The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-04-04
Our Washington Letter.
Special to the REruBL1cAx.

Just imagine in a smoke freScoed
garret opening upon the blue Potomac
and the hazy Virginia Hills beyond,
mild hammered, rather corpulent
saxon, nearly hidden by a true ger.
manic meerchaum, likewise of rather
capacious proportions, praying to be
delivered from temptation, mortifying
the flesh, undergoing rigid selfdenial
and cultivating Christian graces and
kulmbacher in manner that would
fill with envy even St. Stylites him
self, and you have your correspondent
as he closes this Lenten season. From
aught of dulluess and gravity, good
Lord deliver us.
Ofnntters political there is very
little new. We have the two South
Carolina governors with us, but as
yet nothing has resulted from their
visit. Chamberlain dined with the
President on Wednesday, but the
number of stump speeches and inham'
matory addresses that Hampton felt
called upon to deliver along the route
necessarily made him later. 1t
is understood that Chamberlain
has offered to surrender tho Guberna-
torial position provided he is given
the Senatorship but it is not likely
that President Hayes will take any
compromise Of this sort into consider
alton in deciding between the two
contestants.
Rev. Robert Laird Collier, former
iy of Chicago has been in the city this
week, and is an applicant for the
Swiss mission.
Fred Douglass, as Marshall of the
District, is winning the good opinion
and respect Of all who have business
before his Department. A good illus
tration Of how times have changed
with this gentleman, occurred yester-
day. A well.known ex-censtable Of
ante bellum times was in the Cincinna-
ii Court room, and one of the bailiffs
supposing that he had business there,
inquired "Are you looking for the
Marshall? ?" The former constable re-
plied-"No Sir, not now, although l
was once very anxious to sec him
when he was a fugitive slave"
Still New York cries alond for her
j.Oakoy Hall, and refuses to be COM
1orted, because he is not-preseut.
There is positively nothing new in re-
gard to the disappearance of the ex-
Tammany Mayor, but the growing
belief is that he has gone abroad.
There arc many people who believe
that Mr.. Hall has fed the country to
avoid prosecution for his connection
with the Tweed ring, which theory at
least has the merit of probability
about it. The foul.play explanation
of his friends, is, to use the language
of the Gar, when referring to tho
concessions demanded by the Sub
lime Porte, "too d-n thinovitch.' D
If this panic amongst Tweed's friends
continues, you will soon hear the choir
singinp-"Where oh where, is Sami
vel Tildenf"
Mem. for Post Office aspirsntS
First Assistant Postmaster Genera
Tyner is acting as Postmaster Gener-
al, and has been acting as such since
Judge Keys appointment. Judge
Keys time has been and still is fully
occupied in aiding to solve The
Southern question, and in the transac
tiOn of other important public busi
mesa. Some idea of the rush Of thu
grand army of Office seekers may b.
had when it is stated that nearly fit
teen thousand applications for Office
have been received by Mr.. Key dur
ing his brief encumbeucy. OF course
all of these applicants are holding
lheir breath and waiting for the new.
Of their appointment as laborers il
Dncle Sans vineyard, ignorant Of th'
fact that their applications are flee
away never to be thought of again
Notwithstanding these discOuraginI
circumstances the Illinois boys ar
iehegiDg beautifully and every wsel