The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-11-21
NoTEs ON EVENTS AT THE CAPITAL,
lettings Here and There in Washington
What the New Administration Is
Doing-Gleanings from the Tel
egraph and the Reliable"
Correspondent.


Senator German left Washington this week
spend a fortnight in New York and Boston.
Mr.. A. B. McCreery, a wealthy Californian |
as purchased the Washington residence OF Col.
OBJ Ingersoll, for $4,000.
The American says "Washingtonians are pre-
airing for the meeting Of Congress. One OF them
atented a liquor flask yesterday"
President Cleveland has expressed himself IN
he strongest terms of condemnation of the out
ages visited upon the Chinese on the Pacific coast
Senator Wilson, of Maryland, was in wash
npton few days ago looking out for winter
quarters and also seeing after some postmaster
ships.
Miss Cleveland returned to the White House
n few DAYS ago and has taken charge OF the estao-
lishment, relieving her sister, Mrs. Hoyt, who had
temporary charge.
The Republican Senators will hold caucus
lust before the meeting of Congress to decide upon
the course to be followed with regard to the Pres
ident's appointments.
In the Soldiers Home, near Washington
there are now s. IA inmates. The NUMBER Is IN
creased yearly and it will be necessary to PROVIDE
additional accommodations.
"A great many wealthy califOrnians now nave
nalatial winter residences in Washington. Inc
cauital city is fast becoming the fashionable WIN
ter residence of the United States.
-Sergeant-at-Arms Leedom, OF the house "a
Representatives, is in Washington, working up
hoo,,, sa- him sAlf -AiAetinn-Itis said fhaI
Secretary Manning has had detective placed
on each floor of the Treasury Department to re-
port clerks who careless neglectful of their
duties. The reins pretty tightly drawn on
subordnates just now.
The First Comptroller has made decision
that the Secretary of the Treasury has no legal
authority to pay for coupons which have been de-
tached from an interest bearing bond which may
have been lost or defaced.
Last week bride visited the White House
who had been there in the same capacity twice
before and had called ON Presidents Grant and
Hayes Both of her former husbands had died
and the LAST was her third matrimonial venture
When Congress meets it is expected that
there will be hostile attacks upon the civil service
law and Commission, but the President thinks the
new officers will endeavor to administer the law
faithfully and be able to stand the fire of criticism.
"A gentleman who cast his vote in the cleo
toral college for Mr.. Cleveland was among the
people at White House public reception few
days ago. All the President said was Chow do
you do 2" and the elector passed on rather crest
fallen.
Hon. Ira Davenport, Congressman elect from
the Bath district, New York, and the defeated
Republican candidate for Governor of that State,
was in Washington the other day looking for win
ter quarters. He takes his defeat very philosoph-
icaIly.
Much interest will be felt in the forthcoming
message of the President to Congress. A general
desire is expressed to learn exactly how the Pres
ident stands with reference to certain important
matters that will occupy the attention of the next
Congress.
The heads of departments and clerks in the
Treasury building are now required to be prompt
ly at their desks at o'clock. If they are five
minutes late they are reported to the Secretary
and continuance of the habit may result in their
dismissal.
President Cleveland had at his reception last
week one hundred and twenty callers, whom he
took cordially by the hand and disposed of in five
minutes, or at the rate of one for each period OF
81 seconds Some of the callers got even less
time than that.
The Washington correspondent of the Balti-
more Sun says "the President is not losing any
sleep over the consideration of the prominent fed
eral offices in Maryland which he will not probably
be called upon to fill before another six months
rolls around"
The President Tuesday appointed VIM. F.
Harrity, postmaster at Philadelphia, and John
NJ. Campbell Surveyor of Customs for the same
city. Mr.. Huidekoper, the suspended postmaster,
was appointed by President Arthur just before the
close of his term.
In his annual report the chief of the Bureau
of Statistics says that among the exports of our
manufactured products which show the most rapid
development since 1866, agricultural imple-
ments, clocks and watches, manufactures of cotton
iron and steel, &c.
The Maryland Democratic Association in
Washington, at its meeting on Monday night
dropped the name of Congressman John V. L.
Findlay, of Baltimore, from its list of honorary
members. Mr.. Findlay's participation in the
fusion movement in the city led to this action.
The Assistant Attorney General has reported
to the P. NJ. General that the total number o.
claims of pestmasters for loss by fire, burglary and
other unavoidable casualty allowed during the
past fiscal year was 1856, involving total loss OF
| S2S,377. The number of claims disallowed was 165
The Superintendent of the Money Ordel
Bureau, in his annual report, says that sl2O, OOO
| 900 in money orders were issued last year. Th'
money order system was established in 1866, ant
the first year but 81, 600 in orders were issued
| The business has had wonderful growth since
| then.
| Mr.. William Hunter, Second Assistant Score
tary of State, is in very bad health and it is be
lieved that he can live but short time. He en-
tered the State Department as low grade clerl
| in 1929 and has been there ever since, for tn
past fifteen years filing the place now occupied
by him.
| "A female clerk in the Patent Office was dis
missed several months ago for offensive partisan
ship" the charge being that she exulted immoder
ately when Gen. Logan was elected U. S. Sen
ator from Illinois. Now she is trying to get bacl
and one of her warmest supporters is Col. Morri
son, who was beaten by Gen. Logan.
Some time ago an applicant for position in
the Postotice Department was informed that h
could not get it unless the man who held tn
place was dead. The applicant at once wrot
back that little matter like that should not stan
in the way and wanted to know whether he shout
send the man to Washington to be killed or XII
| him there.
The number of poor women who enter tn
Treasury Department between and o'cloc
every day, are the charwomen whose business
is to clean up the Offices after the days work
done and the clerks have departed for their homes
There are about rs of these women and they &c
SIS per month each, upon which some of them pa
house rent and keep large families.
President Cleveland, says an exchange, wa
elected mayor of Buffalo. Before that he was ur
known outside of his county. Then elected Gov
crnor-then known to his State. Then followe