Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-09-06
LETTER FROM MARIE,

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in WASHINGTON. y. C.. Aug. Is.
in Into what depths Of iniquity our Repul
be lie must have plunged in its little centur
:R. of life to need such scathing fire Of re
he form as We are how enduring! And HOY
on blind Odk Executives have been heretofore
u or how clear-seeing our present one, tina
ed tour many needs and shortcomings should
Sc all at once be shown up so plainly! Yer
lily. this Is an asr TO live in! The lates
Il necessity Mr.. Carl SchnrZ las discovered
Dr. and is. now endeavoring to persuade
L. the President and Ills honorable fellow
III Cabinet members to adopt rule that no
ID editor or publisher of a newspaper shall
le he part or parcel of the political world. TO
Ic hold any office of honor or trust under
If the Government. Well spoken. Mr.. Carl
Schurz. Editors don't object. Their
chief aim in life is to respect public opinion
wOrthi'y. TO do so they must be free
from suspicion Of any wish to appropriate
spells or distribute Office. and if'no appIi-
Il cation for office made by an editor is to be
needed. the press must Of necessity be
=. above all suspicion Of ssiis,. Horace
Grceley's career is warning enough. Ola
truth. the press Of the country should be
az entirely divorced from politics us is the
army. or as our civil service will be if
President Hayes accomplislles his ayowcd
purposes.
Washington society is not to be found
here now. Society houses present Il silent.
c1oa-shuttered appearance. and we hear of
their owners at Saratoga. Newport and
Long Branch. Madame Mantilla. the |
Spanish Minister'S wife. who is such Il pet .
in society here, was belle Of the first Sara
tOga ball. given last week. She is very
striking in personal appearance. having
the blacklist Of eyes and hair. and pink
and white complexion. She was dressed
the other evening in white silk. garnished
with wide Valenscnnes lace and white
satin ribbon. The waist was cut square in
front. and the neck was covered with fine ,
white lace net. Her mitts matched the ,
other latps in pattern. ms did her white silk ,
stockings. worn under low slippers of !,
white silk. Her ornaments were triple !
row of pearls. with an oakleaf of di.- :,
taGnds as Il pendent.
1t is whispered that Secretary Eyarts has ;,
been somewhat snubl,cd recently in rcIa- :,
ton to Mexican affairs. AS he has for :,
years led the van OF the American bar. so. u
since last Mares. he has taken the lead in I
the Cabinet. and. in Eut, las led the PI.si-
lent himself in all matters OF note. But
was thought he took General SIlernan's ,x
lLSiness out of that gcntlenan's hands
When he gave General Ord his orders con- ..
'erning Mexico. and as much hats been said u
o him. Eyarts has his hands full still
vita Mexicans. Spaniards. IHdia,is. and bi
II. Undoubtedly the army wiz be con- ST.
increased as soon as practicable ir'
tter Congress convenes. Ii is a f:u4 thai
Is "A: present insufficient to q,,eil Mexican III
subdue Indian proDe;,sit;es. th
l'nisll Spanisl; iinpertinences. or prevent in
strikers WaF. The Givy is in still worse
'nti'flon. for although, we have naval Al
Ulcers and sailors. We iaye no available AN
'ii.s OF war. This is what one of the III,
aiding New York papers says about it. WI.
ID very truly:
The United States Government ,,as NOT ~.
day within its control. either ON s.a in hn,
oress OF construction. OF pilirllls;.,le no,
'Il private parties one sesse, that would do,
Ne the slightest chance of SUCCESS in y
val engagement. either on tive HIGH scas
In any OF our ltsrhors. when Ditte; re-"
;lltlst IN iron-clad. Of which there are ans'
mbers in the navcs Of England. France. as
lssla. Italy, Turkey and Germany. We MAJ
Xp no n:fVt Nhn c,p toll e. lilCt
IT.. of our wooden fleet * it 70, ..,i,., ley
wee: But il It We're ten times as nu-
rolss as it is, and if every vessel was NJ
GS 1or battle, It would not. III the year rs III
Z, be 4 navy. Wooden vessels are use ~
To- Flfe wooden fleets. but iron in {
is are its indispensable rucleuses. Tn strO
last ten or twelve years wonderful i'm and
Nelh:hts have been made is MAYA, ord reda
&c ana In aren-t1ads. But our guns are IHsi
ere our war lett them; and our Mont t0uc
y inadequate ut best to cope with the crop
l-;iat Davies Of Europe. are ,Dseayor- out
. rustlng away i'm our nasy-yarls.' Ne
lie city still sWarms with office-seekers. ery ,
Presidents Southern Policy has MOTIF
= ' 11ieDn !'e're' ana ttaey are nearly all fani,
u '''e 'ooe'tueia STATES. The old class unsal
worn ont With hopes deferred, but build
= ~ ~" ,iele appear c"nf,de,t and con ding,
Ell They lead an automatic life. their or io
round being to the White House. to ter i
HOTEL to e,rt and to bed. The hot differ
aler troubles them not. They loaf in nent
made VI awnings mostly. and are con- or ST
with cheap living. they
MARIE. the n