Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-02-11
CAPITAL GLEANINGS.
ANDY CLARKE VERY MUCH
MOVED.
Back TO ''COId Tea''-ArGhur's Swell
DInners-Bryant After PrOps-The
Augusta and Savannah Post
Offices

WASHINGTON, FEBRUARY 10.-Since J. E.
Bryant had his interview with Secretary
Folger in regard to Georgia matters there
has been nothing of startling, even Of an
interesting character among the Georgia
offices, except that candidates are springing
up by the basketful for Johnson's postmas-
tership at Columbus, when he is made Col
lector In place of Andy Clarke at Atlanta.
Commissioner Raum does not cease to work
in Clarke's behalf. He has prepared tabu-
lar statement of Clarke's great raids upon
moonshiners in Georgia, which is accompa-
MED with much gore, and shows, if the
statement can be believed, that since
Clarke has been Collector at Atlanta
he has a full Bngadier General in
command of a small force, against which
has been arrayed untold myrmidons of
Illicit whisky distillers. 1t is fact, by the
way, which is worthy of comment that
since Clsrke's neck was approached to the
official guillotine he has broken out all over
with kilograms to Raum about raids which
his deputies have recently made, in all of
which large quantities of the product of the
Illicit still were destroyed, and in most of
which the internal revenue officers "encouu-
tered opposition" which hes been often de-
scribed as desperate" Since the last cam
paign Clarke has remained very quiet.
He did very well indeed during the
campaign in working up outrages upon
United States officers In Georgia. After It
was over he subsided, and he telegraphed
no more about such matters to Washington.
Since, however, the guillotine has been
hung over his head he has broken out in
lots OF new spots. No day passes but it
brings to Raum telegram of how Clarke
is just cleaning out the moonshinera. To
man occupying the elevation of a limb of
tree there is something that smacks strongly
of suspicion in all this.
COLD TEA.
There is a new man in charge of the
House restaurant. He started out by serv-
ing 10 all who called for It any LIQUID that
might be desired. The Temperance people
heard Of It and made break for Sneaker
Keifer. They induced him to make an or
der that no Intoxicating liquid of any kind
should be sold by the House restaurant
The result is that instead of going up to
the bar and ordering what they want to
drink, members OF Congress, and others
who frequent the House restaurant, have to
sit down at table and take their favorite
drink in silver mug under the old familiar
name OF 'cold tea" There is nothing like
genuine reform.
WHITE HOUSE DINNERS.
President Arthur will give to-
night a dinner to the members
of the Cabinet and the ladies of
their families. It will be a remarkably
swell affair. Great preparations have been
made at the White House, both in culi-
nary line and Ia the matter of decorating
+ he state dining room. The dinner to- night
will be the most elaborate that the White
House has ever seen. It is to be followed
next Thursday by dinner TO the diplomatic
corps, at which the barsted foreigners will
see what a real high-toned President can
dOin the way of entertaining. Then will
follow g dinner to members of Congress, at
which the rooster fortunate enough to
get an invitation will be completely over
come by the elegance and elaborateness of
a really swell administration.
BRYANT's MISSION.
1t is stated that j. Bryant, who has gone
back to Georgia to get evidence that he and
Andrew Clarke really represent the Republi-
can party in the State, will return with lot
Of documents signed by some few white
men and plenty of negroes, that Bryant q
Co. are the high priests of the Republican
party in Georgia, and the only people to be
really consider21 In that connection.
'MAD" DAVIS WRITES A LETTER.
The President to-day received from Madi-
son Davis letter recommending the ap.
pointment Of the Rev. W. j. White, OF
Augusta, as Postmaster at that place.
THE SAVANNAH POST OFFICE.
Isaac Beckett, of Savannah, who has Oeen
here for some time past in an effort to oust
General McLaws as Postmaster at Savannah
and get himself put in, has thrown
up the sponge, and says that he has no
hopes Of success.