Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-03-01
WASHINGTON LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON u q Feb 9th. 49,


suppose in all large cities there IS
great amount Of suffering, misery and 81
occasloned by poverty. but doubt if 6
much squalor and abject wretchednes
can be found in any other city Of its siz
in America as in Washington, and thi
winter it has been much worse than usual
l might say, perhaps with equal truth
that no other American city exceeds TIL
in gayety and luxurious extravaganza
Both extremes are certainly here and h
pressure of the latter makes the. know
ledge and bitterness of the former NOR
uncomfortable. 1t is q fact that person
have frozen and starved to death her
during the past three weeks, and that, too
within sight and sound Of revelrv, III
participants in which were ar:ayed il
silks and jewels that were worth enough
money to have relieved every poverty
stricken wretch in the District and to hav
kept them from suffering till other assis
lance should be given. Congress ha
been wrangling and lettering over an ap
preparation which some humane membe
proposed, and at last the bill has hecom'
q law, and the distribution of the $20,OO|
will begin this week; but meanwhile tn
freezing and starvation have been going OF
apace-that has not loitered. A mother
in the Tenth Ward awoke few morn
ings ago to find her little baby frozen t.
death, and she wen. out and begged money
to buy box to bury it in. A girl seven
teen years old was sick with little child
and lay and died solely for want of mcdi
cal help, which she was unable to procure
Little children, scores of them, have SCI
out for school to stay all day withou,
having tasted food since the day before
A young lady went out to ask for medi
cine for sick brother and tainted away
upon coming into warm room. 1t was
afterwards shown that she had eaten
nothing for two days. A baby fell sick
from cold and want of nourishment, and
its mother started to take it to physician
for help. Upon the way the child died
IN her arms, and she took it to station
house TO be buried.
These are but few of the numerous
cases that might be cited, but the money
now to be used for their benefit, and the
warm weather, are harbiHgers of relief
to them, and already there is marked
change for the better.
A shocking affair occurred here on Sat
lrday afternoon. A young man from
went into an auction room
IN Pennsylvania Avenue, where the sale
If silverware was going on, to see friend
who was employed there. While speak
ng with him the young man took up a
,lass of water, as he supposed, that was
standing by them, and drank, remarking
IS he set the glass down that the water
lad a strange taste. His friend was hor-
flied, for he knew the young man had
wallowed deadly poison--a solution of
itrate of silver and kyanite of potassium
"A mixture used in cleaning silverware.
hey went Immediately to a druggist.
REQUIRED antidotes and medical aid. bu,
u efforts for his relief were unavailinc.
nd,after several hours of the most vic lent
'ffering, the unfortunate young man
i'd.
Most of the troops that haye been sta
oned here since before the election lief,
'e city last night and this morning. ,
atIrday morning they were reviewed by :
e Secretary Of War and Gen. Sherman
the Arsenal. The guard at the gate
as paraded in honor of the distinguished
s!tors, General Sherman being accom-. '
MED by portion of his staff A salute q
scventy.flve guns was fired from field :.
ttery IN honor of the Secretary, and the =.
gle was sounded to the General. The u
rty then proceeded to the parade grounds f
ie1e the brigade, consisting Of three hi
performed a nucber of diff. q;
1t evolutions, much to the delight of a ~
ge concourse of citizens who stayed to v y
the grand mount which followed. 81
All other political interest is at present to
allowed up in the all-absorbing ques- )tt
n of the electoral count. 1t began last n
tuesday in the House Of Representa-. -
rs, the Senate, House, Electoral Com o'
ssion and Counsel sitting in a body, and o
II went merry as marriage bell'' untilI"f
,rlda was reached, when, in accortlan &c |fr
IL the popular anticipation, objections i,
re made to the returns on both sides. -
the Commission proceeded to the Sc
preme Court room to consider and dis 81
8 the matter. and there they have been as
ding sessions ever since. 1t is expected Isu
y will hardly be ready to report this Iot
ek, but nothing definite is known aboutI;.
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