor creatures gathered With
1s its walls, is furnished, DR.. Nichols an
,as his assistants must rest under many SUI
&c picions as to their fitness for the plat
,cv they occupy.
bv The report of the committee which il
can vestigated the Congressional printer h
Mr. been made, and charges that official wi
to almost every crime except those punis
ex- able by hanging. They recommend il
r;s- mediate steps to send him before Il
and General Jury. He is also recommend,
the for impeachment.
itch No progress has been made with t
an appropriation bills since my last repor
the and there is no prospect that the Hou
his and Senate will come to any agreemel
ron 1t is understood that should the Dip
and matte and Consular bill go to the Pre-
ION. dent as reported by the House comm
tee, he will return it without his sigI
how ture. The resumption of the Belkn
attic trial excites no interest. He has be
the pretty generally dropped by friend a
ring foe; but there is a feeling that he v
Rem escape both in the Senate and before
had Court. The SANDER machine was ag;
been started his morning, after few d;
rob- quiet for repairs and for new materi
| re- Mr.. A. G.. Riddle set it in motion
I all the publication of an article. ostensi
eky. put out for the purpose of vindicat
the character of his late son-in-law,
TOR KnOwlton, from some alleged insin
lions against it by Mr.. Blaine. WI
}, an Mr.. Riddle disclaims any other mot
ssent than that named, the persistency she
The in reyiving an old exploded Sian
Tor might lead to doubts as to his SINGER
strict Among the several statements accom-
, no nying Riddles is one by H. V. Boynt
he Is showing that the amount of railr
and bonds whose transfer Knowlton with
lbOve ed was $4,000, as KnOwlton statec
lty Is him (Boynton). Another by H.
! and Bridgeman which, while it does not nj
that the amount, is made to corroborate Be
that tons testimony. Undr date of May
in the New York Tribune Mr.. Bril-
Istent man rather Indignantly intimates
mned some one has manipulated his staten
party so as to give false impression; and
Ioubt. Mr.. Knowlton states the amount Of