The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-16
Our Washington Letter.
ORION OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.


ORION OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Washington. ID. c., Oct. 8, 1856.
The disposition Of the day. is the set
Ting of merchants and transients under
suitable roof protection. The matter is
of exciting interest to everybody here,
and each item of progress is eagerly
sought. and Immediately chronieled. The
home business is secondary only TO gov.
ernment affairs, arising, as il does, out of
national necessity; and it is always
matter of general rejoicing, when any
body permanently commits to our staple
population by purchasing a home.
At the Cabinet meeting yesterday the
question whether the President and his
Cabinet should attend the Virginia State
Fair. to be held at Richmond on the 2and.
Of October, was, it is understood, decided
in the negative. The subject Of the va
scapcics in the Civil Service Commission,
also came up for constellation, but no de-
scision was arrived at, and it Is probable
that the gentlemen now holding those
positions will be allowed to conduct tho
business of the Office until the President
has time to appoint their successors.
The vacancy at the head Of the Coast
Survey was also considered, but no
conclusion reached.
The coming season in Washington
promises to be one of the liveliest In our
history, and every indication points to an
immense throng here for the winter. Real
estate men say there has never been such
a demand for houses and rooms,
and the few Republican families who viii
not come back on account of the change
in the Administration viii be more than
counterbalanced by the thousands Of
Democratic families from the South aud
West. At the time Cleveland was elected
it was thought that the change Of ADJ
ministration would make a great reduc-
ton in the prices Of real estate in Hash-
ington. On the contrary, prices have
gone up, there is as much building now
as ever, and the city is growing in MI
directions. 8
The White House remains undisturbed
as to preparation for the arrival Of its
mistress. The President has attended. TO
much business Of importance during the
week, keeping his secretaries fully occu-
pied. Assistant Secretary Pruden, who
was with Mr.. Arthur, says he never was
SO busy in his life as he is at present. But
with all his Industry in purely business
details. the President does not forget to
please the people from all over the coun-
try, visitors at the Capitol, and to that
end he holds an informal leyee twice
week. to which all may come and shake
hends with President and retire With their
souls satisfied.
yice-President and Mrs. Hendricks ar
rived at W,illard's Hetel. from indianap-
oils, the first Of the week, and Mr.. Hem
dricks paid his respects TO the President
early on Monday morning. The vice.
presidential coupe have been remarka-
bly, benefited by their summer vacation.
The unstinted adulation Of the rural pop
ulation at wayside railroad stations IN
Wisconsin and Indiana, have proved
marvellous tonic to Mr.. Hendricks. He
seems to have gained in width Of shoul-
ders abont one-third, and his smoothly
shayeSf face is as round as a button, and
he's got a new hat. too-a silk one.
The special delivery went into opera
tion yesterday. During the day. between
ninety and one hundred letters passed
through the messenger hands, 50 that
the earrings were less that for twenty
six boys and six bicycles. The first trip
that one lad made was TO Howard Uni-
versity. Not having bicycle he lad to
walk, and when be returned he remarked
that he uloaght he had earned his eight
cents There were q few Of the lesiefs
from outside. bat most Of them vet1
from people IN the District to Il tIelisS
Within the eify. Arorzzz s