Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-09-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

tFrom Our Regular Correspondent.l
The President returned in the most
nostentatious way possible last week.
His trip has been agreeable and invig-
Grating, and it was limited to the thirty
days granted to other employees OF the
Government.
The simple and unpretentious way
in which Mr.. Cleveland has spent his
holidays might be taken for an exam
pie for future Presidents, and the
memory of man will not have to 60
very far back to find examples to the
contrary.
The demands upon the Presidents
mental and physical endurance, up to
The time of his departure for the
Adirondacks, had been simply tremen-
dous. Throughout a weary succession
of days he had been called upon to
shake hands with an innumerable and
incessant multitude, to listen TO inf
mite importantly, to address himself
to many intricate problems of politics
and government. Immersed for SO long
in that laborious monotony he had
made good his title to term of rest.
Since his return he has accomplished
good deal of work Yesterday he
remained in his office during the alter
noon while the band played on the
lawn. He saw several persons during
the day, including Senator Mcmillan,
of Minnesota, and others.
Miss Cleveland has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. Yeomanns, at Walmouth,
n. Y, and is expected back at the
White House in October. She has
already received nearly $4,000 on her
first book, which will furnish her pin
money for good while.
Secretary Manning has finally leased
the house of Otis Bigelow, Esq, at the
corner Of Eighteenth and P. streets,
and will occupy it as soon as Mrs.
Manning returns to the city. Secre-
tary Whitney has not yet taken city
house. He is spending several thous-
and dollars in fitting up the Means
place, OH the Tennallytown road, re-
Gently bought by him, and will spend
the autumn there. Mrs. Whitney
will probably be debhrred from going
much into society by the recent death
of her brother. Mr.. Attorney Gen
eral Garland has purchased a residence
during the past week at the corner of
Rhode Island avenue and Fourteenth
street, and all the members of the
Cabinet except Mr.. Lamar may now
be said to be provided for as to home
in the District of Columbia.
Advices received at the General
Land Office from different points in
the West indicate that the firm atti-
tude of the Administration in its pur-
pose to protect the public domain is
havinga healthy effect. A correspond
ent in Montana states that the cattle
men are becoming scared and are ship
ping vast quantities of cattle from the
ranges illegally occupied by them, and
that large milling companies which
have been engaged in tresspassing up
on public timber are trying to sell, as
| they now find they can not pool their
interests with the cattlemen and land
grahbers, and sell out the whole coun-
try to the English.
Gen. Rosecrans, Register OF the
Treasury, has tor some time past con-
templated certain changes in his office,
with view to securing unbiased judg-
mcnt and cooperation is such changes
of methods, distribution of work, and
grading of employees as he deemed
best in the interest of the public ser
vice. Last week he called for the res
ignations of SIX chiefs of divisions in
the Registers office. Gen. Rosecrans
says he was authorized by the appoint
ing power to request the officials to
place their designations in his hand
without delay, because he found that
they were not in sympathy with the
reforms he proposes to make. The
reports circulated that there was
lack of harmony between Secretary
Manning and the Register, growing
out OF the above changes, are, says Gen.
Rosecrans, absolutely untrue, and di-
rectly opposite to the facts.
Third Auditor Williams has address,
ed letter to the Secretary of the
Treasury, stating that as the result OF
the improved condition of the bust
ness of his Office, and the fact that
great efficiency has been attained he
recommend a reduction in the cleri-
cal force. The law provides for 15S
clerks. There are now six vacancies
caused by resignation, four of which
need not be filed. The services of
twelve more clerks can be dispensed
with without injury to the public SER
vice, making a total reduction of Is
clerks. Mr.. Williams has secured
Secretary Manning's approval of the
dismissals, which are to take effect
from Both inst.