The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-07-05

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! Qsssfio~--z'Ae President in Nassa-
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) Almost one year ago. TO- wit July
9th, 1876, ear present Secretary of
the Treasury prompted BY latent
patriotism made active BY visit TO
the, Centennial the day before.
moved the appropriation Of e4O0,S
900 for the completion Of the Wash
ingtsn Monument, The notion was
enthusiastically carried without ep-i
position, and ! beard Of army on
GERS was at once dssignatcd to test
the foundations as TO- their suf6-i
cheney to support the weight ef the
supcrstructurc, completed accord
ing to the original plan, which was
. shaft about 80 feet square at its
base, to be carried up gradually Ia
pering, to . heightof about 600 feet..
The board set about ito work leiss'
'urcly sinking four wells, one on each
side and close to the foundations,
to . depth of 80 feet sr moro. Re
ports probably unauthorized or
csnjectnrss-- we're heard from time
to time announcing thatcverything
had been found sslid and firm, JUS
tifying IN immediate resumption Of
the work. Tens of thousands Of
Centennial visitors last season
viewed che 174 feet completed near
~ 20 years ego, and were virtually
unanimous in favor Of It's compile.
tisn. Every. one, was astoundsd
when the report vas finally made,
to learn that il was lunfavsrable.
According to il there, was already
detection Of several inches from
the perpendicular, q result 30 differ
ent from those obtained from sew
erai previous examinations that the
association challenged its accuracy.
and il now turns cut that the fired
point, = stone marking the meridian
of Washington or the District ccn-
tre-reli<d upon as the basis Of all
measurements and calculations
made---was moved,a few years ago,
thus bringing the whole reportints
,discredit.7 Ena at Y1"l-'e 81 s@t
The feeling about the war De-
partmsntIappcars favorable to strik-
ing tile hostile % Idaho Indians a
crushing blow when they are next
attacked, as the most merciful to all
concerned, and then to completely
disarm and unhorse the balance,
rendering impossible a, repetition
Of the. present outbreak, and savage
hatchery ofthsi innocent, and though
it is conceded the present troubles
probably had their origin in ignor.
ing or in the actual violation oi
treaty stipulations, the plan of the
Department seems to- be pretty
generally endorsed. an,r,s-, % SO
The allegation of "carpct bag.
gerry" has been SO frequently urged
|, against faithful and efficient public
officers to secure their removal by
men who would suffer at every point
by comparison, but longing 10 &c,
. pull At the public .tsat, that the
business has been sveraone, and
there appears . disposition to call 2
halt. Hence / judge that many Of
the 'st.r heelp stat esmsn who rushed
hero Ia . crowd, each hoping to be
the fortunate one to succeed Mar
slsal Douglas of their State. or to be
made . Deputy At least, will return
to their turpentine forest home, out
Of pocket, and out Of patience; FOL
tit now appears probable that his
record viii have everything 10 dc
with determining the length Of his
tenure of Office. '.9$a J!0p yiielsn,
1t is now given ont that ,Secre.
tary Sherman, viii gradually yield
point BY point until he, IL found
standing shoulder to shoulder with
the Presidsnt ia favor OF an sbso.
late repeal sf ! the dcmone tizstion
act of 1873, and IN harmony with
the doctrines Of Senator Jones, who
| IL 10 understood, = will sqnarsly = ad.
ivocate naking the old silver dsllsi
| I legal, tender for all debts, public
and priyste, in his report IS head
Of the silver Cemnissisns Should
Congress Act fsvorsbly ppss hi,
suggestisns naking silver the squaI
Of gold, slss. principal q the : PEI
cent. could BE redeemed and thei,
interest paid in silver, without, a
Liza cIsipcd, ipyalidsting, the a.sur.
ances of MI. Shcrmsns late letter
But from the manifest tendency 10
high oAicial quarters, there is . not.
able depression among hard monsy
men, ssd i u predicted that ) 1hs
distrust IF the new lesn viii incrsas>
rather thsn dininisk. ineys % ~ y,
p The Absence n .be TSsaideHt An
several Cabinet u,embersiin Masss'