The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-04-25
NOTES ON EVENTS AT THE CAPITAL.
lettings Here and There in Washington
What the New Administration Is
Doing Gleanings from the Tel
egraph and the "Reliable"


Dolng--6lean1ngS from the TEL
egraph and the "Reliable"
Correspondent.
Exc Congressman Talbot of this county, was
in Washington on Monday, ON private business.
"A photograph of the President, bearing his
autograph, was sold at a New Haven fair the other
day for $3.50.
"A handsome brown coach team, purchased
for the President in New York State, arrived in
Washington this week.
DIR. George Wells, of Annapolis, is said to be
Senator Germans man for Collector of Internal
Revenue for Maryland.
Judge William M Merrick, of Maryland, is
named as possible successor of Judge Wylie, on
the Supreme Bench of the District.
1t is expected that the President will go to
Atlanta early next month to attend the National
Commercial convention, to be held in that city.
The President proposes to spend the most of
the summer in Washington. He will move out to
the Soldiers Home the weather gets
warm.
"A more than usually "reliable" correspondent
informs US that "Miss Cleveland prefers lady CON-
panions who are much younger in years than her.
self"
-Chief-Justice Cartier, of the Supreme Court of
the District of Columbia, is now seventy three
years old and contemplates retiring shortly. He
is in failing health.
DIR. J. Pembroke Thorn, of Baltimore, Speaker
of the last House of Delegates, was in Washing
ton few days ago. 1t is said he would like to be
Collector of the Port.
w. L. Vesseles, a Baltimore colored man,
has applied to the President for the position Of
minister to Liberia, and it is said he has good
show of getting the place.
Senator German returned to Washington
from his Southern trip on Wednesday morning
1t is now likely that the Baltimore postmaster
ship will soon be acted upon.
On Friday, 18th inst, the colored people Of
Washington celebrated Emancipation Day. They
had a procession, which was reviewed by the Pres
ident, and big time generally.
"A prominent Eastern business man "a Demo
craft said few days ago in Washington that the
administration was acting to the entire satisfac-
ton of the business interests of the country.
AT first the Western Democrats were all for
rushing to Washington for Offices. But now that
they see how the offices are given out they have
changed their minds and are taking to the woods
Hon. George Peter, of Montgomery county,
Nd, wants the vacant judgeshp on the District
Supreme Court bench. He is said to be backed
by nearly the whole Maryland delegation in Con-
gress.
Mr. Thos. 7. Hutchins, of Baltimore, son Of
the late Joshua Hutchins, of Baltimore county,
was in Washington on Monday and filed an ap-
plication for an appraisership at the Port of Bal
timore.
1t is said that President Cleveland's weight
has been considerably reduced since he entered
the White House. The fatigue of disposing Of
office hunters is enough to reduce any mans
avoirdupois.
Congressman Fnday, of Baltimore, is strong
ly pressing Gen. John W. Horn for postmaster of
that city. Gen. Horn was Union soldier and
for some time has been warden of the Maryland
penitentiary.
in a recent conversation with English
gentleman, during which he explained his own
career, the President is reported to have said:--
"After all, think I should like to be Mayor Of
Buffalo again."
Mr.. Francis H. WigfalI, Baltimore cotton
broker has been appointed consul to Leeds,
England. He is a son of the late Senator Wig
fall of Texas, and served in the Confederate army
during the late war.
1t is now said that Hon. Samuel J. Randall
will not be candidate for the Speakership of the
next House. But this probably comes from DEM
ocrats who are inimical to the Pennsylvania
statesman's interests.
Mr.. R. S. Widdicombe, of Prince Georges
county, Nd, chief of the foreign mail division for
the Postofice Department has been relieved and
Mr. B. Frank Albeit, of New Jersey, has been
appointed in his place.
| Mr.. II. C. Tieck, of Baltimore, who an
applicant for consul general at Frankfort on the
Main, was not successful, the place having been
given to the editor of German newspaper pub
lished in Cleveland, Ohio.
Elizabeth Battaglie, of Roxbury, Mass, miss
A. wrote to President Cleveland that their birth
day anniversaries came on the same day, and she
has been greatly gratfed by the receipt of pleas
ant autograph reply from him.
AT the Treasury Department on Monday bids
were opened for the construction of the Marine
Hospital at Baltimore Five bids were received,
the lowest being that of P. Walsh & Son, Balti-
more lumber dealers, at S74966.
An exchange says that the few office seekers
who continue to hang around Washington, have
given up hope and are only on hand prompted by
q curious desire to see how the Presidents new
policy with regard to the appointments pans out
The quotas for Maryland in The different de-
partments are full, and there are eligible candi-
dates enough from this State to fill any possible
is bad news for those who are on the ragged edge.
Solicitor General Phillips, who has filled this
important Office with distinguished ability for
twelve years, has placed his resignation at the
per annum and there are plenty of gentlemen who
would like to get the place.
| Some one played joke the Postofice De-
partment this week by having announced in a
Washington paper that Miss Carroll, sister of
Anna Ella Carroll, is to be appointed postmistress
at Baltimore. No such person as Miss Carroll is
known at the Department.
Col. Lamont, the Presidents private secre-
tary, has been quite ill the past week. the result
of too close application to his duties. Since he
has been in the White House he has worked from
a. m. till midnight, only stopping for meals, and
this has been too much for him.
"A correspondent of Boston paper says the
craze for playing poker has broken out among the
fashionable ladies in Washington, and tells of some
wonderful winnings and losses of the fair gam
blers. But we suspect this is only a newspaper
story, with very little if any truth in it.
About one hundred and fifty coIorcd preach
ers of the African M. E. Conference, in session in
Washington, called on the President few days
ago. Bishop Day, who was the spokesman, made
a neat speech, congratulating the President upon
the success of his administration so far.
The pestofice at Havre- de- Grace, MI, will
| give the Department some trouble. The Cleve-
land and Hendricks club of that place wants to
control the appointment, and the other Democrats
of the town don't want it that way and have al
ready filed protest with the Department.
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