The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-12-19
Oleveland's Cabinet.
PROBABLE EFFECTS or TIE CHANGE on
OFFICE IIoLDERS--ViEws on AN
OLD-TIMER

Correspondence Rochester sunday Heraid.
"Yes, the principal topic of conver
sation here al present is the probable
action of the incoming administra
ton"
The speaker was Mr. William NJ.
Ashley, of SOC Maine avenue, man
whose large and intimate acquaintance
with prominent public men here in
Washington, renders his opinion of un-
usual weight.
"Ihe 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 sew
eral administrations. The removals
vii. c:ur among the heads of depart.
| ments.'
"The sense of mistrust which must
necessarily pervade the departments is,
| suppose detrimental to the proper
transaction of business ~
"Wel, rather. | reckon II unfits
the clerks for business. Some get very
blue, Tor 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 fear of change
| don't think Washington Is so very
malarious. At the same time | admit
that since residing here. have nos al
ways felt tirst-rate. AT timss | have
been greatly troubled with sharp shoot
ing pains. One day my right arm aud
leg would torture me with pain, there
would be great redness, heat aud swell
ing OF the parts, and perhaps the next
day the left arm aud leg would be sim
ilarly affected. Then again it would
locate i'll some particular pat OF my
body and produce n tenderness which
would well nigh drive me frantic.
There would be two weeks at time
that | would be afflicted with an inter
hitting kind of pain that would come
on every afternoon and leave me com
paratively free from suffering during
the balance of the twenty.fou hours.
"Ot course you consulted the doctors
regarding your difficulty p
consulted them ? Well, ! should |
say | did. Some told me I had neu-
ralgia others that ] had intlammatory
rheumatism, for which there was no !
cure"
'But didn't they try to relieve your
miseries p
eyes, they vomited and physicked
me, blistered and bled me, plastered
and oiled me, sweat, steamed and ev-
erything but froze me, but without
avail
"BuL how did you finally recover?"
Il had friend living in Michigan
who had been afflicted in a similar way
and had been cured. He wrote me re-
garding his recovery and advised me
to try the remedy which cured him. I
procured bottle and commenced its
use, taking tablespoonful after each
meal and at bed time | had used it
about a week when | noticed a decrease
of the soreness of the joints and a gen
eral feeling of relief. l persevered in
Its use and finally got SO could move
around without limping, when | told
my friends that it was warmers safe
rheumatic cure that had put me on my
feet
"Ar d do you regard your care as
pei 4 ent 2"
MS was more than year ago, the
trouble has not returned and | haven't
been so well in years a. | am now"
speaking of President elect Cleve-
land, who in your opinion will com
prise his cabinet ~
"Tbat is difficult to determine IA it
IS to say what Office holders will go.
Many good men have been named for
The positions - Bayard, Thurman,
Bragg, Mcclellan. not to mention a lot
Of lesser lights. Every prominent pol
tican has slate male up which he is
backing to win, but then, as is always
.he case, some one will get left.