Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-10-16
Letter from Washington.

Letter from washington.
WARRINGTON Carr, ssrt. ~, 1889,
Z, 10 sailsr oflhs Dallas Herald;
The election for member Of the
I~gi-larure in Alexandria county,
Virginia, yesterday, resulted, az ]
pred cted, in Conservative tri-
smqh. Johnson the Democratic
candidate, was elected by 80 major.
;ty. Last July, the Radicals had u
majority in the county Of t25 But
ia this election tho Radicals voted
nogroc. three or four times in Alex.
apdria, and carried the city, On
this uccreiOn they took no special
in,crs,t and a fair election was
held, sad the Democratic candidate,
,rroursc. was elected.
Information received Mt the Post
Office Department shows a nnivcr-
sal desire for the introduction Of the
railway postal system on the great
overland route and all its branches
On Tho Pacific slope. The introduc-
Son Of the postal car system has
proven 70 advantageous TO the CON-
mercial interests that applications
IRE received for its extension from
all sections Of the Union, and its
Introduction upon the coast and
river steamers strongly urged.
As an instance Of the i'm
rortsnce of this new branch
Of the postal service, it may be
mentioned that thu overland mail
distributed on the postal cars west
RI Chicago amounts each trip west.
wayd to over forty thousand letters,
exclusive Of papers and other
printed matter, whilo'the amount
1pon the cars coming cast was near
ly the same. BY this new system
thara 10 effected a saving of from one
50 6vo days in tho time formerly
occupied in "reating" tho mails at
thu central points of distribution.
Hon. John Covode, chairman of
tho Pennsylvania State Republican
Committee, called upon the Presi
dent yesterday, Mr.. Covode wished
10 get the President to order swing
m. distribution of government pat
ronsgc IN Pennsylvania TO help the
],adicsls in their contest with the
Democracy. Mr.. Covodc simply
wished the President to. throw
money into his own pockets. For,
of course, as tho issue is no longer
doubtful, Geary being certainly do
feated, the only purpose for which
the Pennsy lvania Radicals desire
money in this campaign is to put it
into their own pockets. General
Grant, am told, informed Mr. Co
vode that Mr.. Boutwell, ran the
''nachine" (mcaning the admins,
tration) and if Covodc or any other
Pennsylvania Radical wanted any
thing, they had better 90 to Bout
well. So saying Mr.. Grant lit a
fresh cigar, and commenced playing
with his new present of an eighteen
hundred dollar bull pup. Apropos
of bull pups, i am told that this last
present to General Grant is a cross
between a mongrel bull tarrler and
4 hybrid, poodle. Grant thinks the
world Of it, but ovory dog fancier
in this town who has seen it, une-
quivocslly declares it ia tho worst
looking and most NANCY cur That
ever was brought TO Washington.
In fact a number Of genuiae bnll
terriers congregate every night in
front of the White House and bark
ihoir disploasure at the SANDER upon
their race.
The Cabinet was in session yes
,erday from IL noon to 4 o'clock
Pm. but after most diligcnt inqui-
ries I am unable to ascertain that
anything was done beyond mere
business routine. l hear-and upon
good authority--that Mr.. Boutwell,
used up" about two hours in dis
cussing the clerical business Of bis
Department He took ground
against paying tho clerks any in
crease Of salary. lie wishes the
ten hour system TO 90 into opera
ton. II will be a surprise to some
people TO know that by the original
constitution of the Executive De
rartments, the employees of those
Departments can be required 70
work ten hours a day. Mr.. Bout
we'll has his head so full Of the New
England factions, where the own
ers work women and children four
teen and fifteen hours a day-and
in addition make it a point TO &C
ducs-sEefy young and good looking
they emPloy-that he can
not recognize the difference between
mental and mechanical labor. But
a. tho poor man is denied by nature
the power Of deciding iehGt mental
labor is. he ought not 70 be 90 much
Aismed. amer al. He. is a first rate
clerk for q cOantry grocery store
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