The daily gazette., 1878-04-01
SECOND EDITION
Our Washington Letter.
Sfraws from Paris blown TO
WashingtOn-The new Re-
gister Of the Treasury-A
soft flank for Political
hacks-That Hog Of
Purs SOmetIling
of interest TO
the Farmers


BILL THAT SHOULD PASS WITHOUT Or
PosITIoN-sENAToR PADDOCK AS
FRIEND TO THE HoGs-THE PAST
WEEKS ACHIEVEMENTS IN
coNGREss-"TIM" o.
HowE'-EcT, Ecr.
(From our regular Correspondent,
WASHINGTON, March 30 1873.
Calling at the State Department yes
terday in search of news, (the proceed
ings In Congress being of a particularly
dull and somnolent nature), was shown
letter which had just been received
from Mr.. Rufus r. Smith, one of our
assistant commissioners to the Paris Ex-
position, in which that gentleman makes
lengthy and very favorable report of
the progress of the American Section at
the Paris Exposition, to be opened on
the first OF May, next, and which will
surpass In grandeur any previous Inter
national Exhibition, with the exception,
possibly, OF our own great "Centenniai
snow, which covered more ground, at
least, than the one about to be opened in
Paris. L am thus enabled to present to
your readers, in advance, the first off,
cial and authentic report ON the sub
ject.
1 no ~ wa OWh AIAPOoltlOu Oh lS(O.6ACQ
nation represented at Paris will have a
building of Its own, located on the
Champ de Mars, in close proximity to
the Main Building. 1t was the desire of
the French Commissioners, that each
nation should construct building which
would be in some way, characteristic of
the county to which 1t belonged task
not easy In the construction of distinc-
tive American edifice (unless built after
| thR naftArn nf Indian
Hence, as the next best thing, in the alb
sence OF an American" style of architec.
ture, 1t was decided to make this building
on the plan and general appearance of a
handsome villa, such as one may see in
any of the fashionable suburbs of eur
larger cities, and ornament 1t plentifully
with emhlems of our "Liberty and Uni
ty;" | quite possible aud in good taste
now, when France is a Republic. The
building will consist of two stories sur
mounted by a capola, or dome; the
rooms up stairs to be used as Offices by
the American Commission, while those
on the first floor will be handsomely
furnished as reception rooms, where
Americans will at all times be sure to
meet friends and receive hearty well
come. 1t will be erected close to the
U nited States annex and from the bal
cony surrounding the cupola there will
be superb view of the exposition
grounds. The spaces between the win
dows on the front side, or facade, will be
divided into thirteen panels on each of
which will be represented, on an orna-
mental escutcheon, the arms of the thir-
teen original States of the Union; and
cornice, above these panels, the remain
ing States will be represented by smaller
escutcheons carrying their armorial
hearings; the arms of the States of Cali
fornla and Colorado occupying a central
position, directly over the main entrance.
A flag pole, seventy feet high, will be
erected in front of the building, from
which the Stars and Stripes will be
thrown to the Partisan breeze.
At the Exposition, we will, all things
considered, make pretty fair display
especially in' agricultural produce and
implements, edge-tools of all kinds, hard
ware goods generally, and electrical ap-
paratus. One very interesting exhibit
will be the complete process of makin ng
shoes by machinery, the machines being
the same as those which recently carried
off lnuuber of prizes in Belgium
to mako the most snowy display, and her
exhibition of minerals will be the finest
the world has ever seen. A pyramid,
twenty feet square at the base, and sixty.
seven and-a-half feet high, will represent
tho 100000 of cubic inches of gold
which have been produced ON the Pacific
coast. This mass would be equivalent
to solid block of pure gold as large a;
square room sixteen feet in height
length and breadth. Encircling thi,
pyramid there will be fifty plate-glass
showcases. in which will be artistically
arranged the mineral wealth of thai
favored section.
The Registership, with its salary o.
four Thousand per annum, is a soft shell
! for a broken-down or breaking-dowr
politician; yet it appears to me that i
that way, it would be well to select poo
! specimens of the animal, and not wealthy
, ones, ike Mr.. Scofeld, worth hundred
thousand dollars, or more.
Senator Paddock of Nebraska, who Ii
chief m IN of the Senate Committee OF
Agriculture, has with eommendable en-
ergy, been eng ,ged recently in collecting
the statistics of the diseases which affect
hogs. He has in consequence becom,
!. alarmed at the number and violence o.
these diseases, and the frightful mortal
ity which prevails am ong these animals
, With view of checking this yearl,
"dead" loss of capital, which he believes
, can be attributed only to the ignornact
i, which prevails in regard to this matter
he proposes to draw up bill asking
Congress TO appoint commissioner O
! three OF the best veterinary surgeons il
the country, to inquire into the oause
and proper remedy OF these diseases
f Hogs contract measles in early life a
some OF their prototypes of the humai
race often do, they also have pneumonia
7 scarlet fever, small pox, all the thr GA
l diseases, and if thsy survive all these
they are very liable to be taken will
: consumption. His bill will doubtless
pass; for sympathy is suca powerful
thing!
Il Senator Howe's speach against the
, administration created some temporary
excitement, but that has all blown over
and that reminds me that while travel
! ling out West ''during the last election
l saw this dignified and venerble Sena
tor, whose christian name is Timothy o.
. Howe, billed familiarly as "Tim o
Howe" in some obscure town in Wiscon
sin, where be was announced to speak
and where the Celtic element is decided
ly prsdominating. Such is fame!