The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-22
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON c. THURsDAl, AUGUST

THE NATIONAL TRlBUN
Gus songs that Mr. Root wrote have achieved a
National popularity. Among them arc " Rosa
lie. the Prairie Flower" l1S55l =" Battle Cry of
Freedom" t1s6D; "Just Before the Battle,
Mother" lS63); The Old Folks arc Gone;
"A Hundred Years Ago.; "0ld Potomac
Shore" and the wcl-known quartet. There's
Music in the Air"
The old city Of Georgetown, established by
the Geseral Assembly of Maryland in l75l. has
been officially blotted ont by the record upon
the books of the Surveyor of the District OF the
new map of that section, which delineates
what was once Georgetown IS a nameess
portion of the city of Washington. George
town has bad no autonomy since the establish
ment of the District Government. in 1871.
and has been only geographical expression"
Now, however, no mention of the namo of
Georgetown or of its old street names appears
upon the official map. This has been done
under the act of Congress Of Feb. II. 1895.
Georgetown was established above tho
month of Rock Creek. in Frederick County,
Nd" at the tobacco warehouse there, by an
act of the General Assembly of Maryland,
passed on the Sth of Jnnc 17751, upon land be-
longing TO George Gordon and George Bell,
and was named Georgetown for those gentle
men. Several additions were afterward made
BY Beall, Deakins Hawkins and others. On
Christmas Day, 1769. the General Assembly
made GEORGETOWN city, with Mayor, Re-
coIder. Alderman and Common Council. This
municipality continued until 1871. when the
District Government succeeded all the mu-
inequalities.
II is the opinion of New Orleans politicians
here that the action of the Administration may
drive Louisiana into tho Republican column.
Last year there was the biggest kind of a split
in the party, and it was difficult TO mold men
in line who think more of their Democracy
than they do of their religion.
" IT all came about through what we believe
to have been The unfair treatment of the sugar
planters by Congress" said a Louisiana man
last week. Now to add insult to injury, as it
were comes the action of Comptroller Bowler
in Withholding the bounty that Congress so
reluctantly granted. i afraid that the
State is irretrievably lost to the Democratic
party. Men are but human, aud they will not
turn the other cheek 10 be smitten. Even the
Republican party, had it been in power, would
never have given us such treatment. To be
given such stab by our own friends makes it
all the more bitter TO be borne, aud fear the
State is forever lost to the party it has sup
ported SO long and loyalty"
K
The Cruiser Columbia and the Hamburg
American steamship Augusta Victoria had
race the other day. A few days before the liner
had beaten the cruiser more than three hours
in a race across. Tho second trial the Victoria
left Southampton about hundred miles behind
the Columbia and steamed past Fire Island,
near New York City, an hour and 81 minutes,
or less than 30 miles astern of the crack Navy
shin where is that white whirlwind?"
shouted the Captain from the bridge, as his
stately ship rode into quarantine waters. Up
of Twenty third street hours ago! " went back
the reply from tho revenue cutter. But Capt.
kaempf's discontinue was not because he was
beaten, but Iecause he had not passed and
beaten the proud white cruiser. His time was
six days, "a hours and 20 minutes.
The new Congressman arc always interesting
subjects OF discussion Here is something
about two from widely separated sections of the
country. Charles A. Townc, of Duluth, who
succeeds Baldwin, of Minnesota, is under 30
years old, and u years ago was page in the
Michigan Legislature. He went to Duluth
about 10 years ago. Oscar W. Underwood. of
Alabama, is another of the young men who will
figure in the next Congress. He is but about
IS years old, OF good bearing, and bright fci-
low. He is Kentucky man and has lived in
Alabama but few years.
K
Not only is the House new. but for the most
part unknown. A large proportion of tho
recruits have never been heard OF outside of
their own neighb0rhoods. Even the Repre-
sentatives from their own States often know
nothing about them. and occasionally it is
found that the old member defeated knows
little more OF his victorious rival than that he
got the nomination because no one else wanted
it. and somehow was elected.
Il
If report be true, there are some origins al
characters among the new members. Some, in
districts the Republicans had not the least idea
OF carrying. were nominated as a joke. or be-
cause uf some trait that gave them q local repu-
tation for popularity, or because of the char
acter of their business they could make the
canvass incidentally without cost. On this
latter principle Of economy and convenience an