Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-10-12

president said recently in conversa-
ton with some intimate friends that
he had refused and would refuse to
take any active part in any state
campaign, and the members of his
cabinet have pursued the same course
but not without some hesitation. 1t
is easy to see. and the president rec
ognizes. that it is difficult task for
such men as Manning and Whitney
to keep out of the New York can
vass. Still, Mr.. Cleveland said with
some satisfaction, that Mr.. Manning
declined to visit Albany this sum-
mer, although his private business
required his personal attention, lest
his presence there might be connect
ed with some political movement.
Secretary Whitney remarked, just
before the president left Washington
that he was quite convinced the adj
ministration had larger matters to
attend to than looking out for state
political connections. You may put
it down as certain fact that the
administration will not bother with
the local politics of the states, and
all talk about Hoadly being renomi-
mated in Ohio TO please the president
is without foundation in fact. The
president recognizes that keeping the
state machines we'll in hand is no
part of the business of the admins
tration.
Representative Morrison is in the
city and in a conversation recently
said that there would he an effort
made in the next congress looking to
reduction of tariff taxation. AS
far as he knew there was no concert
ed effort or combination with this
end in view, but undoubtedly some
one would offer such bill. If his
plan for horizontal reduction should
not find favor, probably perpendic-
ular scale might be presented and
adopted. One thing was certain,
however, there would be some tariff
legislation by the Forty-ninth con-
gress, but just what plans would be
| formulated he must decline to an
swer at present. Some of the per-
sons who had been glowlIng at him
for his views on the tariff would be
given an opportunity to suggest
something better, for this question
could not be evaded by the law
makers of the United States.
Secretary Lamar's clerks very
much regret the Secretary's illness.
1t has doubled their work. BY being
at home under the care of his physi-
clan, he escapes all the interviews
that take up most of his time in the
office, and consequently gets through
a vast amount of real work. During
the few days he has been at home he
has gone through small wagon
load of official papers. He has kept
his stenographer and half Dozen
type-writers busy, late and early
By the time the secretary RECEIVERS he
will have wiped out most of the work
that had accumulated on his hands
before his illness had commenced.
Prof. Alexander Agassiz, of Cam.
bridge, who has been offered the pc,
sition of superintendent of the coas
survey, is the richest scientific man il
America, with the possible exception
of Alexander Graham Bell, and il
he accepts the place it will be al
much sacrifice to his personal com
fort. Prof. Agassis has been mag
nifcent benefactor of Harvard col
lege, giving hundreds of thousand:
of dollars to sustain that institution
when its revenues have been reduced
from time to time. The source Of
his great wealth is the Calumet an(
Hecla mine, In Michigan, which ha:
Yielded him millions. He has recent
ly taken much interest in the coas
survey, and in the columns of thu
New York evening Post has defend
ed its management in manner
which shows that he has the interests
of the public services entirely a
heart.
Senator Edmunds has forbidden
his architect and builder to Civ,
any information to the papers abou
his new house on Massachusetts
avenue. 1t is an odd looking affair
and neither the exterior or the int
rior arrangement would suit the aver
age taste, but the senator mad
many of the designs himself, and !
very we'll pleased with his success i
architecture. The entrance appear
to be the most objectional featur
and would be more suitable for
fortress than private residence, a
it lacks the suggestion of hospitality
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
There are 2,SO5 living eX-members an
members of the Vermont volunteer
from 237 towns.
Forty special delivery stamps wei
sold in the Rutland, VT, post office O
, Saturday, Oct. Sd.
St. Adams man, whose name is ne
; yet made public, has presented Goddal
seminary, at Barre, with $4,000.
The anniversary of the Vermont Bib
Society will be held at the South churcl
d ST. Johnsbury, on Thursday, Oct. 29th.
A joint session eff the preachers ass
citation of Springfield and Montpelier di
tricts will be held in West Randolph
a.