The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-11-29
RANDOM NOTES.

OF course the death Of the Vice President has
shocked everybody and has dlsarrsnged things ma
terlaly at the White House. The President has not
finished his message, and since O'Clock wednesday
night has done practically nothing toward nnishIng
II. A great deal OF interest 10 manifested in tho
question whether the President viii 70 to Indianapolis
to attend the funeral or not. lie fully Intended to
go, and perhaps does yet so intend; but there has
been great deal OF pressure brought to bear to
keep him from going Speaker Carlisle and Senator
Edmunds, as well as very many others, called on
Friday and entered vigorous protest. Senator Ed
munds told the President that he (Edmunds) had
persuaded President Arthur not to attend Garnelds
funeral at Cleveland. Yesterday early In the fore
noon, in fact almoot before the President was out Of
bed, telegram arrived from Ex-Governor Samuel ].
Tilden urging that he do not 20. All through the
day Saturday letters and kilograms kept pouring In
"Did any Of them urge the President to gog"
asked Col. Lamont
"Not one. They all were very emphatic In urging
him to remain In Washington" was the reply.
During the coming weeks Of mourning things will
remain very quiet at the White House. Mrs. Hoyt
returned home on Wednesday last and expected TO
arrive In fayetteville in time TO celebrate Thanks
giving. Miss Cleveland is the only inmate Of the
White House now except the President.
Hon. W. NJ. Springer sent the revised COPY of his
amendments to the rules Of the House to the printer
yesterday. These amendments do away with sew
era committees entirely, extend the duties OF some,
and curtai others. The Speaker ls OF course doing
nothing toward forming his committees until II is
decided what committees he Is to have. Mr.
springers proposed amendments will wipe ont the
Committees on coinage, Weights and Measures and
Banking and Currency, and create one committee In
their place, called the Committee on Finance. All
committees on expenditure are wiped out and one
called the Committee on Public Expenditure, with
fifteen members, Is created. All appropriations for
the various Departments go to the various commit
tees on those Departments.
The bogus butter dealers are in hard luck in this
city. DR.. Taylors discoveries with the microscope
10 his stndies OF various kinds OF butter have made
It very easy to distinguish the good from the bad.
seven cases have recently been brought in the
courts, and two Of them have reached their conclu-
sion and the parties have been fined 500 each Peo
pie who get butter that they mstrust Of being bogus
should bring II TO the attention OF the authorities
II this was done, 1t would not be long until the bogus
fellows were driven entirely from the markets.
There has been an attempt to raise little furry
during the week on the assertion that call Of bonds
was to be made. Inquiries at the Treasury reveal
the fact that no such thing Is contemplated. There
VIII undoubtedly be dencit this month between the
receipts and expenditures The reason for this lies
In the fact that the importers and wholesale dealers
generally have called halt in their business for the
purpose Of strengthening up their books The small
retail dealers are very active with their holiday busi
ness, but they have generally made their purchases
This would by no means be favorable time for
bond call. The only bonds subject to coll are the
three per cents, and there are only &isI 900 OF
these outstanding.
Judge Chenoweih, the First Auditor Of the
Treasury has returned from his visit to Harrisburg
Ky, at the bedside OF his invalid mother. He tells
me that the IRE in Harrisburg last Tuesday con-
sumed the last Of square of buildings owned by
his mother. The other portion was burned last year
Mr.. Dorman B. Eaton tells me that he will have
good many things to say when he retires from the
Civil Service Commission. He has been close OBJ.
server Of matters and things, and knows pretty well
now to write them. He thinks Maryland and Ohio
are the most hopeless States In the Union for the
progress Of the civil service dea and says go for as
he knows there is almost one in Ohio to take the
lead In the reform.
DR.. j. NJ. Gregory, the ex-Cvl Service Commis.
sontr, is the author Of a successful textbook on
political economy. 1t has had good rum and prom.
ises to continue. He takes middle ground in his
treatment Of the vexed tarin question, showing up
the arguments on both Sides for the benefit Of the
student.
am told that 1t is practically settled that udee
Thoman will take the management OF the Lawson
Steam Boiler Company of New York. The inventor
OF this boiler Is Mr. D. 7. Lawson, OF Wellsyille,
Ohio. He devoted many years. study to the subject,
and 1t Is thought his invention will almost cause
revolution. He has new theory as to the cause Of
explosions, and his invention is claimed to be an alb
soute protection against them. Col. william
Brown, formerly Of youngstown, Ohio, now pro-
pretor Of the New York Evening Ee,rs, Is leading
stockholder in the company, as Is also Hon.
Hugh ]. Jeweu.
Speaking OF Col. Brown, have seen no notice
made Of the fact that he has nearly completed the
work OF renovating aud renttng the Old Ogle Tayoe
place, on Lafayette Square, which he purchased
some time since. 1t will, when finished, be one Of
the most elegant places In the city. Mrs. Marsh,
who has been keeping the house opposite the Arlng-
ton, has rented the place aud proposes to call
It, believe, the Bartholdl. She will run It in con-
nectlon with her present house.
They are very busy over at the seed room of the
Agricultural Department getting the various gar
den seeds put up before the assembling Of Congress
The peas BEANS and large seeds generally are being
put into half.pInt packages and properly labeled.
while the smaller garden seeds arc put into small
PoPei pochets lHeIe ID 10 De BOOu ueal OF trial
made OF the Welcome oats" They are to be sent
out to the farmers in quart packages. DR.. II. D.
Branham, the superintendent OF the seed.room,
seems to be the right man In the right place. He is
from Mississippi, and has made a special study Of
the seed business.
Chief Clerk Nesbit, OF the Agricultural Depart
ment tells me that there will be 100000 copies OF
the Agricultural Report published this year. There
are only about 10000 copies of the last years report
left on hand. The report this year will have some
articles OF special interest For instance gentle-
man well posted on the subject who resides in Nor
folk is preparing an article on struck farming" in
the South. 1t Is the theory OF the Commissioner
that there should be much more systematic aud
complete system OF gardening In the South and that
the cities In the middle and northern latudes thus
should be supplied early with vegetables. 1t Is to
encourage this that the article In question has
been prepared.
Appointment Clerk IIassler OF the Interior Depart
ment, has drawer full OF chestnuts-the kind that
people eat. They were sent to him by one Of his
West Virginia admirers. Mr.. Hassler, by the way,
is one OF the best new men that have come Into the
Interior Department. He has taken vigorous hold
OF the work, and has good understanding OF his
duties. or course every other appointment clerk
must be contented TO remain In the background 30
long as Higgins lives. Higgins is national issue,
and 1t is impossible for all appointment clerks TO
reach that sublime height.
LITERARY NOTES.
II Shakespeare were alive to-day and reading
modern literature he would never ask again In q
skeptlcal tone, i" What's In q name" A din into