South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-02-15
Letter from Washington.


ker Keller and C.srrcs., a.icnt Boyis.
/ ton has not been settled yet. and the
more it is stirred az the worse il gets
for hei:er. Nobody hers acce, Is l.is
staiement that Loyn;on made cor
rupt propose: to him, as against the
latter's good character ansl reput. tiou.
Boyn ;on las never been known To
have any interest in jobs, and The mo-
neg in ID one is on the Opposite side
from the one he is said 10 have es.
poused A committee OF the House
will endeuyor 10 find out whether
Keller has not added u contemplate
false accusation TO his other mean
ness. Probably the most disguised
man, though, is the unfortunate Me-
Garrahan, who owns the immortal
claim which started the controversy
and who nov secs X led OF. side
tracked, rs II were, OH one OK the in
Vulnerable branch issnc1 that have
marked lis course through the Depart
meuts, the courts and Congress Tor the
past twenty years He has no con-
Germ with the Keller Boyn;on contro.
versy. accept IN go far as MIR. Doyn.
ton tried to do him n slight kindness,
az almost any one would who knows
his story; and ia agitation will pre-
baby put him further oft than ever
from getting - hearing on the merits.
sMac' takes his long rambIes abont
the streets by night and day, which
seem his only method OF working off
surplus activity, more dejeciedly than
is his won't. 1t looks as though the
rich new Idr;a Company woald keep
him out of his own tor many years
lcnger.
Mr.. Morrison's tariff BIZ has been
on the whole rather favo ably received
az an eminenily conservative and Just
measure, which aims to mako one
step towards needed reforms without
cntpiing any protected industry
Whether it will pass both houses this
session 10 Question no, easily answer
ed, at the present time There is
tendency to complain OF the expenses
of Representative lI,s,leii's in, eral
last December, which cost So. 500.
largely ior meals, 'l1nchcs,' cigars,
o ,..r.ic. gcs anl ssuadries.' a friend
who went aions With one Of thee
public fua erals, iaat Of Senator Sum.
ncr, says nc found that The funeral
baked meats were 40: furnished forth
'coldiy,' nor the fanerai niixeI drinks
either. Ii WAS rather an irrevereut
thought how the great Senator, who
ike other great men, was generous
liver, would nave enjoyed it all
These who COMPLAIN do not do JUS
tice to the physiological effects Of
grief, with which they are, perhaps,
not we'll acquainted. Sir John Fall
staff ext lains how slghing and groan-
ing mag pull 40 mln ike b!adder.
and the resnlt Of ps,blje, org ,niz,i
woe is always toIbeed an norIinate,
hung r aud tilirstia the mourners. So
at least, itappears.
The bloody SHIFT scheme OK Semi.
tor Sherman aud some Of his Repnb
lean associates has i..lien 60 aat as to
be hardly worth carrying on. The
committee appointed viii prctehd to
take testimony, which Will be printed
and circulated for campaign purposes;
but il Is doubtful now whether thus sort
of hing will not do more harm than
good to their own cause. Presidcn-
tia; booms are growing numerous
now, new cnes 81 ringing p every
few days. The most astonishing
thing is tho apparent inroads made
by Logan on Tie Administration
strength. Il looks now "a though
there would &c nice fight between
Logan aud Arthur, winch will pruba-
bly defeat them both. Senator Don
Cameron writes 10 a friend in WASH
ingtc u that he will not take possess
ION OF his seat in the Senate until az
ter tie question OF Presidential can
didacy ha1 been settled lie say
that lie wants TO be oat o. the way.
because If he interested himself in be
half OF any candidate the cry of boss.
ism would be raised III The convention
1t cannot lie that Don is quie tly work
ing for the nomination himself. Such
political modesty IS unparalleled.
There are two significant signs of
the CROWN OF w asnln4tOb as VIM
ter resort for the wealthy. One OF
them is the 'boom' IN the furniture
business, which ia really worth a pass
ing word II is nov undoubtedly 4 @
largest single trade here, outside pro
visions. Every dealer Las enlarged
his place to IL utmost limits, and new
establishments have been started.
some Of them in what have been here
tolore private rarIors, to satisfy the
lately developed craze for Fart turu.
ishngs, in tie shapC OF screens, pot
terc-, dado5 ana he like. Two OF
the largest hall, that OF lac Odd Eel.
lows AM TalImadgo TALL, are given
mp to the display Of furniture, which,
though il bears "a most uurightcous
percentage OF profit, mas the draw
back of being bulky aud requiring