Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-11-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent. ]

met gossip is rife again and 1t is pretty
generally believed that the Presid ent
has got his slate all fixed. I won't be-
tray confidence by making premature
announcement of the names. Secretary
Lincoln will retire think, and Illinois
will retain her position in the official
family by the appointment Of Emory
Storrs as Attorney General. The great
statesman, Billy-the-Kid,' Malone,
has swollen to such proportions since
his success in Virginia that he contem-
plates spreading himself over the whole
country. They say he is to go into the
Cabinet. Grants friend, ex-senator
Chaffee of Co. orado, is believed to be
the coming Secretary of the Interior.
The Guiteau trial attracts crowds OF
people daily, and the assassin's conduct
excites much comment. Many have
lately come to the conclu sion that he is
crazy and others believe his course to
be premeditated for the purpose CT
creating just that opinion. The reported
discovery of his accomplish and the ex-
istence of conspiracy created quite
sensation. Apropos Of this came the
explanation that the unpleasantness be-
tween MacVeagh and the President was
caused by the latter's knowledge that
the Attorney General expended nearly
all his contingent fund in looking for
evidence of conspiracy, which he be-
lieved existed.
Washington never looked better
than it does now with the beauty
and glory of autumn upon it, and
its surroundings. And there never
was a season when more improvements
were made than during the one just
closed. An astonishing number of fine
new residences and business structures
have been erected. The new house
built by Secretary Blaine is not quite
finished, but when entirely completed
will be one of the handsomest resi-
dences ia the city. Its cost is some
thing less than $50, 200 and the furnish
ing will be about $50, 900 more. Justice
Stanley Matthews has erected a fine
new residence costing $4,000, and
Senator Pendleton of Ohio one at the
expense of $4,000. Congressman and
ex-Secretary Robson of New Jersey
has also an elegant house nearly CON-
pleted tlat cost over 10000; ex-Secre-
tary Window and Senator Van Dyck
Of Minnesota are each erecting tine
houses costing $4,000 and $4,000 re-
spectively. The enterprising publisher
of the World and Citizen Soldier, is
taking hand in the improvements
going on and is erecting a fine building,
on F street near 10th, scarcely stones
throw from the old Ford Theater where
President Lincoln was killed, and which
is now occupied by the National Med
zeal Museum. The citizen Soldier is
the best and most successful weekly
newspaper published in this city. II
was originally published as monthly
but swallowed up the Washington
World about year ago, since which
time it has been large page weekly
1t has done great work for the eX-sol
diers Of the country in advancing theil
interests and advocating their rights
In the new building now going up viii
also be located Col. Fitzgerald's extern
sive pension and patent bureaus. The
business done by this firm is normous
They have filed over one hnndree
thousand pension claims alone, ane
!. have secured in all about three million
dollars to their clients. OF course sucf
a successful business has brought large
profits, which are being expended in q
public spirited manner. All the Wash
ington dailies now have fine offices, ex'
cept the Republican. The Post erected
fine building last year, and the. Std1
has expended 100000 this summer il
building, type and presses. One of the
finest business buildings in the city
was erected for the Republican under
the cid Shepard Murtagh management
but endorsements followed and tW(