The Washington critic., 1885-07-20

minister Phetps-Thc New aathOItC
Unfvorsity--Mr. Mcdonald aud the
Supreme Bench who Will Repre-.
sent Mr.. Cleveland fn the House
Next winter9
Rev. DR.. Chappelle, the pastor of st.
Matthew Church, who is the resident
member of the executive board of the
Catholic University, informs the
He'0W correspondent that the buildings on
the recently purchased site, just north of
this city, will not be started until next
spring. The plans will be decided on at
the meeting of the prelates on the llth of
November next. The experiment is
vast one and every step will be wisely CON
sidcred before being acted upon. So far as
at present decided upon, there will be ex-
pended on the theological department,
which is the building to be first erected,
about Sl50,000, and the other wings, to
accommodate the medical, scientific and
law courses will follow as the needs of the
university demand. The first students
will naturally be all priests, and it is ex-
pected that the dioceses of New York,
Brooklyn and Boston will furnish num-
bers of students. Students later on who
will be admitted to the scientific, medical
and law departments will only be those
who have already finished the ordinary
course in other colleges.
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Sannly,,,t, ,Io D.,-.1,..,', q.
correspondent of the st. Paul Globe says
that at least half of the letters he receives
have no direct reference to patronage
People write him on every conceivable
subject. Some would be pleased to have
the President write his name on the in
closed card to paste it in an autograph
album. Others write under the seal econ
fidential," detailing nasty bits of GOSSIP
about this or that candidate A curious
feature of these communications is tina
they bear the date almost universally o
small villages and towns, and that the per
centage of those which come from tn,
cities is practically trihing. 1t is safe t.
say that not more than one in twenty o
the letters received ever reach the Presi
dent. Autograph letters are laid aside
until he has leisure moment, when h,
sometimes answers fifty at one sitting
Foolish or ridiculous letters are destroyed
Applications for Office, where they appea
to come from men of intelligence and char
acter, are sent to the different department
to be filed Many applications for Chart,
are received. Sometimes they are writer
by people whom the President has know
in his younger and less prosperous days
In the majority of cases there are confiden
tial begging letters asking for a Temporal
loan of anything from SIS to $4,000, unit
the writer can get on his feet again. ii
responds to these cases when he know
them to be deserving, as also to request
for subscriptions enjoining secrecy, how
ever, as to the use of his name.
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The 7j76nnFs Washington correspondent
relates the following to show how the pc
litical prospects of Congressman Stock
slayer of Indiana were blighted: al
offered resolution in the House providn
for an appropriation of $1,000, | believe, t
build stables for the Use of the House an
the Washington postoflice. The rcsoutio
was perfectly proper one. The Senat
has its own stable; why not the House
The House pays now about $l4,0 900 ever
year for livery and the hire of horses. TIL
building of stable would have been
saving of money. But somebody out in h
| I,,t,,n, hoII e hn ,acnI,t,,,, ,,,I Il
nounced poor Stockslager for squanderin
the peoples money and being willing
have Congressman keep their horses ;
public expense. As everybody knows, ,
course, who cared TO inform himself til
horses and wagons are required in the di
tribution of the immense daily mail an
the tons of public documents addresse
to every Congressman. OF keeping privat
horses at public expense there could not |
any question. But the cry of squanderir
the peoples money, once raised, finishe
Stockslager."
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The reporters do not find Secretal
Whitney communicative person. !
least he never talks when he has nothir
to say, and is very careful what he say
even then A New York special remarI
of his being at the Fifth Avenue Hot
the other day: ale wore cool and bree
suit of white flannel. On his head was Il
usual black silk hat with the high ban
and as usual, he was accompanied by l.
trusty gold eyeglasses. What is the
new in the Dolphin matter?' he was aske
Il am not talking at all for publication
these days. Whatever is to be said | p
in writing. 1t is good deal better thu
talking. II enables man to see what
is going to put in print, and to study
over. There is no chance for Il report
to make mistake in quoting you whit
what you desire to say is in writing"
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The present visit of ex-senator McDo
aid to Washington revives the rumor tn
he is to succeed Mr.. Justice Bradley
the bench of the United States Suprer
Court before the LIST of January next NJ
Justice Bradley reached the age of 70
which Justices of the United States S
preme Court may retire-on the 4th
March last. He is expected to retire
the fall. Chief Justice Waite will rea
the age of 20 on the Goth of NovembC
1886; Mr.. Justice Miller ON the 9th
April, 1886, and Mr.. Justice Field on {
4th of November, 1886. So Preside
Cleveland will probably have four vaca
cies i'm the United States Supreme Cou
to fill before his term expires.
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The zj16me correspondent was talkil
with Mr. Smalley of Vermont the 9th