The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-05-16
NOTES ON EVENTS AT THE CAPITAL.
lettings Here and There in Washington
What the New Administration is
Doing Gleanings from the Tel
egraph and the Reliable"
Correspondent.

appointed Registe. of the Treasury in place of
Blanche X. Bruce, colored.
1t is said that Postmaster G eneral Villas has
an ambition to succeed Senator Sawyer, of Michi-
gan, whose term expires in 1887.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has estab-
lished department the business of which will be
to investigate all questions affecting the interests
of the dairy.
Washington hotel clerk Ito guest who has just
registered) -"Any baggage, sir" Guest-"Yes,
trunk" Clerk-"Well, give me your key, please,
and I'll see what's in it."
1t is said that Mr.. Blaine is about buying an
other $4,000 house in Washington and that he has
100000 of available funds with which to pick
up bargains. Poor Mr.. Blaine!
1t is now said in Washington that John Fl.
Handy, Esq, of the Baltimore bar, will be ap-
pointed U. S. District Attorney for Maryland
Mr.. Handy at one time resided here
During the coming summer the Agricultural
Department will purchase large quantities of silk
worm eggs for distribution in 1885, They are to
be purchased from American producers.
The Commissioner of Pensions on Monday
paid into the Treasury ST. 900 which had been re-
covered in a single case where there had been
fraudulent issue and payment of pension.
The little frame church on Vermont avenue,
when there was no regular pastor, has been torn
down to make room for other improvements.
-Acorrespondents ays that President Cleveland
has an Unborn mania for personally looking after
things, giving individual attention to every thing
that concerns himself This shows him to be a
man of good common sense
President Cleveland has been invited to at
tend the annual fair of the Montgomery county
(Md.) Association, to be held June 8, at Rockville
He has replied that the invitation will be accepted
if consistent with his public duties.
Charles M. Shelley, of Alabama, has been ap
pointed Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, vice Chas
Beardsley, of Illinois, resigned. Mr.. Shelley was
brigadier- general in the Confederate army and
afterwards served two terms in Congress.
There was a great rush on the President
on Tuesday, the office hunters being out in force.
Among the callers was lady who wanted place
for her husband and che compelled the President,
apparently much against his will, to listen to her
story.
On Tuesday the President appointed JAS.
Currsn, of Baltimore, supervising inspector of
steam vessels for the district vice John Mushaw,
removed. The salary is $4,000 per year, and the
inspector has twelve appointments. Mr.. Mushaw
has held the position since 1869 and has first
class record.
Secretary Manning, on the Sth inst, appoint
ed Mr.. John J. Mahon, of Baltimore, special agent
of the Treasury Department, to fill the vacancy
caused by the removal of Col. Chamberlain. Mr..
Mahon is member of the City Council and an
active young politician The salary of the office
is S. per day.
The Michigan Legislature, which is over
whelmingy Republican, has passed series of
resolutions highly complimenting President Cleve-
land for having appointed Hon. Geo. " Lothrop,
of that State, as minister to Russia. The resolu-
tions express the warmest sentiments of approval
of the Presidents act.
Some people in Washington appear anxious
to create the impression that the appointment of
Mr.. Veazey as postmaster at Baltimore, was in
tended as a setback to Senator German, but the
Senator'S friends claim that he mainly instru-
we expect they are right.
The Supervising Architect of the Treasury
has removed Mr.. Jackson Holland, superinten-
dent of the new postofice building, Baltimore, and
has appointed Mr.. J. Crawford Nelson in his
place. He has also removed Mr.. Geo. A Freder-
icks, superintendent of the new Baltimore Marine
Hospital, and has appointed Mr.. Jackson c. Colt.
Senator Warfield, of Howard county, who
wants to be Surveyor of the Port of Baltimore,
was in Washington on Monday. Hehad lengthy
petition which he presented to the P. NJ. General,
asking to have postofice established in his coun
ty, on the road between Eicott City AMI Clarks-
Vile, to be called "Grover" in honor of the Pres
ident.
George H. Lewis, a Washington broker, mys-
teriously disappeared about year ago, leaving
large number of creditors behind him. few
days ago he sent certified checks to his attorney
to clear off half his indebtedness, promising at the
same time to pay every cent in q short time. Lewis
located in Philadelphia, where he is said to have
made money rapidly in the brokerage business.
Mr.. F. B. Lawrenson, of Baltimore county,
who is an applicant for one of the local appraiser
ships at Baltimore, saw Secretary Manning
Tuesday. He is endorsed by Representative
Shaw, Senator Wilson and State Senators Sling
luf, Shriver and Warfeld. Col. o. P. Macgill,
of this county, is an applicant for the same posi-
ton and is said to be supported by Senator German.
President Cleveland has walked up to the
knowledge that he has been several times imposed
upon by some of his over Jealous friends and has
been led to do things which he has afterwards had
cause to regret. This is particularly the case as
to some of his consular appointments, which he,
after being more fully informed, did not hesitate
to revoke. We doubt if the sharpers get chance
to impose upon him again.
Tho count of the money, &c, in the U. S.
Treasury has been completed and everything has
been found satisfactory, the accounts of Treasurer
Wyman having been proved in every instance
The discrepancy of two cents, heretofore reported
as having been discovered in the cash-room, was
shown on a recount to be incorrect. So it would
appear that "the rascals'' didn't get away with
Uncle Sans cash after all.
Col. T. N. Burrill, chief of the bureau of en-
craving and printing, has been requested to
sign, and E. o. Graves, assistant treasurer of the
U. s., will be his successor. The latter gentleman,
who voted for Mr.. Cleveland, has been in the
Treasury Department since 1868, having entered
as 81 200 clerk. This department has l 200 en-
ployees, but twelve of whom come under the pro-
visions of the civil-servce law.
The appointment of DR.. J. Ernest Metre, of
Dakota, to a consulate in japan, has been revoked.
1t turns out that the DIR. has bad character, his
wife, who was Miss Buchanan, of Maryland,
having recently obtained divorce from him on
the ground of cruelty and abandonment The
President did not know this when he appointed
him, but when the facts were brought to his
knowledge he soon settled the DIR.
BE careful what you say when you call on the
President for an Office. The other day, so it is
reported, fellow called on him for a postofice
and thinking to fatter him said "Mr. President,
you are perfect picture of Col. Jack Hllman, the
the latest and ioliest man in our town" That