The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-08-01
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"
Correspondent.


Doing-Gleanings from the Tel
egraph and the "Reliable"
Correspondent.
Since President Lincoln's first election nine
Presidents and ex Presidents of the United States
have died.
"A large number of fourth class postmasters
for Maryland were appointed this week and others
will soon follow.
%. E. Wells, of Maryland, a clerk in the Post
Office Department, was on Monday promoted to
s., 400 clerkship.
Secretary Whitney has purchased a hand
some residence on Georgetown Heights, for which
he paid $780, 900 cash.
Thomas Jones, of Maryland, clerk in the
Fourth Auditors Office, salary 81 1000, was dis
missed on Wednesday.
The payments made on account of pensions
for the month of July, up to and including the
29th, aggregated S7,29O,OOO.
H. Clinton Bell, of Illinois, and Chester r.
Franklin, of Indiana, have been appointed chiefs
of divisions in the Pension Office.
The Treasury Department on Tuesday pur-
chased los, 900 ounces of silver for coinage into
standard dollars at the Philadelphia mint
1t is said that large percentage of the sor-
ghum seed sent over the country from the Agri-
cultural Department was utterly worthless.
Luther Harrison, assistant commissioner OF
the general land Office, has resigned. He was ap-
pointed a clerk in 1865 and was promoted from
time to time.
The President has decided not to leave Wash
ington for his summer trip until after Gen. Grants
funeral, which will take place in New York,
August 9Th.
On Tuesday the President appointed Morris
Sc al inspector 81 Indian agencss lie Salary
is 50, 600 per annum.
The President has very wisely decided not to
appoint any lieutenants in the army from civil
life, and hereafter all vacancies are to be filed by
West Point graduates.
1T is said that Miss Cleveland persistently re-
fused to allow her portrait to accompany her book
At any rate her picture does not appear in it and
this is said to be the cause.
Gen. Hazen, chief signal officer, left Wash
ington on Tuesday for Europe. The weather will
now be expected to run itself until October, which
is the time fixed for his return.
The President on Tuesday appointed Anthony
Eickhof, of New York, fifth auditor of the Treas
ury. This was done in recognition of the services
of the Germans in the late campaign.
The Postmaster General on Wednesday is
sued an order that all postofices in the country
be closed between l and 5 p. NJ, Saturday, Aug.
Sth, during the funeral of Gen. Grant.
al Ri &c t.
of the u S. Senate, wants to be doorkeeper of the
next House of Representatives. He is popular
gentleman and has many friends in Congress.
William T. Crump, former steward of the
White House, has been very i'll at his residence
in Washington. His sickness is due to his watch
dent Garfield.
Hon. J. Fred. C. Talbot was at the Treasury
Department on Monday, accompanied by State
Insurance Commissioner Jesse X. Hines On the
same day Mr.. NJ. ". Offutt, of the Baltimore
county bar, paid visit to the Postofice Depart
ment.
Senator Logan has purchased the fine res
idence known as the "Stone Mansion" situated
on Columbia Heights. An acre of beautiful
grounds surround the house and these are to be
still further embeished. The price paid was
$4,000.
Counsel for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company made argument before the Second Comp
trOler on Tuesday, claiming several hundred
thousand dollars to be still due the company for
the transportation of troops and military stores
from 1862 to 1865.
The Grand Army of the Republic already has
a movement on foot for splendid statue of Grant
to be placed under the dome of the Capitol in
Washington. Three hundred thousand Grand
Army men are expected to subscribe ten cents
each for the purpose.
--Algernon A. Aspinwali, of Pa, has been ap-
pointed chief of division in the Pension Office,
vice J. M. Comstock, deceased. The salary is
$4,000. A. J. Kelly, of Indiana, has been APP
pointed chief of the assignment division of the
Patent Office, vice Samuel Mullken, of N. j.,
transferred.
1t is now said in Washington by the friends
of ex-Congressman Talbot that he will receive
an appointment before Secretary Manning leaves
for New York to attend Gen. Grants funeral.
The same friends still claim that he will be made
Solicitor of Internal Revenue, the place which
was originally selected for him.
u. S. Treasurer Jordan receives a salary of
5000 year, while Mr.. Calhoun, who has for
several months been overhauling the books Of the
Navy Department and devising new method of
keeping the accounts, receives $50 per day and is
paid for Sundays and holidays. He has a num-
Der of assistants who receive from $40 to S. per
day.
COL Wilson, commissioner of public buildings
and grounds, in his annual report, asks for &c.,
600 for repairing and refurnishing the Executive
Mansion; $4,000 for lighting the same and the
grounds, and for the improvement Of the grounds
north and south of the Executive Mansion, $780,
900, and for repairing the conservatory of the
same, $4,000.
The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics reports
that the total values of the imports of merchan-
disc during the year ended June 3Oth, were $751;
476,S5O, decrease of S9O,22O,S43 as compared
with the previous year. The value of exports for
the year ended June 3Oth 1885, was Sal, 500, 6s3,
an increase Of s., 3SO,O74, as compared with the
previous year.
Tho people of Washington are not pleased be-
cause the body of Gen. Grant will not be allowed |
to rest either in or that city. They thought |
the Nations Capital was the proper place, and in
this thousands of people concur. The two places
were Arlington Cemetery and the Sol
ders' Home, either one of which would have been
to the people of that city.
Elk Senator Gordon, of Georgia, is familiar
igure about Washington. He resigned his seat
in the Senate to engage in railroading in Georgia
and he very soon amassed fortune of 100000.
He then went to New York and began specializing
On Wall street. At first he made great deal of
money, but he stuck to it too long and finally
completely swamped himself He is not worth q
dollar now, so tits said.
"A committee of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, appointed at the Portland encampment
sailed on the President few days ago and pre-
'ented the resolutions in regard to the rights Of
Union soldiers to DO retained in and appointed to