Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-04-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
JUDGE GRESHAM INDICTED IN.
TO FICE-RE.UNIOM OF THE
ARMY or THE POTOMAC.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, April Is, lS83.-POst
master-General Gresham arrived in the
city Tuesday, and in accordance witt
his Expressed wish his reception was
quiet and In keeping with the occasion
OF succession to a high office by reason
ofdeath. He assumed his new otficia
duties Wednesday. On entering the
Department, he went TO the rooms OF
the Postmaster-General, which had been
closed for long time, where the oath OF
notary, Judge Lawrenson, who made
the short ceremony impressive, although
il was the twentieth time he has Off
:iated, having sworn in every Postmas-
ter-General since lS45. After this for
mality Department reception follow
ed, which occupied about an hour.
Heads of bureaus, clerks, messen-
gers and watchmen came in and were
presented to their new chief by Assis-
tant Postmaster General iiatton. BY
Judge Gresham kind presence and
pleasant manner, many employees who
felt an excusable degree of uncertainty
before they went in, as they do when
ever there is n change at the head, were
rt-assnred by this momentary contact
hat the new Cabinet officer was not
their natural enemy, and retired with
a,tronger SENSE of security. After the
clerks had returned to their desks,
General Gresham lad u conferenc ce
with his assistants, aud thus pleasant
y personal and official acquaintance
began. One OF Judge Greshams ) frs,
ul;lc'al acts will b. to makca selection
iloln the designs sent by the American
Bank Note Company OF New York for
the new two cent postage stamps. AZ
Ter the two cent law goes into effect the
three cent stamps in stock will be used
for packages Of third and fourth class
mail matter, and for Canadian mail,
and if the demand will warrant it the
Departm cut will continue to print
three cent stamps.
The Society of the Army of the
Potomac will hold its next annual
reunion in this city, and as the event
approaches much interest is felt, as it
is expected to attract very large num-
Der of visitors to Washington.
These thr0ngs Of people are of course
conducive to the business interests of
the city, and there will be an effort on
the part of citizens to contribute to the
pleasure of the occasion and thereby
make Washington popular place for
these gatherings, as it is really the most
appropriate place.
In its campaigning days, this Army
for long time made the Capital the
centre of its operations, while around it |
are many of the battle fields and biv-
ouacs of its dead. The Society has held
thirteen annual reunions in different
cities before returning to hold one here,
where every spot is familiar to these old
soldiers and suggestive of MARTA mem
cries. The formal features Of the re-
unions are business meeting, and ora
ton, poem and banquet. But the vet
erans have high old time shaking
hands, renewing friendships, strength
tning ties, reviving past scenes, and
living over together the events of
period so thrllingly forcibls in the
memories of each other
Twenty-Five Senators still remain in
Washington, among them Senator Kel- |
ogg, Of Louisiana, who WAS recently
Indicted for completely in the Star
Route cases.
Hon. Roscoe Conkling always at
tracts attention when he appears in
Washington. He has just been here
arguing in an electric light patent suit.
he spoke with his characteristic facil-
l'y TO a room full Of listeners and
warmed up with his subject until the
respiration ran down his face. He
sgrowing old rapidly, but seems to
b" Italthy and cheerful. He is always
sMrcd AT on the avenue by those who
are on the qui vive for lions, and Conk-
mg is no less lion than Blaine or
Hl Ter.
the Civil Service Commission is es-
'aoIShed in its rooms in the annex of
agricultural building These quar-
+, are not regarded as necessarily per-
Man'nt, though they answer all pres
en- requirement, and will be occupied
'lNi' the Government furnishes some
thing better. The examinations will
hoi begin for about thirty days. The
room is large enough to examine sixty
applicats at one time. The answers
will all be in writing, and the marking
viii probably be- done by experts from
III" department assigned TO the duty,
with every precaution necessary to in
sure fairness, even to the extent of the
reconsideration of cases where there
should be any complaint Of unfairness.