Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-07-11
WASHINGTON TOPICS.

WASHINGTON TOPICS.
BIaine's Book-It Promises to Disap-
point His Admirers-Pitney to the
Front Again-He Has Some Interest
ing Information About John Sherman
An UnIucky Georgia Office Seeker
Writes Secretary Teller a scorching
Letter President Arthur's Flirta-
tions.
Special Correspondence Of the horaing Meas.
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Ex-Senator
Blaine is at work on his book, which will
be called Twenty Years in Congress"
When il first became known that he was
going to write book there was furry
of expectation. Something very spicy,
yea. even sensational, was thought would
be this great work of Blaine's. His
enemies were a little uncomfortable
and his friends a little uneasy
as to how Ear Blaine's book might 20 in
the get-even policy. Those who like,
above all things, to see people get INTO a
lively row, were anxious that the work
should be printed that they might delight
themselves in reading how Blaine would
..go for'' those he has no love for. Like
most things that are announced with
flourish Of trumpets, this greatest effort OF
Blaine's life promises to be almost Woe
fully fiat. Those who have had the pleas
IRE of dipping into BlaineiS manuscript
do not deny that they are disappointed.
They say that he is merely writing his
tory. and is not giving much in the way
| of vigorous comment. He is not do
! ing much, either, in the anecdOtal way,
which is always the brightest part OF such
| books as the one which he is engaged in
I 1 10 in hn
| West End. They say that the work Will
really be quite tame. 1t will sell though,
/ at first. After it is seen in entirety and
/ its character really known, it is predicted
! that like the late Dsraeli's 'EndymiOn,'i
| will lie on publishers shelves, and that
/ there will be no manner of difficulty in
promptly filing orders that may be re-
/ ceived for it. During the last few weeks
| a Sunday paper in this city has printed
| chapter or two from Blaine's book. They
are certainly the dryest of details. Blaine
probably bears in mind the
/ old wish. ''Oh that mine
enemy would write book" That he in
tends to print before the next Republican
convention, and that he certainly has not
| given up the idea that he may be the
| Presidential nominee OF his party, are
most likely the governing reasons why
his book will not be of the rich, rare and
/ racy character that the public has been
led to think it would be.
You recollect the name of
o. L. PITNEY,
the former Custodian Of the Treasury De-
! partment. 1t was through him, as tool,
! that the Treasury ring flOurished under
John Sherman, when that honest gentle
| man was Secretary of the Treasury. Sher-
| mons committee room was furnished
with all they needed out of
! hn rroodc HE hnuca
was worked upon by government en-
plOyes. Lunches were given out of the
contingent fund and charged to candles.
Various other little things were done, the
details of which were duly and daily given
| in the papers when the matter was lnVes-
| tigated. Sherman got Pitney to take all
the blame upon himself where he was
concerned. He told him he would look
| after him and see that he was provided
with a good place. Pitney and handful
of other MINOR OfficehOlders had to 90 on
| account of the investigation of the cOntin-
| gent fund. This was over two years ago.
| PitneV has been out in the cold all that
time. Sherman has not seen fit to keep
his promise to him. He has positively
refused to help him in any way. Natu-
| rally. this makes Pitnev mad. He
has determined at the first opportunity to
tell all he knows Of how the Treasury
contingent fund was manipulated. He
told me the other day that he would not
in the telling, endeavor to make himself
an innocent lamb, but would put the bur-
den of his offending where it should be.
He knows many things that Will make
lively reading when he sees fit to prOmul-
gate his knowledge.
THERE Is A MAN HERE FROM GEORGIA
who is the maddest kind. 1t is all about
an office, His name is FallOn, and he
70 10 f,,4 ho inf oil ian
in Georgia. He came here several months
ago to step into an office just as easily as
rolling off a lOg-that was the way he
viewed the matter. When he was asked
what place he was going to get he replied
with the most refreshing nOnchalance
that he chad not decided what depart
ment he would 90 into" After a while
he saw that things were not exactly what
he thought they were. He massed his
forces and moved on the Interior Depart
ment. He worked and cOnnived. He
| brought all the ''fOOence" within his
| command to get a place in that depart
ment. He has not got it. He has given
up the hunt, and in doing so has written
| a long letter to Secretary Teller, in which
he goes for that official in a most lively
manner. He does not stand on
ceremony, but walks right into the
| letter writing arena. He says some
hard things to Mr.. Teller. Among them
| he says that while he, a Republican, who
/ has given years of his life to his party and
mas a family, cannot get a place in the In
terror Department, it is a very easy thing
for women, who are not ladies, to secure
good places there. This seems to be
pretty bad year for Georgia Republicans.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR,
in addition to having a national repu-
tatiOn for being among the best dressed
| and most fashionable of the earth, will
probably be known as the great ''masher."
According to the story that is told of him,
he makes love in a quiet, well-bred,
elegant way to every handsome woman
/ with whom he comes in contact.
He does not mean all he says to women
wonder how many men dO?-but al
ways has a very sweet and honeyed
tongue for them. He is said to have
raised unfOupded hopes in many female
breast by his gallantry and his digni-
fed fiirtatiOns. Instances of where and
| how he has without meaning anything)
| brought ladies to think that he was really
| in earnest are quoted, but no names are
/ given. Altogether, it is a very interesting
| little picture that is painted of the PreSi-
dents flirtatiOns and his inability to con-
fine himself to every day prose in con-
yersing with women fair. If such things
be true, the female Weller will be often
warning her manageable young women
| to beware of the widOwers, as did Sam
Weller's papa warn him against the
! 'vidders." POTOMAC.
Strength to vigorously push business,
! strength to study for a profession, strength
! to Too,1 10 70 n cfro,, ortl, 70 10 u