The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1888-02-15
Washington Letter.

T tfA- Nt-- .Nflt-rti u44ttNAL
WAsaNsEos. n C. Feb. 13. 1855.
The anniversary celebration oftlie blrsh,tly
of Ahral.aIn lincoln. BY the Republican Na-
tios.ai Lesgue Of this city, took place e. she
League House on sunday the Ilih instant.
Rex Dr john ?. Newman agened ana clos
ed tie services. A,i.ireSzes wers 5l.iivcreslgy
Selaias Culign. Of Illinois. and BIZ ooIouel
Ward H. Laalan and Col John Hay. I:a-
coln's Private Secretaries. The glee slab If
the League furnished appropriate sausie. A
large aua,hsr of sss..atogs and CangFessaleu,
with R.erabes oftheir finiiies. were present.
and the occasion was an enjoyable one. L
wiil nos i,e many yekrs now besose i5nealn's
birth DAY is made an annral hoIdsy WASH
inston.s and iinooin's hirth.iay anniversa-
rics will thus he anIy rsine days apart.
Senator Riddiehergei daily affords good
deal af amnsemenl ta the galleries 1t can
MT lse said. however. thai his colleagues are
equally amused. He i Always under the
influence ofliquor. and Is continually bob
bling up, interrnpting some other Senator, or
appealing frorn the decision Of the Chair.
It is alulost impossible 10 quiet him, ps-S..a-
sion and threats proving equally anasailing.
His hobby nov Z. q Abolish the secret TX
eeutive SssszSsn. and he never fails to en-
brace an opportunity 10 bring his resolution
for open sessions before the senate Tne
misfortune Is that, witAoai bis vase- the Re
PGblicans lack n,aicri.y. and good deal
Of undesevys4i sseierence IS paid him on this
account It Is Certainly unfortunate th.ss
his vote is - important faeiaS Is be is
certainly dissraes to tho ss-tate, and ought
no, TO be toIera.s,i among gentlemen.
T-p a.se Of Senator Cameron name Tor tia
Presidential nomination Is wholly withost
his authority He ! eIss...s -. ssyor q 4
solid Blaine daises4sian frc1a Pennsylvania,
and Viii da ail he CHI to bring about s.,sh !.
result As have previously st,,,sd, howev-
er, in the event Of Bia:s.e eot heins candi
date, il is naEe than probable that ihe PeNa-
sxlyania siele-s,iiaa will east nai,e.i vote
for Senator Cameron.
Ibeoniy spFais,nenr thus far given to
senator ,laay Al the Capitol IS that ofa SOM
erset County ilan-Capt. Milo r. Adams,
who married a daughter Of Somerset. I. l,ss..
orcd eitizen- the late Daslie. Weyaad Capt
Adams i one O: toe senate naeSsengeFs. bis
chief ilsies beng 20 hold chair diown. look
d:zniEed and ,IEaw his salary wi.h due reg
nlarity and precision. AdaIas was Captain
of Company s.. fenth Pennsylvania Re
serves tiI. which regiment Col Qaay also
served, aud was shot through the lungs At
Charles City Gross Roads. June 81, lSa Tie
fell where he was wounded and was len Oh
the field fer dad The Chaplain -ubsequent-
u found htm. and advised him 70 turn his
thogslls to heavenly things, as he WAS not
long cor this wo-id Adams reply was.
/" Give me some brandy. aad iuFa nie over.
This was done, and tke Captain vas lcft
alone to dc, nas he diIn and Col. ouay
was damasoandedl. Two weeks later. to see
Adams hobbling aTcand and Ia Eair va
to recover, .nd rceover he did Tie ss.gsain
Is a great-gleat sraiiassia Of slla Hart. oae
ofihc sisnes etf-s I4el4rasioa ef Iss,sstend-
eries sela New yersey.
Eset . man to-day who Is among the
fFeqaeni visitors 10 Senator 6amcron's Va
val Affairs Committee Room-Lienienan
Commander Wm T. Randall. now apon
the Fciiresl list Randall wss an old SeS
Bedford whaier wbo, 4 The outlsea. Sf the
war entered the 8 Nayy Is ! volunteer
officer. Afeg the var be w@z appointed to
the regular Selx le was IN charge af she
gise5 sBA ca board the Cumberland when
she was sunk BY The NeFfiaae in Hampton
Roads and j, was he who fred the last gun
prlss u iise sigkins Of lhe L. s vessel. 6eo.
IT. BOXER, the poss. thus refers to linn IN
his poem, s0n Board the Cumbrrls.v,i'
'sWe reaohedihe deck, There Raj ials stood.
Another turn, men--Sog
Calmly he aime,s his pivot gun
Now Tommy, let her ~
Brave Randall le.,..ss-. ..F-oa sile gun,
And waved his cap in spor,
We dohe well aimesl saw the shell
SO throagh an open port
\ few days ago Representative seal ss,af,-
eroried about town dele..s,isss u his con-
ssitaents froin A.,ca4s. who. came here to
urge ~ ys.sfassssiion for a new postoiiiee
.lsilsiing 81 she city mentioned There is a
very strong probaaiiity that congress viii
pass the bill authorizing the caszsirsesian Of
said building
In 81, ses-asioa t<.-siay with some pres,i-
..sAs Republicans from the nth CongressioIl-
al district ttlie old i5thk learn that George
7. swank. oi Jahas,own, and William 5 /
Hammond. sf Altoona, are mentioned as
desiFous Of representing the district al the +
Chicago Convention. As both Cambria and I
Blair COMMITTEES are disposed to eoncetie The
Congressional nomination to Somerset, the
latter county viii. presume. aequiesce ils
the selection Of the gentlemen named Is
National Delegates
Unless Senator Qaay's health improves
very much wishin the next ,sc weeks, he