South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-05-25
letter from Washington.
From Or Regular CorrssPe sde~t.
XAsHISores. ID. c.. May. 81.

WAsHrSG1eE. ID. c., May, 81.
There are . lot OF anxious Office
seekers waiting the result OF shS Presi-
dents wrestle with the Revenus Conn
missionership appointment. The num-
Der of patriots who arc willing TO
Iun this whisky bureau. as it is CALI
ed. is nearly legion. aud the scramble
has been unusually sharp. Al one
time it was said the appointment; Ola
n. York man had been decided upon.
and now Pennsylvania claims to have
the lead. Just at THE time there 10 .
let-up in the delegations at fhe white
honse. They have found out that the
President ia, to use u common but ex-
pres-ive vulgarisn. as stubborn az u
mule.& in wrath X disgust they arc lea.
wing him to himself. Senator lIarri.
son is angry With him, Senator Logan
conlJ cat him up-in fact al! the pro-
fessional wire workers arc weary Of
him aud long for tue good old Grant
days, when POUR BORE could accom-
piish almost anything. Arthur has
his intrisues, but he is slow to ct,and
is looking out for himself regardless OF
the rest OF them. A good deal Of com.
inent has been caused by Senator elect
Culom coming GA to urge Mr.. David
Littler, Of Springfield, for the Intern
al Revenue bureau. 1t is not consld-
cred exactly the thing Tor United
States Senator elect 10 begin place
hunting for his friends before.he has TIA
ken his seat; bu. the radi,ions which
formerly invested The office of Uni
ted States senator with u robe of dig.
nifty are nowhere u. all. There are
however, signs oil revival Of some of
tue ideas laid BY for years. The scu.
ators--some OF them have got just a
little too frisky within the last 2 !, ear.
Somehow there don't appear 10 be
as much interest among government
employees in the civil service commits.
sion rs was expected. The new ma.
chine is about ready 10 begin opera.
tons, but nobody appca:s to care ANY.
hing about i! Lc:e. One season, re.
haps, Is the fact that n;:,e .tcatlIs o. the
clerks are slowly and surely accus.
toming themselves to the idea that
two years from now they viii! be look
ing for something else to do. Whcth-
or erroneous or not, ,hcrc is no eNpec.
tatiOn that this now arrangement will
keep IN the great bulk OF republican
Office holders when the reips of gov,
crnmcnt change hands. In every
mans plans for the future the limiti'
ton of his service to the continuance
OF the republican, party i'll power il
re ognize1. The 81 ecch Of lIr. Couk-
ling at the Saturday club elmer hail
Il significance TO clerks IN Washington
which 1t did not posses elsewhere.
1t put III plain words the underlined
but keen felt idea which had been
growing since Gariield's death, that !,
democratic success IN 1891 WAS al
most certain, and many II man has
pledged himself to himself that every
edge has TO cut from this time forth
10 save up enough to get away with
when the little yellow envelope shall
be LEFT on his dcsl; containing the pos
lite in.ornatiop that democratic
head Of department no longer needs
his services.
Between Mr. Robcson's house and
Mr.. Pendleton's is large building lot
which has been graded and turfc to
preserve the effect OF tho two houses.
1t ia now offered Tor sale. That
means that Mr. Robeson's house is for
sale. II would hardly suit the ari,to
cratic Secor to have plebian, every
day kind of a man ut bis elbow, bu,
If he wants to sell 10 the hiohes; bid i.
der he doesnt care who has tie next
lot. The less aristocratic PcnIlcton
may not o. ject. Mr.. Window has
gone into the business OF lnoney-mlll
ing III good earnest and is scraping in
the shcckels, SO people say who know.
| MIR. Window was always credited
with genuine financial ability-thc
power to make money by bold com.
Ginations. He means TO be richer
nan than Mr.. Blaine-bcsides Mr.
Blaine has the gont-not the French
govt, bnt the English article, which i.
/ "bh'tNSH iICc vi uulN. JUST imagine
What an agreeable patient Mr.. Blaine
! An Arizona cowboy would be II milk
sop TO him. Gail Hamilton is still at
tic BIaincs'5, aud, with the sublime
iGith OF woman, still believes that Jas
u. is the coming man, not the man
that bias come AMI gone
The rapid growth OF Washington q
way from the capitol building and in
tue direction Of Georgetown height,
IL pl'nly shown 10y the selection OF q
site for the new opera house and ca.
slno III the northwest section. near the
costly residence built by Governor
Shepherd and recently occupied by
Thomas !. Brady. The two thea.
tres which the city nov hns are on OF
near Pennsylvania avenue between
the capitol and tho treasury building
The new enterprise is fairly under
( way, for 1t is announced that nearI,
all Of the first 100 shnros Of e1 0Ot