The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-07-24


WAsHlSeToS. ID. e., July 18th. 1855.
The President, Secretaries Manning.
Lamar. and r NJ. G. General Nilss, lett
the city on Saturday afternoon 10 spcnd
Sunday At the Club House OF the Wood
moat Rod and Gun Club. The distin-
gnishcd party spent the sabbath very
quietly in = wild sylvan retreat o. 800
acres owned b. the Club, aud returned
much refreshed on Monday.
The President has been working too
many hours. lie has been sitting mp too
late 81 night in order a. dispose OF the
vast number OF applications tor Office
that await his attention. He i not cx-
hSusted Int he Is very tired. Last week
he saw visitors only on three days. Mon
day, Wednesday. aud Friday, and expe-
rienccd considerable rciieffrom the pres
sure thSt hsd been put upon him
The appointment Of Mr. Stevenson. If
Illinois. First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral il one Of The most fortunate selec-
tions that the present administration has
madf. He has attacked the large arrears
OF business with such energy that in the
short space of 4 week over two thousand
new appointments have been made. To
dispatch such bulk OF details with such
general approval. and absence Of ground
for cavil, indicates executive ability Of a
high order The position Of First As
sistant Postmaster General has become,
owing TO the immense growth Of the
service, one Of the most important un-
der the Government. and il il pleas
ure 10 know that IL l. not filled By q
Hatton or Tyner, but in . way 10 re-
fleet credit on the country. and the Dem
ocrafic party.
Postmaster General Villas met Mr.
Stevenson n the Chicago convention
Each was strongly impressed in favor o.
the other. and thev have been warm
friends ever since. Mr.. Stevenson rep
resented his district in the Forty fourth
and Forty-sixth Congresses. He Ia.
since been practicing law in Blooming
ton. Iii. He i forty-eight years of age
vigorous and able. M8ny public men
have been made his friends By his genial
and attractive disposition IS well Is by
his solid worth.
The ex- First Assistant Postmaster
General, NJ Malcolm Hay, has gone tc
Colorado. IN the hope that his feeble
frame may be strengthened By the eli
mate 1t Is well known that after be
was appointed four months ago. he went
south for the benefit Of his health. When
be returned here 10 undertake his official
duties the disbursing clerk handed him
his salary for two months Mr.. Hay de-
clined to receive the money, SAYING he
had not earned II. and by his direction
the amount Of his salary for these two
months OF absence from his desk was
covered into The Treasury.
Secretary Whitney's idea Of reform i
20 reform He does not rest content
with one good deed well done He -e-
Gently brought from New York an ex-
pert accountant " no has devised new
method Of bookkeeping for the bureau
of the Navy Department Hereafter
each item Of the naval appropriation
will have it, separate account and by
this means the balance remaining 10 each
specific appropriation can be seen ~ q
glance The displaced system Is no sys-
TEN NJ all. but an unwieldy accumulation
Of different methods 20 which each
change Of regime has addedits quota OF
confusion
Secretary Whitney il giving the enc
mics 81 good government great deal OF
annoyance lie refuses n accept With
ont question the worthless ship con-
tracts Of his Republican predecessors.
When be wishes TO 90 10 sea on the rag
ing Potmsc he hires his boat. and does
not use = Government ship. He has
abrcgaled the rule forbidding officers 10
allow their wives to follow them 10 lis
sant ports His reason for abrogatsng
this rule Was in substance, that the off,
GERS were not able TO prevent their wives
doing pretty much rs they pleased.
II j. expected that Democratic officer.
for the District Government viii very
soon be appointed. but il is not probah q
that the new sppointees will be residents
Of the District Of Columbia
A gentleman recently venture3 to give
the President some advice q ID tie kind
offs man ne should appoint to . certa. n
district Office Mr.. Cleveland said: Il
think ki4Ow what i needed Ny own
experience will be . guide 10 me. AZ
the chief executive of city government,
! gained the approval Of men VI both
political parties. and arquired a knowi-
edge 81 Ahlt qualifications are most
nees'er III municipal governments.
viii give every appointment careful
Consideration