South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1878-03-15
Letter from WASHINGTON.
lcOrespondeaOe OF toe latalliseacer. J
wAsuINeros. ID. G.. March t.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March L..
Mr.. HARPER: Really, this civil ser.
vice reform OF Mr.. Hayes has gone fa-
enough. IL the Senate docs not stop
him he viii make Grants nepotism aid
tavoritism respectable. His promise on
the sdbject in his letter Of acceptanoS
and in his inaugural we're excellenss
Ills Performance has bean In luiferous
contrast 10 his promises.
- On Saturday your correspondent met
lady here who had just been turned
out OF = post Office, in illinois to make
place for striker of Mr. HAYES.
She IS the widow ora soldier and has
discharged the duties OF the Office TO
the acceptance of every boiy. Similar
instances are numberless. 1 care moth.
ing tor discharges made TO CRAFTY one
set of politicians in o State. if equally
good men are appointed. This seems
TO have been tho case in Massachusetts,
where simmons, ala excellent officer, was
turned out to make place for another
politician. 1t Is violation OF promis.
es made by Hayes to be snre, but prob
ably the country will not suffer. The
case OF the POSTMASTER at Leavenworth,
Kansas, is just in point. The term or
the present occupant will expire in A
pril next. Sometime since very serious
charges were made against him, The
Post Office Department commenced an
investis alton. While this investigation
was going on, and before the truth or
faisity of the charges could be ascertain
ed Mr.. Hayes ore.Ro1n,Haiesi tie man,
stopped the investigation. anl tried
through Ingalls, and others. to have tue
nomination confirmed by tie Senate
without reference to a Committee. This
being resisted, and the Senate having
sent for copies OF The charges. Mr.. Haye.
Withdrew the nominations. Ii will he
noticed that this nomination was made a
month in advance Of the time when va.
cancy would HAYS occurred, ani unoues.
tIonabiy with tile design of preventing
2n Investigation Of charges of serious
character. a very little of that kind OF
reform would 20 great WAYS,
he army bill. as reported last week
cuts down the number of enlisted men
to 10000, and reduces the officers. es-
pecially staff officers. greatly
The Consular aud Diplomatic bill. as
reported. reduces the expenses Of that
branch of the Government something
over 100000. The salary OF tho first.
second and third class missions is re +,
duced. ll
New Hampshire votes Tomorrow
One OF the possibilities OF n Republican
victory is the injection OF William T..
Chandler into the Senate OF the Unitea
states. This would give the State an
adler representative than il has had
Tor years, bat w9uld hardly all II the
dignity OF the Senate. Mr.. Chan,ller's
late performances have hardly tended
10 tRs paeiication Of our politics. Sent
! to Florida 10 wrest the vote of that
( State from the man 10 whom it was civ.
en-, and Geuie! rs the beneficiary o.
his GteVi the rul. pay that he thought
himself catitlel TO. he has lately been
/ engaged ia expo sing so much OF the
corg1ntion a, he cDu!d do with ssfetv
10 himself. This is not the cliaI
that even radical New Hampshire shout
send Is ls3oe sil.t
The retirement OF Gath.ie AMI tho IL.
( 'cstigation OF Moorel has ,hrou5h5 on:
, some other items OF information
relative to She arbitrary rale oi. the iit-
tie autocrats OF the Treasury Dept. One
to this effect is told. A lady. just ap
! poiHtcito osicc and before she Ia be
! come familiar with the advantage that
! was very likely to be taken Of any in
! fraction ofrples that she might mad
vertently be guilty OF, was late several
mornings during her FIRST month, ba,
! never more than 3 minutes. When the
time came about for her TO apply for
/ the annual leave granted all clerks, size
learned that for eacI late arrival she
haj been locked an entire day the time
| being deducted from her leave and M.
on inquiry this was not found 10 bo an
Isolated ease. MEMO.
: FmcurGUL STORMS IL THE WEST -
} TRAINS SNOW BuUND Loss OF LIFE
hTrUEHENDED.
CHeYGNyE, ". r. March "a storm
exceeding in violenca and duration any
/ Of the previous season. set in at II o.
clock on the 9Th inst, continuing with
on: abatement unit, noon to-day. and
the wind r7aging in velocity from 30 to
90 miles per hour. carrying snow with
I IT. and drifting IL in banks 10 To } feet
! hiE! in the city. II extended from
Bitter Creek ON the west To Julcsbury
on Che east. 4 great number o. cuts
are level tr'l of euA-v a,I oil frni,,. =. "a,