The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1880-12-22

streets, until the residence OF Gen
Beale, al Lafayette square, was reach
cd.
Here the carriages halted, and th,
General reviewed the different or
carnations of the "Boys in Blue
which had inct 70 do him honor
The procession comprised fully
eighteen hundred men in line al
si5lwart men, their faces beamin2
with intelligence, and indicating the
heartfelt nature OF the welcome they
were rendering. No less than fifty
thousand people witnessed the pro
ccss;on and participated in the pop.
ular ovation to Gen. Grant.
The weather was grand. The
Democrats who thought he had
hurt himself in public estimation
by meddling in politics should take
warning lie carries luck with linn
wherever he goes. I'm irrepressI-
bic Democrat burst out with the cX-
Clamation That man Grant Is the
luckiest cus5 ! ever heard os.,. lie
carries it with him. Look at this
day 1t is the fines, we have had
this year. Even the weather yields
TO him
rs | am penning these lines TO
nay stalWart friends the Old Hero is
holding a grand ievee at the Mason
ic Temple such a crowd was never
seen there before. Carriages are
drawn up in line around the Tenn
pie Tor six squares on either side
H.lcl with the bonton and elite OF
lAe capital city eager to see tie
old man once more.
Tomorrow evening President
Hayes takes care OF him at the Ex-
ccutiye Mansion. On Friday he re
turns to New York.
Senator Blaine has informed his
Republican friends in the Senate
that hc is opposed to the recon-
.ucGdation OF the President to create
tie Office OF Captain General ior
Gen. Grant, and will not vote for
such a bill. He says he is willing
To restore Gen. Grant TO the army
with the rank and pay of Genera!
aUd pat him ON the retired list. but
viii Deagajnstany proposition which
cuutcmpl4tes restoring Gen. Grant
to The army for active service.
Sunset Cox OF New York chair
mm OF the House Census CuuIDiJ-
tee has been informed by General
Walker, that the census returns viii
be ready for transmission to Congress
not later than the 2lst. Mr.. Cox
has Il bin ready providing for re-
apportionmunt the basis OftheneW
census, which he will push soon
as the census returns are sent IN by
Geu. Walker. Ills bin does not fix
the basis representation, butieayeS
that 20 the House. The bin in fact
-implyprovides that Jhereapportion-
meut shall be made now
The scientific politicians are now
figuring on future prospects. Com
gressmens' opinions IN regard 10 re
districting are varied. Some are salts
fed with the present number o! Con-
gressmen and do not want thenumer-
Misrepresentation increased. Some
want their number reduced and are
crying for change while others
want the total number made 800.
Wouldn't tie individual N. c..
make himself "soiid" if ne mad the
lcdisuicting to 10 CT in nis own par
ticular section. The happiest man
Of the lot is Sunset Cox who fears
nothing lfoma change III the bound
aries Of his district, in Now York
city.
5ir. Cox has no doubt that this
session Will see tins work compieteG.
He says the Republicans with whom
.e has talked, expressed no opposi-
ton to the work being done now.
Secretary Thompson has resigned
his office of Secretary Of the Navy.
The President has designated Sec
retarv Of the War Ramsey to act
Secretary Of the Navy in addition 10
his present Office
The members OF the Massachu-
setts delegation 10 Congress have
united in a letter TO The President re
queStiug and urging him to appoint
Gen. Deyens 70 the first vacancy on
the Supreme Bench. The most
promintnt members Of tho delega-
ton DO hot entertain any doubt Us
to Gen. Deyens appointment as
soon a5 the President receives JUS
tice SUong's resignation, which is
expected within q few days.
Captain Il. y. Hovgate acting
Signal officer, has resigned his com
mission in the army and !, IS under
stood that he Is going into private
business. He was an 4spirJnt for
Gen. Meyers place but the Presi-
dent would nai giYe il to him, pre-
-crring TO promote Col. IIazrn 10 the
Office.
Ga. Drum, hd,uuut General
stil. acts Chief Signal Officer, add
says he viii be glad when Gen. Eia-
zen tsk0a charge OF the Weather
Bureau lie is ou his way here
from the Western frontier where he
was stationed.
Mr. Howard Miller, Of Lewisburg,
Pa, has been commissioned By the
Government to take q census OF the
non-oambatGnt and non-litieent
churches in the Unilad States.
Mr.. Herman L. Baer and wife,
Of Somerset were visitors 10 the cap
itaI city, Yesterday,
Some thirty Ilerdic cabs, each
holding eight persons and drawn
by one horse, are 10 be introduced
upon the streets here at an early
day. The fare will be Gye cGnts tAp
same rs on a street ear.
ia the Circuit Court, Judge Black
judgomen. on Friday
against cx-Secretary Belknap lor
$4,000. This IS the Zee Of Mr.. Blacl,
for defending the secretary on the
trial Of his impeachment before the
Inltcd States Senate. "Unclc Jer-
ny claimed 5000 bp. an agreed
stipulation was entered authorizing
Judgment for tirec~ni!hs Of that
amount.
An old soldier nnlncd Henrv !