, 1877-10-06
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20,

EDITOR STATESMAN The executive party
seem to be well received wherever 1t goes
as well in Kentucky as In Ohio-and prob
ably will have as hearty welcome IN Ten
nessee and Virginia as In either state, though
not as elaborate. The coming election in
Ohio stimulated the friends Of Mr.. Hayes in
Ohio, and across the river in Kentucky, to
give especial attention to his progress through
those states In Tennessee and Virginia
where extra exertion in the way of reception
will have less effect on the pending contest,
there will be all the heartiness that will
spring up spontaneously among people re-
ceiving a man who has 10 doubt benefited
them, but less of the machine work OF po'it-
ical managers. In the winter the party will
90 to South Carolina, to which state Mr.
HayeS has often been invited, and III which,
more than in any other, the benefits of his
southern policy are apparent.
While the position to be given Smith, re-
firing Indian commissioner, IS not known
beyond the fact that he goes abroad, his
friends say that the change will be pro-
motion and that he is greatly gratified there
at. 1t seems to be understood that the new
commissioner viii be Mr.. T. A. Hoyt of
New York, and not, as every one expected,
an Ohio man.
Bulletins, as to senator Morton's health,
are received here regularly, and eagerly dis
cussed by all. That received late last night
was unfavorable, and your correspondent
ingtOn attendant, on the subject. The doc
tor holds to the belief that senator Morton
will vet return to Washington
One of the southern carpet-baggers, who
escaped trouble in the south by coming here,
was F. A Sawyer. But in escaping the fate
of Chamberlain, Parker, Patterson, Moses,
and the rest, the deprarity which seems to
be part of all his class chung to him, and
he is now under trial in the criminal court
of the district, for paying, as assistant secre-
retary of the treasury, a clam which he knew
to be fraudulent.
Col. Sturgis mot Gen. Howard} reports an
apparently substantial victory over the Nez
Perce Indians The Indians were between
Sturgis and Howard. Their loss in horses
was especially heavy, and very likely Will be
disastrous to them. They may, however,
capture what they need from Howard. This
source of supply has long been open to chief
Joseph, and he has freely availed himself of
it. Without Howard that celebrated chief
tain would long ago have been without pro-
visions or stock.
The Ohio clerks here Will take up the line
of march for home to vote at the coming
election, and if they do not go will be called
upon to contribute funds These facts, to.
gether with the visits of Mr.. Hayes and his
cabinet'to that state. make up about as full
an abandonment as can be imagined of what
has been called "civii service reform" Ap-
parently the administration is determined to
have reform wherever it will appear to pay,
ami no where else.
Affairs with Mexico have not had so peace
fuI an appearance in long time as now.
Yellow fever has made its appearance in
Florida, but at so late day that there is lit
tie fear of Its spreading
The coming winter III Washington prom
ises to be most agreeable, in social way.
More senators and representatives will keep
house than ever before since the war, and
many men of eminence outside of congress
will be here Among these latter are Geo
Bancroft and Charles Francis Adams Few
cities are more desirable than this for a WIN
ter residence fact now better appreciated
than ever before REX.