South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1881-06-24
Letter from Washington.
WAsnrNoroN june 20. 1881.


Politicians are away, the officials are
( away, aud business Is Ut stIndstill.
On seven days OF the week men. NO.
man, and children :n great numbers
/ 20 down tic PO;Cmao-vn short eNcur-
sione, while richer ones 80 to tue IN
. Vulnerable summer resorts IA the
mountains near by or 20 the seasLOre.
Washington would be dull indeed in
June, July and August but for thein-
creasing number OF people from MI
sections who year by year take thor
summer holiday here, and for one
other season which has been In Upper.
, alton here for ten years and winch is
fast making the city the most beautiful
III the world. | refer To- the great num-
Der OF persons Is employed in street
Improvement. Sections Of the city are
alive with workmen changing grades,
laying improved pavemonts, putting
down sewers, &c. This work is now
done at about half the cost of lS7l-5
when the board of Public Works was
IN power and now, also the General
Government pays half the expenses.
These facts stimulate our local au-
thoritieS, aud also property owners,
and there is an almost uniform desire.
that this class of work be carried ON
very extensively. The result can
hardly be other than what ismention-
ed above,-the making Of w ashine.
ton tho haudsomest OF our cities.
Despite the excessive heat, many
political delegations have been here
OF late. That from North Carolina
was composed OF rather intelligent
negroes of the State. They were told
by the President upon whom they
called 10 ask for recognition in the
way OF offices. that the colorcd race
: must fit itself for Office by education.
The President has grown to look upon
the negro IN 4 philosophical way.
rather than as Il ward 10 whom special
iAvor3 are due in the way OF oaicc.
Some Virginia straigllout Republicans
white and black, We're als) visitors
during the past week. They received
assurances that the President would
do nothing TO hreat; mp the party in
Virginia. Same of thom asked for
definite assurances that the President
would not do anything in the way OF
Office giving TO Mahonc's men, but
the President only repeated his prom
lses. These, indeed, were plain
enough, and | am satisfied no sensible
Malone man Will now expect any
tavors from tile President.
Amusement aud disgust are about
, equally felt at Che New York Rcpub-
Iican exposures. Surprise is not felt
to any great extent, except chat So
able man as the President confess
ely Is, ami SO shrcWd i politician as
Blaine is should have found 40 aLlcr
and more honest supporters and Rep
rcScntatives than johnny Davenport.
Sessions, and the like. There are
two certainties about this ALBANY
fight. The first is THAI il should send
lots Of New York Republican poiti-
clans to albany pcnitcntiary, ana
the other that il will make Il perma-
ncnt and fatal division in the Rcpub-
Iican party. Tbs separation may be
confined to Now York for this year.
but it is Ola Eiud that is slra to s1rcad
all over the country. MEMO.
ASprIHa D5scoyaHY. By in.elli-
go.ce received from TIC Warner Obsc~-
yatory, Rochester, y. y, if a22cars
that st.'l ano,her comet hs; il,t 5,o1
discovered ~ Dr. G ull, Director or the
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