The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-03-18
CIR WASEEISGTOg LETTER
Notes OCInteTest from the Cap
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Exciting scene in tic Senate.
NahOne, Of virginia, Acts with
tlic Republicans.
WasuIxGroy, March -, 1881.

" JAW H. 1901
Since my last The city has resumed
lis old appearance, ard there are but
about ten thousand visitors in the city
who want Office. Tennessee has her
proportion, and every onc thinks his
chances the best. Hon. w. T.. Gillen-
waters, Andrew j. Mclean, and 4. &.
Muse are applicants for the seat in the
court of claims occupied formerly by
Judge Uunt. The first ana second
districts have several candidates fol
[. :. Marshal for East Tennessee. OF
course Mcssrs lIouk and pcttiborc are
for their respective districts in the
fight. There Is fight going OF over
the Knoxville Postollicc | AN inform
ed that Judge Hoax desires Il change
ana that Mr.. Maynard and Key recon-
mend the retention Of Mr.. Rule. 1t is
d%iNicnltto guess at this writing how it
will terminate. Gen. Wilder, tits con-
coded, will have 30 trouble in holding
the Chattanooga Office.
Postmaster General James may be
put down rs a stalwart; in answer to a
scrcnaGe 4 few nights ago lie declared
tito be Il compliment, not to himself,
hut to the gallant Republicans Of New
York who achieved such Il glorious
victory under the leadership of Roscoe
Conkliug.
By the way Nice-Prcsident Arthur
and Senator COnkling called upon the
President late yesterday afternoon and
made quite a protracted visit. it was
the first time that the Senator from New
York had set foot in the White House
for nearly four years, The quid nuncs
had already arranged for Il row be-
tween the resident and the Senator,
the basis for tie prognOsticated diff
Guilty being that 4 week had elapsed
since the Inauguration and Mr.. Coak-
ling had not bowed before the entrance
to the Executive ahti-chambCr. Mr..
Conkling, it is known, has only the
kindlicst feelings towards the new Ad-
ministration; neither has Mr.. Garfield
any desire to deprive himself Of the
tower Of strength which Nj. Conkling's
friendship should be to him for the
the next four years. The reason why
the Vice President and the Senator did
not call upon the Executive before was
that they had no business Of sufficient
Importance at the White House to de-
priye the Office hunters Of the precious
moments which would Lave been lost
had they called during the rush.
1t is amusing TO see the Office hunters
trying to interview lie President: a
few days ago Il gentleman from lower
east TENNESSEE wanted to advise the
President on certain matters in his sec
ton. The President listened to him 4
few moments only and advised him to
file the papers for his friend in the de-
partmcntand they would be examined
in due time, closing with the remark,
"Pass on and give others a chance"
The President is very polite and treats
everybody kindly. Bot jim Blaine
takes the rag of the bush for a smiling
polite chap. a large crowd Of Tenucs-
scans lead by Hon. A. ii. Pettibone,
called on him Il few days ago, and
among them were many of his support
crs, and Of course he remembered them
in fact he is said to have the best
memory rs to names and faces Of any
man in the Nation; ! remember | was
the third man introduced to him, and
about the rear of the file was my father.
lie remembered having met me and
asked the cold man" if he was the
'%fatller of the son he had been intro
duced to a few moments ago." Among
the hundred in the room was j. J..
Rogers, Of Yazewell, who, wNNp we
went to take leave, went up to Mr..
Blaine to bid him "good byc;" Blaine
remembered his name and said, "Good
bye Mr., Rogers" mention these in
cidents merely to show what a memory
the man has. No wonderhc has been
4 successful politician.
Washington society is said to be very
indignant because there are no rich men
in the cabinet to give costly receptions.
Blaine and MacNcagh are said to be
the wcalthiest-and neither Of them arc
counted erich" here.
1t is reported here that the Cameron
family, of Pennsylvania, are to present
Mrs. Garfield with q $2j 900 necklace.
Gen. Hancock has returned to New
York after having been tired out by
hand shaking here. He has doubtless
come TO the conclusion that the tariff is
no longer "a local issue"
met Senator Howell Il. jackson
a few nights ago and had quite an cx-
tended conversation with him. lie de-
clared it as his intention to not antag-
oniae Mr.. Garfield but to sustain his
administration as long as the President
acted kindly toward the Democrats and
especially the east Tennessee Republi-
cans-who, he said, 81 am under obli-
cations to and who placed me where ]
am" Mr., Jackson is said to stand very
high with the President and has the
confidence Of the whole Cabinet.
The "Bald Eagle" from Tennessee,
is here and proposes TO beat Fred Doug
lass on the Brazilian mission.
W. c. Shelly, of Roanc, is here and