The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-05
Correspondence OF the Star.
WASHINGTON, July 3, 1877.
OUR FEDERAL OFFICES.


Well, the President is home again,
and the Toledo changes have both been
made. Alexander Reed. Esq, will re-
ceive his little commission just as soon
as his bond is filed, and We expect he
will make the Toledo mail bags dance
round in lively manner. His friends
say they will 20 back on him, however,
If he can't get mail through from the
Maumee to ST. Louis inside OF six
months. How much farther 10 1t from
Cincinnati to Saint Louis, than from tho
Maumee to the Mound City2 And then
there is Clark Waggoner, OF the same
city, who has been appointed Collector
Of Internal Revenue for the Tenth Dis
uict. The Toledo boys are all fixed up
nice, YOU see, and even the black bass
and the perch In the Maumee are kick
ing up their neels in the veriest delight
over the situation.
Now, all chat | predicted about Toledo
has come to pass, and tnat gives me
nerve enough to try and "set IL up" ior
Cincinnati also. But, then, they do say
that the jolly Archbishop OF the Times
and Ben. Eggleston, Il O., are "torninst"
any changes i'll the Federal offices OF
Cincinnati; and man told me Jhe other
day, with a knowing wink, that our new
Ohio Senator was not gu te as hot as he
might be to have Messrs. WahIe and
Weitzel walk the plank. Now this is a
| welghty triumvirate to fight against
weighty in brains, in avordupois, and
craft. We shall have TO call for reinforce
ments. Where is the "pious deacon"
of the Gazette? They say he had a
| deal to do with getting the Toledo
rant, Mr.. R cd, of Toledo, was brother
Of Mr.. Reed, OF the Gazette, which propa
bly helped Mr.Smith to come to the front
Can't we find another brother Of Sam
Reed lying around loose in Cincinnati
or haven't some OF the other "wicked
pards' Of the truly good Richard Got @
brother, or a second cousin by the moth.
er's brot ther, whom we can trot out and
make avail able Ior Postmaster, so as tC
| enlist the deacon more for removal
Perhaps the easiest way TO bring abou
Il change, after all, would be to convince
our worthy Presiuent that there ough
to be change. If that can be done, II
wager anything from ten-penny nail Il
a be sr-garden that WahIe and Weitze
| will lose their heads 80 quickly they
would think a French guillotine hat
struck them. Nj. Hayes is anxious
to tone up the civil service. Ii 20,
think that end can be reached by ;
change, convince him of the fact.
JOHN G. THoMPSON'S PROGRAMME.
They say here that John &. Thompson
the sly Chairman OF the Democratic
State Committee OF Oli0, is digsin,
down pretty deep these days. He be
gins to think that Sayler is going to b.
lnext Speaker, and when that happenl
Jonn G. can't be Doorkeeper, for two o!
ticers from Oaio would be u IT. file 10
much. SO Juhn G. is looking out tor hi
own bacon. He not only wants Demo
cratic Legislature elected in Onio, bu
ne wants one that will elect Tom Ewin,
Senator in place OF Stanley Matthews 8
That would get Ewing out Of Congress
and leave the way open for Thompsol
20 succeed him, for they both live in th
Columbus district. Hon. Geo. l.. Con
verse, who is in Thompsoms district
might be lion in John G.'s CoUgres
siu nal path, so Thompson is anxious t
inaye Converse nom. mated for Governor
This is cunning John G.'s plan, and yo
see he has two big rings to his fiddle
bow. They say he Is tiddliug pretty liv,
in Hamilton County to set up delega
tion TO the Legislature that will go in 10
Tom Ewing ior Senator, and he woui
like delegation lOr Converse for Gov
ernor. Is il possible that the Ciucinna
Democracy are not going for their favol
ile son. George II. Pendleton, for jns
tot? Are they going to support Coz
verse for Governor? Couldn't they d
better than that Tor Chief Magistrat
for Olioi A prominent Democrat aske
me these questions the other day, anC
as l couiun't answer them, 1, In turl
ask them myself 1t Is generally though
here that the campaign iu Olio will b
a very lively and exciting one, especia
Iy in Hamilton County. CINCINNATI.