Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1877-01-11
Correspondence.
Letter From Washington.
WASHINGTON. ID. c..
January d,

/ trdrfIre. and demands the Police Commits
/ sionerS 10 perform hdri-kdri-R Recently in
! dpqurdted Dcmocratics Governors on The
( sitHdtioH- CroniR and GrOrer-Ihe recu-
4 SAINT Mr. Bdraes-H. HetcirS indispoSi-
tiDH-No progress by the Compromise Com
( mitee-Repubiicda confidence .SieighiRg
dad cold tredther.
/ The President, by his peremptory demand on
| the members of the Board of Police Commits
soners for their immediate resignation. has
still further enhanced his popularity with the
moral and abiding element Of, not only this
| District, but the country over The immedi-
! ate provocation of this action on his part were
| the revelations Of intfliciency, and, many
hold, positive sympathy with the nests of UNI
| clean birds. who have been allowed to ply their
! infamous vocation of gambling unmolested. un-
\ der thc very noses of these inlolent officials
| for years past, until it had come to be regarded
ASA legitimate business pursuit undermining
| tn whole social fabric o our city and country.
i'rhc members of the fraternity who had be-
: come insolent and defiant towards anyone dar-
I ing To demonstrate against the privileges ac-
corded them by District officials. have been on
. the ragged edge since the opening of the
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ling official, regard his edict Of the ith rs the
forcrunncr of the termination of their political
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'F'hh' mas been SUBJECTED 10 pretty r'Sid IN
t'r'''" 'y Nr' Morton : C mmitt'e on fri'I-
eS'' ana Elections AMI Notwithstanding thr
/ topography ana 'el-'i'' nue. oil ms ha'A Ai-
p'h'Ase Ju''ihrd Inc hri!rt that he Would COM
l'"'' h'ihseh "lth an thr dl2hity anu sung
J''a lhieTlhE ~ pfiho'raut Electoral COZ
'E' hh'ihS III ~ custody lhe d'stlhIe' "' ma
ti'h' ne Sri'Nou>iH disappointed Ms ba'herN by
M embarrassed manners ana III ackn"WledT-
ihS lh' "flo' o. S@'O"o ne received ~ 'he t"o'
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u'"">""' u''A'Fs 70 certain oregon ht'ormer,
d! 'helr fellows ID Ne" loTA' The Telegraph
operator 'upP"N'h 70 oe knowing I" me trans
ACTON refused ~ testify conc 'runE Il, and his
'''e mas been reported l" Tue senate. tower
nor Grover arrived here on wednesday even
lrS ana Will ~ Was rumored Yesterday, be sub
l''''H U" a "'tY Trying 'td"Ai before the COM
lhl'''' to-day.
~ ''H'>' 'l' 81" orleans agent %, th'
"''' it'tEF4ph company Drought mere AZ
tue instance "' M"rri'onN committee was AT
i''7h'p At 'he oar o' the house on " Wednesday
! i"' contempt; Dut Al me request OF NJ attor-
"'H> ne was a'o"ed until = FRIDAY st
: . ''o'N 70 prepare ms answer Inc whole
'"'Je't u '"e power u congress IN the prem
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"o'' ''" ''.'"' hn'''' INDICATIONS seem 10
i'' - '''H .''ii'HS'nS fehaiat'"h7 IN the con-
u"'' % certain managers OF Inc lllden canvass.
( ~ h'"H' came 20 near fatally cutting his
| own throat III MS uI-adFlsed attack upon the
administration oil the New York Post Office,
'hat ne : SUI suffering from the wound and
'h'rh. lie Is sulen and melancholy; and the
columns oil the papers which were filled with
he"it ana MS smart performances a. head
centre OF the Iilden cause, prior to his disas-
ferrous tllt with Postmaster james, don't even
mention MS great name now; and II Is evident
tha' many OF ms political associates keeniy en-
JOY MS uAcoiph'ute'
All reports sent away from ms city, profess
ing 70 give conclusions arrived al by either the /
senate OF house committee appointed under
the McCrary resolution TO devise satisfactory
ihe'hou oil counting ana declaring the electoral
vote may tor the present be set down as pure
inventions very little progress has been made
up ~ ua'c' anu II Is believed that no definite
pan : Nhe's 10 DC agreed to until the formal re
ports OF ne COMMITTEES sun IN the South have
Deem made, or at least, until all the facts Of
which they may come in possession are known
Ihere i no question that the feeling among
Republicans Is OF much more buoyant descIip- !
ton since the decision of the Uouse committees |