The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-03-14
Washington Letter.
from cur regular Correspondent J


WAsHINGTcN. Ma eh IL IS
Mr.. Cleveland's first week in the
White House is \ busy Que. o. the day
of his Inauguration. he took his turn At
The pump-hsndle ponance Of all pre.i-
dents and endured the ordeal in good
form. Then he listened to much advice
inthe matter Of offices, and promised
to give the question at issue his NEST
seriou. consideration. He Rose early,
wnrksd necessarily, aud went to bed
late, realizing aircsh, 10 doubt, that
station has its labor. proportionate to
its honor.. But in his first days service
he found time to slip away to enjoy on,
Of the regulation drives Of the capital,
the circuit If the grounds ot ii =
Soldiers Home.
The President and his sister, Mi \
Cleveland, will have to perform tn.
honors at the Executive Mansion alone
after this week, as Mrs. Hoyt and Rev
Mr.. Cleveland aud his wife intend to IT,
turn home within n few days. Miss
Cleveland, who is to be mistres. Of the
White House during tic present adj
ministration, unless Cupid interferes. i,
well qualified, both social and intel.
lectuslly. t. perform the duties which,
herposi,iom imposes on her, and ther,
isa growing impression that the sociai
interests nf the White House will not be
neglected under the new II, nini.tlatior.
Fis said that Miss Cleveland Ia. tn
important faculty Of making herscl
agreeable 70 agreat marry people at
once. aud worl c me. frnm Albany tha,
her memory for faces and liamts is re
marknble.
The "iiice-sc.kers have come to town
some in rags and come in tass ant
som. iu velvet gowns, and arr lattin.
the administration kn-w that they vii
arcrp: whatever they can get. At pre-
sent they prefer torcIg mission or =,
as.istant srcretarysiip By Jane the.
may decide to take Il cl.rkst,i ; that il
if they can have one without, the terror
Of II competitive examination.
The fact is tina, President Cl.vrlan
la. devoted already thre days .ln's
exclusively to visitors who wished t
pay their respects, aud many person
while calling t. pay their respects ton
advantage of the opportunity to prese'
individual claims or claims of frienC
for appointment to Office 1t is pleasil,
to note that such applications were dl
posed uf in a manner not calculated
encourage those presenting them. 1T
President emphaticaliy declined to he;
or consider personal appeals. He state
that he had called seven gentlemen i'll
his Cabinet, sud did not propose to Ell
barrass them by acting upon apple
tions before they had examined ~
reported upon them.
Postmaster Go.e.al and Mrs. Vii
are At present the guests of Mr. a.
Mr.. Letter al the Blaine Mansion. I
morrow they will take pos. sssivn of
suire Vi handsomely fitted mp rooms
the Ehb,t House. Mr.. Vitae created
very favorable imprcssi,n upon t
empl yea Of the Post Office De ,,Artme
yesterday by his pleasant and affal
.aanner In personal appearance
Si,newhat resembles Cnm'der Schl,
.oi t,,- Navy. Mrs. Villas is We
cnar,uita lady, aud will unloubtec
prove decided acquisition to Washil
ton soccty, She is about medium heig
dresses with hecominy taste, and y
sesses II comedy face and figure.
Aprqpos of the Postmaster Genel
,Wr, Mr.. Tyner, the ex-Postmas
Gruer.l, called my attention the OF
day to the enormous strain upon
nerves of the man who serves his CO
ny A. Postmaster General. He s,
With fifty thousand offices seattle
over the vast extent of the Uni
Sls'cs il ., It, er and control
wnk is enormous, aud the man ut
neal vi the Post 0.lice De ,artment
to betr the hruut of the strain
number Vi o.hclsls, EN- ,loyes, !
u,.stprS mail ,.rrli ~ and T., ,n.rA