The Concordia eagle. [volume] (Vidalia, La.) 1873-1890, 1884-12-13
Our Washington Letter.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
Washington, Dec. 9Th, 1884


Washington Monument. the arrival
of Mr.. Blaine, and the Arthur Sena-
torial canvass, are matters which
have, for the past week, pushed even
the Cleveland Cabinet builders into
the background. Could tho Presi-
dent get unanimous nomination for
Senator from New York, he would be
highly gratifed, but he is averse to
being a candidate for any other kind
of election. AS John Raymond says
In his play "For Congress" when
"fxing things" with the workers,
this nomination must be spontane-
ous.n
The capstone and apex have at laet
been placed upon the work of n gen
Grafton, and the highest structure in
the world Is practically finished.
These last touches were made last
Saturday afternoon while heavy
rain was falling, and the Summit was
wrapped in clouds. The unfurling of
the stars and stripes over the summit
at height of 800 feet from the base,
and the simultaneous roar of artillery
close by, sigralized the completion of
( thework.
TIE first week of the possible thir-
teen weeks of the present session of
Congress- passed uneventfully. The
Serate was led into a debate on the
indian Territory bill, and the House
adopted resolutions of impeachment
against Marshal Wright, of Ohio, and
talked about Interstate Commerce.
The bill to support the army and ma
w for the coming six months passed
the House, and about 100 new bills
were introduced. Still there are in
dications that some important work
will be done this winter, and that the
debates will not be on political mat
/ tiers merely.
The Democratic National Commit
has been busying itself with ridicu-
io1s precaption against imagina-
nv dangers of fraud in the Electoral
count. It has caused to be sent to the
/ Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives duplicate copies Ct the elector-
al returns of all the states which
chose Cleveland and Hendricks cleo
tors. These duplicates of course have
/ no official value, but the Democrats
say they will act as a check upon any
attemp ted fraud by the President of
/ the Senate in counting the electoral
votes.
Since Mr.. Blaine arrived in the city
he has had no respite from social du-
ties. Scarcely had he been in his
house an hour last Friday, when in
Vita ions to dine began to pour in on
upon hi p. He accepted one to dine
with William Walter Phelps that
evening, with Senator Hoar the next
evening, with Gen. Beall, late minis
ter to Austria, on Sunday, and with
Justice Gray, of the Supreme Court.
tonight. Mr.. Blaine's present resi-
dence is more commodious than the
one he occupied last winter, and more
adapted to fashionable hospitality,
but those who know Mrs. Blaine we'll
say it is not her intention to take an
active part in social affairs this win
ter. If Mr.. Blaine is q disappointed
man, as some have alleged, he re-
veals no trace of it. He shows every
indication of that intellectual vigor
which was his marked characteristic,
and his friends have been impressed
with his cheerful manner, which new
err more conspicuous than now.
1t is though the Democratic of1ici-
ais who will soon come into contr of
the Departments here, will not be so
favorably disposed towards the en-
ployment of women as those who will
60 out. Since the civil service ap-
pointment began, and heads of beau
reaus have been allowed to choose
male or female clerks. preference has
been frequently given to the former.
If the practice be continued of givinS
such choice to heads of bureaus, offic-
iaIs from the South Will exhibit great
prejudice against the employment of
women, and it will take only few
yeal s'to drive them out.
The indications are that there will
be larger crowd in this city on inaug-
uration day than has ever been be-
fore. The hotels have already re-
ceived enough applications for quar-