Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1881-03-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR
WASHINGTON n q Mar IA 1891

wings, Sunday evening, the words, ''The
Car of Russia is assassinated! I" lighted
our whole country with it's blaze In this
city it is the one topic to-day, AMI sympa-
thy has been freely offered to the family
of Alexander. This dreadful event has
been hourly expected, yet no one was
prepared for it, Secretary Blaine was
the first to whom the news was tele-
graphed here, and the Russian legation
was made cognizant of the fact through
him. Mr.. Blaine lost no time in sending
dispatch expressing the sincere sympa-
thy of the president and people of the
United States for the terribly stricken
family of the Car. Whatever the faults
Of the murdered man he did what
he could for his people, standing, as
he did, between the fire of the mobiles
on one hand and that of the peasantry on
the other. The freedom given to twenty
three millions of serfs in the year 1861 is
proof enough of his generous and progress
sive spirit, but the chains of an estab-
and the naughty old mobiles stood between
the freedom Of the nation and the liberal
Emperor. If he did not grant more liber-
ties it was death from the poor peasantry,
and if he did, it was death from the nobil-
ity. Go where he might the grim spectre
was his constant shadow. s'Assassinations
are contagious" and the son who mounts
the throne over the bloody corpse of a
murdered father wears thorny crown.
How solemn and tender were. his last
moments when in the agony of the hour
he took the sacrament and kissed all HIS
weeping and grief-stricken loved ones a
last adieu. The Russian minister at
Washington telegraphed the consul-gen-
eral at New-York to bring priest of the
Greek Church and come to this city that
they might unite in solemn Requiem
mass for the Emperor.
Everything seems to be progressing
smoothly under the new administration.
OF course there are curses mot loud, but
deep" from the disappointed office-seek-
ers, but even the enemies of the party
which elected Garfield must acknowledge
that he is making judicious selections in
those to whom he is giving appointments.
In his speech to the committee that pre-
scented Mrs. Hayes portrait to the white
house, he was so wary that much COM
plant has been made. He was entirely
fol ha of hiC
puzzling themselves to find out whether
he would Danish wine from his table or
| not, and those who are determined to
learn his course in this particular will
have time to wait and find out by obser-
+ walton. 1t is still undecided whether
there will be an extra session in Congress,
but the impression is that unless there is
| there will be serious trouble in the state
elections next fall. 1t has been decided
| to purchase the whaling steamer Helen
and Mary at a cost of one hundred thou
sand dollars, to be used in the search OF
the Jeanette. The three hundred who
were appointed as specials" during the
Inauguration, ended their career March
18th. They were a peculiar institution
| yellow cord around the hat was theil
only insignia of Office and they were as
unlike the genuine article as you can i'm
agine. They were in more danger thar
the transgressors of the law and Lacked
the bold daring independence of the brass
buttoned blue coated Originate yet they
helped to fill up space and make display
Their uniform much resembled that of thu
officers of the Confederacy as described
by Nasty when he deserted from thu
Union army and joined them.
The new and beautiful Herdic cabs
which are proving a source of concern t.
the street railway companies, are to b
under the drivers seat, the number o
cabs is also to be increased until from %
to 800 will be put upon the streets. Her
die proposes also to place number O
two-wheeled coaches upon our thorough
fares which will convey passengers t
any point for twenty-five cents, provide
not more than thirty minutes are occupie
in the trip.
Within the last three weeks our theatre
and other places of amusement have over
flowed with talent, Heavenly Minstrels
Blind Tom, Genevieve Ward and othe
, celebrities, and now it is certain that W
are to catch glimpse of that world
wonder, Bernhardt. If that troublesom
, comedian will let US alone we may begi
to hope for little decent weather, as tn
spring birds have come out from the
winters hiding place and are making til
= days one continual wave of melody wit
their twitterings. In the parks the leave
upon the shrubberry are swelling and tt
trees are full of green buds. The recel
rains have washed the shrubs as clea
as newly scrubbed floor, and the who
I city smiles to see her bright face so Gle;
G and herself SO tidy. HIS TX MARK.