Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-18
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WASHINGTON LETTER


,ss ous REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., Sept. 8. 1884.
esneral Benjamin Franklin Butler
a. at last called halt upon the fssion
.,.;,rss He is afraid of giving Cleve-
l,oa majority of the electoral college
Ss,bs fusion with Democrats goes much
tvtAsr Buffers ambitious scheme is
nsolit no the electoral vote so as 10 de-
,d,e both Blaine and Cleveland of a
ssjority, in which event he has hopes
| Ast he might make some sort of trade
| .st would put him on vantage ground.
me, prominent Butler man the other
ay. and be told the that the chief OBJ
a, Of the Generals trip was to look
sto the question of fusion. The lead
4 n Of bis party" my informant frankly
aid, Offered to obey bis orders in the
1 as matter. He told them to wait "a
1 sbis: that II fusion with Democrats
I sbCuId become desirable, it could be
| ,sected within the next several weeks
| vIihout losing anything" II is plain
| Ast Butler does not want 10 help either
S,aipe or Cleveland. He Is trying to
bst them both, and for that purpose is
endeavsring TO hold hisfalstaftian forces
| hand.
AprOpos Of the talk of late TO the eff
10. that Batter is failing physically,
| nd that there is no doubt that he be-
gns to experience the weakness of age,
hs following from gentleman Who
nsiied him when he came TO Washing
ton, several months ago. bat a few days
aier the adjournment of the National
Democratic Committee, may be of In
Riest The visitor was invited 10 enter
he Generals private Office, aud was
Aeasantly received. GeR. Butler sat in
N easy cushioned chair, fixed upon
pnngs, 30 that the oocupant could
maintain either half reclining posi-
ton or sit upright at a desk. In the
arst portion Of the conversation he was
ssning back IN the chair to the full ex-
tent of the backward action of the
prings. A messenger entered with "A
receipt for coal or something else that
Required his signature, and il was with
APPARENT effort and discomfort tkat he
lOOk an upright position. He began 10y
puiting both hands behind him in the
arms Of the chair for sapport, AZ If snf
sring with a weak spine. Little by
hnls, and with grunts that evinced pain
indeed, they might be called Qroans--
swung himself forward. His move
usnt was like that of a person suffer
ne With acute Rheumatism, and IL
semed that every effort caused him
+; nuoh pain.
/ senator Logan has rented for one
year from next November the greater
PORTION VI the handsome house of Mrs.
Case, on Iowa Circle. The Logans have
boarded for fifteen years since they left
ihelr house on Capitol Hill. But they
sfe weary of boarding, especially of its
Nxatious publicity, and want TO have a
home OF their own again. Daring the
winter season they are eften so overrun
With callers that they scarcely have a
noment's privacy from breakfast to
sdtlme. The house which they are 10
ccnpy wss formerly occupied by Mr.
iun9 Wing, who was then Secretary Of
the Chinese Legation here. The house
sfurnished in excellent taste, and am
informed that Mr.. Yung Wing paid $500
amonth for il.
One is apt TO think, when he sees the
areams Of live humanity bound for the
Gterent Departments In the morning
Md returning at night, that these are
ichools of a high standard to develop
Ina L.. fsS sra af
though the exercise of reason, 10 per
lofm perfunctory tasks which lead to no
'esul.. is the best discipline in the world
10 tarn out masters in the art" When,
Tor instance, we look upon the mighty
system in which the books of the nation
are kept. we bow in wonder that man
tan have been so ingenious as To com
picate things to such an extent; We do
not understand il, and therefore think
Nat simplicity ought to be held para
mount. But simplicity tneans ease IN
@lsnoing books and the possibility of
'urtailing expense, aud the former Is
noi by any means sine qad NON, and
ihe absence of the latter brings In votes
o. my constituents at home" so u Is
al right.
The deaths of the week, those OF Sec
Nsary FolRer and Senator Anthony,
ssere received with much regret In
Washington. The death of the latter
ald not surprise his large circle of ac-
qoaintances and friends in Washing
!on, as IL has been evident for a year or
!so past that his health was rapidly
falling, and that his demise might be
looked for at any time. His amiable
iaits OF character made him very pop
var among his colleagues and IN society
large. He was welcome guest at all
sOcial gatherings and greatly enjoyed
saeh meetings.
as Is usual in such cases. the express
soes Of grief at the death of Secretary
roger were mingled with speculations
70 who would succeed him as head of
we Treasury Department IL seems to
= TIE general opinion among the know
Nc ones that the President will tiil the
,%cancy by promotion. II. however,
ee oftice is offered to an outsider, the
Essips as yet mention only the name Of
1f' Richard Crowley, of New York.
LKNox.