The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-11-21
South Kentuckian.
ADVERTISING Rate,
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsnixarOs, b., g, Nov. 10, 50.

at DO time since the Maii,e e.eriivn
OF 1850, when the success VI llanco, :;
seemed inevitable, has there beun such
a feeling of depression among ~,
Office holders and department e.,-
pIoyes here in Washington. Tint
\ time The disaster they so much dread.
ed was averfed by absolute pafciasa
OF votes in New York and Intliana. us
is now confessed, but to-day tho vn,.
look is so dismal, and the di-plea.urs
with the radical party leaders % aeii.
eral. that all tho money they can rai-'i
between now and 1881 would be IA
"a daisy In a -bulI's mouth" and they
/; know il. President Arthur prob.
ljblyi feels more uncomfortable 10 d..y
than amy other politician in the Ui.h.
ed States, aud George NJ. NobesOn, uf
New jersey, who lOrded il over Tin
l.ll0uso Of Representatives 10 such al
extent last winter, is the man who's,
reycries are next least to, bc enyie,.
In naval circles the defeat of ex-Str.
retary Robeson Is received with great
Satisfaction, because iie ia held rer
ponsiblc Tor the present condition Uf
our navy. Somebody suggests that
ltubesDn will now make trip !.
Europe, but The statute uf Limitation
probably renders such a course un-
necessary. 70 ~ Nea iiiE egssi
Mr.. Jay IIubbeli has folded Ills
ten,. No man CONNECTED with tho
campaigu comes IN for u larger shuru
OF cxecration, and no one except
l"Steve" Frciich has less reason to ic.l
Iproud OF his achieyeinentin connrc-
Iion there-with. II would seem TINT
the astonishing results accomplished
By uubbell's committee might la,
been attained without r0bbing tlu
Government clerks. Throughout ilu
several departments the question 10
asked "What did Hnbbeilid do wilu
the political assessment I" On tiis
subject well informed Treasury
official said ho hal looked IL vain ivt'
The election ofa single Congressnlah
duoto the expenditure of tho assess.
ments which were forced lirom lIl1
EGoyernrnent employees, except IN Vir-
ginia' lie complained that there wsi
no redress or method OF iny cstigaiiU,l
as TO the inannor In which tito money
was disposed OF. The employees were
told that their money was 10 be li-eil
where 1t would do the most goot.
a great many persons accuse thu
HubbeIl committee OF aqnandcrin,s
tho moray. II 10 said that coupcs
were hired and cigars, lunches and
I A.
liquors were provided for those em-
ployed by the committee, all Of which
were paid Tor Out of the assessment
iuiid. An effort VIII be male 10
have the disbursement Of tile fund
investigated. Tho sombre complex
ION OF the returns on election night +,
created q solemn atmosphere about
the Hu0beii committee rooms, aud !.
| VISITORS thcre were confronted with u |,
iarSe p'acard bearing the INSCRIPTION:
ffNo conunurunls answered, here.
evidently they gave II up" early IN
the evening.
The arrangements for the Garfield
inonument fair are progressing on il
most extensive scale anu the lndica-
uors are ihat y VIII bes an event Soc
onu only 70 me Phlladeiphia ii. Cen-
tennial. Nearly TWO weeks yet inter-
vene before the opening. II was pro-,
posed 10 open with grand Sunday
night sacred concert N tho CapitogI
and all the theatre buildings Al oncrs
Dut Inc idea mas met with disiavor
among the religious portion OF th,y
community, ana me project may 0r
Abandoned. An oiiiciai OF the Treas
ury department, IN speaking of th
iunds now being raised 10 build
Garncid mcInoriaI hospital and a Gars
neid memorial monument, said rel
Gently There are monument raiscri
anu monument raisers, sud while
haye hotiiing 10 say against tlle gen
Yemen VINO nave tho various Garenlt
projects ~ hand, l can anu VIII tell
itte history tnat mas some interest
ing that connection There wa
some years ago movement to ereGk
H. Lincoln memorial monument II
TINS city, SUBSCRIPTIONS were aske;
ona ireeiY gwen Ihcre were ialT
given ana other means used to gashI
tho money. meyer knew e4actl
now large me iund got TO DO, Dut
was variousiyl estimated at froI
N5,Voo 10 SzO,Oo0. Aitera while u
ardor Of tnose prominent III the noyt
ment cooiea 'aown, and ~ was ~
very long oeiorc ,hc whole ,hiit
passed Out o. mind. never kne
puch q tne details, put \ know the
mas never oeep any memorial mon
ment erected yet. WhM became
me money, you ask Ub, don
Know IL was everypodS's pnsine
/ 70 look after y, ana the result vi
mat no one looked alter W II
money snruik. inere were varioi,
expehses-auyerusihg, tiink, W
what they called lt--out the mon
went all the same. treasurer spy
iier was made treasurer OF the f,ij
\ When the money nnally reached
hands II had dwinuien down 70 aDi
SioV. Mr. spinner invested
money IN pohas anu iocken tnem
~ the treasury yaults. Mr.. wynn