The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-05-10
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. G. May 4, 1877.


The Treasury officials here are some
what alarmed at the Legislature of
Ohio, which recently passed legal
tender act making silver receivable for
either public or private debts to any
amount, within the State. This may
be wise course, but it is thought by
Sec. Sherman to be exceedingly ill-ad-
yised as being calculated to retard full
and complete specie resumption. AS
the Legislature of Illinois is about to
follow the example of Ohio, 'knowing
ones" surmise that it is political
dodge to unite the inflationists of both
parties in carrying those States Demo-
cratic at the coming local election. 1t
is rumored in this city among the wise
acres that the Representatives from the
West at the coming extra session will
demand national law to that effect.
Secretary Sherman is opposed to this
bimetallic policy, and declares his in
tention to give it his earnest opposition
in Congress-, and prevent, if possible
its adoption. The new administration
had hoped that silver would be kept
from local politics and no effort would
be made to incorporate it into the finan-
cial politics OF the general government
so that it could be. observed whether or
not the path we are now following
would lead us to such n specie stand
circulate upon an equal footing as in
times of yore.
is in course of preparation, and will be
introduced in the House at the extra
session, reducing the army To 10000
men, thereby effecting a saving to the
Government OF many millions. Now
that the Indian wars are ut an end,
and the troops are to be used no longer
for police duty in the Southern States,
we contend there is no need of stand
ing army in this country, and it should
he abolished altogether, and make Il
big retrenchment that will be of some
good to Uncle Sans pocket.
=. DINO. TENAS PACIFIC.
1t is confidently asserted that "the
President" will in his message to Con-
gress at the coming extra session, rec
ommend as a part of his Southern pol
icy, the Texas Pacific r. Il. Nothing
that he could do would be more popu-
lar with the Southern memb bers as well
as the Southern people than such a
recommendation. They have been so
wrought upon by this enterprise that
they look to the completion of this
road as the dawn of their prosperity.
There is scarcely an ambitious little
that does not expect to profit by it in a
more or less degree, and the politicians
and business men get almost as excited
on this subject us over the wrongs in
tIicted by the carpet-bay governments.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA .CANARD.
The writer of the letter detailing the
alleged murder of the colored preach
er Scott, in South Carolina, which
threw the New England Conference
into such spasms of indignation, was
Alonzo Webster, postmaster at Grange
bury, S. c.. AS it has since appeared
Scott was not only not murdered,
but no attempt was made to do SO. Our
Postmaster General is now inquiring
how and why he connected himself
with such transaction and thereby
rejecting upon the Department and
its proper uses, and it is the belief that
the p. M. will have to step down and
out. va.s
GOV. MCCORMICK.
A good story is told of the Assistant
Sec. One of his eyelids has IL tenden-
cy to irregular closing. In recent
interview with the pretty girls who
were applicants for positions, he treat
ell both very politely, but gave neither
much encouragement. When they
came out one said to the other, "well,
it looks blue for us, don't it," eyes"
was the reply, cit may look blue for
you, but think L ann all right, for
when he was discouraging you he was
winking at me, as much as to say, you
don't believe what L am telling her." /
ASPIRING YOUNG DOCTORS.
Any number of young doctors all |
over the country have written TO the
and Russian Ministers here, |
offering their services for positions on
the Army Medical staff of the two gov /
Neither of the Ambassa-
dors have the power to accept su Ii of !