Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-11-11

Swell at the Capltal-Shakiue Cory
Locks-An Entirely Too Big Young
Mantle Son of His Father-A Signifi.
cant Straw-Prohibition at the Capital.
WASHINGTON. November s.-Attorney General
Brewster continues the work Of turning out
and putting in in the Department of Justice.
He to-day notified the chief clerk of the de-
partment, Mr.. Milliken, and the pardon clerk,
Judge Gray. that their services would be re-
quired no longer after the 18th instant Il was
thought by the informant who. communicated
this intelligence to the NEWS correspondent
that star route matters had something TO do
with these changes. Upon inquiry it was,
however, ascertained that they had not. The
removals are made for reasons and ''for cause
sufficient for the Attorney General" There
have been no selections as yet TO I'LL the
vacancies which viii be caused by the removal
OF MiIliken and Gray.
A case OF official etiouette and true poIite-
ness occurred in the Treasury Department
yesterday. When person who has destroyed
United states notes wants TO procure other
notes from he government there must be made
affidavit before co rpeteut official as TO how
the notes we're lost, and these must also be &C
OF the person making application for restora-
ton Yesterday there came TO the Treasury
Department application for the restoration of
SsOO In legal tenders accidentally destroyed.
The application came with the required affi-
davlts. but with no ce. tiflcate Of good charac-
Ter. ls was sent by the Lady Superior of a
convent near Baltimore. The matter was re-
Ierred to Treasurer Gilfllan. "Restore the
destroyed money by all means, " he said. 1--WE
can hardly hinge on red tape TO require GER
Incste OF good character from a lady at the
head of such an ins tuition
mr.. Burchard, Director of the Mnts is likely
70 rave some trouble in getting passed certain
accounts or his. Mr.. Burchard has of late years
got congress TO make an appropria tion for the
puohcatlon annually OF bulky volume on the
gold ana silver product of the United States
In getting together statistics for the volume
just issued Mr. Burchard Travelled about The
accounting officers of the government do not
see how Mr. Burchard could hippodIome his
family around and make the government pay
for it. They will probably sit down upon very
gross amount of his travelling expenses"
There are fewer aching heads ia Washington
this morning than there would have been had
last night not been rainy, cold and sloppy.
AS lt Is there are not a few who wish they had
kept in doors. The interest felt in the result
OF Tuesday was too great to present large
number from venturng forth. he anxious
stood before the Illuminated returns cloth and
tramped the committee rooms. They kept out
the raw air by bad rum and worse cigars or
endeavored to do 50. The crowds did not com
mence to come down town until about nine
O'Clock. The returns hunter of Washington Is
an old bird, and knows that until hat hour the
Information is very meagre When they did
come they wanted all the whisky for squares
around, and by midnight did not care
much whether there had been an
election or not. The Republicans looked
blue-very blue-unti their color be-
came red-very red. They expected defeat in
New York Indiana and Pennsy yivanis. but were
not prepared to know that Ben Butler had
knocSed "culchaw" out of time in Boston. So
like Felix MacIntyre, they needed more rayso-
lution-and took it, more dsgusted set of
people it would have been hard to find any
where. and this morning they feel worse They
look as If they felt the very ground dropping
from under them. They will not be cOnsoled
They say that the gra I'd old party has been
stabbed 10 the home of its friends. It certainly
looks as If the g. o. P. had been stabbed some
where.
The departments to-day look gloomer than
ever The gloom Is almost as widespread and
thick as when the news came here that Han
cock had been nominated uy the Democrats
for the Presidency. No Republican, after yes
terday, talks OF harmony in the party. They
said few weeks ago that defeat would force
harmony. But now they cannot see how such
thing may be p ssible. On the other hand,
they admit that the various causes which LED
to Republican disaster will tend further to wi
den the ranks and pile bitterness upon acri
mony. They forgive not each other-the diff
fering ones-but point the mutual finger Of
You did it," The only Republican pe-imen
that does not shcw upon his face deep gloom is
to be found In the Blaine camp. Blaine has
many staunch friends in Warrington These
smile and smile but have dep damnasfon in
their hearts for their unhorsed stalwart
Is This kills a second term for 6rthur. He
need never attempt any such ambition. The
administration is dead. 1t died as it lived-the
dictator" 1 pull the curtaia and comment not
upon the feelings OF the Democrats. They are
about the same here should say as they are in
Savannah.
GREAT MAN.
Mr.. Frank Hatton, Assistant Postmaster
General, is great man. He is almost too big
for the city of Washington. He is one of the
proprietors of the Burlington HaSCkeue and
glories that he does not believe in civil service
reform. He believes in spois and Frank Hat
ton, especially the latter. Since he has heen in
the Post Office Department he has been
running the whole concern or at least thinks
he has. He has openly bulldozed clerks and
other employees Of the Post Office Department
to deliver unto jay Hubbell that which is not
Jay HubbelI's. He has conducted himself
with pompous arrogaT ce. and has so hedRed
his great self around that an ordinary citizen
of the United States who had business with
the office of First Assistant Po .tmaster General
cou d not approach within sea mile Of him
What surprises Hatton is that he is not re-
cognized as great msn. It gals him to think
that beyond the few clerks under him
he is not regarded as anything out OF the com
mon. Now, Hatton ia dotted all~over with
ambition spots. He is going to make himself
IeIC II ne Qt6S IN blo dJI6fQDG. as the nearest
means TO that end he will return to journalism
but at the same time retain his hold upon the
spoils of office. He is going TO be a great
editor. He will in short time assume man
agement of the National Republican in this
city. Then he thinks there will be a chance
for him to spread himself and demonstrate
what great man he is anyhow. He will be
found in that position as small as
he has been everywhere else. He
may also find himself in trouble. The
law says that no government employe shall
engage in any other business. Hatton is gov
ernment employe. In taking hold Of the Re-
publican he will act Ia direct violation OF the
statutes Of the land But as the paper in
which he is to bloom is the acknowledged organ
of the administration, his superiors are not
likely to make any great stir about such a little
however, do not seem to think so leniently of
the matter.
AN EASY THING.
What an easy thing it is for a Oabi-
net officer to place his sons
and other relatives in good places likely to
be permanent. Postm aster General Howe
as one Of his first acts appointed his son, Frank
Howe, as chief clerk OF the department, Frank
Howe is Vealy EouDg man, whose only dis
tinguishing characteristics are an unusual
amount of avoirdupois AMI pair of eve
glasses. He was by no means com oetent for
the place, and would certainly have been su-
perseded as soon as a new Postmaster Gen
eral came into power. Frank wanted per-
and his eye lighted upon one Of Ihe soft
places known as Assistant Attorneys
before the Court of Claims. Changes
except for cause are very seldom msde ia
these places, where experience is everything.
But that matterg not. Howe's papa has Just
in having one of those Assistant At
torneys turned out and his fat and promising
son put in. The man turned out-Mr
Wing--was in every way competent aad expe-
rienced. There was nothing 20 hint at hfs re-
moval except that the son OF a Cabinet officer
wanted a permanent job Thus does reform
in the civil service march boldly on even under
the most adverse circumstances.
POINTER.
It is announced by the chroniclers of soei tv
events that there is not likely to be thie winter
much Of what is known as ''officiel entertain
ing" In other words, government of1ciais
balls and things on the usual elaborate scale.
This will in all likelihood be found to be verT
true, indeed. The political cat Is rot jumping
in that particular direction to ennou'sgs the
government on cial TO expend his shekels to
attain social briliiance. He is going to econo-
mizs. 1t looks as if the political blast was for
a number of years to blow very chillIngiy upon
the Republican cause, aud that the benen
cIaries Of Republican success hereto
fore may in the early future be compelled to
wor4 for living. Therefore the Republican
official, instead OF spending to please, will
please 20 put all he can save into some secure
vault. They are wise in preparing for the ad-
vent Of that proverbial rainy day."
TEMPERANCE.
There is going to be made big movement
before Congress next session to have the Dis
trtet Of ColumbiA divided into districts in order
that there may be a vote upon the question OF
prohibition here. At present there is no voting
at all In this district. POTOMAC.
Matters Il, nEav;oo