The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-26
THE ANGRY SECRETARY.

Maryland and West Virginia called
off nearly all the troops to be spared
from here, and when John Sherman got
back from his cruise on the revenue cut
ter, on Saturday, he sWore a big oath
and wanted 10 know how in the name OF
all the saints he was to protect his little
four per cent. bonds and greenbacks in
the Treasury without troops, provided
they should get up riot here and 60 to
plunderlng, etc. Tnis question startled
tie Cabinet, and telegram was sent
to Fortress Monroe and Norfolk for five
hundred sailors and marines. They
came yesterday and are rendeZvouing
at the Arsenal and the Navy-yard, and
Washington breathes easier.
But John sherman wasn't satsti ed
yet, and so he has put musket In every
+, ON in th0Treasury Department, and
tells the clerks they must use it if nee
essary. Some of them thought it was
asking rather too much, and one timld
clerk from Iowa said he had never heard
OF clerks carrying muskets before.
VERY likely not" growled the Secre-
tary in his deepest bass; "but-y our
eyesl these are days OF civil service
REFORM"
THE PRETTY CLERKS.
And then what Il Time there was among
the pretly girls who count the postal
currency and greenbacks and silver.
Some OF them turned very pale and said
they didn't like Io smell gunpowder, and
they had such a horror Of guns, AID
couldn't they have a lew days absence
until this horrid business blew over?
Whereupou the Seer etary got nervous
and banged II to his own apartments,
and as he went he was overheard to say :
"Hang it! | ought to have put bIoom-
sticks in the girPs rooms, and then
they'd been ready for fight in minute"
HOW Mr.. HAYES ACTS.
The President takes it all very coolly,
though he says The situation seems to be
quite serious. II is great pity, he says,
that enough troops could not have been
thrown into Pittsburg at once, to have
stopped the matter in the beginning.
He has great confidence In Governor
Hartranft, and thinks it was serious
misfortune That the Governor was
absent in Colorado, as his ex
perience in dealing with III
oters would have stood him in
good stead. Mr.. Hayes says his first
duty Is to protect government property,
and then, as far as he is able, he will
help the lates, when asked SO TO do. 1t
is very great misfortune that the
strike happened when the troops were
all in Texas and fighting the Indians, as
a hundred Unileu States soldiers are
worth a regiment of militia for such
work.
THE RICHMOND VISIT.
The President Intended to leave to-
night on his trip to Norfolk and Rich
mOud, but in view OF the present COM
plioations he has wisely concluded TO
remain AT his post ready for any emer-
gcncy. Everything went to show that
his tour through the Old Dominion
would nave been u grand ovation, and 1t
is unfortunate that it could not have
been performed. We judge that the
Richmond people will renew the invita-
lion and set a new day.
80 AND-so.
They say EX-5ecretary Robeson and
Ex-Public Printer Clapp are going to
buy out the National Republican and
run it as an anti-Hayes paper. Both
having sore heads seek this course TO
be reyenged upon the A Administration.
The Secretary of War says he doesn't
want any more help in his Department,
and will not entertain any more appiica-
tions.
Secretary Mccormick and Gov. Noyes
have both sent i'll their designations as
members OF the National Republican
Committee.
The Labor Union OF this city held IL
meeting to-day and resolved against
strikes and mob rule. CINCINNATI.
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