The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-01-23
[rrom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.


The Democrats here feel that tn
gr ,ud cup by which Maine was to b.
20 ,bled up by Garcelon and his crew
pctpred out, aud that II would he
yodsend to their party " some knot.
hule was handy through which the
could creep ,ui of their mortif, ing pre-
dicament. They have rung the chang
es on "bribery" until 1t has become
worn threadbare, and, finding no one
,cares worth cent ut that mask, the,
would like 10 wash their hands of the
whulc matter, could they do 81 without
The tsiutcf iniquity remaining to haunt
them In the future.
The House devotes its main efforts to
the new code of rules, aud is IN rather
muddled condition over them, except
ing such IA tend 10 restrict the puwer-
IF the Republicans. Aud yet. on this
point, there IL AN insuperable difficulty
involved In the knowledge that, H.,
matter how much they arbitrarily tie
down the minurity now, the tables may
soon be turned by the people, aud the
under dog become the upper one, IL
which event gag, which they would
not hesitate to use al present, would,
like curse, 'coine home tS r0ost,'
and to haunt its maker. One rule,
hn wever, seems emiurnllv proper, and
thai ia to abolish the old mode of cloos-
ing seats BY lot, aud substituting length
If service as entitled TO preference In
selection. The leader Of either part,
.,uuId be as ueur the Speaker as possi-
lie, and these are always the older
members, or those who have been long
st IN the n msc: heuce IT scoms bn
right that tse inexperienced members be
.eiegateu 10 the out,i circles VI seats.
here their powers of observation AID
study of parliamentary tactics would
rot be disturbed. They are mere look
..rs OH at hest. They deliver set speeci-
cs by sufferance, which half the time go
in the Congressional Record without
,eimg read before the House, 50 that il
il no injustice that they should torn
the outside ring, or reserve corps. COM
ing TO the front as ability aud expert
encc determines.
Mr.. Horr, OF Michigan, gave us an
other of his witty efforts in discussing
tho rules, and made hard hit at
Wright, of Penns, lvania, who, he said,
headed committee last summer IN
search of general depression, but could
nor find it in Chicago, for everything
there was untorlu umately on the boom !;
nor IN Mormondom, nor on the slope
of the beautiful P'oific, for they irrigst.
| ed even the sand lots. nor any Otbei
| place until, after the fall elections, he
| found it IN Ohio, where it existed will
lwcll defined SYMPTOMS among his
Democra ic brethren.
| We referred last week to the murder,
of a citizen, a Mr.. Hirth. a ell.tO.dr
grocer. Since then the negroes COM
miiting the crime have been arrested.
and SO great was the excitement and
public demonstration over the afiair.
that the police feared all attempt at les
cue and lymching. Though there were
many threats, none were put in execu
tion, and the criminals will receive the
regular legal investigation in our
courts. Que of the four men arrested
has confessed the crime, and his state
ments are such as to convince the po'
lice that they have the right parties,
particularly SO since he il c"rrOborater
by other evidence, which seems 'ndi>
pntable. Mr.. Hirth was highly re-
,pected vOuug man, and ut the time ni
| is murder was on his way to visi the
Young lady to whom he was engaged
% be married. His death has given {,
feeling of great insecurity, inasmuch as
it was caused by an assault made in .
well-setiled sireer, and right by dwell
ing houses, the inmates Of which coult
,ear the deadly blows.
The case of Miss Lucy Rhett Walton
Horton, for shooting Mr.. John II. Nor
gan, son of Senator Morgan, on New
Years day, has been indefinitely post
poned in the police court. At the re
quest of Miss Horizons counsel, Mrs
Lockwood relinquished her purpose q
moving, as surety on the bail bond
y for dismissal of the case. She had II,
intention of requesting to be relieved
but was and is anxious that, If nothin,
more is TO he done with the case, TN
yill may be relieved of The charge, so a
10 render the task of getting her EN-
ploymcnt easier. Miss Horton ia rep
resented "a being very anxious to oh
tain work of some kind, so ne to ceas
!, being burden to the friends whom
her necessity has drawn around her
Mr.. Morgan was In court, and appear
fully recovered from his hurt, wEic
> wa, at worst, but slight flesh wound
!, Mrs. Lock wood is an earnest advOcat
! If w0men's rights, not only as to suf
u rage, but IN all other respects. He
D suretyship of Miss Horton Is In keepin
with her conduct generally, for she
{ ever ready to extend aid to any sufiel
ing oppressed sister, and in this cas-
. Young Mr.. Morgan will realize, befor
!. he gets through with Miss Horton, tn,
he hss after him dogged, persistei
. fighter IN Mrs. Judge Lockwood. VIII
= will never cease her efforts until h,
u client, Miss Horton, has secured III
fullest and amplest redress that Ii
lcourts of the district can give he
% Mrs. Lockwood Is an able lawyer, an
s has earned, since she entered the leg
., profession, quite handsome properi
through her talen's. She will take
u prominent part. as Ia the past, in Il
E National Women's Suffrage Conve
y ton, which will soon assemble her
u for her knowledge of law and of legi
= lativc matters is so great as to put h
" ut the head. Not, however, IN IN
n mere wordy defamation of wron
OF which brings several of her sisters
y the front. hut in real effectiveness as
=. W rker aud counselor.
prl Old Boreas has gwen the nrst touc
of es of real winter by covering us with
IN mantle of snow, which hides all the fe
h. tures of early spring which shone
ne every hand. The sun has shone war;
ly and brilliantly, the country roa
were hardly muddy. occasionally on
m the thermometer fell to pinching poi
OF of cold, and, as in the beginning of I
70, Centennial year. we have hardly be
b aware that midwinter was upon us 4
gs iii now the whitened house tops a
ry commons prove Il to us.
Di- The celebrated redskin, Chief OUR
he with his wife aud several other [
th chiefs, is now one Of our great obje
e of curiosity, aud attracts more ait,
nd ton than any other Indian delcgati
BY since the advent of Sitting Bull. ye
ls ago. He is flne looking fellow, II
be proper to draw any comparis