Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-10-28
WASHINGTONNEW g. GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON NEWS 6. GOSSIP.
The Mexican Bsundary-LIne -Aunual Reports
of Heads OF Departments-t;oIne TO Vote
No More Interviews for Office SEEKERS, &C.
lBy telegraph TO the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, October 27.-The
Cabinet to-day was attended by all the
members except the Postmaster-Gen-
eral, who is out of the city. The ses-
sion was devoted principally to the con-
sideration of questions arising under
the establishment Of the boundary-line
between the United States and Mexico,
and resulted in the formulation Of a Sc
ries Of instructions to officers engaged
in that service on behalf OF this Gov
eminent.
The question Of allowing the publ
cation by the press Of the annual re-
ports Of bureau officers in advance Of
their being submitted to Congress was
also considered. and it was decided to
leave the matter entirely to the discre-
ton Of the heads of bureaus aud de-
partments. These reports and also
those Of most Of the members of the
Cabinet have for many years been made
public in advance Of their submission
in bulk to Congress with the Presidents
annual message.
Some anxiety having been felt as to
the whereabouts and welfare of DR..
Sterrett, the eminent archHologist, who
has been making explorations in Asia
Minor, and who has not been heard
from for several months, the Depart
ment Of State, in compliance with the
request of several scientists, made in
quiry by telegraph of Mr.. Cox, United
States Minister at Constantinople, re-
garding him. Mr.. Cox reports that Mr..
Sterrett is well, and that he has just
returned from Athens.
1t is said at the White House this
afternoon that the President will leave
Washington Sunday evening and pro-
coed direct to Buffalo. where he will
cast his vote for the Democratic State
ticket, and return to Washington, ar
irving here Wednesday evening or
Thursday morning. lie will probably
make the journey alone. Secretary
Manning, who votes in Albany, will
probably leave here Saturday night,
and Secretary Whitney, who votes in
New York city, will probably leave
Monday. Priyate-Secretary Lamont
will also leave Monday morning for his
home in Cortland county.
The following was to-day promul-
gated by the President for the infOrma-
tion of the public:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
October q, 1885.
For nearly eight months large share
Of the time of the President has been
devoted to hearing applications for Of
fees and the determination of appoint
ments. Much of the time thus spent
has undoubtedly subserved the public
good; some of it has been sacrificed to
the indulgence Of the people in their
natural insistance upon useless inter-
views, and some of it has been unjustiti-
ably wasted. The public welfare and due
regard for the claims of those whose in
terests in the Government are entirely
disconnected with office-holding i'm
peratively demand that in the future the
time of the President should be differ
emily occupied, and he confidently ex-
poets that all good citizens will ac-
quiesce in the propriety and reaSOna-
bleness of the following plan adopted
to that end After the lst day of No
vember the President will decline
to grant interviews to those seek
ing public positions or their advocates
on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
during that month. From 10 to ii
O'Clock in the morning he will receive
such other persons as call on strictly pri-
vate business, and on the same days, at
halfpast in the afternoon, he will meet
those who merely desire to pay their
respects. On all other days and times
during that month he will receive only
Cabinet officers and heads Of depart
ments.
MIR. Curry, the newly-appointed Min
lister to Spain, and his wife were enter
tanned at dinner tonight by his pre-
decessor, General John w. Foster.
Among other guests were Secretary
Bayard, Chief-Justice Waite, and the
Spanish Minister.
The assignees of John Roach held
conference this afternoon with Secre-
tary Whitney and the Naval Advisory
Board with reference to the completion
of the new cruisers. The vessels are
to be completed by the Navy Depart
ment at the contractors yard and by
his workmen, and the meeting to-day
was to make arrangements for going on
with the work. The Secretary called
for a report from the assignees concern
ing the organization of the yards where
the work is to be done, the compensa-
ton of workmen, &c. The report will
be made in a few days, and the order
to proceed with the work will probably
then be given.
The Indiana Negroes.