Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
from Our Own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 5.

GERS, ten men hHU tWO DOyS, VIII
with five tubs and three buckle ts,
from Uncle Sans ':navee," are very
much exercised because the afore-
said 'snavee'' is without q rightful
''ruler." This, to the average Amer
lean citizen, does not seem of over
weening Importance. but this is just
where the A. P. A. c., manifests that
monumental ignorance which is so
awfully shocking to the official mind.
Why, think of it. The thousand
officers, ten men and two boys, the
pride of the United States, who do
so much to make the "stars and
stripes honored, and feared on the
"vasty deep" can not draw cent of
pay until the ''ruler' is appointed.
No ''oficial i bow with the Ameri-
can reverence at the word-papers
can be signed and no acquisitions
made until this is done
HOGG.
The president, in searching for a
man for secretary lof. the navy, res
minds me very much of Japhet in
hunting for his father, or the chill
dren of Bernhardt, engaged in the
same highly flial task. It is very
likely that in the end he will have to
put up with Hogg. I do not mean
a porker, gentle reader, but the ele-
CANT gentleman whose many excel
lent qualities are crowned with that
euphonious cognomen. He is the
present chief clerk Of the depart
ment.
| CROPPING IN DARK CELLAR.
| The known refusal of Hon. Levi
P. Morton, of New York, to take up
the vacant portfolio starts afresh all
the speculation in regard to Gar
fields cabinet. It is taken for
granted that the president-elect had
something to do with it's being
offered to him, and consequently set
ties the fact that the treasury will
not go to New York. This being So
Mr.. Platt's chances to be postmaster
general are very much strengthened
Blaine's name and the secretaryshir
of state have been inextricably en-
tangled, and if the "plumed knight
wants to indict dispatches to foreign
ministers, collect trade statistics and
have charge generally of our ambas
sadors, instead of stirring up the
animals in the senate, it is mos
likely he can have the opportunity
For my part, I would very much dis
like to see any such happening. The
treasury is now turning its colder
hands towards the west, the home 0
the Ohio idea," and similar harm
less eccentricities, and Schenck, o
Ohio, and Wilson, of Iowa, are boom
ing up. The interior, with it's pat.
ents and patent ways for managing
the nations red ward, is looking
clear across the continent, and tn,
Pacific slope is clamorous thereof
On the grounds, most likely, that i
was foolish enough to be "gulled
by the Morey letter, which Trutl
now confesses forgery. Routt, O
Colorado has up his lightning roc
for it. The startling rumor is afoa
that Cameron, of Pennsylvania, want
to be Don of the war department
and will throw the senate to tn,
dogs. Happy senate-poor depart
ment! On all sides the idea thai
the republicans of the south will
have representation is. more We
hemently demanded.
TO BE REoRGANIzED.
| The Post, of this city, claims te
know that the republican party il
the south is to be reorganized. The
first state to be taken in hand viii
be Virginia. Malone will be giver
the patronage of the whole common
wealth and is to use it to build up s
conservative republican party. Lib,
eral democrats are to be given thu
Offices and the white and black re
publicans are to be ignored. Sucl
is the outline of the Posts article
If it is as reliable as most of this
journals statements it will doubtless
come to pass-in 1880.
Some of the bourbons are chuck
ling in their sleeves because of Ma.
homes bad health. They think ht
will soon die and thus the grim king
will do what the bourbons can no
rid the world of him. As wi
says, though: "He is too small fo
death to get grip on him. I'll
weighs 95 pounds and looks les
than that.
LILLE ChRIsTIANCY-NoT CHRISTIAN
The scandallove." of the distric
are having aAoothsome feast now il
the Christiancy divorce case evidence
If anyone ever doubted that the petit
Lii was ever naughty, the. e.testimon,
of the Spaniard Giro pronounced
Hero, because it is G and not an H
I reckon') will very leffectualI
change their minds. He gave mos
,, convincing evidence, mentioning tn
time and locale, and the Decemberis
ex-senator and present minister, wi
doubtless be freed from his faithles
May. The lady's letters to Cir