New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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Probably no member of the Cleveland
Cabinet is SO little known to the public
as the Secretary Of War. Mr.. Endicott
was long time making himself felt
even in Washington. His order send
ing certain officers to their regiments
and his brief struggle with General
Sheridan were the only incidents of his
official career until the contest for the
Boston Collectorship began. No soon
er and his States interests come up
than Secretary Endicott showed all the
eagerness OF partisan to control the
spoils. In presenting Mr.. Saltonstall
he dwelt upon his descent, his high
position, how he had never been a par
tisan, and lastly, urged his standing
with the Independents. He played up
on the Presidents we'll known faith in
the Mugwumps, and pursuaded him to
pass by the Democracy of Massachu-
sets. The Secretary of War is much
elated over his victory. He has now
the contract of carrying Massachusetts
next year for the Administration as the
fulfllment of pledges given in the Sal
tonstall case.
Senator Logan has bought and fitted
up for permanent home an old man.
sion on Meridian Hill near this city.
Mrs. Logan has put a great deal of old
fashioned furniture into it, that has
made it look very quaint and home-like
without much expense. She has hung
up blankets made by the Navajo Indi-
ans as portieres. The blankets were
not quite long enough for the tall door
ways. Mrs. Logan heightened them
with macrame fringe, (the ladies will
know what it is) made by:herself. The
floors of the great old roop1s are cover
ed with Indian rugs and dthe skins of
wild beasts. She has been hunting up
old furniture for long time. She has
dressing table and bureau that be-
longed to ex-President Buchanan: a
lamp stand used by Henry Clay; sofa
that was once the property Of Mr.. Sill
dell, of Mason and Slidell notoriety.
besides many other antiques and curl
osities.
Colonel Robert lngersoll, the noted
lawyer, intidel, and lecturer has lust
sold his elegant residence on X street
to a California millionaire. The price
paid, for the house Yas $4,000, and
the furniture brought $1,000. Wash
ington residences, no matter how hand
some, or for whom built, must, it
would seem, sooner or later pass
through the house agents hands. The
White House alone is exempt.
Serious charges have been preferred
against the management of the training
school of the Signal Corps at Fort
Meyer, and an investigation has been
ordered, which may result in the aboli-
ton of the station, or in the transfer of
its management from the War to the
civil authorities.
The annual report of the Board of
Commissioners of the Soldiers Home
has just been given to the public. Ac-
cording to this report there has been q
very great increase in drunkenness
among the inmates during the year, the
cause for which is said to be due to the
existing law for the disposition of pen
sion money Of inmates. About $40, 900
is paid quarterly to the treasurer of the
Home, from which the pensioners are
permitted to draw small sums from
time to time. Much of the money thus
drawn finds its way into the, grog-shops
in the vicinity of the Home. Such is
the law as it at present exists. It is to
be Hoped that in defense of the interests
Of the Home that Congress may be able
to correct this evil.
It is probable that the clerks in the
Treasury Department will in the future
be at their desks promptly at nine o.
clock. On Friday morning last upon
arriving at the Department the clerks
were both surprised and frightened to
find that the Secretary had issued an
order requiring each of the clerks to
sign their names upon blank sheet of
paper upon entering the building. and
the doorkeeper was required to note
the time of each persons arrival oppo-
site their names. The order warns
clerks that those who are late four
times in succession will be liable to dis
missal.
The libel suit Of Rev. DR.. Hicks
against the Evening Star Publishing
Company for 1856, 900 has been occupy
ing the attention Of the Circuit Court
during the week. DR.. Hicks was the
pastor Of the Tabernacle. in this civ.