Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-30
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WAsHrsoToS. d. O.. Aug. Is, 1884.
August, OF all the summer months. /,
emphatically the vacation time a. the
National Capital. Up to the presen,
month Washington had experienced
very little oppressive summer veather
out With August the temperature ha,
raised full upon us, and, in spite Of
the previous salubriousness of the sea
son, an exodus has commenced. III.
officers of the Government, from th.
Executive down to host of minor Of
ncials and their families. are nearly al
away. THERE'S the President having a
grand picnic up among the Catskil
mountains. accompanied by two little
girls and his friend General sharr a.. all
OF whom share in the publicity that il
given {. his travels and the entertain.
ments which he attends. The telegraph
brings full account of the movements
Of this prime excursion party, and il
would seem that Mr.. Arthur has neyef
at any time since he became President
got 30 completely rid of the cares of
pubic business rs during his present
tour. Theh. among the departures last
week was Father Frelinghuysen, who
also directed bis steps to the Catskills.
and, 1t ls said, disturbed the tranquilisy
OF the President by boshering bin with
cares aud details about csrtain interua.
tional relations. Tins il il that thew
steal away one by one, and leave WASH
ington 20 enjoy summer siesta until
September, when the vacation horde
returns with q rush and politics wax
red hot.
In spite Of the old truism that appear
ances are deoeivinR, IL seems that Sena-
tor Logan has evidently made up his
mind that he 10 to be the next presldinQ
officer OF the Senate; for, after board
ing for number of years, he has now
determined TO go TO housekeeping. His
boarding house IL rather un unpretentious
affair on Twelfth street. near the rrea
sury. but be now proposes to m ke Cap
itol Hill bis future home. He will reside
at The Naples" a. the property be-
longing tn Olivia" the correspondent,
ID termed. The house is charminely
situated In the square at g. Q einterseetion
of Pennsylvania and South Carolina
avenues, a short dist noe from the
@ ,pitol. Here Senator Logan proposes
TO receive and entertain visitors in
very different style from What be has
been wont to do in Washington board.
ing house. Besides, there are disagree
able recoileetions connected with hia
present abiding place, for IL was at the
common table he first met the assassin
Gaiteau.
Truly the lot of Star Route counsel ia
not a happy one. There has been an
other disagreement among counsel in
Z matter of the last efforts of the
Government 10 strike retribution among
the rasoals, and the cases will have to
languish for while longer. Last
spring. while the Springer comm ttee
was threshinR over the old Star Route
straw, Attorney General Brewster an
nounced that he proposed to begin a
vigorous prosecution. of the civil suits
against the Star. Route contractors, to
recover, IL possible, some of the plun-
der which they had obtained In their
successful raids on the Treasury. The
prosecution was 10 be vigorously pressed
and millions of dollars were to be re-
covered to the Treasury. Following
this announcement came the appoint
ment Of Col. VIM. o. Bradley. Of Ken
tucky, to carry on the work of .prosecu-
ton. Col. Bradley Is Of good Kentucky
stock, aud is rsputed 10 be thouehtfuI;
able and we'll Read lawyer. He lives AZ
Lanc clster, in the very heart of the blue
grass untry, and has imbibed Az mach
Of Its spirit and as little of its spirits a.
any man within its pleasant borders.
He has always been prominent in poll
tics, formerly as n Democrat and more
recently as a Republican, although hs
has never held or sought a political Of
foe, and changed from ons party to the
other on principle solely, retaining the
respect OF the b ct peo )le in both par.
ties. He seconded Conkling's nomina-
tion OF Grant ia 1880, and afterwards
stumped New York for Garfield. When
he accepted the Attorney Generals re
spsnsible charge, Col. Bradley buckled
down to work in Washington, wisely
aud diligently preparing the prelimin-
aries for the suits. When be believed
himself ready to begin he said TO the
Attorney General that, warned by tue
misfortunes which had attended the
prosecution Of the Grim nal suits against
members Of the Star Route ring, largely
becaa OF the antagonism among the
Government counsel, ne desired 20 con-
troll the selection of his assistants. He
wanted to know personally every nan
engaged in the prosecution. down 70 the
humblest stenogrspher. The Attorney
General said that he proposed 70 run the
,ses himself, and that he would select
his own agents. Col Bradley expressed
his opinion of such course calmly bot
clearly. and then suggested that the
firss man TO DO prosecuted should be
Stephen w. Dorsey, the king pin in the
Star Route alley, bat Mr.. Brewster
would not listen TO Ii; and then Col.
Bradley. in pure Anelo-S Saxan, gave the
Attorney General . piece OF his mind.
and lsft tho cases and the DepArtmsnt
together. So far his successor has not
been appointed, and the GASES seem to
be about 40 languid a. ever.
LKNox.