The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-10-24


Mrs, Hoyt, vho receives with kind
grace the ladies who daily call upon he
expresses to all her visitors her grea
appr' citation of the beauties of Washing
ton. She has enjoyed very much TIN
long drives she has taken with the Presi
dent and with her visitors, Mrs. ana
Miss Folsom, who went away from the
White House on Thursday and sail
from New York for Europe. Miss Fol
som enjoyed every moment Of her visit
here and charmed all who saw Ter. She
isan unaffected and charming girl, and
would have been favorite in society
had she remained here.
|. is the intention ofthe President
to complete his list ofappointments Le-
fore Congress meets in order to relie> e
himself from the combinei pressure of
the politicians whom the assembling Of
that body will bring together He pre-
poses to take the Office seekers single
handed, Or in small detachments, H.
stead Of waiting for consolidated a.
tack. and when the Congressman Ct
here they will find that all the vacan-
cies that exist, or are likely to &C ;ur
have been filled Then the winds ma
roar aud the thuuders may roll from
the other end of the Avenue with all
possible frrcnuess without disturbing
the Executive serenity. Nor will theI 9
be many removals. The tenure Of offic.
law is recognized NO far as is consistent
with the efficiency Of the civil service,
and his party must be patient aud wait
for vacancies to occur.
There are some really pathetic cases
among otfice-seekers here. A poor fel-
low was telling me his story the other
day. He is from the Pacific Coast. lie
WAS sent rs delegate to she Democra.
tic National Convention; he voted for
Cleveland 6rst, last, and all the time;
he had several letters m his possession
fir m Cleveland and several fronl Col.
Lamont, acknowledging his services
during the campaign. He came here
with strong Endorsements in June last,
aud has remained ever since. He is so
far from home that he cannot afford to
go back and forth, and has believed that
he would be recognized. He talked as
follows; Here am, this cold, rainy
night, with summer suit Of clothes
ON, without All overcoat, with my shoes
worn out. | have been here since June.
received letter from my wife to-day
saying hat the rent WAS due and long
past due ON our house and that she
needs money. have none to send her.
| have none for myself. | have not 81
much as q fve-cent-piece. When start.
ed to the National Convention at Chi.
cage last year had bank account OF
$4,000, l now have nothing. God knows
what shall d. They offer me 81 900
position. What come down is that for
q national orator! can't afford to take
anything ofthat kind" And so he stays
and hopes, and the wife and babies in
the far away Pacific laud long for his
return.
The special delivery system is not
likely to be a shining success in the
smaller towns. | was shown batch Of
letters at the Post Office Department
from vsriousElocalities which are full
of luguhrious complaint. The post
master at Adrian, Mich, says that it
~ hard to find trustworthy messengers
who are willing to wander around among
tenement honses and fight bulldogs till
midnight for the small! pay that is of:
tered He says further that the people
object to being awakened at unseemly
hours to receive letters. Tbs postmastel
at Cory, Pa, says that he cannot fine
any man or by who is reliable to take
the position Of messenger. He gays tn,
only person who has offered has bro
: Their in the penitsntiary for rohhing thu
mails. "The boys think there is N,
money in it," be writeA The whole
thing may be like eating tomatoes OIL
picked olives-a good thing when Peo
pie get used to it.
Repressn alive Springer, Of Illinois, il
; an interview regarding the suspension o
! Chief Justice Vincent, Of New Mexico
whose appointment was recommended
by him, said that the suspension seem,
to have been made at the instance o
Nj. Fishback, Of indianapolis, promi