Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1881-02-04

WAsHINGToN, February 2.-There is man
by the name OF George E. Kennedy, who took
the census Of 1850; that is, he was superintend-
ent OF that census He is now resident of
this city, and a sort of a real estate and claim
agent. Kennedy did not complete the census
OF 1862 He was 50 slow the Secretary of the
Interior took the job out of his hands, and the
census was wound up by the Commissioner
of the General Land Ofice. Despite his
record, Ksnnedy wanted TO try his hand at
the census just completed. He dill all he
could to get the position now so efficiently
filed by General Walker. He became such
bore that members OF the House and Senators
would not listen TO his appeals in his own be-
half for office. Whenever he sent his card to
them they refused any recogni ion. After
General Walker was nominated and confirmed
Kennedy began to attack him but to no pur-
pose He drew of until about two weeks ago,
when he again appeared at the capitol with a
series of resolutions which he desired to be in
troductd. These resolutions asked for much
information from the Superintendent OF the
Census Most OF the questions were wholly
irrelevant and nonsensical. Kennedy tried to
Induce a number of Senators to in
troduca them in order that be might
get in another weak attack on General " elker.
Nobody would do anything for him until he
approached Senator Conkling. That indi-
vidual introduced the resolutions aad they
were passed General Walker has Just for
warded % the Senate the information called
for Where the inquisy was nonsensical be
made it appear p ainiy SO without stating the
BALI fact in as many words. In a way peculiar
to Linn he made the resolutions appear
supremelg ridiculous without once deviating
/ from official etiquette. or once becoming dis
| respectful to the high body which passed
| th@m. HIS answer has been the subjecE Of
much admiration in the Senate and elsewhere.
what could have induced Conkiing to intro
duce a set of such silly reSolutions:" was the
general question. The answer to that natural
inquiry vas developed to-day. when it was as
ceTtsined that Kennedy, in his capacity
kind of a r. al estate man, is the agent for the
"EdgewoOd' estate just outside the suburbs Of
the city. ''EdgewOOd' is the property OF Mrs.
Kate Chase Sprague.
MAYNARD As CIVIL SERVICE REFoRMER.
Postmaster General Maynard has just re-
turned from Tennessee He expected to be
elected Senator from that State. He was not.
In fact, the contest showed that while Maynard
had most of the Republican vot he at no time
had any chance of election. After building as
he did upon Senatorial honors, it is perhaps
natural that he should have returned to Wash
ington in a very bad humOr. He was especially
mad aeCertain Democrats who he expected,
without any ground for such hope, would sup
port him in the Legis' 'ature. TIE first thing he
did upon returning was to explore the record
q o IN
Tennessee Democrats. There are several EN-
ployes under Maynard OF that faith who hail
from Tennessee. and who were put in bv Judge
Key. Maynard found one Democrat from his
state who was particularly obnoxious to him.
He IS a young man by the name or McCamey.
Now, this young man has an uncle IN the
Tennessee Legislature also named McCameY.
This uncle opposed Maynard; yea. he even
went so far as to be very bitter in his oppo-
sition and very effective. AS soon as Maynard
learned the relationship between his employe
aud his opponent-whicn was TO day-he sum-
marily ordered the discharge Of the former
from the public service. Thus do great men
seek and obtain ayenRe.
LIVELY CASE.
Farrow, OF Atlanta, formerly United States
District Attorney, is a very lively man He
hss for some time been on the track OF the
internal revenue officers in Georgia, and IL
| common report goes for auRht he must have
| found them most asSailable game. Mr. FerroW
I now comes forward with charges against
/ Nealon, Collector Andrew Clerk's chief clerk.
/ He has forwarded copies OF affidaylts to the
Internal Revenue Commissioner, TO secretary
| Sherman and to Dir. Hayes, which viii doubt
| less prove very interesting TO Nealon. The
ahidavits swear ttat Neaion has long
/ been illegitimately intimate with q
/ Atlanta. and that She had child by him 1t
/ Is sIso shown that Farrow went before JUS
i tice OF the Peace and stated under oath that
the child was illegstim ate and that there was
| danger Of the county becoming responsible
/ for its support. And, further, that Nealon, un-
1 der the old common law, gave bond in the sum
/ Of $50 in order to avoid exposure-that the
i infant would not have to fall upon the county
/ for support The affidavits have been forward
i ed here, and have created lively SUR IN oH-
/ cial quarters Nealon will either have TO ex-
/ plain or 90 At the same time it might be re-
/ marked that the confidence placed IN Col ector
/ clarke bv the Treasury Department by no
means extends to the White House.
| GENERAL VAN vLIET's NOSE.
/ General Van Vliet, of the Quartermaster
Il z q A lxv
/ placed on the retired list Now the General
1 has a nose of most magnificent proportions lL
/ Is what the small boy would call dalSy
| The nose has been induced by many years OF
/ solid though not excessive, application OF
/ whisky to the stomach. The General IS rather
| than otherwise proud OF that nose. de did not
| expect TO be placed on the retired list he
/ thought that General Meigs would be retired
| and that he would stand good chance OF pro
/ motion to be Quartermaster General IN ms
/ Mace The announcement OF his own re ire
/ ment instead Of Meigs almost thunderstruck
| him He did not know what TO make OF IT, Inc
| next day an acquaintance spoke 10 MN ABOUT
! il and ssked him the reason why ne was re-
I tired Il don't know" said Van Vhet, In ms
| cultural tones; .'but have my suspicious. s..
| think / was shelved because MIS- Hayes uoes
| not like this id nose of mineP' He then gave
| his enlarged and rubicund nasal organ an ar.
| fectionafe caress. General Van Vliet showed
| in this answer both an appreciation OF humor
| and a thorough knowledge Of the fact that
| Mrs Hayes is the biggest part OF the present.
! administration foIoAAC'
/ TEACHERS MORAL DOWNFALL
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