The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-11-26
WHOLE NO. l4Sl.
wAsHINGToN LETTER.
IFaos ora REorLAr conErsroxDrsr.l

WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1879
Daring the last week Washington
has relapsed into Summer, malaria
and mosquitoes Think of that for
the middle of November The city
is filing Hp with unusual rapidity !;
many Senators and members OF Con-
gress have returned to their sceus-
toned hsunts, | viii not be too ex-
plicit about the haunts. The rapid
hling uD Of the CITY is in part due to
the coming unveiling Of the Thomas
equestrian statue. IL is expected
that fully $4,000 people will come to
Washington to see the imposing cere-
mony, and grand street pageant.
Preparations for unveiling the statne
on the l9th inst. are well advanced
The detached pieces arrived yester-
day, encased ia five separate boxes,
which have been safely unloaded and
conveyed 10 the fourteenih street cir
Gle The work of unlocking and piac-
ing in position, it is expected. will be
completed by Tuesday, the l8Eh inst.
1t will be time to criticise the statue
after it mas been unveiled, but it is
sincerely TO be hoped that II will be
superior, in point Of art. to the other
bronze equestrian monstrosiIies of the
Capital No city in the world has
as many colossal equestrian statues
as Washington. One is seldom out
Of sight of q huge bronze cavalry
man Generals Washington, Jack
son, Greene, Mcpherson aud Scott,
are all mounted on huge chargers.
Washington's and Jackson's steeds
are rampant, like grass fed colts at
militia parade General Seott's anil
mal is supposed TO be walking but
his feet are 10 position never as
sumed by horse except when lie is
balancing himself preparatory to
scratching bis ear with bis hind foot.
General Greene is on high, Angular,
but picturesque brute, and Il, perhaps
the best of the paddock.
can send you nothing this week
in the way OF political news, there
will be suiiciency of that when
Congress assemblies. The different
Departments are busy With forth
coming reports In the Patent Oiice,
Commissioner Paine is engaged in
completing a revision OF tbe code,
which will be submitted to the See
retary OF the Interior about the let
of December. Among other changes
it is said that be will suggest Oi-pen-
sing with the model, which. accord
ing to the present Law nust accom-
psny every application ~ q mechan-
ical patent.
Postmaster General Judge Kew is
engaged in an effort 20 T-oteet rural,
gullable, greenhorns from city Wind
lers Evidence has accumulated 10
the Post Once department sufficient
to show that none Of the so-cailed lot
teriesis anything other than fraud
ulent concern, conducted upon fraud
ulent principles. Enough has been
Submitted 70 the Postmaster General
to warrant him issuing orders TO toe
postmasters 81 New York, New Or
leaus aad Louisville that no Post
Office Money orders shall be paid 70
certain lottery dealers and ''curo
stone brokers" who advertise to buy
and sell lottery tickets on commits
sion. These dealers are designated
by name end firm as follows:
W. K. Porter aud W. c. Creigh-
ton, ai,as B II. Porter & Co, New
York Wiley Barrow alias F. J.
Commerf0rd, ALIAS T. II. Hayes d
Co, 1G3 Broadway, Y Y Theodore
Zsosch. New York; F. J. CONNER
ford, alias the Commonwealth Distri-
button Co., Louisville, Ky; B. Ma
than & Co, New York Williamson
< Co, alias the Royal Havana
Lottery Co., New York; B. Frank
Moore, alias VI A Dauphin, New
York, and NJ. A. Daupbin, New Or
leans.
Another lot Of orders against other
alleged fraudulent concerns will be
issued to-day. As there are 1um-
Der Of these parties doing business
under fictitious names, the Postmss-
ter General las also ordered that
postmasters shall detsin ordinary
mail matter addressed 10 these ic- |
titious names aud send it TO the dead |
letter Office This ia merely enfore |
ing an existing law. Judge Key |
holds that the statutes give bin the
power TO prevent the mails being |
USED by fraudulent concerns.
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