Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-17
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. TAMMANY AND BEECHER Strike The White House
 In Company. RUSSIA ACCEPTS THE TRUCE. Railroad Strikers Garry
 Their Point. THE ECLIPSE OF THE SUN. Panama Besieged By The
 RevOIutiOmists.
KENTUCKY GETS LEFT.

Phil Thompson Must Chew the Cud
 of Disappointment - Beecher and
 Tammany Among the Callers at the
 White House.
 WASHINGTON, March 1B.-fhe President to-day nominated Joseph s. Miller, of West Virginia, to be Commissioner of Internal Revenue. This was the only nomination sent in Senators Beck And Blackburn of Kentucky, who stood near the door as the nomination sheet came in, looked black with disappointment. They speedily retired to the cloak room. This has been.the strongest senatorial contest for an office under the ad- ministration. The Presidents friends say that he could not appoint an internal revenue commissioner from so large whiskey pro- ducing State as Kentucky. While the Ken lucky delegation are naturally disappointed at their failure to persuade the President to appoint Hon. Phil. Thompson, with some exceptions the defeat is taken in philosoph- ical manner and they will now probably push MT. Thompson for railroad commissioner. MT. Beck will endeavor to have the Finance committee report favorably upon MT. Mil ler's appointment so that he may be confirm
  and has during the past eight years served his State as auditor. He is a prominent Democrat and is held in very high esteem by those who know him. Those of the Ken lucky delegation who show their disappoint- ment most exhibit good deal of feeling and at the instance of ex Speaker Randall and brought about by unfair means. Nothing is said, however, Ey anyone against the fitness of MT. Miller for the position.
 After Investigating the Presidents stables Colonel Lamont has concluded that there are more horses kept there for the office use of the executive mansion than will be needed during the summer and has ordered that all but three shall be turned in to the quarter masters department, where they belong.
 About two hundred representatives of the religious, temperance and charitable organ izations of Washington called upon Miss Cleveland at the White House this afternoon and presented petition urging her assistance in the temperance cause. Miss Cleveland received the delegation cordially, expressed her interest in the good work accomplished and thanked them for their visit. The call CTS were also received by the President.
 Ex-Senator Macdonald, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and a delegation of Tammany men were among the Presidents callers to-day. A public reception was held this afternoon be- ginning at o'clock.
 At the White House to-day, while no formal reception had been announced, there were many callers in addition to the temperance ladies' Monday has heretofore been known ss dies non among White House occupants from it's quiet character, but under the new administration Monday is like all other week days and the crowd that visited the execu- tive mansion during the day from the be- ginning of office hours until late this after noon were in excess of those of last week. Henry Ward Bescher and Vice Presi- dent Hendricks called early and after them came Senator Voorhees, with ex Senator Mac Donald Among other callers were ex-Secre- tary Windom, ex-Senator Armstrong and quite 8 number of representatives Repre- sentative Adams, of New York, headed a large delegation from Tammapy which wait ed upon the President about noon. Shortly before o'clock the temperance delegation called on Miss Cleveland. The subject of wine on the White House table was not men tiened