The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-04
For the Farmer and Mechanic
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON. ID. C.. June %. SO
In the Encouragement of the internal
revenue districts Throughout the country.
made public this week, North Carolina
loses a collector, which will be a matter
of congratulation perhaps. with some OF
the opponents Of the service.
Ike Young goJbles up the entire Sec
ond district, and retaining a half dozen
of his old counties. i still collector OF
18th District" The fifth district, for the
last two years presided over by George
Everett, has also been assigned some of
lke's former counties, including Chat
ham, Granville x Orange. But George
is not collector = more!
Collector White. of the second dis
trict, had 10 step down and out because
Ike captured his territory but, although
Everett's district is continued and
added to. no one gets of out the way for
George. George clears the track for
some one else. and that some one is
none other than Georges predecessor.
VIM H Wheeler. Well, perhaps its fair.
Two years ago Wheeler made room for
Everett. and o Everett makes room
for Wheeler. OF course both are happy.
HOW IT HAPPENED.
Tom COoper's district was not trou-
bled. Collector Cooper is a stalwart /;
Collector Young is a stalwart; ex-Col-
lector and Collector-elect Wheeler is a
stalwart. Collectors Everett and White
are not stalwarts. Collectors Cooper,
Young aud Wheeler capture the Dot /:
Collectors White and Everett ale officiall,
non tst.
See? Nothing strange about it.
When Everett applied Tor his present
President Garfield, bore this indorsr-
ment
Outside of the State of Ohio. this is
the only appointment in which | take "a
personal interest," Il words to that eff
feet. tsigned) john SHERMAN.
Sherman influence, especially John
Sherman influence, with the present ad-
ministra;ion is rather below par hence
the decapitation OF Mr.. Everett's official
cralnum.
Mr. Arthur, or whoever is to be the
stalwart candidate will want the vote of
the North Carolina delegation in the next
Republican National Convention, and
the appointment of these three stalwart
Collectors Is only another way OF saying
to the people OF the State hat they in
tend to capture that delegation. Everett
and White could probably make it warm
for them in the attempt, but their wrath
will be appeased before that time.
Everett Is one of the brightest Young
lights In the party and they cannot al
ford to encounter an organized OPPOSE
tion from him. This is known, and the
next thing you hear will be that Cree
has reen struck in the bread basket
with a big poIluca' pone.
1t is not stated that any of Col. Shat
fer's %phamplets were IN circulation at
the time of the reaprointment of cousin
Ike"
The reduction of collection districts is
from l26 TO so. a decrease of &c.
A large number of the faithful were 10
the city last week. Among those noticed
by your cores pondent were Messrs. Ev
erett, White. Young, Cooper, Mott,
Bill Albright aud others. The latter
was respondent one afternoon in a long,
tail buster and plug hat and collarless
shirt. 1t Is said the majority cf Penn
sylvania avenue dudes almost ran wild
with envy. Mr.. Albright is said to have
made quite a successful mash tsee
that Mrs. A eyes never see this while
here-he fell on a news boy Coroner's
verdict: STRUCK by a land slide"
Addenda-Just as | was in the act of
mailing this letter, a mutual acquain
lance informs me tLat Mr.. Geo. b. Ev-
-rett is to be appointed Register of ,he
Land One in Dakota. 1t is a 81, 900
position. The transfer of offices will
take effect about August list, wnen Mr..
E. will leave North Carolina for bis new
scene of labors. | understand Mr.. Ev-
erett states that he will make Dakota
his home for the future.
MAXWELL. !