The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-09-19
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, DC, Sept

| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept. 13, 1878.
The c:ty's heart has been touched with a SYM
pathy and zeal for the Southern suffer ers. un-
! equalled before in her whole history. Business
relaxes to give time to think and act for them.
churches are untiring in their Efforts to furnish
| substantial answers to the piteous wall coming
up to lis for aid. Public spirit is aroused to the
| uttermost; emulation is impetuous, and side by
side, with solemn earnestness, presents = spec
tacle seldom beheld. Secret Societies call spec
| ial meetings to vote contributions; bankers not
only subscribe largely but SO ahead soliciting
| aid; citizens form themselves into committees
| to be the more effective, others rush to public
| meetings where opportunities may be afforded
| to contribute. entertainments in private circles
are devised to raise money, Department clerks
make up sum, day laborers pause and put part
| OF their hard earned wages into a relief fund
| and editors. doctors, lawyers and merchants pu,
themselves vigorously to the front in urgent
work Then do we witness the unusual occur
renee OF visiting theatrical troupes donating
their receipts to the good cause; so also the
| pools from racing matches at BrightwoOd-the
Jerome Park of Washington; the earnings of
Potomac Excursions; the triumphant winnings
| at games of base ball ;the days income of a cof-
| fee house, while Railroads give excursions at
half price, and devote half the proceeds to the
great charity, and sporting clubs inaugurate a
| grand. old style 'urnament which has ALREADY
yielded 81 ,OO) and is expected to raise as much
| more at another i'll Il few days. Winnie Ream
HoNie. the sculptures, addressed a letter to one
Of the voluntary committees, Offering one of her
| finished works, valued at $780, to be converted
| into money for the sufferers. The Secretary of
var, IN response % the urgent solicitation of
many citizens. says, although without au.
thority. he will supply all the rations. medicine,
tents, stretchers. etc., at his command as he has
| I'm fho
diminish but increase all private efforts, Thus
was the general manifestation for the sste
| states In distress up 10 within few days past E.
| when IN pursuance OF a general demand for an
organized effort large meeting of prominent
citizens was held and appointed from their num-
ber an executive committee OF fifty to institute
4 thorough system of collecting charities Bv
this means the whole city will be made most eff
fective. ...- .E-'.: -.#s
Hugh Coyle is an editor his sheet is about the
size OF an eight by ten window pane, and IN es
its appearance daily. at a cost of one cent per
copy to the devOurer Of news. 1t is an electric
paper; that is, one would suppose it was from
the reading of the head, 1.-THE only live paper
in the city, devoted to the live issues OF the day.
to the Workingman, and the National Green
back and Labor Reform party" and from the
| manner in which it shocks the sensbilitcs of
| the gentlemen whom it chooses to vitupcratc
An Instance In ILLUSTRATION occurred n few DAYS
ago. Mr.. Editor had taken hearty dislike to
| two very respectable gentlemen, and in conse-
quence made his paper play upon their names
in Il manner most overwhelmingly Obnoxious un-
til the blood in their respectable veins began t j.
| boil over and walked them in search Of the Tel
| egram man. They found him in front of his
| Office, and without preamble or prelilhinares
whatever, one of them proceeded to knock the
| offender down, in which corrective Office he as
| most sratifyingly successful. Reins allowed to
pick himself up he made a dash at the autapo
nistic fist propeller, but landed in policeman IS
| arms. This officer kindly invited the three to
accompany him to the city bookkeeper where
There was much grief in the Interior Depart
| ment Il few days since. The appropriations had
| run quite low and it was beginning TO he fore
seen surgical operations had to he performed in
! order TO make the money hold ont. The matter
was whispered from ear to among the ap
prehensive clerks until it began to he near Ger
tainty that some fifty or more of them would get
their discharge. The day came. but not the dis
missal papers, and hope began to revive
anxious looks were giving place to smiles bu
alas too soon to he eclipsed for the second day
af r. the dreaded documents singled out the
whole one fourth of the Land Office force 1t
had been notified beforehand the discharges
would be sent by mail to the homes of tho
clerks. as the officials were desirOus of avoiding
occasions. DEMOCRATEs.