Montgomery County sentinel., 1877-06-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. D. G. June IL, 1871

The House will not appoint the committee
Of investigation proposed by Ben Butler, and
would most assuredly not place him on the
committee should it appoint such committee.
| There will be nothing found out that is not
already known, and the scandals that would
be set afoat by the disappointed adventurers
who were thrust out of power in Louisiana
will gain no foot hold in the next House.
Boss Hessing of the Chicago whisky ring,
having filed number of additional papers,
has induced Secretary Sherman TO reopen bis
case, and order a re-examination of all the
facts. The new documents have been referred
for examination and report, and the 'Boss"
feels quite confident that he will be relieved
of his fines $40, 900.
The report that lady from Kentucky has
applied for appointment into the post Office,
having her claims upon pretended service
rendered the late Confederate States, is purely
a Radical device TO produce political effect
against the Postmaster General, and cause his
custer from Office. This lady will not he ap-
pointed, nor be removed.
Some of the Radical Republicans are again
working themselves into fever over the idea
that MIR. Hayes intends appointing Democrats
to Office and Mr.. Hayes has OF late been
credited with theory that our Foreign Minis
ters are the direct personal representatives Of
the Executive He has never made any such
broad assertion. Ia theory, Foreign Ministers
of a Monarchial Government are the personal
representatives. OF the Sovereign, but at pre-
sent, even Mona:chies have practically aban-
doned the execution Of this theory to great
extent, and such a practice would certainly
not conform to Mr.. Hayes recently enunciated
ideas OF civil service reform, and his denial is
made upon the best authority.
The refusal Of the illegal Radical Auditor
of Louisiana, to follow the example Of Pack
ard and others in surrendering the property
of the State, afforded another pretext for the
Radicals OF that State to again most improp-
erly avail themselves of the U. S. Courts, to
retain possession of the books and archives,
and set at defiance the mandamuS issued by the
State Court, thereby preventing the exposure
Of pcculation and fraud, with which be is
mixed mp and at the same time save himself
from criminal prosecution.
The recent order issued in pursuance OF the
late cabinet decision, directing Gen Ord to
cross the Rio Grande into Mexico, and punish
the marauders for their depredations on our
citizens, is commented upon, in diplomatic
circles particularly, quite freely. 1t is gener-
ally believed here that il was inspired by Gen.
Sherman, in order TO find some employment
for the Army, and afford good excuse to ask
Congress 10 still longer support these wards
Of the government, and at the same time give
him an opportunity to steal a big slice of
Mexican Territory for which he would get all
the glory.
The very extensive series OF frauds which
have been discovered 10 u. S. Marshal Doug
lasss office in North Carolina, led to the arrest
of one j. G.. Hester, special agent for that
Department, last Saturday in this city charged
with forwarding to headquarters here false ac-
counts.
There is a suspicion here that after all the
fuss made about the cutting of timber on pub
lie lands in Louisiana, the U. S. Marshal al
lowed his zeal to outrun his discretion, as evil
donce has been furnished the Admi nsiration
showing that the greater part Of the timber
was cut on land belonging to the accused
violators of the law, and the whole affair was
trumped up by the U S. Marshal in order TO
give an exhibition Of his patriotism to the Re-
publican party.
The Catholics of this District celebrated the
iftieth anniversary OF the elation of the pres
ent Pope to the episcopacy by grand jubilee
in each Of their ten churches last Sunday
Thousands of Catholics as well as others,
visited ST. Mathews ehG.oi,, the centre of at
traction, during the evening and witnessed
the Illumination which was on a most magnih-
cent scale. The whole front of the church
was one blaze of gas-jes extending very high
up on the steeple. During the services inside
a large orchestra, composed principal Of the
members of he MariEe Band, assisted the or
gan and choir in the rendition of tho music,
which was superb
Extreme Republicans, like Blain Morton h
Co.. profess to see in the order to Gen. Ord,
conserving the raids on the Rio Grands, a dis
guised feature Of Mr.. Hayes southern policy,
the result of which will be the annexation Of
Mexican territory, and an increase in repre-
sentation in both Houses Of Congress to the ad-
vantage Of the South, and are endeavoring,
therefore, to excite the fears of the North TO
sectional prejudice. They also assert that the
carpet-baggers who hold the balance of pow
er in the Senate will arrange themselves on Mr..
HAYES by transferring the present Republican
maj ority to the Democrats and be rewarded
by division of the spoils in the re-organiza-
ton of the official corps Of the Senate. The
programme has elements well calculated
to arm the bitterness OF the North at first
glance, but we still have sufficient faith in The
cool, calm Judgment of our Northern brethren
for which they are so noted not to suppose
for an instant that they will get caught in the
trap set for them.
Quite number Of Democrats from Ohio
arrived in town the past week, and are in the
most exultiug spirits over the coming Demo-
cratic victory next Fall, and assert that with
out doubt they will carry everything in that
State at the coming October election.
DEMoCRITEs.