, 1878-07-20
OUR WASHINGTON coRREsPoN.
DENT.
WASHINGTON ID. {. !
July lst. 1878 /

u hiS come io br the most ,lang, ruis
organization which ever un,lrriurk in
make la"s fora lrrr pcoldc. Made ,p
~ the last cne war, at * confederate ni-
hecrs, hungry Democrats. AID nediorc
i"puhllcanS, the country mry wrll
breathe easier. now il has zone tn the
tomb "i tlIc Capulcts Ouc ere 4 danger
ir"m such hnly, is it, ignornnrr. II
'lors not know its own functions. Tie
last Congrs> has seemed Ia ignure all
distinctions aud departments; has hecn
ambitious tn play the pait OF the law
making power, the executive pnwcr, the
judicial power, all in one. 1t wanted to
instruct the executive ~ to his use ot
The army; 1t wanted To SIT as q cnurt ol
rt'iew upon ;he actions of lis prcdtccs.
sor; it wanted to convert itself into
new Electurial commission. II it has not
destroyed our gallant army, il II has not
pa d oil the rebel war claims, If it has
not unseated President Hayes, it has not
been from want of Ipo,l"sty, but irom
lailurr la effect its avn schemes. Bat,
nnthing but good OF the dead; and a
dcader body than The late Congrcss it
would Lc hard a. find
The weather here has been delightful.
Here il is, the last week in June, and
scarcely night When man has not
wanted a blanket. II is true, the farm
trs hcrcabouts complain. | was in Vir.
ginia, week ago, nnl corn was not four
inches Out of til ground. II hns stood
thee for iva months: III" almost Incrs
SAINT rams, winch have left The All So cool
have prevented its nNking any lcaiway.
But, such fields of wheat Never was
hat crop more abundant. and t is all
ready for the. garner. ,.,
4 pleasant wctl,iing.lariy was that
which gathered Ju,e 12tlI, Mt nom, IN
the FIRST Congregational Church, to see
Frank s. Prcsl4rcy, lately nj the RyeUb.
licoa staff, take to iiimscfns wife, Miss
Emma Golen. so lQng the leading sopra
.No of that, Church. 1The bridal couple
have Just returned from II short Stay at
Old Point Comfort. Alter n few months
in OHIO with the brides relatives, they
mcan 70 make their home in Kansas.
The, New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church-tte most aristocra tic of all the
Presbyterian Churches in the city-las
Just received new pastor. Rev. j. II.
Paxton, of Harrisburg. Pu. He is said
to be able, but more odd and peculiar
than his predecessor, Rev. DR.. Mitchell
who has gone to Brooklyn, n. Y. In
deed, in these days OF itching ears, the
( odd and peculiar men are in great de-
.mand. 1t is smartness that American:
wmt. They are ready to listen to bias
phemics even, from such men ms Inger
soil, provided there is wit In them, 1t is
the very rock on which Frenchmcn split
and Americans seem to be losing the
staidness of Mother England, and taking
to the flippancy OF Inidel France. Ridi
Cule ia mighty force, but there il
nothing more fallacious.
Work on the Washington Monumen
is to be begun at once. Congress has
authorised $4,000 of the appropriation
of $2j0,000, which is continued, to be
used. This work will be done under the
, directions Of Col. Casey, of the enginee
Corps, assisted by Captain Davis, four
teenth Infantry. 1t is not probable tina
more will he done this season than tC
make the foundation so secure that 0
doubt cannot he raised rs to its stability
hereafter ya
The reported memorial services owe
Confederate graves and ut Southern Pres
Associations are full of the old time bit.
terncss Of ante.bellum years. II til,
American people nre foolish enough t
put the Democratic party into power
there IS no doubt that hot headed mel
will attempt to secures resembling o
all the constitutional amendments relat
ing 20 the war; to undo all that has beet
done. and make the treasure aud blood
expended all in vain. The new policy
of cancellation has produced NO sort o
impression upon the South, except Il
sonfru the people there in their notion
Of States rights, and that the negro ha