The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-07-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 4th, 1877;

WASHINGTON, D. G., July 4th, 1877.
Our Government is feeling new dgni-
ty from the courtesies and honors, justly its
due, that Merrie Old England is paying
it through its ex-President, General Grant.
1t seemed, some weeks ago, that no higher
compliment could be paid than the gift
presented by the city of London. refer
to the golden casket, containing the
freedom of the city, and ornamented with
our coat-of-arms, supported by American
eagles and resting on the flag of our Re-
public; but late dispatches contain ac-
counts of better still than that. A special
performance was given at the Royal
Italian Opera, and when Gen. Grant and
party entered, the assembly arose with the
curtain and Mile Albani sang "The Star
Spangled Banner with full chorus. The
stage was decorated with the Stars and
Stripes, and Gen. Grant appeared, for the
first time since he has been in England, in
the full uniform of Major General. He
was vociferously applauded and bowed a
gracious response. The party then left the
Opera House to attend the Queens Ball at
Buckingham Palace.
President Hayes having appointed Miss
Ada Sweet, Pension Agent at Chicago,
politicians are greatly disappointed. They
have fought hard against her, but their op-
position has seemed but to strengthen her
cause in the mind of the President. In
deed, he has openly expressed himself as
being in favor of giving women the prefer
ence in all matters of appointment to Of
flee, other things being, equal.
The wife of Gen. Sherman, is, and al
ways has been, very devoted Catholic,
and when she left this city few months
since, everybody thought she had joined
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TO hold personal counsel with the Holy
Pope. She was in fact, only visiting in
st. Louis, and was absent but few weeks.
Now, however, it is currently reported
that the lady is to receive from the Pope
in testimony of his high appreciation of
her zeal for the Catholic faith, and her
friendship for himself, the "Golden Rose"
which honor is one of the greatest, only
being given to Princes, Potentates and
Powers as pledge of the paternal affec-
ton of the Pope. Plus IX has bestowed
the "Golden Rose" but three times - one
he gave to Maria Theresa, Queen of Naples,
to thank her for the kindness and affec-
tion with which she and her royal consort,
Ferdinand, received and protected him,
when he fled from Rome in 1S4S; one to
the Empress Eugene, and one to Eliza
beth, Empress of Austria.
lC was Salu OF Nllnnlo Cuerman (nOW
Mrs. Fitch that she declined to dance
with Queen Victoria's son. The subject
was revived recently by the announcement
of the coming marriage of Miss Nellie
Cox Ia great Washington belle of few
years ago) who was, in reality, the young
lady who declined the honor of dancing
with Prince Arthur. 1t was in this wise
Miss Cox's society life was attended by
two unrelentingy discreet maternal edicts.
One was that she should dance no round
dances with gentlemen, and the other that
she should not remain at entertainments
later than midnight. Accordingly when
the young Prince asked her for round
dance she declined, stating her reason, the
Prince was only the more eager for dance
with her, and asked for the first vacant
square dance on his card of engagements,
but it was so far down on the list that she
was obliged to decline again as that dance
would not occur till the "wee sma'
hours.''
A mad-dog caused quite commotion of
Pennsylvania Avenue the other day. 1t
was "taken suddent" while playing with a
squad of children; lowered his head,
foamed at the mouth and began swapping