The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-08-17
Ottr WushingtOn Letter.
WAsHfSeroS. d. c., Aug. IS, 1877.

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those claiming nativity are sorely perplexed
and know not what to do. aud from their
omen EXPRESSIONS are certainly in 30 good
ilumor with Mr.. Hayes, claiming that the
ca, pet baggers and Dmocrats obtain all the
Federal offices, whilst they are entirely cast
aside-the carpet -baggers being appoint ed
to uacify the North and the Democrats to
over the wounded South. To be
thus situated is indeed n sore dilemma, but
then what are they going to do about 1t,
and echo answers
THE MARINES
now on extra duty, assisting the militia OF
the different Northern States i'll quelling
the riots, will so soon as Gen. Hancock,
who has been telegraphed to this effect,
can spare them, resume their places in the
North Atlantic squadron, as it is the anx-
ious desire of the Administration to relieve
the vessels of war from the embargo which
the necessities of the labor riots have placed
upon them.
SITTING BULL.
Our friend Johnnie Bull in Canada, has
been holding quite n diplomatic correspon-
dence with the Administration in relation
to this wayward, unruly, wandering son of
Mrs. Columbia, aud is very anxious that
we should AXE the boy home and provide
for his maintainauce and moral bringing
up. Our propositions to friend Johnnie, of
Canada, have not met with favorable con-
as we have given very strong
hints that we don't want any prOdigaI son
''in ourn, " and that we give our hearty con-
sent to his remaining where he is, he being
just little too eXtravagant in roaming
about the couu'ry, .iawhawking everything
he can get his hands on, particularly sol
dier's scaips and brass buttons. What the
result of the diplomacy III regard to sonnie
Sitting Bull will be, we will inform you i'll
our next.
EXSPEAKER RANDALL
has visited us within the past few days in
order to put his house in order pI evioUs to
the meeting of Congress, and his visit ha0
no political significance whatever, as has
been telegraphed over the country. He had
nothing to say in relation 10 the organiza-
tion Of the next House, observing the old
adage of S i'll tongue making n wise head,
or words to that effect. He, however,
thought the Democratic majority of the
next House would be sufficiently large to
prevent Clerk Adams from putting on the
roll any Democrat who had no right there,
even if Mr.. Adams was SO disposed, which
is certainly not the case. Tie Democrats
will take no unfair advantage of their op-
ponents, nor do anything that would COM
pei them 10 assume the defensive. The
war which may occur i'll the next House
will be aggressive ON the part of the Dem
ocrats, who propose to make de wool fly,
bOss.''
THE WHISKY RING.
The government has concluded to com
promise the suits against two members OF
the Whislley, ring, Rehm and Mckee pro-
vided they pay to Uncle Sam penalty suf-
ficent to attest the business of the claim OF
the government, The object being to more
definitely settle the responsibility Of the
ringleaders thai with any hope OF pecuui-
arly benefitring the public treasury.
THE RECENT ORDER.
All the Republican associations here rep
resenting the different States propose tc
evade Mr.. Hayes order by changing the
character of their political organizations
into that of social socie les, which will
be only whipping the devil around the
stump, their former statues being, in poiu,
of fact, retained intact. The number OF
clerks from Ohio is at present very large,
and it is expected that an exception in
their favor will be made in order that the )
may go home and in the coming October
election assist i'll the vindication Of Mr.
Hayes policy, as our German Secretary
Shmz has announced that "a rule without
! an exception is not wol til enforcing"
NAVAL ECONOMY.
The Secretary of the Navy has deter
mined to diminish he expenses of his De
partment, and has accordingly decided thai
vessels in commission, whilst lying in pOr,
and subject TO and held in readiness fo
sea service, where the crew has been re
duccd, will be put upon the list Of ''speca
shore service aud the officers thereof will
draw the diminished pay.
THE WHITE SULPHUR FIASCO,
From a close watch kept upon the alleged
Democratic gathering at the White Sulphur
Springs, Va, we have come TO the conclu
sion that no such meeting was ever con EN-
plated by lhe aspiia ants for the Speaker
ship, and if they did the late railroad wal
has had tie effect to compel nm abandon
ment tnei eof and the whole affair has as
consequences terminated in n fizzle.
LABORERs IN NAVY YARDS,
Since the late decision of The L. s. Su
preme Court i'll regard to laborers' wages
the Secretary Of the Navy deems it unwise
to enforce the GoImer construction in re-
gard TO making contracts with laboreis al
ten hours per day. The old rule will there.
fore be put in force the same as it was
prior to the passage of the eight hour law
| by Congress. The bell will be. .rung for the
laborers to assemble ten minutes before the
hour of labor, instead of twenty minutes at
heretofore.
CENTENNIAL MUSIC.
! Another good example of the Secretary
of the Navy to keep within the limits oI
| the law and tO do nothing without proper
authority is witnessed in his reply to Sena.
tor Edmunds, Of Vermont, asking for the
service of the Marine Band at the BenninC
ton celebration, wherein he says he would
give the band permission to go, but could
not deilay their expenses from government
monies, as no funds were appropriated by
Congress for such purposes.
MAJOR BURLINGTON,
in charge of the Arsenal at Allegheny CITY
has asked for a ''cou,t of inquiry from the
department here in regard to his actor
during the late riots, aud is very pointed
as to his discretion in the premises, saying
that had the Sc, 600 stand of arms. together
with the powder magazine. fell into the
possession of the rioters at the cost Of sav
ing the arsenal, the results whicI. woulC
have followed would have been more dis
astrous to the government. and the end o
the riot not yet reached perhaps.
ANDERSON.