Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1890-10-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Regular Correspondent. }

(From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Oct. J3.-Again
the angel of death has spread his gloomy
wings over the National Capitol and
there is dense shadow cast over the
hearts OF its people again the flags are
sadly half masted to mark the departure
for that 'sbourne from whence no traveller
returns" of an honored son of the nation.
Justice Samuel f. Miller, the nest popu-
lar man who ever sat upon the bench OF
the United States Supreme Court, has
gone TO join the silent majority, which is
ever growing larger and larger, and grief
holds supreme sway over Washington,
wherehe was universally loved for his many
good qualities. He was stricken down
last Friday while returning to his house
from a visit 10 the Supreme Court room
at the Capitol by that scourge of the
human race, apoplexy, and although he
rallied for a time. it was plain from the
first to those who administered to the
fallen giant, that the hand of death was
upon him.
Justice Miller was appointed to the
Supreme Court in 1862 by President
Lincoln, and his death leaves Justice
Field the sole appolntee of MI. Lincoln
on the bench OF the Supreme Court He
was the senior Justice, in length OF
service as we'll as age, of the court, and
would undoubtedly have been made
Chief Justice had the vancancy to which
Justice Fuller was appointed occurred
under Republican President. Some OF
the opinions prepared by Justice Miller
are as able as any ever handed down in
any court of law, and will live as long as
the Republic. AS lawyer he has always
ranked with the best; but it was as
man that be was loved and admired
most. His place will be hard to fill on
the bench, and in the ranks OF humanity
be leaves vacancy that can never be
filed. He was "a years old last April,
but there are few men of fifty as active or
well preserved as he was.
Mr.. Blaine is going to Ohio to speak
for Mr.. Mckinley, just as he has all along
intended to do, and just as he long ago
promised to do, and the busy bodies who
have recently been so industriously en-
gagged in circulating stories of his having
refused to 60 to Ohio, because be was de-
sirous of seeing MIR. Mckinley defeated.
are suffering from the chagrin which they
so richly deserve for having written
stories which they knew had not the
slightest foundation.
MIR. Harrison will return to the White
House tomorrow, aud his anticipated
return has started anew the talk of an
| extra session of Congress being called to
meet in November. have most diligent-
ly endeavOred to find one single man in a
position to know who believes that an
extra session will be called, and have
failed. The law requires that the Presi-
dent shall issue proclamation calling
an extra session of Congress thirty days
previOus to the date upon which Congress
] is called to meet, and it is hardly prob
able that such proclamation Will now
! be issued, as only two weeks could there
by be gained. Besides, it is understood
that every Republican Senator has agreed
| to vote for a change in the SeDate Rules
as soon as the regular session meets ms
agreement removed the necessity for an
extra session. as the majority will, under
the changed rules, be able 10 crush any
attempts of Democratic obstruction that
NAV be INDUCED IN, and to pass such
legislation as may be considered neces
saTy for the welfare of the country.
The Count of Paris and bis party ave
returned to Washington from their tour
of the Virginia battlefelds. They VIII
remain in Washington for several days,
and the party will be deluged with social
attentions the position of the count, as
a claimant for the French throne, and as
an avowed and open enemy of the present
French republic, prevents this Govern
ment from officially recognizing his visit
by any of the cOurtesies usually EXTENDED
to distinguished foreign visitors. 1t has
been gathered from some of the party
that their reception in Virginia was not
as cordial as it might have been.
Seer etary Carter of the Republican
CONGRESSIONAL committee has gone 10
Montana, and Hon. j. S. ClarksOn IS MI
irg his place at the committee rooms.
The first certificates under the new
pension law we've issued by the Pension
Office last week. The number issned VIII
from this time on be slowly but steadily
increased.
The war department has advertised
for proposals for 100 big steel guns, D. III
and II inch, for coast and harbor detenses.
1t is proposed that little more
than one fourth CT the number shall DO
made on the Pacific coast.
Ex-Secretary Belknap was found dsad
this morning IN his room adjoining MS
Office on New York avenue. His deatn
was caused by paralysis.
He Lad been a prominent polt'eal
figure for years and vas in Grants Caol-
net.