Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1877-05-11


Ing to do with the terrible affair. bat | cannot, IN
face OF the fact that the assallants were all Demo
crats and the victims Republicans, and in visw OF
the bitter feelings against Chisolm and Gllmel
that had pervaded the county Tor years.
FLASHING TOY CORRESPONDENCE
WASHINGTON, May 9th, 1877.
The announcement that the Cabinet meeting
on Friday last was for the final decision regarding
the time for calling the extra session of Congress
apprised the community that the members would
soon return; therefore the proclamation to the ef-
feet that the date changed from the 4th OF
June to the 18th Of October surprised every one.
We are told that the best interests of the coun-
try require the change that it is the almost unan-
mous desire of the business community, as well
as the members of Congress themselves, that
there should be no session of Congress this sum
mer if it could be avoided. This we are told TO
console us for disappointment not that have
any particular interest in the Army appropriation
bill, save that naturally sympath yes with the
troubles of others.
1t was ascertained that without any immediate
appropriation of money the army can be clothed
and supplied with all that is necessary for its
maintenance and tina, only one paw day comes be-
tween this and the 18th of October, The Navy
officers also propose 10 suffer, there is no mon
ey for May or June, but they too, must wait for
the 18th of October. The soldier and sailor, our
guardians on land and sea, should Of all others
be promptly paid, bat they can wait, Washington
being rather hot place IN summer for the re-as-
sembling of men who can remain in distant cool
places aud draw 500 per month from the Gov
eminent. Had i rested with the choice Of one,r
Congress would have Te-as embed at the time frs
proposed, for Senator Blame has the Army appro-
priation bill in hand, and hundreds were waiting
to welcome his magnetic presence on the floor Of
the Senate He is in the city now, mol on BUSH
ness intent, but simply resting at his mansion on
| 18th street.
Just now, the wall of the discharged clerk makes
Washington mus zeal. Much distress has been the
result of the late heavy dismissal from the Treas
ury, but the substitution of silver for currency
necessarily caused diminution in the work, and
again, the award Of the contracts for printing to
outside firms naturally had the effect of compel
ling reduction of fare The most uncertain of
livelhoods neither experience or advice will teach
people to seek some other mode of support, and
as ability does not weigh in the balance with po-
litcal consideration it is unlike any other field OF
labor. 1t is much to be regretted that said rolt
ical cons deratons should influence almost all the
appointments made under the government, and it
would be greatly to our advantage could We adopt
the English system of civil service, and thus Sc
cure a class of clerks who will be subject to such
removals only, as failure of health and death may
bring about.
Practical reasons for discharge have little weight
in comforting the suffering woman who has many
dependent on her for support, and It's sad fact
that to this class most frequently comes the ne
cessity for facing the world empty in pocket
Spder-lke, they must begin to toll and strive for
place again. there being no other opening here for
women with families to help. Everybody cannot
keep boarding house. This original reflection
reminds me that Washington has been for the
past week delighted with the new comedy "Our
Boa riding House," written by Mr.. Leyard
Grover of Cincinnati. 1t completed its one
hundredth night last Saturday, on which occasion
the programmes were printed on white satin. Its
introduction into this "city of boarding houses"
touched a tender spot in the hearts of the people.
| presume two thirds of the population live in
these apolog les for homes therefore the theatre
has been crowded every night, general curiosity
being manifested to see how well the features of
the play compared with individual experience.
The editors Of the press extended Mr. Grover
a complimentary dinner at the Riggs House, on
which occasion number of our prominent cit
liens and officials assembled to do honor to the
popular play of the day. had the pleasure of
meeting the charming Mrs. Walter Dalrymple,-
the lady who gives such life to the comedy in the
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moments to the Statuary Hall, when the watch of
her escort warned her that the Matinee hour was
at hand, and she hastily departed leaving me alone
in my glory among the cold white Greeks and
Romans, Nenuses and Gladators.
have spent many spare moment contemplat-
ing the few specimens we have of Rinehart's
work. In the southeast gallery his group of
sleeping oh ildren has been happily placed. 1t is
so charmingly natural that pauses and gazes
forgetful of time, and finally leaves with the de-
termination to return. Casped within each 9TH
ers arms they lie asleep, and SO perfect is the
curve of each dimped limb, so natural the repose
Of each feature that bent down to watch the rise
and fall Of the nostrils, the rise and fall of the
curls about the temples and neck. In the south
east gallery, Endymion sleeps so peacefully beau
! tilul that | looked around in sympathy for the
moon that fell in love with him, but the sunlight
filling the hall instead with practical reality
| give Rinehart's statue of crystal, the prefer
encei the sweet, gentle, pensive face and delicate
dropping form, so expressive of its heart trouble,
haunts me still. Some ten or twelve ladies are to
be seen copying faithfully in the main hail. where
the majority of the French works are. Among
them, Mrs. Short Of New York (who has spent
the winter here for the purpose of copying,) has
attracted much notice by her mastery style of
welding the brush She leaves for Paris in June
TO devote herself to the study of her art for three
years, and am confident that America will some
day have reason to be proud of her work. Mrs.
Gore Jones. the wife of one of the attaches to
the British Legation, whose artistic tastes have
been carefully cultivated, spends many an hour
copying in the gallery.
The war in Europe affects our loaves of bread !;
one sees the extra cents glide in Imagination down
the blade of the knife as it slices through the
morning loaf and deprecates the thirst for, glory
which excites the powers of Europe to conquest
when it influences the -four market to harden its
heart to our individual needs, and enables the
shrewd to make such brilliant speculations