The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1885-10-30

Count Pulaski, the Polish hero of the Revolu
tionary war who was for three years employe,
In the war department, being appointed by
President Arthur at the instance Of Gov Cur
tin OF Pennsylvania was dropped from thu
rolls three weeks ago by Secretary Endicott
and she says that she IL the only Democratic
| clerk who has been dismissed. Nine Jarocka
was banished with her husband to Siberia In
| 1868 for taking part IN Polish insurrection.
| They were confined in Siberia eight years, and
her husband died during his confinement. She
obtained her release through the efforts OF
Mr. Curtin when he was minister to St Peters,
burg upon the recommendation of Hamilton
Fish, who was then secretary OF state. Tho
appeal was made on account OF the claim of
Count Pulaski to the gratitude OF this govern
ment for his services. II was with great diff
Guilty that her release was accomplished. She
was taken to St Petersburg where the minister
found that her family had been stripped OF all
their possessions. The United States govern
ment paid her expenses to this country. She
is direct heir to the grant OF land given to
Count Pulaski by congress soon after the revo-
luton in recognition OF his services. He never
claimed the land, and the grant was renewed
from year to year in the interest of his heirs.
The last time the act was renewed was in 1859.
There may have been good reasons for dis
charging her, but they are kept from the pub
lie.
Postmaster General Villas has issued letter,
In response to numerous inquiries, which says
that in postoffices outside the large cities where
boys cannot be obtained for the special delivery
service the work must be done by the post.
master himself or his regular assistants. Clerks
will not be entitled to delivery fees in addition
to their compensation as clerks, unless such
compensation Is paid out of the private funds
OF the postmaster, when the usual fees for de-
livery may be paid At free delivery offices
substitute letter carriers may be used for this
Acfv GIN oh I'm
delivery Of letters at an expense greater than is
permitted BY the law. The law contemplated
the delivery Of first class matter only. No
other class OF mail matter should Re specially
delivered, even though bearing special delivery
stamps. Postmasters are not expected to re.
quire special delivery messengers to report on
Sunday, nor to keep their offices open in any
different manner on that day from wnst is now
provided by regulations.
Robert Purvis, wis was associated with Lu-
creta Mott, VIM Layd Garrison and other
anti. slavery workers. returned to Philadelphia
from visit tosPresident Cleveland made to Sc
cure the dismissal OF Fred Douglass as Record
er Of Deeds for the District Of Columbia. He
said night: Douglass must 90. He Is an
offensive partisan who made fiery speeches for
Blaine before the election and is now trying to
curry favor with CIeyeland. In speech the
other day he said that nothing that Washing
ton, Garfield or Lincoln had ever said surpassed
the words of President Cleveland in his inaugu-'
raj address. The President listened to me
earnestly and took the papers had He has
said that if colered man of suitable attain
ments could be found he need not be Demo-
crat because colored Democrats are few, but if
ne is independent in politics we would appoint
aim. So I'VE feel pretty sure OF success. l told
the President that this was golden opportu-
nifty for the administration 10 win the colored
man.
The president issued letter Tuesday, giving
notice that after Nov |, he will not grant inter-
views to office seekers or their advocates. He
evidently finds it imperative now to devote his
time to the preparation OF mis- message. He
says: "For nearly eight months large share
of the time OF the president has been devoted to
the hearing of applications for office, and the
determination of appointments. Much OF the |
time thus spent has undoubtedly subseryed the
public good; some of 1t has been sacrificed to
the indulgence of people in their natural insist
tence upon useless interviews, and some of it
has been unjustifably wasted. The public well
fare, and due regard for the claims of those
whose interests in the government are entirely
With office holding, imperatively
demand that in the future the time OF the presi-
dent should be differently occupied; and he
confidently expects that all good citizens will
acquiesce in the ipropriety and reasonableness
Of it,
In Sulol luCCHb VI A>OW lhCAiSO III
rived in the city Wee nesday to demand Of The
attorney general the reasons why he had bee
The president does not think any
further investigation will be necessary. The
more be examined the worse it appeared. Fri
day he ended the matter by appointing Elisha
Van Buren, Long of Warsaw, Ind, Vincent's
successor. Judge Long has been on the cir
cult bench of Indiana for ID years. His term
of circuit judge expired to-day. He Is an able
lawyer and an honest man, and has the respect
and confidence OF the people OF northern lndia-
ma. He will keep one eye on stephen Dor
sey. The latter has,managed, unfortunately Tor
his personal projects, to attract the attention of
the president.
The interior department is reported to be pre-
pairing to grant wholesale privileges to a com
pany OF capitalists who want to put up haif a
dozen hotels in the Yellowstone national park
establish telephone lines, maintain stage routes,
place q steamer on the lake and SO on. M ID
harrington OF Toledo O, Frederick Billings et
Woodstock, VT, c B Wright and Bullet OF
Philadelphia and John Perry and Charles Gio'
IN OF St Louis are the men who ask for these
extensive rights, and great care ought to be
taken BY the government to protect the public
from extortion In any privileges that are to be
given away.
1t is reported that many of the replies to |
Secretary Manning's tariff circular favor specif- |
c instead of ad valorem duties and that as |
Secretary Manning favors the same change, |
report recommending this policy woUd be pre-
pared. The object OF the change is to prevent |
which has been fiagrant evil |
in the past. Frank Hurd asks also for the ad.
mission OF raw materials free and has been |
asked to prepare schedule OF the raw M ate |
rails which be refers 20. Many raw materials, |
such as silk, drug stocks, dye stntfs, hair hides
india rubber, rags, seeds and pig-tin are al |
ready admitted free.
The friendly feeling and interchange OF cour-
tesies between the United States and Corea Is
bearing fruit already. The foreign adviser OF
the king Mollendorf, has been replaced by |
o wen N Denny, formerly American consul
general at Shanghai.
Frederick Winston Of Chicago will be APP.
poihted minis ter to Persia. The idea OF bis ap-
pontment is that the Persian mission needs an
active business man, who would develop, II
possible, the commercial relations between Per-
,ia and the United States.
William d Washington, recently appointed
10 be consul at London, Ont, is granddaughter
Of George Washington.
BuckIen's Arnica salye.