The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1885-06-20
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wAsnlNGroM>% June. 10. rs
While stroiling through one of the
Departments the hthsr day, I had a
talk with the appointment clerk upon
the. sntdert of.tba return Of the Office
-seskers,. He told me that the changes in
tho si+;l service during the past three
months pumb.r between, five and tor
Thousand officials, aud yet the pressure
sfor Office continues as great as before.
There is almost nothing more psculinl
about this business than the way in
which application papers come into this
Office said the clerk. "Here you sor
ono that is printed in pamphlet form
That j. not uncommon, but it is some.
what expensive. Here is fellow who
has been to store and paid a dolla'
f"r a .scrap.book and pasted his paper
In 3. That, cal.o, is :n.som THAT common.
firm. Ses:w what a lot Of them there are.
= Here is enc from tho Governor of State
TO start with, and the Democratic San
At"r follows, while several membors Of
Congress, cellrge presidents. ministers
If the Gospel; and finally the citizens
Of his towuquite generally. Here is a.
petition drawn up by some fellow who
has reputation As scribe. See the
ornamental handwriting" "Lets see /!
what place is TINT e '''Ol, excuse M; |
csnnot five soa tire place. T. only call
ynur attention to the ornam ntal hand.
!. Writing. The pc"r candidate probably
paid ten dollars for that, while should
much rather have kicked the man who
wrote it fit we're mine"
"Hers is an Interesting way to put
paper. tsgether,'' continued the elerA,
opening. a .sns u.orocco bound book.
"All tho papers Of this applicant arr
l"und in. shi. hack, He felt certain
that this would favorahly attract tn
attention Il the President. But this is
tho MOST common WY in which paper,
come inv. As hesp..kc he united large
bsndae Of dit, greasy petitions and
letters which had csne in by mail "I
10 no wonder, when one sees how much
trouble these applicants have been to
in getting recommendations, that they
feel disappointed when they fail. But
it is one Of the necessary. chances If
seeking Office you know. They can't all
succeed. The fellows who fail, Of course
will send for these bound volumes and
hand them down as heirlooms to their
children"
Senator Edmunds is l'uilding a new
house on Massachusetts Avsnuc, and it
possesses many novelties in decoration
aud arrangement 1t is.a house wholly
above ground. The first story CONTAINS
little except THE stairway, hall, kitchen
and household Offices Thu entrance
frani the street b through low round
arch, and all the living rooms are above
There. is a magnificent double bay win.
dow like n pavilion in the southwcs,
corner running up through two stories.
1t will be a charming residence. The
Senator paid - a foot, for tue land,
which he boughttrnm Mr.. Frelinghuysen,
vhe had paid only $Lsa. for it a few.
weeks before. ... ,,,::a'. :,
The second concert in the ground Of
the Executive Mansion, on Saturday
afternoon was even = greater popular
success than the krst one. There we're
thousands Of people present The mis-
taken identities Of last week brought
out the President, who appeared in his
own person and stood in view Of the
people for all hour and q half. Presi-
dent Cleveland seemed to enjoy looking
at tho erowd--at a non-speakIng dis
lance. Miss Cleveland did not appear
upon the south porticp during the con.
osrt. Secretary Manning, Mrs. Man,
ming, Mrs. Villas, Mn. Lamont, Sen"f
Valera, tho Spanish, Minister, Madame
de struve, Miss Beach. and Miss Nit
cheif comprised the party that listened
to the music with the President.
/ learn that'to Captain H.. L. Howl
son will be given the command Of the
new steel cruiser "Atlauts,' which will
he placed in commission about the LIST.
OF Angus. This Cue ship has her ma.