The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-10-30
Republican County Ticket.
Washington Letter.
from our regular correspondent.

WASHINGTON, D. c., OCT. q, 1879.
The Administration is safe at last
In returning to the White House
after so long a soiourn among the peo-
pie, the President may well appreciate
that he is snugly ensconced once more
where the American citizen cannot
compel him to stump speaking and |
to witness trotting matches at country |
fairs. But on the other hand he may |
wish himself among his agricultural |
friends again in view of the boards of
office seekers who have pounced down |
on him since his return to urge their
peculiar claims for place. Our citi-
zens are determined to secure the re-
moval of one of our District Commits
sioners who has in many ways
rendered himself obnoxious to all
classes, and as it is taken for granted
this official will be decapitated in
Difference to our wishes, several of our
disinterested citizens are, in person
and by delegations endeavoring to
show Mr.. Hays that they are willing
to be forced into becoming the sue
cessor of the outgoing official. Prom
inent among the numerous applicants
is Sayles j. Bowen. His prominence
is due to the fact that he was elected
Mayor by the people, prior to our dis
tranchisement by Congress, and
served as such for several years, when
the opposition succeeded in ousting
him under the cry of REFORM The
promise of reform in our municipal
affairs have proved as fallacious as the
promises of lessened taxes made by a
New York City Board of Aldermen,
but they served to secure Mayor
Bowen's defeat. Now that he is en-
deavoring to secure a virtual reelection.
the opposition are pouring out upon
him all their vials of wrath and Wilt
fication and if their representations
are to be received without allowance,
he is indeed terrible sinner. But we
are sceptical to the highest degree.
No one can show him guilty of mall
feasance or corruption. The ills of
administration were never cured by
his successor but rather, as in all
chronic human infirmities, were in
creased with years until under Boss
Shepherd they eliminated and Con-
gress wiped out everything of the old
order of things. Wherein Bowen was
worse or better than his predecessors
or successors is incomprehensible to
us and we believe, to others, save our
old fogy eloment that hate and curse
innovations and innovators more re-
igiously than Bourbon did Napole-
onism. We hope Mr.. Hayes will
appoint him.
The widow Oliver who sued Senator
Cameron for breach of promise has a
hard time of it in our courts owing to
her inability to meet judicial expenses.
Her case seems hopeless unless some
one will assist her pecuniarily, and
that seems highly improbably, for any
would-be benefector must necessarily
assist her under the consciousness
that, he may, like Mr.. Cameron, have
eventually to render a second con-
tribution to keep himself out of the
courts at her instance. Another char
acter here which causes much COM
ment though of more charitable
nature, is General Grants brother
Orville. Almost any day he is to
be seen or the steps of the Post Office
There is nothing in his appearance to
attract the attention of strangers
though such of those who knew him
several years ago when he lived {
dashing life with his cigars an(
horses. He is a man of square com
pact build, inclined now to corpulenc,
and goes rather shabbily clad, hardl,
shabbily either, but with blue sui
of clothes, showing the need of brush
ing and attention, his head covered
with black slouch hat, rathe
crumpled and worn down over tn,
eyes on his feet a low cut pair O
shoes the heels wore aslant, between
which and his pants is exposed a pal
OF white (once) halfhose. This com
prises the outward makeup of Orvill
Grant, brother of the General an,
EX-President. In face and figur
Orville is not unlike his distinguishe
brother. He is somewhat taller bu
has the same oval face, wears hi
whiskers cut short and has the sam
shaped head. Orville's eyes diffe
from the Generals. They are of dee
blue, small, but have a penetratin
glance. In many characteristics On
Vile islike the General. Hes almos
always is alone, is quite reticent
seldom speaking to anyone unles
first accosted He seems to be labol
ing under the hallucination that he
weighed down with business cares an
has many air castles in course of mer
tai construction though he seldor
intrudes his visionary schemes upo
the attention of strangers. st. j.. I
Walker, u. S. A. now incarcerated i
the Government Insane Asvlu1
which so beautifully ornaments th
Maryland bank of the Potmac to th
southeast of the city is endeavoring [
secure his release under writ of habea
corpus and will succeed having r,
covered his reason,