The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-04-07
Our Washington Letter.
[FnoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT ]
WARRINGTON, g. c., April 2. 1853.


[FnoM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, 3. G., April 2. 1858.
II the President possesses oHe accom-
plishm.nt more than another it IL the
faculty Of "holding his tongue" or keep
lug lis plans and purposes to himself.
This is II very desirable trait in public
man. though ii is sometimes mystifylnR
to people with highly developed curiosi'
tv, and also very inconvenient to those
whose business il is to supply the news
and Who often sigh and wish that MIR.
Arthur was as leaky as Hayes's for in
stance. For some time all the CORES
pondents have had the Prosident nearly
down sick and about to leave town,
though last Monday night when they
were sending off dispatches concerning
bis low state of health. he was attending
reception at Mr.. Blaiue's as late as one
o'clock. Last week everybody was sure
he was going to Fortress Monroe; the
week before he ives going to Florida;
now he is going out to tue Soldiers
Home. This last really has shadow oi
probability about it, It is little out OF
the way without being too much out OF
the way. Those who think that the
Presidents troubles ars oil over when
Congress leaves off ought first to come
here and take stroll down towards the
White House about eleven o'clock il
the morning. They will see the same
crowd hanging around, with this differ.
ence, that when Congress was in session
part of their importantly was bestowed
OH Senators and Representatives. but
now, az they are comparatively scarce, it
is all bottled up for the present P.esi-
dent Arthur does not seem to be over
fond OF the White House. He hung on
at Senator Jones house on Capitol Hill
as long as LIE could at the beginning OF
his term. TLen after three moths
holiday during the summer he went out
to the Soldiers II pme cottage an only
cot pack iu time for New Years. when
the sudden death Of Minister Allen
threw gloom over the house. Now, af'
ter all the champagne and terrnpin and
pate de foie gras Of the winter, the Pfesi
dent needs TO be side e.tracked for repair,
and the Soldiers Home is about thu
best place for him. He haas little cot
tage there--truly little cottage-and b'
hes no facilities for big dinners and re
ceptions, aud people are really obliged t.
, let him alone to degree.
General Sherman gave us The othe
, day some details concerning his summe
I trip to the Pacific coast, the last one b
n will IN Ike as General of tho army. Hi
! party will be a small one, and will con
= sist OF General Tiiball and Colonel Ba
y cou, of his staff. Chief Justice Waite an,
e Justice Gray, of the Supreme court. H
s will 90 out by the northern route. AM
e return by what is known AZ the middl
n or thirty-fi'th parallel route. He vii
i start ahont June 20. and does not expec
= to return until tue lst Of October. III
u party will GO to Fort Ellis, Montana. th
present terminus Of the Northern Pacifi
!, railroad, and there ft out with trai
b, and escort for au overland journey :
n Puget Sound. They will visit Fort Mi:
Ii sonia, but good many Of the army post
3 will not be visited. Daring the Latte
It part of the northern journey the part
10 will travrl on British territory. The
!, will 90 to Vancouver barracks and SA
!, Francisco, and on the eastern trip wi
n again have train and guard of soldier
d NJ they come over the line Of the untir
/ ished Atlantic and Pacific railroad. Ger
!. ersl Sherman will attend the closing e1
D ercises at West Point this year
!, Women In aud out Of the department
e have been studying the civil service la
l. aud have decided that under il no dii
,. tinction can be made between the sext
b in competing for places. The sexes mus
II he sujj cted to the same tests, and il tb
% women excel they must be selected io
!. apr ointment. Que would tbink that thi
5. was IL II evideat pr IpoSiiion. but it
. = rather startling one to the male clerh
and to the heads Of departments, who. g
IN n general thing, are opposed to any il
20 crease in the force OF female clerk
70 Heretofore women have been Obliged
lr enter the service at much lower salari'
a than men, aud have never been advance
90 to the higher grades. Two thirds Of Il
in male clerks have been appointed origil
, all u tirst-clA-s vacancies ut salaries
a sl,2U0 per yesr. Ga the other han
at tlere are few, if any, Instances OF femal
ID b ig appointed to trst'el"ss clerkshiI
I'd when first entering the service. Th'
es are almost universally placed at $40
ty SIS per month, no matter what the
a anal. fcatIons. Further than this, son
te inqniry has failed TO hear of any instsn
mr. of q female clerk being advanced 10
,s salary Of 81, SEQ. There arc few
in 81 GOO-not above dozen in the who
OF service. The limit for them seems
,e. general consent TO be $1,000, This
be entirely without reference to capacit
he There are instances Of linRuists Al
do translatoTs at $1,000 per year sitting
" the same rooms with men Nho do vast
Ie- inferior work, but who receive for 1t
third more salary. Under the new l.
,;0 merit alone is supposed to win. and
IN, argument OF the ladies that the b'
nj. places are to be opened to them seems
si. be rnanswerable.
lot The sudden death Of Postmastsr &c
is eral Howe recalls the fact that while 81
h. eial Presidents have died In ONCE, COL
Ne para,iysly few members OF the caDir
ave ever passed aSay during their
Of feial term. B=foTe the demlae Of D
he Howe the Latest instance Of death in
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