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CAPITAL CURRENTS.
THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL
That Slogan Cry Reform "--Official
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from Our 0rn Correspondent

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From Our Orn Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 2, 1915.
Whatever may be his reason, Grant is re-
stocking his cabinet with better set Of men
than have occupied its seats since his inaugu-
ration. Edwards Pierrepont, the newly APP
pointed Attorney General is an apt Instance.
Mr. Pierrepont was born in New Haven, Conn,
in 1917 Alter 4 collegiate and law course at
| Yale, lie removed to New York in lS45 where
he has since resided. He was Judge of the
Superior Court of that State for 8 years from
1856. During Lncoln's administration, Mr..
! pierrepont was his close friend and advocate.
Although republican he is of the higher sort,
and is guided by principle, not party. Donn
Piatt speaks thus Of him in to-day's Capital !:
Edward Pierrepont succeeds the luminous Ian
daulet Williams, and while enjoying WELL
recognized prominence as lawyer, has brain
enough TO make bis opinions respected and
money enough 10 purchase his own andaulet.
| 1t was our good fortune to know Pierrepont
when first starting on his career in life, and
unless he has greatly changed we will wager a
| wears subscription to this valuable family
Journal that he will give the greater part of his
/ time to unearthing and exposing the frauds
and outrages of his predecessor. Edwards
| Pierrepont of Columbus. Ohio, was considered
a young man Of high character. To that he
has added the worldly wisdom OF old Polonius,
whom be used to quote to us when he said;
"To thine own self be true, and il must follow,
| As the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man."
With the steady approach of that dread Demo-
cratic House. the lesser chieftains in the seve-
raj departments are trying to anticipate the
rigid callinss to account which they know will
then follow, by crying Justify for
REFoEM
/ The virtuous Jewell, not content with finding
all sorts of frauds in his own marble edlice,
| has turned his Jealous attention to the Capitol.
He dispatched special agent to investigate
/ the disposition made OF
WASTE PAPER
consisting Of printed reports, bills resolutions,
etc, in the Capitol, and that worthy returned
! from lis mission, having succeeded in dscov-
ering that this congressional refuse was being
sold to junk shops and the money pocketed by
the clerks. Being able now to say that ne trst
unearthed this mcnStrous iuiquity our Jewell
contents himself with sharply reprimanding
the evil-doers and depriving them If his U.
S. Mail" bags, in which they generally trans
ported their trash The Postmaster General
has. as additional proof OF his virtue, cancelled
the contracts of all the suspected contractors
in the late Mail Route frauds, comforting the
withdrawn awards to the next lowest bidders.
| The door which was open to aspirants FOR de-
partment clerkships by the abolition of the
CIVIL SERVICE
rules has been shut again by the Secretary OF
the Treasury who prohibits his department
employees under pain of dismissal, from Civ
ing any information to friend., relative to pos
sibe vacancies! The new
DUTCH MINISTER,
the Chevaler Won Pestel, presented his cre-
dentials to the President on Thursday. As a
refreshing piece of news your readers will lik e
to know that Grant has really declined an in
vitaiion. This is so very rare in its occurrence
that it should be chronicled. The New York
Chamber of Commerce, and State Society, both
rendered him an invitation to their annual
banquets and for some inexplicable reason be
refused.
EISTnnI
who was with us on the first three nights OF
last week had overaowing houses at each per-
| formance. The veteran tragediennc says she
| is on her farewell eutree," but don't be-
lieve it, There is something about the stage
that renders it hard for its followers TO tear
themselves away. Perhaps it is the money,
but this is a rash guess. Moracchi, the bril-
liant danseuse and pantominic actress, opens
at Furd's tomorrow night, 10 the exciting
1 IL 1lpt ha nrE.r
nance, the peerless Morlacchi crosses swords
with Nahommed, the algerian chief, and from
personal observation can attest her grace.
vet wary nimbeness in handling the STEEL
At the National, Peakes Family Bell Ringers
will hold forth. On the 10th instant, 81 the
beautiful Mrs. Roushy" who has created such
a fmore in New York as well by her face as
her acting, opens at Furds The late
RAILROAD ACCIDENT
| on the B. &; p. Road at BENIN IS B id.e is ex-
citing some comment There is no doubt at
all but that it was caused by an employee
disobedience of orders, as was the other smash
up about month ago at the same place. The
disabled passengers have all recovered and left
the city, leaving instructions with our lawyers
to enter suit against the company. l hear
an accident almost occurred on the
y. & o. Il. Il.
Friday morning by a train starting ahead Of
time So it would seem that the Old Reliable,
itself, is not perfect. The late
PRINTERS STRIKE
in the Chronicle Office is not harshly COM
mcnted upon here. The head and front Of it
published long history of the causes which
brought it about, few days ago, and the ac-
count is far from creditable to the publishers.
Still another
CITY RAILROAD
is talked of here to be called the Rock Creek
lne and to traverse, in all, distance of some
six miles. We have now five roads, but like
Oliver Twist, insist on asking for more.
Ivan SA%Ds