Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-09-04
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
WASHINGTON. p. G., Aug. II, 1880,

European markets grow steadily into
popular favor The Department of I
State is constantly in receipt OF informa-
ton from our consular officers in al 1
parts of the world, showing that this
gratifying exhibit is not confined by any
means to Europe, but extends to every
part of the glois. Their personal testi-
mony not only bears witness to it, but
the newspaper clippings from foreign
journals which are from time to time
forwarded to the Department Of State
by them, is conclusive Evidence of the
fact. The public at large have no ade-
quate conception of the extent to which
our manufactures and products are en-
tering and monopolizinx toreisn markets
a recent dispatch IRON, the Consul of
the United States at Geneva shows
that American beef and live stock have
and that The value OF choice cattle,
raised in great numbers in Switzerland
| for the Paris and French markets, has
been sensibfy diminished by the Imports
tion of American cattle.
Within the past few days large
number Of perso,ls OF both sax,s have
received appointments. in the Census Of
I hce, and many others are Yet u. he ap-
poiuted. The pressure brought upon
Gen. Walker for place. has been tre-
lnendous. But few of the more recent
appointed receive more than $500. The
demand fol Office vas - great that Gen.
Walker found lie could get competent
clerks at ;s720, $3.50, AM ev-,i ion 800
per year. The anue< to the Census of
tice' building, put w 70 arcp;nmodate
the clerical force, will be completed in g
/ few days, and then the Office will be
thoroughly organized. II viii be some
! time besore Commissioner Walker viii
be ready to issue specia! figures of pop
! ulation, etc After the first review aut
computation is made, it is subjected t.
two revisions, and until such revision
are made, the data il not considered ac
curate. 1t is estimated that it will tax
three years at least 10 ,nplate the en-
tire compilation OF the census.
The friends of Cadet Whiteaker hav
: all along been very anxious that b
should be granted trial by court-ma,
tial as they seem to know we'll that tn
court of inquiry finds him guilty O
:, mutilatins himself. Within the pas
=. few days tney have become very impor
tunate. They have seen Secretary Ram
: sey repeatedly and urged that White
: aker be granted a court martial, an
have filed papers with hat request, bot
i at The War Department. and at tn
!, White House. They protest that White
o aker is innocent, and that t, approx
the findings Of the court OF inquir
s without giving Whi,eaksr chance
e would mark an innocen1 man guilty fc
/ life. While nothing has as yet bee
l. definitely decided III the case, the STATE
e ment made seiie TIME ago that cor1
l. lnartil would :ery likely he granted, wi
be found to be correct. Mhltsaker
y still at West Point.
q Gen. MeDon,,ld's exposure" Of the S
Louis whiskI ring, has caused consider
T. bic gossip III the Government Dep.r
i ments, Il IS probable that the ties !;
u was to issue the book as a canlnaign uo
II ument had Grant been nominated, bs
&c that it became worthless for that whe
onosher man was nominated, and til;
II Mcdonald publishes it now 30 mal
% some moilep by its sale. The amount
d rev matter in it, however, aside fro
+ McDoncld's unsupported statement
q does not seem Of sufficient weight
'h make any great d.niai,d for the 900
Ct likely. Tie publication sec,us to sho
IN that members Of Che " hiskey ring we
II on rather unpleasahtly familiar footi.
ut ut the White House; but the friends
I'd Gen. Grant contend that he had no pe
OF senal knowledge of tln. operations Of II
81 ring. thou.h the san,e could not he "a
20 of se.rt, e the uiel1ter. Of MS cffivi
hous.hoEi McDonald. 1t il said, ",
Glpnt,s regard by his pluck and enar
- at Nlcksburg, and it as tho l:kir.,
- confidence thus inspired that gave hin
footing afterward at the White Hou
1t would seem, as in some other
stances in Grants Presidential career,
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