Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-09
Our Washington Letter.

SPeci5i Correspondence Of tie OBsEavEn
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Jan 2, 10
Tomorrow evening the sub
Committee Of Senator Blaine's
outrage Committee leaves for
New Orleans. The money for
its expenses has been secured by
aperversion of law. The infor-
nation it bases the SoutkerR in
quiry on is found in Northern
newspaper stories and the reports
Of unconstitutional Federal offi-
GERS, and tie design of its Chair
man is to prepare Radical cam
paign material for 1880. May
the Committee find out the whole
truth and be content with that.
1t is recently reported by the
L S. Consul at Barcelona that
the first cargo Of American
wheat arrived there in Novem-
Der, and was pronounced On the
Exchange to be as good rs that
from the Black Sea, and further
that contracts were entered into
for three cargoes mere by one
finn. The cargo above men
toned consisted Of 72,000 bush
els, which sold fer about S1.S5
per buskcl. 1t was expected
that twenty-five carSocs in all
would arrive from the L. 5. du-
ring the season. All this carry
ing trade is done in English
steamers, of which, the one mem
toned above, carried about S1S,-
10000 freight. This new mar
ket is an important one. In
deed, cur products and manu-
features are finding their way
rapidly to all parts Of the world.
1t is a pity that we cannot send
them in cur own vessels.
General Sheridan renews what
has now become a contest be-
tween the Army and Indian Blu
Ieau The last letter of Gener-
al Sheridan, just published, is
particularly severe upon the man
agement Of Indian affairs by tie
Bureau, and upon many of its
agents. No doubt the head Of
the Bureau, Mr.. Hoyt, will reply.
This is well. Controversy viii
throw light upon the subject. If
the Bureau is not to be transfer
red to the War Department, still
the criticisms Of Sheridan and
other officers of the Army will
help the Commissioners to reform
its workings. iii is to be trans
ferred the Commissioners attack
upon the Army will enable Ar
my officers TO be more efficient
when the work falls to them.
Interest will be renewed in the
melancholy events Of the Custer
massacre by an inquiry to be
made by Army officers at Chica-
go into the conduct CT Major
Reno, who commanded a force
of troops not far from the place
of Clusters death. The inquiry
is made at the request Of Major
Reno, who is charged with COW
ardice on the occasion.
There was a little absurdity in
making resumption take place on
a holiday, when no public bust
ness is transacted. However,
there was substantially resump-
ton several days before the LIST
of January, and it may now be
safely said that everything in
thatdirection promises well. Sen
ator Ingalls, may now rise and
ask for an investigation. They
have here a letter Of his, written
to the Postmaster at AtchinsOn,
Kansas, to the effect that he, the
Postmaster, must pay over 500 a
month of his salary to a friend
of the Senator. of not" says
Ingalls,, 81 will find man for
the Atkinson post-ofiicc who
will" This may be put down,
perhaps, as the worst piece Of
Senatorial littleness ever known.
The sales of West Point Cadet
ships made by carpet-bag Sena-
tors and Representatives were
nothing to it. Alter oncQ get
ting the price of cadetship it
is not of record that the Senate
rial seller blackmailed the cadet
through his term Of office.