The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-31
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
sGRANVILLE'S' BREEZY LETTER
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.

states fare badly, by way of compari
son with some of the northern states
the New England states especially
Changes will be made in the bill, but
the additions to the North Carolina
rivers and harbors will doubtless re
main as they are. give the most i'm
portant items in the bill
The Ya1kin river gets $4,000, the
full amount thought necessary tor its
improvement by the engineer in
charge.
Beaufort harbor gets $4,000
Waterway between Beaufort
and New river, $4,000
| Waterway between Beaufort
and New Berne, $4,000
Cape Fear river above Will
mington, $4,000
Cape Fear river below Will
mington, $245,OOO
The House bill called for only
100000 for this purpose, but Gen
eral Ransom increased the amount
$144,O00.
Contentnea creek, s 5000
Currituck sound, $500
Neuse river, $4,000
New river, 5000
Trent river, 5000
Roanoke river, 10000
The original amount of the i'm
provement of this stream was So, 900 ;
Senator Ransom increased it to the
amount specified above.
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The representatives from the North
Carolina Bar association to the Ma
tional Bar association, in session here,
are Fab H. Busbee, attorney for the
Eastern district, and Edward O.
Smith, son Of Chief Justice W. n. II.
Smith. The object of the National
Bar association is to secure more uni
formity in the laws of the several
states. A number of distinguished
lawyers are present. Chief Justice
elect Neville w. Fuller was chosen to
represent Chicago IN the association,
but he preferred not to visit Washing
ton while the Senate was considering
his nomination.
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Mrs. Cleveland is in Philadelphia
attending the Presbyterian cetennial.
She was the recipient of a great deal
of attention, and George W. Childs,
after conducting her through his
office, made her present Of a silver
desk set.
The President attended yesterday
the laying of the corner stone of the
great Catholic university near this
city. The ceremonies were most in
teresting, and the Grafton delivered
by Bishop Spaulding is one of the
ablest have ever read. 1t ought to
be printed in book form and preserved
in every library in the land as an
American classic. It was broad,
learned, eloquent, and the distin-
guished speaker could have made
national reputation on that single
effort. Few men could have written
it, and few clergymen would have had
the courage to have spoken as he did.
You ought to reprint part of it. will
try and send you copy oft. Bishop
Spauldipg is the guest of Mrs. Sena-
tor Vance, who is his cousin. She
ought to be proud of him. He is one
of the foremost men in America. SEN
ator Vance and Hon. John S. Hen
derson were the only members of our
delegation who had the privilege of
hearing this great speech. The others
were in Congress, and are now doubt
less sorry for what they have missed.
The building of great university
at the National Capital is an event in
the history of the country. Cardinal
Gibbons and a large number of dis
tinguished prelates from all parts of
the country were present. The Post
of this morning says editorially:
1T is greatly to be regretted that
the weather was not more propitious
yesterday on the laying of the corner
stone of the new Catholic university.
Extensive preparation had been made
for an ecclesiastical display such as
had new er been seen In this country
but the driving rain rendered the,
abandonment of the procession neces-
sary. The event, however, was an i'm
portant one in the history of educa-
tional progress in this country. It
marke d the beginning of a university
which although planned and erected
under the auspices of particular re-
ligious sect, will yet throw open its
doors to the youths of every shade of
belief who, if they SO desire, may ac-
quire the highest type of scientific or
Professional knowledge uninfuenced or
untrammeled by any religious creed.
There is still a hope that an agree
ment may be reached for a final vote
on the Mills bill and some Republi-
can substitute at an early day but
in the meantime the Democrats are
preparing to proceed with the detail
consideration Of the bill on Monday.
It is intended to hold Democratic