Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-01-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From or oaen Correspondent

The most prominent leaders of the Demo
cratic party are solid to man for Seymour
and Hendricks. They say with such ticket
in the field next fall success is certain. AS
sure as the presidential chair will on March
4th, 1881, DE vacated by the fraud who reg
ularly draws President Samuel j. Tilden's
salary, just so sure will Hon. Horatio Sey-
mour be elected to the Office Of Chief Mag
istrate Of the United States for the ensuing
four years. An attempt is being made by
many Of our most respected and trustwor-
thy citizens Irrespective Of party to regain
the liberties which the disfranchized citizens
of this district have for the past six years
been deprived, that is, the right to declare by
ballot those by whom they wish to be ruled,
also the right of representation in Congress,
and further, to have voice in the election
of the President Then will the glorious
times of the past return and this district
can be pledged for Horatio Seymour at the
coming presidential election. The Grant
hippodrome" and boom" are fast dying
out Leading Republicans say his chances
in the contest this fall will be very meagre.-
]. G. Blaine is considered the strongest man
in the party, and the one who will probably
receive the nomination. His political career
in the late Maine controversy has strength
ened him greatly. John Sherman is spoken
of as the next best man, but he will hardly
be put in the field, for by so doing the Re-
publicans would not receive a single vote
from the Greenback or Liberal party, some
thing which they greatly expect and depend
upon. John has established his headquar
tiers in the Corcoran building; three Gov
eminent clerks occupy desks in finely
furnished room fronting the Treasury, the
door bearing the sign of G. W. Moulton,
attorney-at-law. Moulton is brother-in-
law of Johns, and lawyer from Cincin-
natl.
The female suffragists have been in con-
vention here for the past week, haranguing
for equal rights at the polls. Among those
most prominent are Miss Susan B. Anthony
Mrs DR.. Mary Walker, Mrs. Sarah Spencer,
and Miss Matilda Joslyn Gage. They work
together with an astonishing determination
to force upon Congress the fact that women
suffrage is indispensibly necessary for the
prevention of political squabbles, usurped
authority, and bloody words.
The Republican politicians who started
the negro exodus appear chagrined and hui
inflated at the fact that out of the thousand
exodusters landed in Indiana not more than
two hundred and fifty can be utilized for
voting purposes, which was the grand ann
in the movement
The latest political move of the radicals
and liberals is to get Grant out of the way.
This being accomplished, the contest between
Blaine and Sherman would wax warm
The more enlightened portion of the Repub-
lican and Greenback party would rally to
the support of Blaine, while the hard-money
men of both parties would enthuse for Sher
man.
The state Of affairs in Maine seem to be
changing for the worse The State soldiery
are having grand old time, Cooking, eat
ing, drinking and sleeping in the different
committee rooms. The library is desecrated,
all the rooms furnish lounging places for the
soldiers, while the basement has been con-
verted into kitchen. The proceedings, if
continued, may lit is feared by leading men
of both parties) result in blood-shed which
will necessitate the interference of the Fed
eral authorities.
About three hundred excursionists from
| Massachusetts and New Hampshire arrived
here Monday morning. They visited Mount
| Vernon during the day, that delightful
steamer W. ". Corcoran being chartered for
the occasion, and in the evening Mr. and
Mrs. Hayes held a special reception.
Things at the Capitol are still monotonous,
nothing OF Importance has been before either
House since my last writing. Large num-
bers of bills for different purposes have been
presented for action. Quite a lengthy dis
cussion took place in the House concerning
the way TO punish the white robbers of the
Indians.
The Metropolitan Hotel was the scene of
one of the most sickening suicides ever re-
corded in this District on Thursday last
The victim of the rash deed was Mr. George
lad Been on spree dso%e iMs i1e Tes,
istered at the Metropolitan Wednesday eve
ming and gave orders to be called in time for
the seven a. IN. train next morning for Rich
mond Virginia He arose about six o'clock,
took breakfast, and returned to his room.
About an hour later a servant was sent to
call him, she found the door locked, and
hearing loud angry voice within, as though
quarreling, she peered through the key-hoe,
and there perched upon the window-sill in
all the agonies of dele,fum treme,s She
saw Mr.. H., and Immediately gave the alarm
but alas, too late to save the life which in a
few minutes thereafter winged its fight to
another world, from which the weary tray
eller never returns. With one desperate
leap he launched himself far out into space
and with dull sickening thud struck the
pavement forty feet below, amid pile Of
bottles, His head struck first, a portion of o
wine bottle cut deep into his cheek, forcing
, the eye from its socket One side of his
body was mashed to a jelly aud his head
split in half dozen places. He was re-
moved to Providence Hospital, where he
died in fifteen minutes. This is another
terrible lesson taught by iniemperance
, Pickpockets, sneak thieves, and murderer,
seem to behaving everything their own way
here. AT present, pedestrians pockets are
being picked in broad daylight on our pub
lie streets with impunity by worthless ne
r grocs. On Saturday last lady, while pur
chasing ticket at the Opera House, had hel
,, pocket picked of purse containing 1923 il
gold, the thief being arrested. 4 similar
occurrence Transporting at the National The
' atre A white lady was knocked down OF
b street, opposite the Smithsonian Institute
on Monday last, by a burly negro, VIII,
! wrenched from her pocket-booll contain
ing sum of money and ran Off The LADY,
cries for help attracted the attention Of
laborer working in the Smithsonian grounds
who gave chase, and, with the assistance o
$ an officer, overlook and arrested the darke,
in the White lot
5 Tho divorce market here is in a flour
ishing condition, not less than TWENTY-FIVE
divorces have been granted during the pas
month or two.
The Republicans OF the different district
are organizing for the purpose of electinl
delegates TO the forthcoming presidential
Republican convention. CRITERION.
A Card to the Public.