West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-03-05
Washington Letter.
from our Special Correspondent.l !

| rapidly drawing piCh when one may soy
! "Wcll, yes Hayes did occupy the exeeu =
tive chair for e while, but for all tho
good or III he accomplished Il might just
as well have been vSoaAt." The only
taing that will keep green the memory of
his administration is the uudsputsd fac,
that he occupied the place that fairly be-
longed TO smother Sgainst the expressed
will OF large majority OF the American
people. lie is aemettedly losth 90 leave.
aud the extraordinary preparations being
nsde 10 welcome hls suoIerssr no douh
affects him to somo extent a. the sound of
the hammer aud saw erecting his
scAffold does the fslon who Is TO be exc
culed.
The Rcfunding bill which has 90 long
occupied the attention OF both Houses has
at lcugth parsed the Senate 10 such .
shape that the Houso viii probSbly find
nothing to object to. Ii he's not been
materially changed from tho aynopels L
gave you in my last Tho pasIAgs VI
this bill pretty effectuSlly dlssipStes all
ideas OF an extra session much to the re-
gret, II is thought, Of quite number Of
patriotic gentlemen who have grown fond
OF life in Washington.
Poor Washington, like numoerlssa
other places, Is Ru ject 10 its annual inur-
dslIon. have lived In the city slEcS
1880 at which timo II was not much moro
than very large village, and oPR
remember but few yosra that passed with
OUT food In somo part OF the city or tho
washing away OF n portion OF tho Long
Bridge. The fact Is that tho city was
Vcr intended to he built where II In.
An inep-ctiou OF the correspondence bo.
tween Cen Washington, LEnfAnt, tho
civil engineer, who planned tho city, and
Mr.. jefferson Will chow that tboI original
des.ga vas to BALD the city on that
broad aud high plateau extending from
the Capitol 10 tho Eastern Branch. This
last inundation however eesms TO have
been the worst, Hsd as long as the tlats
above the Long Bridge continue TO fill up
sud tho long causoway forming part of
the bridge ls kept in repair the damsEe
will yearly increase. Congress may do
something 10 remedy this evil but the cost
will be heavy.
The Nprthorn Electric Light Company
have made proposition TO light the city
and Capitol building with tho electric
light The offer is Of such character
that IL 10 fully equivalent to 4 supply Of
200, 600 etreet lamps and will be 90 ar
ranged that the city, II necessary, cAA be
lighted every night in the year al an
annual coat Of thirty cents par lamp. The
cost per lamp ss now used with fixtures
AMI Rss II Si.75 n such thing can DO
done, the derideratum a. 70 cbssp and
efficient illumination is within easy roach.
Nothing can be learned Rs yet ~ to who
will be- hLcly TO form Garhelds Cabinet
beyond the fact that Blaine Is 10 bo Sscre-.
taTy OF Stets--,bls, too, much against tho
wishes Of Grant. Conkling has visited
Garfield ut Mentor, but rofuees TO disclJse
the object of biz trip or the result thereof.
II il thought that GARFIELD is trying his
level best 20 reconcile the personal dislike
botSeen CohklinG and Blaine, but fnds IL
difllcul, 10 make Roscoe forget that jim
Ouce liEoncd hiBl % q struitinz pober.
Ia ibis connection il may ne proper to-
STATE that mention has been made OF
| Robert Lincoln con of the isis lamented.
~ likely 10 be made Attorney General.
IL Ia said tGst Logan has visIted Garfield
| IN this behalf and told him that Grant was
in favor of tha appointment. But when
Grant heard ~ thia be fatty denied IL aud
wrote TO Garfield 90 that effect Let who
may DO la the Cabinet, IL ia now pretty
definitely settled that ne CoDtlsmsn with
dark hair sDd eyes and skin Of the sane
color will he offered 9 position. The
necfo element Aoaong political parties has
certainly earned a deep consideration hv
| Repgbiictc leaders aud the oYerslaugb or
neglect Of their claim Et this tine seems
1 10 baYe something of . suicidal aspect.
! Bs this Gs 1t may, Il IL entirely satisfactory
/ 10 a LOCKER OK IN YiRNNA.