The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-02-08
Washington Letter.

mosphere of Washington is an
healthy and have attributed their
death and that of other persons
who have recently died here to that
fact, which is mistake. The
causes of the death of the Con-
qressmen mentioned has been given
thus Leonard. of Louisiana, died
of yellow fever in Cuba; Welch, of
Nevada, died of Pneumonia at hls
home; Douglass, of Virginia. OF in
temperance; Williams. of Michigan,
of apoplexy; Hartridge, OF Gero8ia.
| Of pneumonia; and Scleicher, OF
Texas, of erysipelas, The Capital
City is universally pronounced ex-
cep;ionally healthful though 1t
must be admitted that during the
past season the mortality has been
unu,ually large especially among
children Scarlet fever and dip
theria have ragged in different parts
Of the city and the death list has
been a large one. Whatever Vestige
III malaria that may have fingered
about the city however, was eifec-
tuully killed by the frost and cold
Of The New Years fret fortnight
and We may look forward with
reasonable hope to happy. health
ful year.
Once more change in the Presi-
dents Cabinet is rumored, this
time in highest official circles where
it is generally credited. The re-
port started from Justice Hunts
paralytic shock, and is TO the effect
that Attorney General Devens is
to succeed him in the Supreme
Conrt, that Secretary Thompson
, will be transferred to the Attorney
Generalship and that Eugene Hale
will be appointed Secretary OF the
, Navy.
, The recent decision of the .. $
Sspreme Court declaring the anti
. polygamy law of 1852 constitution
al, has caused great CONSERVATION
: in Utah. Cannon, the Mormon
delegate to Congress, says such
decision was entirely unexpected
: and that it will break up thei
, homes. render hosts of women ont
. casts and hundreds of children
: illegitimate. He wants a law passes
preventing prosecution for past OF
, fences in Mormondom believing
that from this time ON polygsm
will cease. Two Mormon womer
one the wife of an ex- Mayor of sal
Lake City. and the other one c
Brigham Young's daughters, hav
: been in Washington for a week @
two, their object being to exert a
influence in favor of polygam,
They waited npon President Haye
one day this week, urging him nc
to sign any bill that Congress ma
pass prohibiting the practice {
polygamy. They represent then
selves as happy and content as 18th
: freest woman in America and the
unhesitatiDgly "thank God for pr
Ivgamy." The President told thel
to put their wishes or petitions II
to writing that be might consids
the matter thoroughly. which v
l. infer to mean that he chose thu
s. way as an easy one to rid bimse
I of the Mormon women without~l
swering or angering them. Pres
dent Hayes never apgers any on
! The first evening reception
81 the season at the White House WI
4 on Tuesday evening last and WI
= one OF tie most brilliant gathe
s ings that ever congregeted ther
= Mrs. HAYES was radiant IN garn
g silk and velvet cut square IN u
neck and filed in with white Ill
sion with punches of patnr
flowers in her hair aud ut b
~ throat. One of the attractions
- the evening was Chief Joseph al
Yellow Bull in full Indian eostum
The memorial services OF Pr
Henry were held i'll the Hall OF I
House OF Representatives last @.
ming. An immense crowd "
present and the addresses OF A