, 1880-08-19
WASHINGTON.

Secrcfnry ThOmpaon Accused OF Par-
TALLY for Democratic Applicants for
omce-nemarknble Facts Shown by
The South Carolina CcnstiR-Thc New
Army Observation-Disclosures Records
-Comparativa Receipts md Expcnd-
itures of tho Government.
Special Dispateh to 7hs Eaieaso Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 19.-Cumplaint
Is tnado that Secretary Thompson has been
very liberal In appointing Democrats In tho
Navy Department, and that cousin Of Ills,
one Mngnus Thompson, who Is clerk In the
nnvut storchuuso at the Washington Navy
Yurd, Is somewhat ostentatf0uy III display
ing picture Of Hancock md English at Ills
office in the yard. a contribution to the
Washinton Republican says: '"There arc
tllrco other clerks IN tic yard, appointed by
Secretary Thompson. who nre cx~Confeder-
atcs a,,l Democrats. Some old personal
friends of the Secretary from Culpepper
County, Virginia, havc been appointed to
positions III tho Navy Department, They arc
Democrats. Two clerks recently appointed
In the Bureau Of Medicine md Surgery by
the eSecrctaryarc Democrats. Senators Eaton
md Whyte urged the appointment OF
one of these young men. More Democrats
hive beet appointed to positions In the Navy
Department than In any 6ttor department VI
the Government during this Administration
Secretary Tllompsonfs Is now out West stump
Ing for tho success Of tho Republican ttoket.
which reminds one Of the fellow who sappcd
the foundations Of his house NIL summer, and
then tried to brace 1t up III tho fall"
Letters aro being daily received at tl,c III.
terror Department from CENSUS enuMerators
that they have not rs yet received their pay.
These complaints arc likely to continue for
- nd tn okuf0 nj n
partment that It Will require fully three
tho $1,000 enumerators, The enunleratols
viii be first paid In cities whose returns wero
tho earlEest received at tho Department.
A'cluser analysis Of tho census returns
from South Carolina shows still more ex-
trRnrAinary results than those already tntll-
Gated. Tile City Of Charleston, for in.
stance, the commercial metropolis of thoo
State, where, II anywhere. It WIS expected
that there would be 4 considerable El!lll !ll
population, shows only n, aet,a! ga'91. 1.,o g
wh!lO the co,ntleEce Of tho tort Aas been
largely dfmtnishHd; yst the returns. for t,o
Whole 9tnte show an averiFa " nt'out y. ~
per cent incEsase u Ten yea1s aEalnst l1ae 4
ing, IichlMitl County, With the City Of
| Columbia, which l,as becn showing. soino
actual signs Of growth. Is credited With ~
tnintn,s rt,rol r:uion X EersIInyv' whiniI Ilns
yy1hth}frd yhth}f M s,fnI, Aria. a,,t,ears 10 j,uVe
na, nsnr1v ta,,hiet ia nn,'sn,nn. Am exnuIlIln.
nealy eo1Stea ~ W'puM.on: yro,,, imaufv',%rs.,
eosant,ss to ol soa e 'e. an i'crrasa of IS psr cet
' si'ns is1t a nlti,ouaI I'll in ts T preceding decade
II o hi TN Khan n'iv ,fitltt ,nOra thai, Iwr
cant uq ar g'si1 fron vf ia, ,n iW "ss tham liz iwr
cent ce1 w w .nuEn tha r,,nmrison ~ @ ,ore 1urcl.
| biz, ten counties nrc se!eeleti Wl!ieh ara
S!i;tqhny ssithy ,nauS to,v ~ snail ~ visS1.a wiIiuh
st, MtaeM ~ AeM ;.,,,s 7'",s" - viu"r1Ms' prnwth,
arhns. nn"W W. si,,',K MKMs '.finHf an.ivn,r.,
heSs oMcM wv. ts.s tn 1sMi iasz ,h".' nss
cah m M notn 'V ass frs,,. is0 10 Is7 ,Il
nn thav 3otWai oTS rrdited Iii Viii ths uxtraorIi.
"ry n"W I uSs ~ atS q r c,."t TTev n1n ,na,e
MMly f1 nnGs.., =. ae. ,,,.,,a ~, ei, IN wHici, tle
w Nnrst o S,srxs ny, u11i .1isanvap no sirn Of sct
@ .'r.s'.sase wa Va" "''~o'o' ''~ s'eA
lFe progress, H., .,..,,a T., .,a poa,- omco In.
~ o9tn0 y d sae e!edks Il. t.'e q st.,s ,ro nvr
naad s1g t9a1 g 1gntnn Sas sS
pesll Hita4 aAste " a,.r. ~
ate satt 10 os anSlVas lest ltotag,o ~,
= i1 upo" vis ins ,.. ,n sr|. ns opt