Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-28

From our Regular Correspondent.

FROM our regular correspondent !
The new broom does not sweep rap
idty enough Ger the throng OF Office
seeking patriots who raided Washing
ton about three weeks ago. Disap-
pointed spOiIsmeu shake the dust OF The
CITY from their weary Get and sadly
uui II their detected noses towards their
distant homes. The disCOmiOlture OF
the place hunters gives some rehef TO
the Cabinet officers, who have been IN
der hot seige since the fourth OF Narch.
Even the PUstma Ter General has had a
percep.iUle respite from callers during
the past few days. i ne applications
Tor pOsLmastersLips, however, do not
fall off hey rather increase. In the
Office OF The clerk t. the hrst Assistant
Postmaster General, with an extra de-
tail OF assistants, IL Is difficult 10 keep
up with the Work O1 brIlieug and fling
applications
President Cleveland evidently prefers
for Otfice. the quiet men vino have Kept
comparatively IN the back-gruuud.
Those who have advertised their merits
with Delegations have been LETT every
time. ne last list o1 Nominations sent
to ! he Senate created more surprise and
more disapp Oiutment than any appoint
ments- CT made. The names which
had figured on the states were ali alb
sent from the list This fact has OpBr-
aied very discOuragingly upon those
who have bren devULIug every day and
hour to their claims,
Among The most important nOmina-
tions were Mr.. Hay, OF PiLtsburg, 10 be
First Assistant Postmaster General.
Mr. Montgomery, of Michigan, To be
. { I'm AZ nd
Iesentative Durham, OF Kentucky, Tor
First Comptroller of Currency, The
defeat of FhII. Thompson, for commits
siOner Of Internal revenue, by MIR Mil
Ter, of West Virginia, was q surprise 10
many, and reAI shUCk to his t,i-nds
who had streneU4sly urged HIM for the
place. They say they Will not suggest
his name 4Or any other place nOws SINCE
his ability and GAINS aIs not apprecIa-
ted by the new bowers.
The aching commits ,iOner of Patents, /
Mr. DyreuiOrlh, dad not hesitate 10 ex-
press surprise 81 tue nomination Of EIs
successor since he claimed LhaJ the
cummIsslOnCrshIp had been Offe,e 70
himself by both The President and Sec
Rotary Lamar. Through the diiatUri-
ness of the Patent exam .uers, the work /
OF the Office is shameuliy il arrears, /
and Mr.. Dl rentUrth recently began re-
form by requiring night wUI In offices
that a. e behind with The business OF the {
department. This will now be Kept up !
unuIl the work Is brought up 10 daJe,
~ inch, from the present energy dis /
play ed. viii be in aoOuU three months. /
This Iact will be z, atItying to inventors
IS hose patience has been severe V tried .
by the delays IN the issuance II their
patents.
Wednesday was President CIevelands /
forty eighth birthday, ami he varied
from MS daily program by taking a U.s . /
hours drive with Col. Lamont, behind
ii pair Of Ex-Fresideut AfIhur's horses. /
The retiring President Kept ten horses
OF his own ~ the Executive stables, all
of which he lett for the use Of Mr.. F..
Cleveland until the latter should make F.
other provisions. air, Arthur has call /
ed socially on Presiden Cleveland du . I
ing the week and attended his official ;
recep tiOn. Since ms retirement from /
Office he has ueen the guest of eE-secre- /
tarY FUeyiinghUysen, aud a recipient OF +
constant attention from society people /
with .uJ regard 10 party President Z
CleN Gland Will give an entertainment IN /
his honor next week, Secretary ~ nit I
ney ha, begun an investigation OF the I
accounts u the Navy Department, and
EndicotU proposes 10 Jurn
things ov, in { e Var Department T
He has requested the Adjutant General &
# the Army 20 furnish HIM with a. com +
2lete lis5 Of all The officers on duEy 10 }