Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-11-29
!, ofxAsHMeTOU LETTER.

II i correspondence OF the GUARDIAN.
reme' ,g,c. IN .fst~msaI Drsss-No Bitumim-
Gems Goal 10 Mar the Beauty Of Public Build
ra'gs-Oid White House Good Enough for
IS;Hr'. Hayes-Sccsrities Of National Bdak.-
.imerioan sample Rooms in Gvat Briidi~-
'I'osia! Sarisgs Banks - Issue Of Postal
I'll, Irds-Lettr Sheet Enreiope Noodcd-Im-
!, L. .rcmeHt Of the HarJ0r-B burning Green
-.fhitude Of the Party tordrds the
.resid,ai-!Secreis Of the Dead Letter Office.
WAsI,INGroS, ID. G., Nov. -, lS77.
These bright November days are giving
~ polish of p dying year TO life in the
'aptal, and thu daily presence of new iaces
IN the streets asd in the hotels is COM
plotting the social warp aud wool, the hustle
and gayety incident to winters residence
in Washington. The persistent R-avis
should make visit 90 the Nations Capital
and sec II in its fulln,ss Of autuInnal beauty.
Think of subiecting its beautiful white
faced lildings, v nth ilu,cd marble columns
~ the action of An atmosphere inplr gnated
with lanpblack from the thousands Of
smoking furnaces using bituminous coal ~
other cities. Mrs. IIAyc, is delighl ed with
the White House, with the rooms Of the
old-tiue style. aud says, No matter what
they build, they'll never build any more
rooui~ like these"
Uncle Sam has nicely pigeon .holcd in
on" of his immense vaults SIiI, 700. 400 of
bonds rs security for the national banks.
ard every bill.huld,r i. as safe rs ii he had
an equal amount IN gold.
American sample ROOMS" ~ he c,tab.
lishcd in Great Britain, i, the latest de.
t"lopmcnt of our growing trade with the
eastern Continent. In thi, way our manu-
| cturcrs will find IA increasing markr, in
l Jew field that will utilize all our surplus
give rcmuncrati,e profits to both
tai and labor.
Ic Frequency of los, by the failure of
:, Ig~ Banks in all parts Of the country
y nwithont doubt. provide sai.r place
'o' II for Ill" earnings of the ma-srs in
Ia savings Banks. Ia be- established hy
III pclt the present systrlu some system
y needed that will check the los>r,
;, nnw 81 kcrniy felt through ia.
Il " this class of institutions. IIo,
.;r:ttCfl population of 4,Uo0. 900. has
not h y bank failure in forty ycar-. The,
have mol ilroad kings, no panlcs. public or
private rilf ring.--trnly happy People.
What an exemption from disaster, dIsap.
p"intmcnt, pam and hcartache that has
grown 81 familiar to our people since ,bc
panic of l-.2!
The promised revival of trade is shown
~ the increase in postal cards is.ned
During the. month of October ~ - 5no |
we're sold, the greatest number for any |
month since hey wrrr intrmlucr,i. Al,t,, /
hr"t envelope of the size of note psp,r i,
greatly me-. led b. tn puilic. which shall /
70 sold by }hr department ut abont IN,
">t OF the stamp. Onc-half If all the !
rttcrs passing through the mail could Ia.
written on pal-r of note size. II would
rc''nt the reuse OF stamps, save IN,
lah@pnriatlon OF tons of usrlrs, material
i envelopes, and every letter Nou,d Il, -.
Itr III transit rs under the present m,thnd
Inc improvement "f the harbur of Wash
'gton lay deepening the channel. contract.
x IN" bed of the river. and rcclaininr
'"ut 900 acrrs of valuable land 10 tb.
oN'ri'm"ht, II now proposed. A careful
tIInatc has been made and = rcnor, o,,
'h submitted 10y Brig Gen. HUMPHREYS. ,
wing dock frontage uf seven milo. ,> q.
u>INr of piers
III tile Ollie" of one Of the Department, ,
ny h' seen model nf a mortar, with tb,. ,
rflagc ami miniature balls. all mad, t,o,n q
e rrNldInn of grccnhack~ burned in th, I
'asnry department. Looking at thi. $
i1nr specimen, there comes into view an !
visible host. gannt hungry multitude. O
'">ands upon thousands in our country I
/" seek here and there for work 10 earn :
''h I" reed Themselves and their Elnish. u
families; work that possibly might have II
rh found except for the constant con.
teton of TIA" currency by burning N a
"nhaokS. Hard money and soft meme,
'"eatrS, Win a country extending AS IN :.
FN' must agree that curr,ncy is no, in "
''Sn OF our increasing ne-ls. Man hsa, :,
nest diit'rnc,s az to Finances AID III. =,
IAN oi Congress will b. wen If IL shall l,
som" ""A>r, bridge over these divcrsi. Il
=, aud give the country wise legislation i
this point. I,
'ortentous clonds seem to ovrrhanp tbe Il
lt'ai atmosphere. One thing is certain, I
tiers between the President and hi, G
ny are assuming such shape that some 4
iefstanding must be had or the breach IL
] Inevitably grow wider and vid.r III