Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1885-04-17
WASHINGTON LETTER,
[From Our Regular Correspondents

lrrom Our regular arCorrespondent.1
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 13. 1885.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
which takes the initiative in everything
pertaining to the safety and comfort of
railroad passengers in this country, is now
disputing England's supremacy in the
matter OF speed. The trains on the Great
Western Railway, From London to Liver.
pool. annihilate the distance at the rate Of
fifty miles an hour, exclusive of stops, but
what will Mr.. Null and the rest of the
world say when they learn that the Penn
sylvania Central Road whirls its passen-
gers from New York City to Chicago, ia
good thousand milcs) in twenty four hours
including stopa? By the schedule that
went into effect last Sunday, the great
cities Of the East are thus placed within
twenty four hours with the metropolis Of
the West, and this wonderful achievement,
Is accompanied by the most positive guar.
aatees of comfort rs well as perfect safety
Neither pains nor expense has been spar
ed in the adoption OF every possible means
10 insure passengers against accident, &c
that the Inauguration OF this new enter
prise is destined TO secure for this line th.
continuance OF that popularity that its ad-
lnirable management in the past has wor
from the whole travelling public.
In view OF the enormous frauds that
have been committed IN the preemption oi
the public lands throughout the country
the Commissioner OF the General Land
Office has suspended the issuance of any
more land patents in the greater portion
OF the public land States west ot the Mis-
souri,, and has absolutely and Indefinitely
suspended patents tor the desert and tim.
ber culture entries everywhere. Under
this order of the new COMMISSIONER, il
would seem that the emily legal way to ge,
hold OF the public domain Is by The IN
Sirumentnlity of scrip, tor which there
must OF course follow a very lively demand
There are several classe, Of scrip winch
can thus he used for locating public land,
IN any quantities and In all localities
where lands are subject to homestead OF
preemp'ion entry, the principal o. which
il the Soldiers' Additional Homestead
Scrip, which ia als0 the cheapest and best
! locating purposes. There il but little
OF this scrip afloat now. and this little i.
limited to the hands Of very few dealers
In Washington city, who anticipate a
bOnntifnl harvest.
The Senatorial junketing parties for the
summer that had been laid ont under the
miserable pretense that they are for the
promotion of the public interests, have
come to naugill through the instrumental
ity of old man Van Wyck, who has lately
been stirring mp the Republican galoots Of
the Senate with a very pointed stick. Mr.
Van Wyck is a veritaJie Miss Nancy In
appearance, but lie has abundantly shown
his ability to hold his own in lip contest
viii. some OF the best men IN the Senate.
The grand army Of political hacks and
dead beats that have found their way int,
the treasury department in the capacity o
special agents, is TO he completely broker
mp and scattered. Secretary Manning.
attention was called early in the hours o
the new administration to Tie useless anf
expensive host OF scalawags who for year
have done nothing nnd.r Heaven tn
draw their salaries and play into the hand
ol the very men they were set to watch
ln Tact these fellows had 80 much influenc,
with the laSt administration that neithe
Arthur nor his Secretary oil the Treasur,
could mud II possible to Iop them off.
| DON PEDRO.