The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1883-07-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
HOME GOVERNMENT.

the Dlstrlct or columbia is now icing
agitated, aud excites considerable inter-
est. Under the present government by
commissioners appointed by congress,
taxpayers complain that they have 40
representation. This is true, but If the
home government was again established,
all the employees of the general govern
ment would become voters, though very
few of them would pay more than nomi-
nal taxes. The question involves much
argument and does not promise speedy
or satisfactory settlement. The real
trouble is that all the fat district Offices
are used as political rewards for outsiders
and all the pickings and stealipgs take
the same direction. Hence these tears.
THE OBJECTIONABLE DOLLAR.
Lively war is now being made on the
trade dollar Those who have it, want
it off their hands, and those who have it
not, refuse to take it except at from 10
to 10 cents discount. In the meantime
reliable treasury officials advise all who
poses the Objectionable dollar to hold on
to it. because at an early day the Trcasu-
ry Department will uge Congress opro-
vide for its redemption at par This will
be no more than fair and homes, but IL
the meantime most Of the dollars will
have found their way into the hands of
the brokers who will be the only ones to
profit by this tardy justice, while the
poor and the wage workers, who are COM
ptlled to receive 1t at the face value will
be the loosers,
WEATHER
The weather the past week has been
hot toa degree Unprecedented in the
memory Of the Oldest residents. Sun
strokes and thunder storms ae plentiful,
and the wall of discomfort is heard in
the land. Society" has of course gone
to the haunts of fashionable perspira-
tion.
THE FOURTH
Fourth of July passed over here very
like Sabbath day with a frecracker at
tachment. There was no public display Of
either oratory or fireworks, and most peo-
pie hugged the shade religiously either
in town or out in the country.
POLITICAL BUzzING
The political teapot begins to simmer
mildly. Prominent parties here who have
the opportunity to keep posted argue
that the workingmen are going to have
very great and decisive influence not
only in the Presidential election next year,
but in the nominations This is strange
doctrine to be enuncated in Washington,
where the workingman is not recognized
as factor in anything beyond the hew.
ing of wood and the drawing of.water but
it is asserted that they are better organ
lied now than at any period in the histo>
nv of the nation, and that they feel their
power. They have been knocking at
The doors Of Congress for legislation for
years. and now they are about ready to
demand as . right what they have here
tofores asked as favor. T!'cy want
among other Things, an eioh' hour law
that will be general in its Aeration, and
they want more pay These are the two
pivotal ideas in the brie"St way it can be
put. How they are going to work on
the parties is not yet made manifest.
There is however toresadowing that the
workingmen may take up Ben Butler,
who seems now to be making himself
very popular with this class. 1t is also
asserted that they will not be long in
declaring their intentions.
GoBBLED A MILLIONAIRE
Several weeks ago a youth uamed
Merritt ran away from his home in Bal
timore. BY the means Of Mrs. Lavinia
Dundore's agency in this city he got
work but soon left here f,r Norfolk.
Meantime his father died leaving him
over 81, 100000. Mrs. Dundore wrote and
brought him to her house where he met
the ncws of his fortune, also a charming
brevet widow. Mrs. Clara Henderson
whose divorced husband is department
clerk. The "mash" was complete one,
and now that poor little forlorn clerkess
in an intelligence office is the wife of
millionaire. He is about twenty and she
--- well she has taken boy to raise.
DEPARTMENT.
The construction department of the
Washington Navy Yard has been cl sed,
and will hereafter be known as man
niacturing arsenal.
Benjamin F. Lloyd, of Washington, D, G |
recently disbarled from prac'icing as in
attorney before Executive departments,
has been restored.
During the fiscal year just ended there
has bpen net increase of 1883 postoilice
established over the number established
during the previous fiscal year =,
Miss SaIlie A. Scoggs OF Bennings stat.
Nd, made her Postofice returns last Sat
nrday, being the first heard from for the
last quarter, as she has been for years.
Mr.. c. Walker has received his commits
ion as a chief clerk of the Poslofiice De-
partnlent, Mr.. F N. Basset. late chief
clerk, was appointed MS postoffice iinspec,,
tor assigned to the Money Order olilce ana
will be stationed in New York.
Last Saturday 80 women we're furlough.
eiat the Government printing office and
right IN top of this, we ARE gravely H. lln
formed that the oiiice has been 50 skill !
fully managed by Mr.. Rounds that no
furlough will be required during the
fiscal year. a. ut. @., i
Tre,sur Wyman on Saturday mailed
j0,lS4 checks t pay S7,70I2dS interest
due July l, on four per cent. consols OF