The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-09-10
[ NJ MEIER So

intend, Of course, 10 iaciYde oil servants
that mRy be employed without. as veil. az
within the palace sails. | presume tue
following Offices wi. suffice the President
eharioteer, poslljiaas, foo,men, : cut.
riders, 2 grooDs, French cooks, | butter,
chief carver, cup bearer, porter, l
tnraspu, scullion, sud 5 chamber servants.
do not deeG It proper 10 name Keeper
Of The Presidents dogs '-altbough the
keeper Of the Hugs dogs 10 England
IS no uconsldcrabte uoh,euan, and a re.
ceHt London paper announce" ,aat " Lord
hlnnalfd, the new master Of Der Najns.y3
bucknoands, has lgsl taken for f,4r months
Colonel CavendIsh's mansion 80 5t. Leon.
ards, within about ten ml!ra %. Windsor. .3r
the purpose Of beng within IT," Immediate
neighborhood IF The place Of bis o5grtuL do.
ties" Excellent servants cen tc hrcd 10
Washington at from S. 20 $40, per morn
twenty Eve servants would, therefore, 1t
$40 per month, require q dtsJIlscme G
$4,000. Nov, cir, notwithstanding my ad.
mission thattweuty five palace servants may
Unnecessary for Mr.. y an Buren,, | ava unui...
nag 10 colcede tina; real Bank Wing cord
nol go ahead very well with oae fifth of that
number have supposed, SIR, thaithe state
dinners and palace servants Of Mr. Van Blu
rem may together possibly demand an expen.
ditu5e Of 81 500. To hat amount may DO
added about 81 500 for provisions Of every
kind, fuel, oil, candles, and cora for forage,
and We then have the gross SUN Of 81 600,
which embraces every cent that Mr.. Van
Buren, annually dtsburses from his private
pusaa, excepting hts expenses for clothug
and ornaments to decorate bls person. And
# be is vain enough to spend his nioney tn
the purchase oi rubies for bis neck, diamond
rugs for hs fingers, Brussels lace for his
breast, tilei gloves fer hts hands, and l1bfi.
que de brodeyies de bougrau Nancy hand.
AerchieEs for hts pocket--il he choose 10 lay
ouI hundreds Of dollars il supplying his toll
ct With Double Extract Of Queen Veto.
ria, Eau de Cologne, Triple Dtstiee Sa.
Won Davoilne Mons Sens, Bouquet aud
Arabic, Conuthan Oh Of Cream, l. Huile
De Rose, IIedyosmia, Colceutrated Persian
Essence. aId Extract Of Byzantine, the a,.
ter the most charming perfume for the az.
sembly or toudo!T, mparting 10 the hand.
keFchief an agreeable, refreshing, aud last.
ing odor ind patronized BY her most
Gracious Meiesiv Queen Victoria, and her
Royal Highness Dowager Queen Adelaide
If say, MIR. Van Buren, sees fl to spend
his cash IN buying these and other perfumes
add cosmetics for his toilet, it can constitute
90 valid reason for charging the farmers,
,aoorers, aud mechanics Of the country,
with bills for HEMMING HIS DISH RAGS, FOR
HIS LA2pIIG NEEDLES, LIQUOR STANDS, and
FOREIGN CUT WINE COOLERS.
have now, SIR, arrived at the last class
of expenditures for the palace establishment,
VIZ: " Alterations and Repairs" And in
this department, after thorough examina.
uoa of the official vouchers, | am constraln.
ed to state that there exists more extrava.
gaace, if not more downright prof'gacy,
than IN any ether. 10 the district of coun.
try winch represent, man IS said to ere.
par bis house If be patch The old roof, or
put on & ncB oae--or if he weatberboafd
or paint the ouisIde-or if be replace sound
paues il the stead Of broken window glass
or If be faslsu the old mante piece, or pus
up q ueg one--or if be mend the old floor,
or lay c new floor. All these various i'm.
provemen,s, and a thousand others of SINH.
lar character may be, Iegiiimately, called
"rcpairs of the house. BY an act of Con.
gress, passed Sd OF March, 1887 the sum
ofS7, 500 was appropriated /" for alterations
aud repairs ofthe Presidents HOUSE, and
for supeytntcadeace Of the grounds around
the same.' Now, sir, having explained
what understand by "repairs " of
HOUSE, aud having referred the commit.
tee to the law, ! will submit sundry bIl!sfor
disbursements under that laR:
BuofC Alexander, Upholsterer from the llth
Of March, 1887, till 10th May, 1887, sl,o37 So
Caatsiuiry among other charges, the following