Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1885-09-26
WASHINGTON LETTER,

most ul-'0fchtatl"uN way !.'s-' '''c i..at
week. Ii, 'rip has been a4'c,ai,lc
anG iuyi-or,tin9, and II Wa limited
to the thirty day, granted 10 o,Ac.
employees Of the Government
The simple and imp crcmiou, way
IN which Nr. Clov..a-.l has ,pc4t
lis holiday. mi-I' Well be- taken for
"n eNanll" for fmure Prc~ilc4t-.
ami the neD.it # Iunu 1ili i:.: l.:.Yr
90 @o yelv far back 10 find example,
to ine contrary.
IL demand, upon the Presidents
mcnia and ph.y .y~!ciaI ,!la 4hrc. up
10 ihe time Of III, departure to tie
Adlron,'arlS, had uccu simply ircmen-
douS. Throughout weary Su..~~.
Niou Of DAYS he hal been called upon
10 shake hand, with an muMcra,lle
and luccs>aut multitude, 20 listen t.
Inini,e importantly. to address him
self to 'nH.N jIt.4cale problems Of
politics and government. Immersed
for so Ion" IN thai labo.luus mouoto!!y
he had made good his tjtlelo d term
If rest. Siucc his return ne has been
out d:ivin" several afternoons dur
irg Inc week and lie has ACCOMPLISH
cd good dcalof work Yestcria, he
remained i'll his Office during TIE af-
teluoon while The 1aui played on
lte lawn. He saw sc,erL pel.ons
during she day, incIulius Senator
Mcmillan of Minnesota. auG others.
Miss Cleveland has bccu visiting
her SISTER. Mr,. Yeomanan.. at Wal-
uoulh, y Y. ana is expected back
at the White House in October.
Si... ha. already received nearly $lp, =
coo on her tils st NooE, which will fur
lisiI her PIN money for a good
while.
Secretary Manning has finally leas-
ell The house of Otis Bicclow, Esq,
al the corner Of Eighteenth aud Z
streets. and VIII occupy il AS sooA as
Mrs. Manning returns 10 the civ.
Secretary Whitney has not ye. taken
a citv house. He is spending sever
al thousanI dollars III fitting up the
. Means rlace, on the Tennallv.toNn
road recently bought by him. aud ~ill
spend the autumn thelc. Mrs. Wn't-
NY viii probably be declared from
gong much into society by the re-
cent death Of her brother. NJ. A.
torney General Garland has pmchas-
ca residence during the past week
at the corner Of Rhode Island Ave
hue ant, Fourteenth street, ard all
the members of the Cabinet except
Mr. Lamar may now be SAL TO lie
provided for aB TO home in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Advices received at the General
Land Office from different points in
the West indicate that the firm att
titude of the Administration in its
purpose 10 protect the public domain
Is having & healthy effect 4 cores
pondent III Montana states that the
cat,lemem are becoming scared and
are s.lFpin@ vast quantities Of cattle
from the ranges Illegally 0cculied bv
them, and ,hat large milling compa-
MES which lave been engaged il
tresspasainG upon public timber are
trying to sell, ,S ,hey inG they can
not pool their interests with the cat
tlemen and land-graJbers. and sci.
out the whole country to the English.
Gen. ROsecrans, Register of the
Treasury has for some Zine past con-
templa,ed certain changes i'll his Of
flee, with view TO securing un- bias
ed judgment and cooperation is such
changes of methods, distribution OF
work, and grading of employees as he
deemed best in ;he interest ci the
public service. Last week lie called
for the designations Of six chiefs Of
divisions in the Registers Office.
Gen. Rosecrans says he was author
lied by the appointing power to re-