The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-04-06
our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2, 1871.
THE ABSORBING TOPIC.


lust rs he declined, on Friday night, the
propositions suggested by Secretary Schurz.
Gov Hampton has adhered most reSolute-
ly To his determination to consider no pro-
position that could be construed to throw
the least doubt upon his title. Chamber
lain's proposition tor commission, which
was laid be fore him on Saturday, was the
last of the series which have been made to
him with view to bring about a compro-
mise. With his refusal to consider it ended
all hope for Chamberlain. The "Presi-
deut" (?) and his Cabinet have been forced
to the conclusion that as Gov. Hampton
has said, from the first, the only solution
of the difficulty is the non-interference of
the troops. Therefore the troops will be
removed from the State House, Hampton
viii proceed to Oust Chamberlain by civil
process, and it is hoped that within a week
or ten days from .his date the trouble will
be over, and affairs will be moving as
quietly III South Carolina as in other States
of the Union, Louisiana of course excepted.
The letter of Gov. Hampton furnishes as
strong "A guarantee as the President could
ask of his purpose to deal justly with white
and black alike, and i'll conversation last
night Hampton said that he would return
home tonight. and on his arrival would
issue his proclamation notifying the people
of South Carolina of the peaceable adjust
ment of all differences, and that he would
call the Legislature together on the 9Th of
April. Owing to the manipulations of
Cham berlain and his gang of plunderers,
Hampton said 1t was impossible 10 estimate
with any approach to correctness what the
funded debt Of the State is but that he
would send commission to New York to
conterHith theholders of the State bonds on
She subject. The present school system is
/ very good one, but not much has been
accomplished under it, because the carpet
/ baggeIs have stolen most of the funds. He
says that he has appointed and will CON
| tInue to appoint colOred men to office when
ever the best interests OF the State warrant
it, and that he now locks forward conf
IDENTITY 20 the day when the bonds Of South
/ Carolina viii command 8 premium.
THE CENTENNIAL LAWSUIT.
Philadelplians low here claim to have
! Information that the Supreme Court will
tomorrow render dessIon in the Centen-
nial appropriation case, and that it Will be
against the Government and in favor Of the
stockholders.
WASHINGTON'S REMAINS PETRIFTED.
/ The west wall of the tomb at Mount Ner-
non has for several years been in a falling
condition aud Ill q eat need of repair. y
few days since part of 1T tumbled into the
tomb, completely covering the sarcophagus
! of Washington, and i'll order to repair
/ the damage IN proper manner it was
I found necessary to remove them a few
/ feet from their resting place. The one
containing the remains OF Martha Wash
ington was removed first, and attracted no
attention /; but the unusual weight of the
4 one containing the remains of " ashInytOH
aroused the curiosity of the official who
was experimenting the work oG removal,
and 1t was decided 10 open the sarcophagus
( III order to ascertain the cause. This was
done and the remains found to be petritiud
I ill fact a solid stone resembling IA statue
the features being perfectly natural, with
/ the exception of the eyes aud eaIs no trace
OF which could be seen. The body is of Il
dark leather color, and may be SAID to be u
! soft SANDSTONE, which would likely break
should an attempt be made 20 remove it
/ from the sarcuphagus. An old colored
man who has reslued upon .he farm since
he WAS boy, and who assisted III remov-
ing the remains from the Old tomb to the
present one, informed us that it is thirty
eight years since their last removal 1t is
not likely to be opened again for a century
TO come, unless Ill case of accident, as i'll
the present instance, when petritication will
have completed its work and the remains
of the immortal Washington will then be
as enduring as his memory is ever bright
and glorious.
LOUISIANA.
1t is claimed by Gov. Nicholls's friends
here that the State has not been in SO
promising condition as at present for the
( last ten years. Many of the cumbersome
laws have been simplItied, and satisfactory
arrangements are periecting for the pay
ment of the July interest Oh the State debt
Another member of Packaids LegislatuI o
deserted that body Oh Saturday and went
over to :he legal Legislature of Louisiana.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY CoNANT,
it is expected, will retire from the Treasury
Department ere many days, and will sail
for London, to take charge of the fiscal
agency there i'll connection with the Syor-
dictate, about the tenth of this month, when
1t is to be hoped the interests of our Uncle
Samuel will be represented better than
they were under Grants rule.
CONGRESSIONAL PRINTER.
Notwithstanding tie desperate efforts to
remove Mr.. CIapp from this position, he
still "holds the fort while old Paralyt;c
Morton denies that he is supporting john
ID. Defrces for Mr.. Clarp's place, and as
sarts that he has done nothing to secure a
change in the occupacy Of the Office The
crows in quest of this place are legion, aud
the fight waxeth '-dem warm
THE ARMY APPROPRIATION
bill is a pretty good guarantee that Packard
of Louisiana will yet listen to reason and
: make the best of an utterly hopeless case
The "President' ~ cannot long help him
if the army bill does not pass and pass i,
certainly will not if Packard is recognized
UNDER COLOR OF OFFICE
is what they say in our Courts since Fred
Douglass has appointed fifteen bailffs black
as the ace of spades.
THE PRESS
is poking fun at Thompson of the Wah
bash, now the jolly jack tar of the NAVY
These impertinent pen-drivers never saw
the Wah- bash i'll pumpkin flood in June
with Thompson navigating a broad horn,
/ when, as the poet sings:
, she hove and sOt. and s1t and hove
And high her rudder flung.
, And every time she hove aud sot
bigger leak she sprung"
OUR SEVEN TO EIGHT PRESIDENTS polio,
L.