The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-27
WASHINGTON.
News Gathered About the Capital
City.

tervieW with the poStmaSter-general |
to-day regarding his removal. He |
defended himself from the charges |
in the inspectors report, |
on which he was removed, and re-
quested that he be reinstated. Post |
Gresham, after hear
ing the statement, informed Conley
that his case was closed and would
not be reconsidered by the depart
ment.
The supervising architect will to-
day tender his resignation to Secretary
Folger, to take effect on the appoint
ment of his successor.
The secretary of the treasury has
issued Il call for $15,OO0,O00 of 3
per cents.
The secretary of the navy decides
that there is no law under which he
can render the desired assistance to
the poor people on the naval reserya-
ton at Pensacola.
The final decision of the secretaries
of war and of the navy, respectively,
is that it is not practicable to send
another expedition to the relief of
Greeley this year.
The following self-explanatory let
ter was sent from the post Office de-
partment to-day
John B. Merchant, Postmaster, New Orleans
Sir-Slnce you was instructed to
deliver no registered letters reaching
your Office, addressed to M. A. Dau-
phin and to redeem no money order
payable to him, he has directed an adj
vertisement inserted in certain news
papers that all registered letters, in
tended for him, and concerning the
Louisiana State Lottery, be addressed
to the New Orleans National Bank at
New Orleans, and that all money Or
ders, sent to your Office for his benefit
and concerning the business of the
same lottery, be made payable to said
bank. l ain in possession of trust
worthy information that this bank
has and is still receiving through
your Office registered letters and
money orders for that pur-
pose for N. A. Dauphin, in pursuance
to his published directions. This is
defiant scheme on the part of NJ. A.
Dauphin and the New Orleans Ma
tional bank, to evade the orders which
have been addressed to you by the
postmaster general, in pursuance of
the statutes of the United States, in
tended to protect the mails and the
public against business which is
vicious and immoral, and which in
the main preys upon the ignorant and
credulouS. This bank cannot be per-
mitted to stand in the shoes of M. A.
Dauphin, and thus enable him to &C
compliSh by indirection what he is not
allowed to do directly. Hereafter,
therefore, you will deliver to the New
Orleans National bank no registered
letter, nor redeem no money orders
payable to it, but deal with the same
us directed by this department No
vember 13, 1879. This order will be
revoked whenever the bank gives sat-
isfactory evidence that it has aban-
doned the above scheme.
Very respectfully,
w. g. GRESHAM, z. NJ. G.
Secretary Folger says the resigna-
ton of Supervising Architect Hill
will be accepted.
Naval Cadet Tuggle, of Kentucky,
was dismissed to-day for hazing.
Massachusetts Republicans.
Boston, Sept. 19.-Robinson was
nominated for governor on the first
ballot, having 996 votes out of the
116S.
Senator Dawes, for the committee on
resolutions, submitted the following
platform:
In presenting to the people of Mass
achusetts its candidates for state Off
GERS, the Republican party do not
deem it necessary to, this year, offer
any formal statement of political
principles, as its principles have often
been declared in national affairs.
We believe in equal rights and a
fairly counted vote; a thoroughly pure
and reformed civil service, beyond the
reach of party conflicts; sound cur
rency, based on an honest specie dol
lar; liberal, but in no wise extrava-
CANT or wasteful, Expenditure; large
ly reduced taxation, and wise and well
matured laws to protect and develOpe
American industry and enterprise,
both at home and on the ocean.
We indorse the administration of
President Arthur as wise, conserva-
tive and patriotic. AS respects state
affairs, we continue to believe in
widely diffused education, even a
higher standard of temperance legis-
lation and extended suffrage, equal
taxation, intelligent recognition of
the rights of labor as well as capital.
We could take no backward step in
regard to those philanthropic, chart
table and educational institutions in
constant development, in which our
beloved commonwealth has been fore
most. All these things we have many
times asserted, and we appeal to a
gradual and steady progress, unmis-
takaDly apparent through the records
of the last quarter of century, both
in state and nation, as proof. We
have not asserted in vain, we stand
ready to assert them now, and main
tain them also. Meanwhile, we don't
believe in that politician charlatrancy
which makes business of sham re-
form, Unfortunately treating great
moral and humanitarian questions,
public offices and public issues as
counters in game, for the sake of
one mans political preferment. Meth
er can we patiently see the methods
OF political corruption, unknown here
before, introduced into our state and
municipal governments. Unless
checked here and now, these methods
will surely bring the politics of Mas
sachusetts to level, which we have
seen elsewhere, and have not
been slow to vigorously denounce
This year, therefore, the work of re-
form for US begins at home. The
issue is well understood. We propose
to blot out, in so far as we may, the
record of the most discreditable year
in the history of the state. 1t is time
not for many words, but for decisive
action. We present, therefore, our
candidates as men simply pledged, if
! elected, to carry the administration of
affairs baclSsto those better days when
our public men were not first to ira
duce the state, but if the state were
traduced by others, were ready to
stand. up as did Webster, saying with
honest pride, Massachusetts, there
she is behold her judge for your
selves -
Chicago has been sorely pestered of
late by shower of flies. They darken
the sky morning and evening, envel-
opiDg the heads of those who must
venture upon the street. During the
day they are invisible. They are
worse than blind mosquitoes. An en-
trance into the nose and mouth seems
to form their delight. They love to
gather there and tickle the victim into
transports that well nigh craze him.
Chioopoapc coll for a f.oSIy or; daro