Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-12-20
CLEvELAND's CABINET.
Probable Effects of the Change on Of
fee Holders---Views Of an Old
timer,

es, the principle topic or eonverN
sation here at present is the probable
action of the coming administration"
The speaker was Mr.. William M
Ashley, of sos Maine Avenue, a man
whose large and intimate acquaintance
with prominent public men here in
Washington, renders his opinion of un-
usual weight,
"The all.important question among
the clerks of the various departments
is, who is to go. In my opinion there
will be very few changes among the
old>time employees who have been here
year in and year out through several
administrations. The removals will
occuramong the heads of departments"
"The sense of mistrust which must
necessarily pervade the departments is,
suppose, detrimental to the proper
transaction of business ?"
"Well, rather, | reckon. 1t units
the clerks for business. Some get very
blue, for they have purchased little
homes which they must sacrifice.
Last summer it was reported that
many>were i'll of malaria. How is it?"
"More likely, i'll of a fear of change.
| don't think Washington SO very ma
larious. AT the same time l admit
that since residing here, l have not al
ways felt frst.rate. At times l have
been greatly troubled with sharp shoot
ling pains. One day my right arm and
eg would torture me with pain, there
would be great redness, heat and swell.
ing of the parts, and perhaps the next
day the left arm and leg would be SIM
ilarly affected. Then again it would
locate in some particular part of my
body and produce a tenderness which
would well nigh drive me frantic.
There would be weeks at a time that
would be afflicted with an intermitting
kind of pain that would come on every
afternoon and leave me comparatively
free from suffering the balance of the
twenty.four hours"
"Ot course you consulted the doctors
regarding your difficulty?"
Consulted them? Well, should
say did. Some told me that | had
neuralgia; others that had inAama-
tory rheumatism, for which there was
no cure"
"But didn't they try to relieve your
miseries ?"
Eyes, they vomited and physiced
me, bllstered and bled me, plastered
and oiled me, sweat, steamed and
everything but froze me, but without
avail"
"But how did you finally recover p
81 had friend in Michigan who
had been afflicted in similar way and
had been cured. He wrote me regard
ing his recovery and advised me to try
the remedy which cured him. / pro,
cured bottle and commenced its use,
taking tablespoonful after each mea
and at bed time. | had used it about
week when l noticed decrease Of
the soreness of the joints and a general
feeling of relief. l persevered., in its
, use and finally got so could move
around without limping, when l told
my friends that it was warmers safe
rheumatic cure that had put me on my
f feet"
, "And do you regard your cure a'
permanent
"This was more than year ago, the
, trouble has not returned and haven
been so we'll in years as l am now"
Speaking of President-elect Cleve'
land, who, in your opinion, will com
prise his cabinet ?"
THAT is as difficult to determine al
to say what office>holders will go
Many good men have been named fol
Z the positions : Bayard, Thurman
Bragg, Mcclellan, not to mention {
r lot of lesser lights. Every prominen
E pollution has slate made up which h,
f is backing to win, but then, as is al
= ways the case, some one will get left.
Curious Endorsement on Ballot.
The following endorsement was founC
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