Year: 1878

5 From our SPECIAL Correspondent.


WASHINGTON. d. c., Aug 19, rs.
: War with Mexico and yellow pck "th'
pestilence that skulketh in darkness anC
, wasteth at MONDAY" are oftenest heart
| canvassed, while matters financial
political, social and moral all contribute
! to relieve the dullness of the midsummel
season here. McKenzie's rumoreC
invasion of Mexico with cousiderabl;
force carrying above 100 rounds o
ammunition per capita, had not beer
confirmed this morning. But the repor
obtains general credence even among
officials about the War Department who
have the best of data upon which to base
: the probabilities While Cabinet official:
are bound by International etiquette to
keep up the appearance of believing in
the assurance Of CO operation on the
part of Diaz, their pricdte cpiuion
seems to lean decidedly in the other
direction; and the prevalent opinion is
that public sentiment across the line
will force Diaz into fight with US OF
this matter. Whatever his persona
inclinations, it is doubted here whether
he could retain his present position any
length of time should he seem to approve
our invasion of Mexican territory. Hi:
representatives here affect to believe
that nothing serious will grow out Of
the present complications, even should
McKenzie's crossing be confirmed; but
it is evident that they are uneasy over
the situation and all are looking to the
developements of the next few days on
the Rio Grande with ill-concealed anx-
iety.


The yellow fever ravages having been
frequently discussed in Cabinet meet
ings and the law of humanity will be
followed in rendering such aid as can be
given. While there is no excitement,
everybody seems to think it good time
to clean up and keep clean, at least till
the frost comes.


louisiana hasn't improved the reputa-
tion acquired few months ago through
Anderson, Weber, Mrs jerks and so on
to the end of the witnesses she contrib
uted to Potteris Committee, by the per-
formances of Leete. As before stated
1t seems the general sentiment that any
official, high or low, reduced to the
alternative of being vindicated by any
of the disreputable crowd, might as well
go into bankruptcy at once. As 10 the
managers of this mud machine It seems
the impression that they can't hurt
themselves, whatever they do; and if
they must keep up the farce through
the season, Leete answers as well as any
body else to while away the time.


Reasoning priori the fact that one
has repeatedly boxed the financial COM
pass, clearing at one bound the gulf
separating honest money from practical
Reputation as Thurman has done within
the past 4 years, would hardly seem to
commend them for a position where
their influence upon finances must
prove potential for good or evil. But it
seems Democracy will willingly pay
anything demanded as the price of an
alliance with the factions outside of the
two old parties, including the Green
hackers proper, the socialists and the
communists, and Thurman's efforts are
now directed to the task of squaring his
views that they may clash with none of
those popular with possible allies.


The law estimate placed on the intel
ligence of its readers by large portion
of the Democratic press of the country.
and its Indifference to reputation for
truth and ordinary sagacity, is shown in
the columns of scurrilous abuse and
h.Ick.u4rd assertion with which it seeks
to stem the tide of popularity now set
ting so strongly Grantward. No read
ers of the newspapers have forgotten
the storm of billingsgate let loose on
President Grant in 1875 and subsequent
ly up to the very day he walked out Of
the White House as Hayes came in
Watterson was here and had seen the
President through glass (of Old Stag.
it was Intimately darkly;' and instead Of
the phenomena of snakes, etc, usual
under such circumstances, Grant ap-
peared to his disordered vision on horse
back in the similitude of Cesar. In the
face of the assurances of Democratic
papers all over the country that Grant
would never voluntarily leave the White
House, and that it was part Of the
Radical programme to crown Grant
King" he slipped gladly and quietly
out of the seat he had kept warm for
Hayes, without the slightest show of
compulsion. One would have supposed
their editors would have from very
shame forever abjured the role of proph
et Not so however, the same old start
ling headlines of Ulysses the LIST" ad-
fRitum ad nGuseam, that did duty every
week during the last year of Grants
term, are as common in the average
Democratic sheet of today, seem to af-
ford just as much enjoyment and are be-
lieyed just as implicitly to accurately
foretell the future now as then


MAXWELL