The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1885-09-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18th, 1885.
The President returned in the most unosten-
tatious way possible last week. His trip has been
agreeable and nvgorating, and 1t was limited to
the thirty days granted to other employees of the
Government.
The simple and unpretentous way in which
Mr.. Cleveland has spent his holidays might well
be taken for an example for future Presidents.
and the memory of men will not have to go very
far back to find examples to the contrary.
The demands upon the Presidents mental and
physical endurance, up to the time OF his depar-
ture for the Adirondacks, had been simply tre-
mendoss. Throughout weary succession Of
days he had been called upon to shake hands with
an innumerable and incessant multitude; to listen
to infinite importantly; to address himself to
many intricate problems of politics and govern
ment. Immersed for 80 long in that laborous
monotony he had made good his title to term Of
rest. Since his return he has been out driving
several afternoons during the week and he has
accomplished good deal of work. Yesterday he
remained in his Office during the afternoon while
the band played on the lawn. He saw several
persons during the day, including Senator Nc
Mlllen, or Minnesota, and Others.
Miss Cleveland has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Yeomans, at Walmouth, N. Y, and is expect
already received nearly $4,000 on her first book.
which will furnish her pin money for a good
while.
Secretary Manning has finally leased the house
of Otis Bgelow, Esq, at the corner of Eighteenth
and p streets. and will occupy it as soon as Mrs
Manning returns to the city. Secretary Whitney
has not yet taken city house. He is spending
several thousand dollars in fitting up the Means
place, on the Tennallytown road, recently bought
Whitney will probably be debarred from going
much into society by the recent death of her
brother. Mr.. Attorney General Garland has
purchased a residence at the corner of Rhode
Island avenue and Fourteenth street, ant
all the members of the Cabinet excep
Mr.. Lamar may now be said to be prov ided fol
as to home in the District of Columbia.
Advices received at the General Land Office
from different points in the lest indicate that tn,
firm attitude of the administration in its purpos,
to protect the public domain Is having healthy
effect. A correspondent in Montana states tina
the cattlemen are becoming scared and are ship
ping vast quantities of cattle from the range
Illegally occupied by them, and that large mill
ing companies which have been engaged in tres
passing upon public timber are trying to sell, a
they now find they cannot pool their interest
with the cattlemen and land grabbers, and sci
out the whole country to the English.
Gen. Roseorans, Register Of the Treasury, ha
for some time past contemplated certain change
in his Office, with view to securing un-biase
Judgment and cooperation ia such changes O
methods. distribution of work, and grading o
employees as he deemed best in the interest of tn
public service. Last week he called for the resg
nations of six chiefs of divisions in the Register
office. Gen Rosecrans says he was authorized b,
the appointing power to request the officials t
place their designations in his hands without de
lay, because he found that they were not in sym
pathy with the reforms he proposes to make
The reports circulated that there was aElack Q