Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-05-28
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. Nav 25. lSs

tor Bluenose skipper has put into a
Yankee port with 20, 900 fresh mackere
on board, but, having forgot his mani'l
fest, was arrested and will be fined $500.
Moral: Let both parties abide by tn
law.
The doubt market has had several
fluctuations of late. Indeed, whether
President Cleveland has really bought,
as declared, a nice little farm a mile
above Georgetown; and whether, after
all the speculation, he is to be married
to Miss frankie Folsom, or to Miss
Frankie's mother, or not married at all,
are topics which have enjoyed their
pros and their cons. Now suppose we
all wait a little while; maybe our meri-
torious patience will reap a due reward.
1t being somewhat apparent that
Maine Senator Frye was trying to make
Republican party capital because Mr..
Secretary of State Bayard did not frizz
up his neck feathers and strut about
like a deranged rooster, anent the "bait'
business, Mr.. Bayard has poured enough
coil upon" the seething waters of Mr..
Frye's fury to quiet that irate legislator
and long. shore-man for a reasonable
time to come. Chance will now be
afforded for fair and rational adjust
ment of the whole controversy.
That overblOwn bladder, present Re-
corder of Deeds Fred Douglass, was in
vited to address the New England Club
at its last Saturdays meeting in Boston.
He dug up Mr.. Blaine's noted speech at
Augusta just after that gentleman be-
came sure of his defeat, and proposed it
for the "key-note of the next campaign"
for the Republican trumpeters to start
with. Nothing could suit the Demo-
cratic cause better, but Mr.. Blaine
knows too much to follow the spoiled
old Recorders absurd advice. After
the same vein of smartness Fred placed
under his sage criticism the decision of
the Supreme Court of United States that
the Fourteenth Amendment was ad-
dressed to States and rot to individuals.
Only think of it, the Supreme Court
writhing under the judicial criticism of
Fred Douglass!
The losses by strikes since lst OF May
is set down at about 511a millions Of dol
lars, including wages by workpeople,
and failure OF profits by employers.
Prospectively, the arrangements will
amount to tens of millions. Here in
the District the "bosses" express their
Willingness to compromise on nine
hours for days work; they acknowl-
edge the right of their employees to
strike, but deny their right to dominate
the wills of others; and profess their
willingness to hear and consider any
complaints that may be brought to their
notice.
The season is generally healthy, but
it appears you are suffering under gold
fever, especially in Roane and neighbor-
ing counties. Has it begun to be catch
ing in old jefferson yet?
Legal process is putting its heavy
weight on the proprietors of the square
between Pennsylvania Avenue and East
Capitol Staeet, for the site of the new
National Library building. After all
that is settled, the square north Of East
Capitol Street, comprehending the Old
Capitol site, will be the subject of nego-
tiations, with view to its purchase for
a building to hold the Supreme Court
Sessions in.
The Home Rule subject is yet in a
muddle. The Catholic Archbishop of
Dublin (Walsh) strongly favorS the re-
tention Of the Irish Members in the Par,
lament in London. He and Cardinal
Manning are moving the College Of the
Propaganda in Rome to exert their in
fluence with the Irish bishops to get
Parnell to keep the Irish members at
London. If the Irish members are re-
moved from London the cause of Cath
Ollie UNCONVENTIONAL education in Great
Britain would be imperilled, and the
Nationalist in Ireland are many Of
them more Socialist than Catholic.
This is a pretty kettle of fish, where
Rome is to be consulted how the most
important affairs in Protestant coun-
try are to be managed, and what are
the American press? Ptiful, pitiful !;
most pitiful.
1t is amusing to read Father Glad
stones answer to American congratula-
tions, in which he puts forward "Her
Majesty's Government" Her Majesty
never had government before, which
she so thoroughly detested as the pres
ent one.
AT latest advices it appears that Mr..
Gladstone sees nothing else to do than
to dissolve Parliament, and went to-
day to Windsor to advise the queen to
that policy.
Senator Ingalls, made bitter attack
to-day on the Commissioner of Pensions
General Black. He denounced him as
fraud and that he was himself PEN
stoned on false pretences. Senator
VOORHEES, defended General Black.
Miss Folsom writes from Paris to a
friend in Buffalo that she is not going
to marry President Cleveland.
Yours, &C., JADIs.