Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-28
Washington.

number of men, interested in steamboat
ing in the Northwest are in Washington TO
urge upon Congress law requiring that
hreakwater. about two thousand feet long,
be placed above each bridge across the
Mississippi river and tributaries, to break the
force of the current in high water. Ihis
tbev insist. would be protection to steam
boats. Several steamers have been destroyed
by being swept against the piers OF bridge
NV the current There are thirteen bridges,
and TIA estimate is that it would cost S250,OOo
| tssbu( X brealsISaters for them all. Inc oeie-
cation will also ask that the law shall re-
ouire that all bridges built hereafter shall De
proyided with these breakwaters.
In the Guiteau trial Mr.. Sceville continued
the argument tor the defense. There was
nothing particularly striking in the speech
and although the prisoner calculated numer-
GUS comments of his own into Mr.. Scovllle's
discourse, and attempted several wlttlcisms'
he did not succeed in making much sensa-
tion. One of the letters of sympathy which
Guiteau appended to his published speech
was from young clork in the Western Union
Telegraph Company, in New York, who used
sheet of paper on which was prlnted tne
official heading of the executive department
of the company. The young man was
promptly dismissed.
tt seems to be pretty well settled that if Mr.
Rounds, of Illinois, is appointed pubic prln,
ter. that Mr.. Gilfllan, of Pennsylvania, VIII
be made assistant secretary of the treasury
or that, if instead, Mr. Oyster, OF Pennsyl
yania is made public printer, Mr.. Shepard
of Illinois, will be appointed assistant secre
tary of the treasury.
The printed report of the Secretary OF war
covering the expenditures of the conhngen
! fund of the War Department for the hsca
wear ending June 80, 1881, was issued from tn
, Government Printing Office, and, like tn
Q report of the contingent fund of the treasury
k it furnishes some interesting reading. Tn
n most noticeable feature in this report is tn
Q amount of money which is charged to ca
tickets, and attention is called to 1t from tn
d fact that mounted messengers are more !
:. nse in this department than any other. Th
n sum of s7S9.99 appears for this purpose
:. which would show the purchase OF 1880 ca
n tickets during the year, which would averag
fiftv-one tickets day, and all purchase
/ from the Washington .and Georgetown hal
n road Company. The next item is $3.50 10
le Washington city directories, whicm were
Is Soubt necessary for those who USED the CD
E. tickets to find out where they had to go. Ina
they we're fond of reading newspapers appear
10 from the items in which s263.9S was expende
for that purpose, while MacKinnon pei
!. throughout the debar tment cost s37.
ss In the Guiteau trial at Washington
M scoyille created decided sensation
l., making fierce attack upon Gen. Graz
~ President Arthur, ex-senator Conkling al
the ssstalwarts" generally. 1t is understo'
of that Mr.. Reed regards this part OF his &C
la leagues argument as great mistake.
,e. Ex-secretary Blaine gave notable dinn
ok narty in Washington, the President and mai
$50 other distinguished persons being presei
yet 1t is said that the President wlthholds
signature to the Census Deficiency DILL
la, cause in the opinion of the First Comptroii
'as of the Treasury the measure is illegal
ms The members of the National Board
" Trade paid their respects to the President
ate Prominent advocates OF woman sunra
,elf will have hearing before Senator LaPhan
snecial committee on the rights OF women
Tho II was rumored in Washington that mo
b,a ment was on foot to impeach Judge "
ard Another report had it that Judge ooA L
XIV. changed his mind, and would aiio" "u''e
nc- to address the jury.
/. a Mr. scoville concluded his argument
;les the defence in the Guiteau case. Judgo
had has decided to allow Guiteau to address
gh- jury, and he will do so to-say. Judge fol
is indisposed, and will not probably Dc