The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-05-23
Our Washington Letter.
Special 10 the REPUBLICAN.

AsHISGTONS ~. u, MAY 10, ~.
At last after all our many damp
wet weeks Of waiting, we. Washington
ians are being favored with some as
fine esamples of summer weather as mind
of man could ask for. A little hot,
mayhaps, the thermometer managing
yesterday to struggle up as high as 80,
but when you takea capital cool breeze
into consideration, it is, upon the
whole, exceedingly comfortable. And
now if we only bad our beloved con-
gress hele, to share our weather with
us, we would be satisfied.
Representative Harrison, Carter
Harrison, our Harrison, as the Chica-
so Times has it, him of Marine Band
notoriety, Democrat, of Illinois, denies
that he has Withdrawn from the Speak.
ership contest. This information gainS
its particular importance from the
knowledge it gives us that the Hon.
Carter is running-it is something TO
know this. Heretofore the fact ap.
pears to have been kept very quiet-I
never heard of it before and doubt if
your readers ever did-and we will
probably never hear Of it again. There
fore make it public.
The Secretary of the Treasury yes
terdsy decided that there could be no
compromise of the Chicago crooked
whiskey cases, and directed that the
district attorney at Chicago should
proceed with their prosecution. The
Secretary says that the expectation of
compromise caused by the alleged ac-
tion of his predecessor may have led
to confession and waiver of legal
rights by the present defendants. and
therefore he is inclined to yield to
their wish that they have an opportu-
nifty to appeal to Congress for such re-
lief as it may think right to grant
Shea. In the meantime, however, the
prosecution will proceed.
Regarding the charges made against
Attorney General Devens in being re.
miss in the prosecution of those accus-
ed of being connected with the Mount
ain Meadow Massacre, 1 may state
that all of these offences are against
the Territory, and not against the
United States, and consequently come
under the Jurisdiction of the Territory
Of Utah. The sum of $4,000 was ap.
proPriated by Congress to be usod by
the Department of Justice in prosecu-
ting thOse suspected, and this sum has
all been expended. Another appro.
priation of $40, 900 fo< tie same pur-
pose will become available OH the 1st
of July, which win be expended by
the Department as intended.
The account of destructive forest
fires in New York and the New ERg.
land States which cireulates by tele.
gIaPh to-day is only days record,
but it shows heavy direct pecuniary
loss to the country. Hundreds of fami-
lies, too, are deprived of their home.
These are among theimmsdiate effects.
Those set To come by the rapid de-
struction Of ouT forests by flames and
the axe, are decrease of rains, iicreas.
ing periods of droHght and consequent
Joss Of fertility of soil. / Only wish
that all the people of this country
could be made to see this matter nov
as they val be obliged to sec it ia
comparatively few years hence.
PeOr Halieck. They have put up 4
brass eAigy Of bin 10 New York, and
John G. Whittier writes a memorial
poem of platitude unsurpassed by ev.
ep Whittier at bis worst. Ills fate