Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-18
Correspondence of the Gold Hin Daily ssv..I
WASHINGTON. Feb. 10. 1870

10 severe, u then back again after
forty days. to the frivolities Of the world.
This system Of rapid transit in religious
matters does seem q tribe irrsvsrent. and
to unregsnsrated humanity IL looks As II
a more general distribution Of grace
would be better. To eschew ''the world.
the iesh and the DEVIL" for forty days
and nights only. and to diligently serve
the Prince OF Darkness the remainder OF
the year is hardly fair so far as the Lord
is concerned. and III calculated to bal.
ancs accounts in the big book above.
oRASr's CHANGES.
was speaking in the Capitol one
afternoon with 4 very prominent office
holder under Gen. Grant and now re-
tired. He Is q pertinacious critic Of
Hayes and Sherman. He said to me:
"Do you know. sir. that Gen. Grant Is
in great danger rs TO his re.pominationf"
al suppose II won't hurt him."
"No, sir; but talking seriously. HIS
friends are putting of their organization
for 1850 too long. In the first place. in
the Southern States, the Republican
party Is hors de combat in all those States
with the exception Of North Carolina.
John Sherman is running this Admins
t~ration. and he has the power to make
his ofice-holders-ths collectors and
assessors OF revenue. the district attor.
neys AMI the postmasters-recreats that
party and give the bias to the delegation
which they will send to the National
Convention. Gen. Grants friends are
letting IL be too late. Gen. Grants only
chance is that Sherman. with his usual
want Of decision. may feel too timid TO
undertake the task"
OTHER DANGERS.
''whsre next is Grant imperiledp"
"wsll. there is Jim Blaine. who does
not lovs a hair Of Grants head. Those
two men perfectly understand each other.
Grant has no faith in Blaine. and Blaine
knows it. Now. Jim Blaine has man
aged to create quite a party in his interest
in the Northwestern States. He has an
organization in Iowa. in Nebraska. Kan
sas. and Colorado. and I think in Min
nesota and Wisconsin. Beside that,
Massachusetts, Is disaffected to Grant,
and. no doubt. Maine will go Blaine's
way. Mr.. Blaine IL q relative OF the
Ewings. who are intermarrisd with the
Shermans. I think all OF those Southern
States will appear at the National Con-
vention in favor Of John Sherman.
joined by those Northern aud Eastern
States, and Sherman may get the nomi-
nation"
l asked the same man about the con-
dition OF the State OF Maine.
He said; ''rhere is only one big ring
In Maine and that has made all the poll.
ticians up there-Blaine among them.
It is what is called
TuE LINE RING.
There Is but que point on the Atlantic
where limestone rock crops out on the
ocean front, and that Is ut Rockland.
The Rockland lime is burnt right there
and the vessels load with 1t and carry II
all over the country. The ineorpora-
tors Of the Lime Company are also the
owners % the big quarries in Maine.
The granite OF Maine Is used in the pub
lie buildings all over the United States.
wherever a Courthouse. Post.ofice or
Custom. house Is going up. The men
who are big in the Lime Company AMI
the Granite Company make the Repub.
lican ring. Ii was reaction against the
tyranny Of those Interpretations which
beat Hale. n Of the creatures Of the
company. for Congress last time"
THE cESsus BILL,
Reported by Mr.. Morrell, has been
passed by an almost unanimous vote in
tho Senate. Mr.. Conkling opposed 1t
with all his might and favored the bill
now in existence. but his influence
counted for nothing. The bill estab.
fishes in the Interior Department q Gen.
sus office. to DO managed by a superin.
tendent. who shall be appointed by the
President and confirmed by tho Senate (;
the clerks for the censu Office to be
appointed by the Secretary Of the Ints-
rior. as many as may be necessary. The
superintendent Of census shall nominate
one or more supervisors in each State
and Territory. not to exceed In the ag-
gregate 100. aud the Secretary Of the
Interior to appoint them from among
the nominations /; supervisors shall APP
point enumsrators in their respective
districts with the consent OF the super
intendent. the supervisors TO snb-divido
their districts and superintend the work
Of taking the census. The superintsnd-
ent may. with the consent OF the Secre-
tary OF the Interior. remove supervisors.
and supervisors may. with the consent
Of the superintendent. remove enumera-
tors. The officers. from superintendent
down. are to be sworn to a faithful dis
charge OF duty.
Mr.. Cox's census bill. now pending
before the House. Is about the same A.
the one passed by the Senate. except In
the provision relating to the appoint
ment OF enumerators. IL gives that
power TO the Governors Of States. but
there Is no danger that this difference
will lead to any collision or contest boz
the two Houses.
rxIroRArH MONOPOLY.
The unanimity with which the amend
msnt to the Army bill. giving railroad
having lines OF telegraph the
right to carry ON a general telegraph
business. Is an incontrovertible indica-
ton OF the popularity OF the measure.
The Western Union Company is serious.
~ alarmed at the situation and will en-
isavor to defeat the proposition in the
but il is hardly strong enough to
10 80. The prospects Of the passage OF
the army reorganization scheme. which
tho House yesterday as an
amendment 10 the army appropriation
bill. are rather favorable. although II
will probably undergo so many amend
m.nts that the two houses may not reach
nm a,x..m.pt h.f,r. tha final adtonrn.