Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-09-13
Letter from Washington.

WASHINGTON, d. C., sept. S. 1877.
At no time for many year. hav thee de-titu-
ton aud distress been general, ~ now,
aud the outlook for the coming winter Is aI~
palliug. The Federal Capital has always been
regarded as the political and social Mecca Of
the freedmen hence The crowds who have
flocked here even from the most remote States
and Territories. The prostration Of private
enterprise and he failure Of customary ap-
preparations for public Improvements. de-
prived thousands Of them OF employment and
way Of living; To these must be added large
numbers OF mechanics snd artisans OF every
trade and calling. who have become partly or
wholly dependent upou public or private
charity; and more helpless than all in their
j ,pendence and enforced idlenc>s are the hun
drrd> Of employees Of the several Departments
discharged afler vary ing number OF years OF
service. since last March, generally with fam
ilirs. and to whom the advent OF cold weather
will only bring an aggraystion OF present suf-
ferings. The problem Is very graye one.
Fears Of tolenee and other resorts OF mobs,
made wholly desperate and reckless by hun
ger and expo>u re, have aroused those who
have everything to ID =, and nothing 10 gain
by mob rule. to organized effort 10 avert
such calamity. \ large meeting convened
slew evening, since to devise some plan OF
relief 1t va, attended by many Of our most
wealthy citizens and prominent resident OIL
citl>; and numerous committees were appoint
"a 10 look alter the details Of putting into op
GRAFTON labor exchange" among whose OBJ
Jccts viii De procuring employment for those
willing to work, an agency for the sale Of the
products OF industry, making advances OF
tools and implements To cranmen destitute Of
them, an for furnishing the raw material for
such article, can b. probably m.uut4ctur-
ed al this point. lndi>criminatn aImsgiving
viii be discouraged n tending TO perpetual
pAupcri,m ami FOR tie same reasons none. ex
cept the lick or otherwise disabled. are en-
Outraged 20 hope for ANYTHING for which they
Do not return an equivalent in labor Thr
spirit manifested at thc meeting Wa general
~ liberal, although the hobby riders were pre-
,cnJl, usual % cnbarra.s and dl-tract, counsel
~ the $4,000 proposed to bH raised with
which 10 b,Iln operations, GuItr = pTopO rtIo Il
was raised a the meeting. several subscrip-
ton, " 500 being raised
Mr.. kenneth Raynor, Solicitor Of the Treas
ofliccr, of "a, Police Court. plead guilty Of a
technical assault On Mr. ~otc,dp editor u THE
/ H,PEjiiclH, last M,ulAy, and had 40 Tor the
+ fun Of haS!us byaut!:u! head put Oh him snd
! being pitched heat foremost, down iight u
T stone Step, III tie street below. The nur ay-
. pear, 10 have been graduated according 10 thc
Off .al standing auI aGretably % TIE sam,
4 ru.r u assessment Il would cJ.t secretary
/ fully 80 o get himself handsomely pOAmelrd
/ by sO,elIl, besides Incidental expenses iJi
I ran J.-t.trAA, oyster and other appruys.
4 mean, fJr promoting The cyny1l-.yenrv IL IN
+ fortunate opt.cs. The attack Wa, invited by
several article, u a very a operating person
~ character INTENDED 10 doubt, 10 ho,d ths
+ solicitor up 20 pubic r.d.,ule and d.r.,iou
+ wanc Nj. Eiyuor wa, BETRAYED u;o expire.
Y -iou- tina, hryted no credit upon him BE- lhn
+ party responsible tor BIZ appointment, % d,
/ high office be I'LL. MIR >ot,iIo, by taking nj
4 vantage uf lis position 20 vent has Ni.i,euH.
through personalities AMI in'inuatou, ha, r..
'iyrI many rumJr- relative 10 A.- Journalistic
career, that o. would p. b BIZ credit aud al
4 vantage "a haze forgotten
The New York Iiu.>s Of yesterday assert
that Mr.. Cornell, clsc va, not before III
f. Cabinet meeting u the dAy before, the Pre.i
Z dent having already decided 10 Top his Int had
and in timating that oId4s- heyati.cIH with
( slr,-..r-.. -. - preten>ion u holding mo
1 nopoiy Of : tate secrets, declare. that il pa,
discussed but that no definite conclusion wa.
reached They both agreed, however, tina.
AF. Cornell was playing double game, pro
testing TO the President, through his friends
that he intended no disrespeet nor any defiance
but was, on the contrary, extremely solicitor,
, q . deme Aning himselfas to enjoy the hgh,
Of the Presidents recJnctlcd countenance,
while TO the oppOne nts OF the Presidential
order, he prOie ssed the most iuae1ibie deter.
ninaiion TO continue insubordnaie and die
game, martyr 10 his principles. But the
discrepancies as 10 II alters Of fact have lead
many 70 doubt whether they really are tie
reposiories Of Cabinet secrets, and we are
waiting with much curiosity the termination
Of The contest. From the patience with which
the President tolerated this open defiance, it
Is presumed there Bre considerations not
known 10 the public which have dictated for
be arance. yoIt-STrrR