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The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

Mr.. Dorman B. Eaton, of the Civil Service
Commission, in recent interview, deplores
the fact that his board has no power to re-
view the action OF the Indianapolis post
master " in dealing with poor women who
scrub floors or mend mail bags, or with
"poor men who clean chimneys." He prays
for the speedy coming Of the time when
"thsss humblest and poorest of all the SER
wants of the Government will be as we'll
protected as clerks now are." We unite
with the Lancaster InteHigencer in hoping the
time will never come under this free Govern
ment when postmaster will not be free TO
hire what poor women he pleasss to " scrub
ioors and mend mail bags" and such poor
men as his Judgment approves "to clean
"ohimusys," responsible only to the Govern
msnt that the work be properly and ecoromi-
cally done. "If the postmaster has sufa-
"cient discretion to regulate these things,
" without the protection OF the Govern
"ment," as it truly says, "he ought not to
be postmaster. The fact is the Republi-
"cans have distributed all these little favors
"simply for partisan ends. They have rig
orously excluded poor Democratic women
and poor Democratic men from all bsns-
fits OF such patronage and now they raise
ga howl If the new Democratic officials ex-
ercise their own discretion in these mat
ters. There is NO reason why the ap-
"pointees of Republican officials are ftter
"or more deserving than anybody else, and
" Mr.. Eaton only shows himself to be mar
"row-mindsd person, unfit for his place, by
"such lamentations"
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23
for Sale or Gent.
Austin P. Brown,
REAL ESTATE and LOANS,
1926 + STREET NORTHWEST.
HOUSES Eols SALE.

HOUSES FOEt SALE.
Corner Mass ave. ana 10Th street, 1. rooms.
Ilou. lmps., large attic; open fireplace IN
each room; furnace, s water-clOstts aud
passenger elevator. Terms easy ......... $4,000
New three-story and basement house, situ-
atea on Iowa Circle; modern improve
menus Terms easy y...................... $l6,5OO
On N slreet northwest, between 11th and
dslIl streets; modern improvements
'e'i'S casy ........-..............,,, $4,000
Large double house on Vermont avenue.
pet. ~ anu streets; modern imp'nts. :. esJOOO
New 'A., noase corner Riggs and 18th streets
northwest. WIN be ready for occupancy
u Two weeks. Modern improvements
icIms easy wv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000
store and dwelling corner 9th and @ streets
northwest Terms easy Q9)........... $4,000
Two.story brick house, No. Gi9 lO,h street
noltheast. between II and q streets; RS
ahu Dath. Terms easy (i3). .............. $4,000
Two frame houses and stable on Grant ave-
nue. northwest, between 9th and 10th
h"eets; lot lbxlbO. Observation-Disclosures. 81 900
Two ihree.story houses on Riggs street
moIluwcst, near 18Th; all mod. imps,
ic'ihs c'hy' ll9)..... 81, 900 each
Large three.story and English basement
house ON st., bet. 18Th and 10Th sts
horthWest Terms easy sy...............,., $1,000
Three story English basement house, 12 rs;
lnOd. imps; lot 32xlbO; water-clOsets
and Is ham rooms; st., bet. 18th and l0th
WI. exchange for small house.. $4,000
Three-story and basement house with stable
on NJ b., bet. 10Th and llth northwest:
ho". ilps. Terms easy sy...........,..... 500 600
New three-story house, with bay-window.
on ]. st., bet. 2lst and 22d northwest; i'd
tn ihou' imps. 3O)...................... $1,000
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

The money-order portion Of the Sixth Auditors
ONCE is pretty well settled in Marinis Hall. This is
decided improvement In the way Of expedlting the
business of the Department. Mr.. McConville has
now got the business well in hand He found it
over month behind, and, although he has cut down
the force materially, he nevertheless has nearly
caught up with the work.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

Almost every day brings evidence that the
chief danger to the civil service system is
right in the personnel of the Commission.
The man who can seriously propose to ex-
anime messenger boys is unfit for any re-
sponsible trust. But there seems no height
Of folly which these examination-mad Com
missioners are not able to attain without
effort.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

MIR. w. NJ. King, the new chief of the Seed Diyi
sion at the Agricultural Department, seems to be
taking hold of his work with real ylgor. MIR. King
was well known by Commissioner Coleman before
the appointment was made and 1t is said that he is
peculiarly well posted on the various soils Of the
country and the seeds that will thrive there. The
difficulty with this Department in the past and the
reason 1t has been brought into disavor is because
seeds were not judlciously distributed The De-
partment is now sending out wheat anu rye. new
kind OF wheat which Mr.. King calls the IIougnton
farm variety he expects great deal OF. lie thinks
Is one OF the best ever distributed lie ia sending
ont new variety of turnp seed into the South also
-Four varieties OF Italian wheat have recently been re-
ceived at the Department, which will be distributed
to the various experiment stations.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

The Lancaster Intelligencer calls attention to
the fact that Massachusetts, has outdons every
other Commonwealth in erecting memorial
stones to mark the points where her regi-
msnts had their stations during the battle
Of Gettysburg, and hopes that Psnnsylvanis
will not bs outdone. We second this with the
wish that every State would take in hand the
duty Of marking the places where its regi-
msnts stood on that historic field. But may We
not 90 further and hope some time to see the
same care given to marking the positions Of
those who wore the gray. Southern soldiers
now freely attend the reunions at Gettysburg,
and, although their cause lost in that battle,
It is the scene of some Of their most gallant
achievements, and in the interest of historic
truth the Confederate as we'll as the Union
positions should be as carefully aud as per-
manently marked.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

Judge Thoman is all alone at the Civil Service
Commission rooms lie starts in short time on a
very extended tour, attending examinations as he
goes. lie will 60 to Milwaukee, ST. Paul, Bismarck,
Portland, oregon Boise City, Idaho, aud san Fran
cisco. From the time OF the organization OF the
Commission TO the present time there have been
,,o3s people examined for the departmental service
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

Judge Thoman corrected a somewhat common
error to the effect that Dorman b. Eaton Is presi-
dent of the Commission. He said that there Is no
president of the Commission, but all the members
are on an equality. When they are all present Mr..
Eaton takes charge OF the correspondence on Mon
days and Tuesdays, DIR. Gregory on Wednesdays and
Thursdays. and Mr.. Thoman on Fridays and satur-
days. When only one member of the Commission is
present that one does the business of the three so
far as possible.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

One great danger to the civil service Law
is that ii may be found to interpose too many
obstacles TO the proper freedom Of action of
responsible executive officers. The object of
the law was to provide them at all times
with proper assistants. But the hubbub
that has been raised when some head of a
department or bureau has tried to secure
the services of a private secretary or stenog-
rapher of his own choosing points to pos
sible defect that will need to be rsmedied if
the law is to stand. To practical mind it
will seem simply intolerable that an assist
ant secretary, for example, cannot have one
confidential clerk of his own selection, but
must accept in that capacity whoever comes
through the examination hopper and is duly
certified by the Eaton Commission. 1t is in
the interest of true civil service reform that
the system should have proper fexibility
and adaptability to the practical details of
public business.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

called Judge Thoman's attention to an article in
Caldwell tohlo) paper, saying that there must be
something unfair about the examination at which
owen Kellar, the recently appointed clerk in Audi
tor Chenowiths ONCE, was examined.
"Such charge seems particularly silly to any one
who knows how the examinations are conducted,n
said the Judge. In the first place. the name of the
person being examined does not appear except on
the first slip Of paper, which Is sealed up in an
velope After that he goes by number all through"
The Judge then sent for MIR. Kellars papers, and
showed that the charge that COL Taylor had recon-
mended Kellar was false. Kear writes sort Of
schooboy hand, but the papers show that he passed
good examination. Kellar was vouched for by the
Republican oiiicals OF Noble County, Ohio, and by
q local physician there.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

Work has been begun at Miasnovodsk on a ship.
canal TO connect the caspian sea with the Trans
caspian Railway.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

. The Pan Nal Gazette, in discussing Miss Cleve-
lands book, says that her literary powers, though
far from contemplate, are not of kind to set The
Atlantic on hre;" and that "her style reproduces
and curionsy exaggeratesth the staccato Amerlcanism
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23
educational.


q . N "a AGA LLEG l.: I,
STREET NORTHWEST.
The course OF studies comprises English French,
1efmhi, LATIN, and Greek, Housekeeping, Arithmc-
AZ inc students are organized as a military bat
TALON, uniform Ia required
REOFENs MONDAY, SEPTEMBER I.
TERMS; $40 PER QUARTER, IN ADVANCE.
.a,,. Rev. y. A. McGURR. s.J..
hu2S-lmf pECSi DENT.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

Robert Buchanan has a three-cOlumn poem In the
London Academy called "Socrates In Camden, y
describing day with Walt Whitman, whom he
calls
"The noble head meath western skies,
The tenderest heart, the clearest eyesn
1t contains patronlzIng auslons to most other
living American authors.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

Mr.. Lamar, who was recently made private secre-
tary of his father the Secretary of the INTERIOR
very pleasant, approachable gentleman. He was
living In Texas when appointed, but was formerly
engaged in the mercantile business in Mississippi.
He says that times pretty hard In the rural re-
gions OF the South. The planters have, very many
Of them, got almost hopelessly behindhand. The
merchants are obliged to trust ont their goods, de-
pending on the coming crops. OF course The risk ia
considerable in this, and the merchants are obliged
to demand large profits. When the crops are small,
or failure, the result Ia simply disastrous.
The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-08-23

OF Htte ponies, winch lhey rue or driYe attached 10
small yilage-cart. The head OF the animal IL dark
brown, the body white, and the and long tail
iron-gray and white. II was purchased for MIR.
Morse at the celebrated Alexander stock farm near
Frankfort. KY, by Senator Blackburn.
Mrs. Moot, OF Washington, who has large assort-
ment OF fancy goods laces, etc., here speaks OF hay
ing done an especially lively business this season In
fans and parasols She has the latter at all prices
from 81 up To sl25, $3.50, and ST5 She says she has
sold more OF the highest prices than OF the cheap
ones.
Having seen In Republican newspaper an nn-
Kind intimaion that President Cleveland had used
the United States steamer Despatch for jaunt up
the Hudson 10 Albany, after attending Gen Grant q
funeral In New York, just az previous Admnsira-
tlons had used that and other vessels Of our Navy
for junketing trips, practice against which Demo-
crats had made great ouicries. am happy 10 be
able TO say that Commodore JOuett who was In com
mand on that vessel that day, told when at sara
to2a lately that the President only used the De.
spach az far az fonkers, being very tired and wish
Ing 70 get away from New York as soon as possible
to rest, and at Yonkers took a train to Albany. As
the Despatch was at New York with steam up and all
prepared for trip he went aboard, and as II would
put the Government TO no extra expense for the
President 10 use her, 1t would not have been the
same thing even had he gone all the way to Albany
on her, as II he had had her put 10 readiness for
trip OF HAT or greater length as other Admnistra
tons have done, which was always al a cost TO tue
Government.
But Is not our President a sngularly modest
man? How carefully he seems to avoid placing him
SELF IN any position where IL would seem that he eX-
pected or desired an ovation, or even In one where
IL Is possible for any demonstration TO be made In
his honor ais he travels. lie planned his trip TO
Albany aud from there 10 the Adirondacks In such
wise as 10 prevent attracting any attention along
route. lie passed through Saratoga after midnight.
When first saw him In the inauguration procession
ON March q, aud that evening at the ball, | wrote;
81 believe our new President really disllkes 10 be
stared at;" and every tune I have seen him since
have been more impressed with this idea, which his
Intimate friends tell me Ii q correct one.
The long deferred and anxiously y-looked-for gar
den party al the Grand Union Hotel came on Thurs-
day. Tho hours for the children were from 10
+. NJ, aud Tor adults from TO ~. The weather,
though cool, was clear aud dry, and there were no
clouds 70 anxiety In regard 70 the toees 10 be
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-08

PTTTsBURG. May S-William H. Cox,
once well-known civil engineer, and worth
$3.50, goo, shot himself in a low dive Wednes-
day evening. Alter the death of his wife,
about fifteen years ago, Cook became dissi-
pated and quickly squaniered his wealth,
becoming gutter drunka-d. Some nine
years since, while in his normal state,
Cook was tainted by former friend,
when he drew revolver and shot the
man dead For this he served five
years in the peniientiary, and on his release
lapsed into his old ways again. Two years
ago be slept in the street one cold night, and
both feet were frozen, so that amputatiUn
was necessary, and since that time he has
been common street beggar In the days
of his prosperity Cook made presents to his
friends to the extent OF thou ands of dollars,
and Wednesday night the only person who
had a pitying word for the dead wretch was
a degraded woman named Roe Fullerton
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-08

properly exposed mail matter to depreda-
tion; the clerks were required to distribute
a good deal Of political literature in addition
to their regular duties In short, the post
office was used during the campaign as a
Republican propaganda.
M, Palmer was shown these charges and
asked wi at he had to say in reference to
them.
He said. al do not know that such charges
have been made. have received no inti-
nation to that effect until now, and | do not
think it would be proper for me to assume
that they have been made. | have had no
official notification that any charges Of any
kind have been preferred against my ad-
ministration Of the postodice. IL such Is
case will reply TO them at the proper time
and coca ion. At present cannot discuss
the NATTER
Eon. S. Corning Judd is the national
! Democratic committeeman from Illinois,
AMI is widely known. He was born in
Oisco, Onondaga county, N. Y, July u,
| 1927, his parents being Solomon and Eleanor
Juil. in 1860 he was the Democratic can
didate for presidential elector on the
d u.las ticket for the Fulson con-
gressional district, Hon. William Pitt
Kellogg, afterward governor Of Louisiana
and United States ,enator from that state,
being his opponent on the Lincoln ticket. In
1864 he was nominated by the Democrats
for lieutenant governor, and made a vigor~
Gus canvass. Mr. Judd has been a delegate
to almost every Democratic state conven-
ton during the last twenty-five years, and
| generally served on the committee on plat
| form
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-08
OUR PINACOTHECA.
photographic Pictures of Public and
Private Persons.
HON. JAMES H. PADDELFORD.


The twentyfrst district is well fixed
with representatives on both sides of the
house politically divided. The democratic
member is a genial, good natured honest
man; such an one as would have come
under the head of the gentleman spoken
of in the scriptures as one "who feared
God and worked righteousness. James
H. Paddelford is u gentleman of primer
pie, his aims are always at the right
Like the balance of us mortals, he may
not always hit where he aims, but it don't
destroy the honesty of the aim nor the
earnestness of the effort He Is of the
old New England stock, and "never die is
peck marked in his face as plainly as
though he had been going through a reg>
ular ''spell' of the New England disease
which populated more whole towns full of
people than the ills of New England has
ever carried to the grave. He comes from
sturdy stock and as his name indicates a
good long ways back in the line of New
England stock. He was the son Of William
and Hannah Paddelford, and was born in
North Endfleld, n. H., on the 18th dav of
November, 1928, or just one week after
"Old Hickory" jackson was elected press
ident of the United States. He is conse-
quently on the shaded side of half cen
tury of years, although he is not an old
man by several of a majority. Himself
and three sisters are the only remaining
members of his fathers family His paro
ents moved to Henry county, in tins
state, in November, 1887, and Mr.. Pad
delford is pretty well suckerized by this
time. He was married at the age of 30
vearsto one of the most prominent daugh,
tiers of Henry county, Miss Rachel ID.
Hanna, whose father was prominently
among the first of the state. Three
daughters and two sons result from this
marriage, and from the connecting links
in the chain of their domestic circle
which makes Mr.. Paddelford's household
most felicitous one as all attest who
have witnessed it, Mr.. Paddelford has
nearly all his life been doing something
for the public Those who know him
best are loudest in his praise as an unset
fish public servant. He was first elected
assessor of the township of Hanna, which
Office he held for eleven years continu-
ously. He belongs to 1--WE farmers, as
Speaker Haines puts it, and has on sew
eral occasions represented his town in the
county legislature, or board of supervisors
"a field, by the way, from which great
many of our law makers are taken. be-
cause it schools them for service as legis>
lators. As supervisor and treasurer of
the school board for ten years, he faith
fully served his people until rendered
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-08
AN OUT-ANO-OUT MASSACRE.
An Insane Man Kills Eight People Re.
fore He Can BE stopped.

An Insane Man Kills Eight People Re-
fore He Can BE stopped.
SANTA FE n. NJ, May S-Martin Nelson
while either desperate or crazy, and in the
act of committing a robbery, shot and killed
eight persons at Bonito near Fort Stanton.
Nelson was sleeping in the house of w. s
Maybury, in the same room with DIR. Will
lam H. Flynn, late Of Boston. He arose
during the night to rob Flynn and shot him
dead
The firing aroused the family. They arose
and ran to the room to find out its meaning,
whereupon Nelson shot and killed first May
bury and then his wife and two sons. A
little daughter was fatally wounded A
neighbor who was alarmed came to the
house, and he too was shot dead
Ten citizens surrounded the house and
watched it TO prevent the murderer's escape
but at o'clock in the morning the guaru
was surprised to hear shot from the rear
and to see Herman Beck fall dead. Nelson
then came tearing down the street firing his
Winchester rife until be himself was killed.
He came from Nebraska four years ago, and
had always been a good citizen until, as is
believed, he went crazy.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-08

the nomination to the legislature.
His county is strongly republican,
but the people who have got faith in the
integrity of Mr.. Paddelford gave him a
very cordial vote, and with Hon. Harry
cleveland and Hon. Thomas Mowers,
Jr., he is in the Thirty>fourth to watch the
interests of his county as the democratic
member, instead of Patsy the boy, "
who put his foot in it and changed his
politics at the wrong season of the year
Mr.. P. is one of the closest workers to
the line there can be found in the house,
and nothing of interest to his constituents
escapes his attention IN some way or
other. Mr. Paddelford has occupied his
place as constantly, has been as indus
triously and usefully employed in looking
up matters for his constituents, and has
discharged all committee work placed
upon his shoulders as faithfully as any
man. He fully recognizes the doctrine
that "a public office IS a public trust.
and discharges its duties as conscientious
" as though under oath and carefully
watched He is decidedly popular on both
sides of the house, mainly from the fact
that he never interferes with the business
of his neighbors, and is broad ana liberal
in his views of men and measures, The
Monitor, in closing this sketch of the
gentleman from Henry" wishes him a
long life and the confidence reposed il
him by his constituents never shaded,
until by the shadows of the long, long
slepD
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-08
Lots of People Say,
MY
BACK
NH Here is Solid
A 4 TESTIMONY
from Hard Working Men.
mnchinist md Ruildcr.

VI have been troubled years with kidney and
bladder difficulty. After using four bottles of
HUNTS kidney and Liverl REMEDY have been
completely cured. William C. Clark, Mason and
Builder, Auburn, N. Y.
= e "IIealth Is better than wealth."
NTachinist.
Mr.. George Karg. Machinist, 113S Ridge Ave,
PHILADELPHIA. Pa SAYS My disease sartedwhen
/ was quite young lad by having weak kidneys.
] have used just six bottles of HUNTS Kidney and
Iiverl REMEDY and solemnly proclaim, Il feel
like new man."
Good counsel has no price, obey it."
Mechanic.
Mr.. Henry Williams, Mechanic, East Bridge
port, Conn, says:-"About two months ago l
caught heavy cold, which settled in my kidneys.
1 got bottle of HUNTS kidney and Liyerl
REMEDY and with the first dose began to getwell.'
Light suppers makes long lives
Railroad Man.
Frank B. Lee. Office N. Y C. s. II. r. R. Little
Falls, N. Y. June 8, 1888, says: MY father, e.
years old, had severe kidney and bladder disease
for 20 years, urination causing acute pain. The
weakness was so great he was obliged to wear a
rubber bag. Twelve bottles of HUNTS Kidney
REMEDY completely cured him, and we consider il
remarkable. We Cheerfully recommend it,"
"Deeds are better than words"
HUNr's kidney and Liver REMEDY has stood
the test of time. 1t has been before the public foI
twenty years, and has cured every year thousands
of people suffering from various diseases of the
Kidneys and Liver, and kindred disorders, who had
failed to get relief from doctors and who expected
never TO be cured. Thousands of testimonials
from such persons attest its value. Send for book
- "Alls well that ends we'll" +
Sold by all druggists Price S125
HUNTS REMEDY Co, Providence, r. I.
C. N. CRlTTENTON, General Agent, N. Y,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-08

In Covington, KY., lives Mrs. Charles
Robinson, now nearly one hundred years
old, who saw George Washington at hei
fathers house when she was tiny girl
Her first husband was Tubal Early, cOus,
in of Jubal Early's mother, and Mrs Rob
inson AYERS that the Generals baptismal
name was due to q clerical error which
substituted for T. The venerable LADY,
was acquainted with Jefferson, jackson
Randolph and many other public men
whose names are craven on the tablets Of
our history. One can scarcely realize it.
yet this woman's life spans the whole
term of our existence as II nation.