Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-04-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
WAsHTNGToN. ID. c., April A, 'S1.
The President has appointed Capt. G. E.
Henry, OF Ohio, To be the successor OF Fred
Douglas, as Marshal of the District of Co.
lumbia. Capt Henry is an intimate friend
OF President and Mrs. Garfield.
The latest candidate out for the Presi-
dency in 1884 is the present Secretary OF
War, Robert L, Lincoln. 1t is whispered
inside of political circles That the Grant
element have determined, If they are una
BILE to reneminate Grant as their candi-
date, to bring forward Lincoln and endeav-
or to push HIM through by the light OF the
The telephone war still continues. The
subscribers refuse 10 submit to the ncreas-
cd demands of the Telephone Company,
and yesterday 353 of them plugged up
their machines and cut their connection
with the central Office Of the company.
A general order has been issued by the
War Department directing that the selcc-
tion OF officers for detail to duty in the
signal service shall be made by the Gener-
nj of the Army, and that all officers so de-
tailed shall have the consent of the Colo
nels commanding the respective regiments
from which the details are sought to be
made. The order also provides for fixed
term of service for the officers detailed.
General Hazen insists that he should con-
troll the selection of these officers, and, as
there are eight officers to be detailed for
instruction and duty with the Signal Corps,
the dispute is becoming interesting TO
many officers seeking this detail. The late
General Myer 80 munaged his affairs as to
secure the detail of officers loyal to him.
with whom he could cooperate and in
whom lie reposed confidence. Gen. Hazen
is naturally disposed the same way, and
has urged his views upon Sectary Lincoln
with great pertinacity. Secretary Lincoln,
however, inclines to the opinion that the
General OF the Army is the proper person
to regulate this matter, and the Chief Sig
nal Officer should have no authority to Sc
lect officers for detail to duty under him.
1t is the old fight OF General Myer over
again, with the chances tavoring General
Sherman.
The detail of officers for the jeanette
search expedition was made by Secretary
Hunt, Saturday afternoon, as follows
Lieut.. Berry, Commander of the expedi.
tion; Master H. S. Waring, executive Off
Ger and navigator; Master w. F. Halsey
ensigns, III. j. Hunt and G. NJ. Stoney as
sistant-engineer, A. V. Zane; pay clerk,
w. ii. Glider. Secretary Hunt having in
trusted TO Lieut.. Berry the selection Of the
officers TO accompany him uron the expe-
dition, the above named were detailed up
on his recommendation. Two medica |
officers will also be detailed, but their Sc
lection has been delegated TO the bureau OF
medicine and surgery of the Navy Depart
ment, and will probably be announced to-
morrow. Lieut.. Berry will leave here for
New York Sunday evening. and early in
the week will start for California 10 super
intend the fitting out of tie steamer Mary
and Helen, which wss purchased recently
by the Navy Department for the purposes
OF the expedition. At the Department no
credence is given TO the report that the
Mary and Helen has been found TO be unfit
Tor the proposed Arctic cruise. Paymaster
Kenney is engaged in purchasing the nee.
cessary supplies for the expedition.
Although the first Sunday in April wa,
seasonable--n bright and now overcast
the Fl st Monday gives us touch of winter
for to-day we are having n regular sugar
snow, TO the immense disgust OF the small
boy. Generally, the young of our species
are delighted at the advent OF II snow storm
but inasmuch as we have had compile
ment of storms, even enough to satisfy Tho
appetite Of the voracious youngling, ant
from the further faut that to-day was Sc
apart as a gala.day for the delight OF oui
African brothers, and Tor the vociierou
applause Of the street mrcllin, but, owing t,
bad weather it is highly probable tn,
Forepaugh's aggregation will not parade
as stated, and the electric CANINE is dis
gusted thereat. The porcine struggle still
continues nj the Capitol ,one party attempt
ing To nose their way to the trough Will
with admirable zeal but mistaken prem
ises the other party seeks to keep posses
sion.
During the past three weeks the countr,
has been diurnally treated to what, in tn
rural districts Of the West, is called "ho,
wash" and the pigmy and the giant ar
neither too small nor too great to strut
roar and squeak at each other in simulate,
and stimulated bravery. 1t ls gram
spectacle. n grand struggle which is no,
ON the boards at the Senate, but it is onl
grand from your peculiar stand point, bu
TO me, variety show has more attractions
IA being more consistent with tradition
Nothing has been done now for two week
but debate. The dead ashes Of the past
/, have been thoroughly raked over, unit
people are sick and tired OF the aforesai
ashes. Yet the galleries are thronged da
by day TO hear the so-called debate. Tb
seeker after Office, and the gentlemen fror
J Ohio are anxious that their cases shoul
he disposed Of, for Notwithstanding III
boon which il held out TO the scavenge
for office, in the way Of cheap boarding
houses, free lunch stands, and last but no
least, the chance to draw on the old MAJ
still times are hard, the winter has an VI
due length aud il is lime they hied then
selves oilice.wnrd. Therefore as day stit
ceeds day In The Senatorial spectacular pla
Of BombaSllls, and no Executive session
consequently no combinations, nor, Ms lon
as lbe dead lock continues, no appoin
menls, The longerior Office feels disguise,
but he hannls The Senate with the pertina
city andlregnlarity Of nm old lime claiman
The "man and brother" M usual take
M all the sitting and nearly all the stand
ing room. do not use the term man an
} brother neither in an inyiduou
nor in an endearing sense bu
when one sees at the closing hours of
long session the same ebony images whie
lie saw on its opening day, and knows tina
he, the image, has been there all the tim
with his lunch basket, in a state OF breez
semnoience and smelling rank to heaven,
becomes monolonous. ToM,