The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-06-15

From our Regular Correspondent,
WASHINGTON, May 20, ISes

Il
week by the Administration, the ship
of state sails smoothly on, Several
Of the ClbInet officers are seeking
recreation, fishing. or attending Ia
duties elsewhere, and others accom-,
panied President Arthur to New York
10 attend the ceremonies of The open.
Ing Of the Est River Bridge. The
President has been sick sinee he left
this city, and indeed hl- general
health Is poor la spite ofhls welI-fed
appearance. IIe chafes under the
irksome cares of office, and longs for
release from his wearing responslblll-
tlcs. Ills intimate friends cay he |.
not candidate for re election, and
would under no circumstances pgaIn
b. President.
The association of ladies who have
for years been pursuing the patriotic
undertaking f'f restoring and caring
for the homie Of George Washington
weru on Wednesday conveyed from
this city 10 Mount Vernon, where
they held their annual counsil. Since
1873 the endogment fund Of this
enterprise has grown from ST 900 10
s2s, 900, whleh il Judicionsly invested
by the society'H treasurer. Each
state through representative ladies
takes some one room OF the venerable
mansion under It's patronage, 40 Far
as tho namber of rIomt win allow.
and restores and furnishes u In style
"a nearly contemporaneous with
WAshington's time as possible, and
in many ca4es the original furniture
has been secured and replaced. The
bedroom in which Washington died
Is under tho patronage of Virginia
ladies, aud the he'd on which he died
haa bsen restored 10 Il by Colonel
Lee, son 6f General Robert T.. Lee.
The room in which Martha Wash.
ipgtou spent the East eighteen months
of her life in am icted retirement Is
the especial charge Of Wisconsin.
New York has the banquet room !;
Massachusetts the library. South
Carolina has raised fund, for furnish
Ing the family dining room precisely
"a II was originally, and AIabamq,
Florida, North Carolina, and Georgia
each has It's special work. The assO.
citation convenes In what II known ~
the "Riyer R1om," the trust NJ
Pennsylvania.
The teiioas S.ar K Rnte Trial ap-
proaches is end. Colonel Ingersoll
Is making the closing argument i1r
the delen q, and the case i likely "a
be given 10 the Jury the fra week
In June. The trial has been largely
attended this week. Every morning
b-fore the opening hour the court
has been packed, ladies' Lrming full
hall "f the audience. The defend ants
eo not attend ofttn, but the ''defens,
ladies, " as they are called, The wives
sisters, annts, and cousins, OF the
accused come regularly to their re-
served seats. o. Wednesday Il ven
trlloquist had s1me fun bv playing
his tricks In different parts OF the
room. Severa! times the Judge com
manded silence in imperative tones,
but the offender eluded suspicion
Newspaper writers continue 10 harI
on what they call the enormous, out
rageous expense the Government i
being put to in the prosecution of tn,
Star Route consplrators. The Gov
ernment has been accused OF spendln:
more money In the trial than the
total amount stolen by the defendants
The fact - the fees paid the juror
has been fixed by law, and are th,
same In the Star Route cases as Il
all other criminal cases, while th
pay OF the Government counsel doe
not approach the amouats Alleged b.
newspapers. The estimate made b.
the Post Office Department is that tn
amount Of the stealing approximate
| $4,000, 900, and the cost to th
Government in trying the cases Wi
scarcely exceed 81 .000,0e0.
4 Monday afternoon tho Presiden
appointed Walter Evans. of I.oui:
Vile, KY, Commissioner of Intern'
Revenue, vice General Ranm. ii
Is a lawyer, a Republican, and
favsrlte OF Post Master Genera
Gresham.
Mr.. Lyman, the chief examiner {
, the civil service commission, ha
freely expressed himself a. oppose,
: to the employment of fema.es IN IN
, Departments. Many women VIII
now aold Government positions, a
well as those who wish 10 apply #
places, stand some what in awe /,
= him, and fear his influence may b
: exerted against them, and unfa
. Determinations made In examination
!, and reports Of the commissioners.
Post Master General Gresham HI
: sienified his intention of mixing