The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-04-12
of the sonHasEr Press.


WASHINGTON D. c. April, 7th, 1877. Y
The quiet which usually pervades our u
City during Easter week was TO some ex- t
tent disturbed, in consequence of the pres t
ence of the South Carolina Governors. In Y
political circles especially intense excite
ment prevailed. only disappearing with :
the departure Of the rival parties. Cham E
berlain arrived first and left last, was very I
few demonstrations. He is gentlemanly l
man and was invited to dine and lunch I
with the President and family as well as
with other men of political prominence.-
He went away with no aggrieved feeling
though with no hope of success in his
cause. He was handsomely treated and he
appreciated it, and had the good sense to
accept his situation with the best possible
grace. Hampton, too, went home well
pleased with his visit to Washington and
its result. He was received with great
enthusiasm and followed by crowd wher-
ever he went while here. Receptions, sol
rees dinner parties and serenades were Civ
en- in his honor and he was feted and COM
plimented during the whole time he spent
here. The last afternoon he was in the
City, he was induced TO sit for his photo
graph to Brady, that his picture might be
! placed by that artist in his famous gallery. |
Wade Hampton is handsome man.
The Louisiana Commission, now on its
way to New Orleans, received no for ma i'm
structions on any line faction, and, can act
in no official capacity whatever, but simply
as sort Of peace maker between the rival
governments of the State. 1t received just
before leaving Washington, letter of ad-
vice from Secretary of State William NJ.
Evarts, written BY President Hayes, direc-
ton, from which rather cumbrous and
long .drawn-out epistle it was at least able
to gather two points first, that the first and
chief attention of the Commission is to be
directed towards having one acknowledged
Government set up in louisiana, leaving
the other party to test their claims by such
judicial methods assthe Constitution of the
State admits of; and second, that, failing in
this effort it is TO endeavor to procure the
reassembling of the Legislature, so as to
place in the hands of that body the power
to give the State some constituted anthorty
through which its affairs may be conduct
ed. The principles laid down in the letter
involve the withdrawal of the United
States troops from New Orleans, though
they will probably remain there till the
Commission has made some progress with
its work. Mr.. Evarts does not attempt to
indicate how the composition of the legally
elected Legislature of the State is to be
determined, and as that will raise the
{ whole question at issue, the Commission
q has got problem in hand whose solution
@ will tax all their patience and ingenuity.
So the South Carolina and Louisiana
questions beingItemporarily, at least dispos
ed of; the weather being dull and unpleas-
ant; and no particular amusements being
on the boards just now, this week is, in
:, realty more like Lent than any that passed
= during that season. Water proofs and um :
" brellas are indeed sackcloth and ashes to
not bear the close confinement of indoo,
. life for days in succession. Last Sunday
- Easter, was a fine day and our churches
. were most beautiful in their floral decora
- tions, especially the Episcopals. Th'
= Church of the Epiphany, one of the frs
of that denomination here, is built in tn
;, form of a cross, the arms being formed b,
- :, projections-which inside are cosy little
rscesses with gallaries above-and the tip
- by the chancel. This church was profussl
y ornamented with flowers, the central adorn
r ment being cross full ten feet high con
;. structed entirely of white flowers and sur
mounted by an exquisite crown made Q
lilies-of-the.valley. The services wer
~ grander than on ordinary Sundays also
" especially the music, Easter Anthem an
the masses being sung in several of th
churches.
~ Senator Gordon has little daughte
- born four or FIVE days since in Willard
=. Hotel in this City. He first thought {
naming her Carolina, for the Palnett
State, but having one "Carrie" in his fan
- lily, he has concluded she shall be calle
Louisiana instead
~ President Hayes says he shall not go I
Long Branch during the hot weather, nc
= to any watering place. He intends remain
:. ing in Washington, but if the heat becom
+m '9 unbearable Mrs. Hayes and the childre
~ will go to their old home in Ohio. Hem
~ Long Branch will lose much of its pop
:. larity. The Presidents family may tai
home at Soldiers Home two miles out
the City, for few Weeks during the he
III test part of the summer. M. NJ. w.