The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-06-21
Correspondence Of the star.


WASHINGTON, JUNE 20.
If any one who reads the STAR is con.
templating visit to Washington to
scold anybody Tor turning him out Of
| office, let him ponder the late
EXPENSIVE VISIT
of squad of clerks from a Western
city, and save his money.
They had change of Postmasters in
| the city Aforesaid, and the new man al
once shipped the old clerks, and put in
his own friends, whereupon the dis.
charged clerks came on here to lay theii
| grLsy ances before the Postmaster Gen
eral, and to tell MIR. Hayes how to run
the government. They stated that the
new P. M. had turned out faithful and
efficient clerks (themselves) and had
put in inexperienced chaps; moreover
| the Postmaster didn't endorse Hayes
policy, and they wanted new deal, a
new T. NJ, who would put them back,
etc.
They went away with bumblebee in
| their breeches, for they were politely in.
formed that the new z. NJ. was running
the office with his green CLERKS in a very
eusinesslike way, anu SO long as he did
that the President didn't care plea
yune whether he supported the Southern
policy or not. Amy man has right not
to do that, and it was no cause for re-
moval unless he should so far forget him.
self as to sink the pUstmast ter in the poll
aician. The 2. NJ. General was sorry
The Gserks.nAd lost their positions, but
sucn things had happened before and
doubtless would again, 20 men as good
as themselves.
KENTUCKY GETS MAD.
The old blue grass politicians are on
the rampage. A big lot oil them came on
here few days ago to inquire why the
BfIstoW mea and the Harlan men didn't
get mure offices. They talked like men
wno thought the government would soon
20 to the condemned bowWoWs if the
blue blood OF kentucky was not LIBERAL
ly injected into the administration. One
lbloyiating, iull-faced politician, who
swings some influence in the ward poll
tics of Louisville, and who has an alder
manic pauuch tue sIz1 OF a beer barrel,
got fighting mad at u strapping Yankee
from New Hampshire, who happened to
be at the White House, and, hearing the
squabble, put in word" to the effect
that "It was a durnatlon shame to treat
old Kahn uck so, SEEM as now she allus
rolled up eeCh stunnlp Republican ma
]
rinCiples."
Nothing saved that six-toot Yankee
except his want OF gray hairs and his
sizs, troR getting hrst-class castiga-
lion then and there. Kentucky eyed
New Hampshire growled IN AN UNDER
tone about folks minding their own
business and passed.
The story tnat President Hayes ex-
poets TO go to the Green Brier, WhiIe
sulphur Springs, in Virginia, and spend
July and August is emphaEically denied
at the White House. The President
will not leave the city, except to spend
his nights at the Soldiers Home, few
miles north OF the city.
The Government has filed its COM
paint against Saml. j. TilGen for al
legged shOrtness in mis- income tax. The
amount OF taxes claimed TO be due is
$l50, 900. Tue complaint charges Mr..
rilden with having received in no year
from 1861 to 1871 inclusive, less than
$I00. 900, and sp ties his income in 1865
at $3.50 600; IN 1860 at $7l1, 900; in 1870, at
$500 600. Whatever the result OF the
SUIT may be. NO Que can ascrlbe the
charges as The result Of political perse-
cution. 1t is to be hoped Mr.. Tllden
may clean up the affair and show a
bright and ho est record, worthy of the
posi-, ion he holds before the world
CINCINNATI.