The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-08-06
Mr.. John I. Ford has surrendered

National capital, on Pennsylvania
avenue opposite Wizards Hotel.
The movement looking toward the
holding of a grand National Fair in
this city in October, is booming along
nicely, with every indication of sue
cess. The affair is in capable hands.
All the leading merchants are inter-
ested in the enterprise, and are work
ing toward the common end. The
list Of premiums will be announced
in 8 couple of weeks. They will be
on a liberal scale and only second TO
those given q. the great fair at st.
Louis. Over 81, 600 viii be given
for stock alone. The agricultural de-
partment, as well as othe- depart
men.s of the Government, has prom
ised TO cooperate toward making the
fair worthy of the National capital.
A feature Of the fair will be g com
petitive drill Of militia companies
from the several States.
The summer cleaning up at the
White House is nov in progress.
All of the carpets have been taken
up and mating put down ! n all OF
the rooms. The chandeliers all
through the house are being regllded-
The President, who with his family,
now lives at the Soldiers Home,
come to the Executive mansion every
morning at ten O'Clock. He remaiLs
there to transact public business untll
9 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The breaking out of the yellow
fever in an epidemic form at Memphis,
and the sanitary condition Of this
citv ia all the talk here Of course, and
the congregation of newspaper cor
RESPONDENTS around the rooms OF the
National Board of Health of an at.
ternoop reminds one of the gang OF
war correspondents in 1864 listening
for the lates, from the front at army
HEADQUARTERS. Every reporter has Q
theory and suggestion. and each and
every one are found buzzing and
pouring their nonsense into the ersa
of the Board in every conceivable
shane. and it seems fun for the boys
10 get the old ducks mixed. The
board is composed of a lot of old de.
funct confederate surgeons and
bomeopsths, and through the excite
ment Of the occasion are not very re-
served in their remarks on sanitary
matters.
The bows run from n member to
another taking down the words OF
wisdom that may chance to fall from
their lips. in short hand, and tell each
member what the other member says
about him. until they have at last
got them into a newspaper conlro-
versy to the great delight of the EN-.
ployer of the aforesaid reporter. Col
umns of interviews had with the dit,
ferent members on sanitary matters
are now laid before the public and |
would not be surprised if there
wouldn't be O general falling out
among the board before the newsps-
per men get through with them.
All the board can do, except spend
the peoples money given them by q
Democratic Congress, is to issue sug'
gestions to the different municipal au.
thorities throughout the country and
the State Boards of Health. What
good are their suggestions il they are
not out into practical operation !
Several State boards have snubbed
them already.
The National Government should
take this sanitary subject in charge
cell upon Major General Benjamin
Franklin Butler, ofthe commonwealth
of Massachusetts, to take command
smell tie word national" with a big
an and I'll venture my reputation
and salary as q picket" at the CAPT
tai. that in less than six weeks the
yellow fever would be over.
Representative Casey Young, 0
Tennessee, and other prominent gen
tlemen representing the Southern
States, are contemplating the organi
cation of q yellow fever relief com
mittee in this city. Their idea is, t
receive in Washington such donations
as may be offered, and to distribute
the same TO the best advantage
throughout the infected districts
President Hayes and Secretary o
War McCrary, have kindly consent
ed to send down to Memphis l,50I
tents and rations for 10000 people 70
twenty days. The tents have beer
shipped aud the rations ordered from
the nearest government commissary
The same action was taken by tn
government last year during the epi
demic, and at the special session c
Congress the action of Presiden
Hayes was approved by Congress
and there is no doubt his action il
the sending of rations at this tim
will meet with the approval of a
good men.
During the past week two NOR
disabled soldiers have been bounce
from the Capitol, one with both leg
of, and the other short of an arm
Union soldiers are obnoxious to th'
Confederate Brigad;ers. Their limp
ing around waiting on them is to,
much Of a reminder Of their bellisI
deeds at Libby Prison, Castle Thur
der and Andersonville, and they mus
consequently be removed and thei
places filed by others, even in th
face of the declaration made to th
people by the great dough-tace, Dal
voorhees,, of Indiana, in the Senat
during the closing hours, that thu
Democrats would not displace an.
disabled Union soldier in the emplo,
of the Senate.
An old colored man presented
check at the Treasury to-day for fv'
hundred dollsrs-arrearages of pen
sions. He was given the money i
greenbacks. Deed boss, | don
want any Of that money" be sail
II want something that won't burn
He was then handed q bag contain
ing 500 silver dollars, which weigheI
so much that be could hardly carr,
it. He was satisfied, however, hav
ing something that wouldn't burn.
Mr.. Wilson, the Union solGie
without legs, who was dismissed fror
the Senate last week by the rebe
Sergeant-at-arms Bright, of Tennes
see, to make room for q Confederat
soldier, has been heard from. IL
writes that be has received o lette
c.or Coooto- Eorna, dorrb fam n