Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-05-16
Washington Letter.

Our city postmaster, +. b. Conger, of the
firm of Conger Il Carson, Republican dele
gate TO Chicago, has raised a hornets nest
about his ears and added to his unenvable
notoriety by forcing upon the letter carriers
an uncomfortable and unsghtly head cover
ing called "helmet," in place of the light
Panama hat heretofore allowed by law.
The entire force OF letter carriers have re-
spectfully protested against the wearing of
the Objectionable article and given good and
sufficient reasons for so doing to the Post
master General, to whom the matter was
referred but the cunning hero of our pri-
mary elsctions,who is embittered against his
men for reasons best known to himself, first
obtained the ear of the honorable member
of the cabinet, and told his little story
his own way; thus the hero of the razor
carrying brigade obtained his will and the
unfortunate carriers will be forced to sweat
under the detested helmets this summer.
OF course this persistency on the part of
Mr. Conger may be sincere though mis-
taken belief that he is benefting his men,
OF 1t may be for the glory oil the Republic
can party as represented by the Willard
Hall meeting few weeks since. Some hint
that possibly good tinancial reason could be
given for this sudden booming of particu-
lar make of hats; such things have been
done, but who would be base enough to ac-
cuse our city postmaster, the unanimously
elected delegate to Chicago, of such thing?
President banker Grant will now have
an opportunity of regretting that it would
have been more in keeping with the charac-
ter OF gentleman and the ex-ruler of agreat
nation il he had on retiring from the White
House sought the shades OF private life after
the manper of most OF his illustrious prede-
cessors, none of whom | believe were as
well able to do so in a pecuniary point Of
view as the now ruined banker II there
should be any bill offered in Congress for
his relief hope that an amendment will be
tackled on TO it, that those who have lost by
his greed for gain may be pensioned How
ever, one need not fear but that unfortunate
sufferer will smoke as many "regalas" and
indulge in all the good things Of this life
quite as freely as before the fall.
Considerable building is going on here by
private parties, and the new pension Office
and Washington monument progress slowly
but surely.
Congress still hobbies over many import
ant bills and will probably have an omnibus
to unload at the end of the session.
The West Washington (Georgetown) folks
are much exercised over the free bridge ques-
ton yet, and building lots are being sold on
the opposite side of the river in Virginia in
expectation OF the passage of bill Of some
kind that will make them desirable
A Democratic daily paper is to be started
tins week by MIR. Gordon Lewis, late OF Dan
vile, Va, a Journalistic enterprise unknown
in this portion OF the District at present.
Young Langston, the son OF our Haytian
Minister, and the murderer OF one OF his
own color Il short time since, intends to
play the part of an injured peace-maker
and plead seldeience. Strange that our
smart detectives We're ignorant OF his having
brother in Louisville where he claims "
have been since leaving Washington.
Story's statue OF the late Chief Justice Mar
shall was unveiled Saturday 1t is of bronze
and bears but this simple inscription "John
Marshall, Chief Justice Of the United States !;
erected by the Bar and the Congress of the
United States; A. d. MDCCCLXXXIV."
The truth is, the Philadelphia Bar alone has
the homer in connection with Congress oil
erecting the statue, but they have gener-
ously given the credit to the whole legal
fraternity.
A proposition has been made to Congress
10 purchase the b. & p. depot building for
a city postofiice. This, if carried out, would
solve the vexed question as to moving the
depot, which should never have been al
lowed 10 been put where it is G.
Washington, ID. c., May ~, 1884.