The true northerner., 1878-08-09
WHOLE NO. 1920:

OF my ambitions, so far as am concerned.
that my Administration shall be notable az one
whose Cabinet was co-sxistent with il. IN its
entirety, from 6rst 20 last, unbroken by any
changes and unwarned by any flaw OF unkindly
feeling.
Mr.. John Sherman, the secretary OF the
treasury, ls very much scared. Between the
developments before the Potter committee. the
uncertainty OF Mrs. Jenks' sticking TO her storv.
and the visit east of Kearney. and Others. who
say that Sherman should be baheaded for his
policy OF contraction, he is having very liyely
time. He says he has feared that an effort
will be made to raid the vaults of the treasury
department before the summer is over. Though
no one else is, and is very apprehensive for his
personal safety on and after Augustl5 when
the great national, ca stern, western. northern
aud southern, every-man for himself strike
and uprising o: the people is TO take plaoe-at
least so the foretime-tellers predict. Mr..
sherman is preparing for what will happen.
lie has had arms issued to the wa,chmen IN
the treasury building, aud, as an additional
safeguard, he has had two Gathng guns put
IN position to NOW down the coming ccmmup-
ists' as they attempt to enter the vault and
put in circulation that immense pile OF mopev
that Mr.. sherman has boarded auav Tho
joke OF issuing Springfield to the treasury de-
partment watchmen is in the fac: that there 10
not single whole man on that force, lt belug
composed OF EARNED, no-armed. one legged
and no-legged ex-soldiers. all OF whom. though
willing enough, are physically incapacitated
from doing any more war service. They would
be as useful in repelng an attack as 30 mapy
entirely wooden men. On an average. tLey
are about half wood now.
Now that the worst Of the heat is over the
nations capital is looking It's very beet. The
numerous public and private parks. lawns. and
surrounding groves are clad in their richest
green, and midsu inner stands confessed with
charms matured, more beautiful than the GOV
and girlsh spring. There is no p,easanter
CITY IN the country in which TO speud the
heated term than this very Washington. so
decred and avoided in summer Ye; an annual
exodus occurs, and .or several months in the
year the capital is deserted by al those grades
OF society which may be classed "thusly" +" The
wealthy, bona tide, shoddy limitations, who care
not so much how or where they &C, bot are
bound to be lin fashion whatever tetde;
the shabby genteel'-once wealthy but now
reduced, (of which class Washington has more
than its quota.) who pay tribute 10 the shades
of better days by keeping up appearances -
heaven knows how; adventurers and dead
BEATS who, following in the wake Of wealth,
abound here in winter, and by some mysteri-
GUS dispensation OF providence are always
awarded the best apartments at seaside. and
springs aud mountains during the rect of the
year, and lastly by no means leastly, tie md
die classes Of well-to-do citizens respectable
tradesmen, local officials, and government en-
estimated that at least one half are absent on
leaves" hence, this s a bad season 10 Lave any
business in the Departments. Nearly al the
Cabinet officers are ruralzing al their re-
spective homes, or enjoying free railroad rides
en- route from one cool place to another One
or two OF them, with their families. are en-
deavorng to do the fashionable at popular re-
sorts.
Assistant Postmaster General Tyler. who, by
the way, lost seventeen pounds coming over
from southampton to New York-had several
chats with Grant in Paris. Grant, be says,
will come home about the middle Of next
winter. Where the third term manson will be
located has not yet been fixed upon, possibly
at Galena. perhaps at Washington, very likely
Long Branch-the General having declared
that he delights in the Branch ard secs DO
reason why he should not live there al the
year round.