Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-05-07
Letter from washington.
WASHINGTON, May 4, 1881

ion with him, but he hit it last week in
the very centre. He was wanted to
complete the quorum on his committee
so as to confirm the Presidents Albany
Mr.. Matthews, the colored nominee for
Recorder OF Deeds. Said Riddleberger,
elf that is it, never will make up a
quorum to force man into office against
the will of the people who are most in
terested." A few words, but to the pre-
else point. By the way, Mr.. Matthews
confirmation does not seem quite so GER
tain as it looked month ago. The AL
bany colored Republicans say that Mat
thews was a very offensive partizan"
and did sundry bad work at the last
Presidential election. A Senate COM
mittee has been appointed to investigate
the matter.
Our streets were lined yesterday with
"strikers." No violence or other mis-
conduct, however. From what l can
gather, the "strike" will, for the most
part, be amicably settled between mas
tiers and men. The first Of May was a
gala day for the employees of the Wash
ington & Georgetown railroad. The
company consented to the twelve hour
regulation which will necessitate the
employment of extra men for night
service. The company presented the
men with $500 as an evidence Of good
will; so all is pleasant on that road. The
news from Chicago is most painful. The
strikers there are by myriads, and yes
terday a number were shot down by the
police. The fever is spreading every
where, south as well as west and north.
Jefferson Davis's visit to Atlanta and
Savannah has worked up to fever pitch
that enthusiasm over noted public peo-
pie rather peculiar 10 us. His utter
ances have not been very judicious, and
show that he has not learned so much as
he ought from the events of the past
Two decades or so. Jef's faculty of push
kept him always in the foreground; he
was able, no doubt, yet must believe
really overrated man. His example,
except to avoid it, will have little profit
for future generations.
Some years ago the House of Repre-
sentatives lent its fine hall to Charles
Stewart Parnell in which to discourse
about British and Irish politics, he being
an interested partizan. 1t was a great
misstep, and has had consequences any
thing but beneficial, though we cannot
estimate their full extent. One false
step usually leads to another, and SO
last week scores of Our. prominent SEN
ators and Representatives and we'll
known citizens met, avowedly to
strengthen the hands of Gladstone and
Parnell i'm their struggle for some
thing which might be blessing or
might be a curse, but which is unctuous-
ly dubbed Home Rule. The speeches
were, in the main, able, but the result
will be either mil or mischievous. The
Washington Post counsels "extreme
prudence" just about now in American
"utterances" on the subject, which looks
very much like real concealment Of
purposes that it will not do just yet to
disclose. 1t goes OH to say, "some ILL
considered talk at the recent meeting
in this city is being used by the Tory
press to prejudice the English mind and
to put Mr.. Parnell in an embarrassing
position" A well Informed aud very
friendly Ito whom p English correspon-
dent says "The battle is won if the
wavering Parliamentary mind is once
convinced of the good faith of the Irish
members and the Irish people in accept
ing Mr.. Gladstone's bill, and it is utter
ly lost if suspicious of insincerity should
be confirmed by irresponsible bombast
from America" Yes, there it is. Home
Rule would be easy to get if there were
not possibility, nay probability, that
it would be used for entirely hostile
purposes. AS for ourselves, let us lay
fast hold on Washington's idea, and not
leave sour own to stand on foreign
ground"
Our neighbors of the city and county
of Alexandria have asked Congress for
sum of money in the way of reimburs-
ment for the loss and disadvantage sus-
tanned by the absorption of the large
Gusts estate by the United States gov
eminent, which now pays no taxes.
The change has also brought large
colored population to the county, of
whom many are cast upon the public for
support. The call seems quite proper
and reasonable.
The Presidents nuptials are Journal
istically announced to take place in
June, the lady now being in Europe.
After leaving France for ten days
visit to England, she will arrive in the
United States at about the appointed
time, the second Wednesday in next
month, if all goes as expected. But
there might be new arrangements.
Advices from Texas announce the
first rain worth mentioning for eighteen
months. San Antonio was flooded on
Sunday and the San Pedro, or DEVILS
river, went beyond its banks. The
clouds dropped fairness.
Mr.. Daniel Manning says he has not
resigned his Office of Secretary of the
Treasury, and hopes soon to get to work
again. Very well, but perhaps he does
not appreciate how much risk he runs.
The U. S. Treasury must be big strain
to any body's brain, even in the best of
health.
After great deal of circumlocution
the present excellent site of the City