Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-12-10
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 80, 1881.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 90, 1881.
Register Special.
On Monday next, December 9TH, the
41th Congress will meet. After the Clerk
calls the roll the first business will be TO
elect Speaker for the next two years.
The Republicans will organize the House
and all the talk of Democrat and Green
back coalition is bosh. The Democrat mi
nority woulC be foolish indeed to enter in
to any dicker or deal with this element.
They are set of egotistical asses, claim
ing all the political virtues and intelli-
gence. Every ready to trade or deal
themselves into power. For my part |
prefer an out and out stalwart to these
political Hernophordites. We have only
to 60 back in the political history of our
State, to reaall some Of its very disreputa-
Bile means the Mikoda Of the Greenback
frauds used TO defeat our State ticket.
The Guiteau trial still draws crowded
houses, and the assassin gets off his little
speeches, contradicts the witnesses, his
counsel and handles words with the Court.
Mrs. Scoville and the assassin's brother
John w. Guitcau, concluded their evil
dence Yesterday. The brothers testimo-
ny was not very favorable TO the assassin.
They seem to be 4 queer lot Of fish all to-
gether.
The Cabinet changes to take place are
creating considerable speculation. Hole
in the sky Boutwell,, eX-Secretary OF the
Treasury, is spoken of for Cabinet seat.
This is the man while Secretary of the
Treasury under Grant, without shadow
OF law, alter and changed the public debt
statement. There is a great many people
not democrats who think this fellow
should have a seat i'll States Prison and
not in the Cabinet.
1t is said OH the re-assembling Of con-
gress an effort will be made to make the
Agricultural Department Il cabinet posi-
ton, if by so doing the efficiency Of the
place can be promoted and some practical
benefits 10 the taxpayers and the agricul-
tural community derived let it be cabi-
net position, but if it is to remain simply
seedstOne house by all means abolish at
once. The present Commissioner, General
Loring, is n gentleman of culture and
does honestly and practically administer
the affairs Of the office. But Gen. LorinS
will not always be IL its head, after him
may come another fraud like LEDUC. So
we, like the boy with the hornet under
his hat, did the safest thing he could do,
lie KILLED. TIE llOTHtJ, 50 III JlIc DeJdl thiSIll
cannot be made more useful than it is, lets
abolish, for the people do not care for fam
CIV Farm Shops.
Uncle Sam is gathering in the revenues
today. From Internal Revenue he reed
1852 1882, from Customs $6GS, O5S.2l.
The question is often asked what shall
the government do with her surplus rev.
enue? LII view of this it will be interest
ing to rccapitulate the items Of Federal
income during the last fiscal year with
the expenditures as follows: The income
from custom duties was $l9S, SIC; from
internal revenue taxes $l35, 2Gl $50; from
direct taxes 81, 5lG from sale of lands ST.
POI 1868; from other miscellaneous items
$25, l54 $50; total net $500, 1872, PIP. The
expenditures were. for War Department
$40 ,4G6. 400; for Navy Department 3d.
$50 eco; for pensions SO, 059, 279; interest
on public debt So, sos, 81 civil and mis-
cellancous items $G4 ,4lG 1924 premiums on
purchased bonds $l,06l, 2lS; total net
$500, III 1851. The figure indicates that
over 800, 900 600 was drawn from the
people more than was needed for govern
ment purposes. This was the amount
during the past fiscal year. The present
year it is estimated to amount to over
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