The Russellville Democrat., 1884-11-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTE.

Correspondence of the Democrat.
The Departments have been thined
out, every Republican voter in any
doubtful State or doubtful congress.
sional district, having gone home to
exercise his right to vote. A few
who fear the result remain behind
in the hope that if Cleveland and
Hendricks shall be elected, they win
be able to retain their places. Those
from the States where there is no
hope for the Republicans remain to
attend to routlac business.
The suspension of Henry d. Cooke.
Jr., d Co., bankers in Washington
which was announced last week
caused a good deal of furry in fnan.
clan circles here for day or two
All uneasiness connected with the
affair has, however, subsidized, it hav.
ing been ascertalned that the failure
was an honorable one-that is, that
they will be able TO pay every dollar
of their indebtedness.
The report was started last week
that the President and Miss Tillie
Freiinghuyser. daughter OF the Sec
rotary of State, were to be married
this winter. The rumor did not GET
twenty-four hours old before papa
Frellnghuysen stood up and said it
was not true. / met an intimate
friend of President Arthur's day
or two ago, and in the course of my
conversation with him he stated That
he did not believe the President
would ever again marry. 1t seems
to be one of the things that he
doesn't want to do.
1t will not be many days after the
election that Congressman will be
hnrrying back to Washington TO ar
range for the business of the session,
which, is predicted, will be one Of
the busiest in the history of the ma
ton. Many '.jobs" will come up in
the guise of needed measures, so
that it will be necessary for the
honest Legislators to keep their eyes
open.
A decision was rendered in the
Patent Office last week by the Board
Of Examiners Chief, touching the
priority OF invention of the tele-
phone, which was in favor OF the
Bell Company on every point in is
sue. The Drawbaugh Company
were not involved in this contest, so
that should Bell succeed IN all his
battles with other inventors, very
many Of which are yet TO be fought,
he may eventually be overthrow by
Drawbaugh, who it looks 10 man
Of your correspondents information,
was the original and first inventor
of the wonderful telephone.
Hon. Nj. L. Joslyn, the present
assistant Secretary Of the interior,
is being urged to take the position
of Commissioner of pensions, which
will become vacant in the course ola
couple of weeks, by the resignation
of Col. Dudley.
There is no better man in the
country for the place than Mr.Joslyn,
but it is not likely that he can be
prevailed upon to take it.
The President is with us again,
and as consequence we feel hap
pier and more contented. 1t makes
noticeable difference in almost every
branch Of affairs in the Capital
whether the President is here OF
away. When he is absent, every
official, from the Cabinet officer down
to the Department laborer, feels that
he has right and ought to take
vacation too, but no sooner does
the chief executive return to his pos
of duty than each government sery.
ant gets an idea that he ought to do
the same thing.
Mr.. Arthur still dwells at his
summer residence at the Soldiers
Home, about two miles from the
White House, but comes in every
day to attend to his official duties. 4
He takes life very quietly, and
makes but little fuss in the transae-
ton of business. 5. b