The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-03-25
Washington.


The first official act Of President Cleveland
was the nomination of his cabinet. His Sec
ond official act was to afIix his signature to
the commission of ex-Prcsident Grant as q
general on the retired list Of the army, with
a generals pay of Sl3, $50 a year.
GENERAL JOHN C.. BLACK, of Illinois, has
been appointed by tho new administration
United States commissioner of pensions to
succeed Colonel Dudley.
The committee of arrangements estimate
the total cost Of the Inauguration at $tI,0W.
Among other items of expense were $25,C0)
expended on the ballroom, 5000 for music,
$1,000 for lighting the ballroom, $500 for
decorations, $3.50 for firaworks and $l,0U
for calcium lights.
The sundry civil appropriation bill, as it
finally passed Congress, gives. $4,000 to the
New Orleans exposition, and devotes $3,474,-
0U to public buildings. The total amount
appropriated was S27, D0, 0W.
IT is stated that tho retiring cabinet Off
GERS, whose designations were formally nc
cepted by President Cleveland, have COM
pleted their plans for the future. MIR. Ere
tan, N. J. Mr.. McCulloch will spend the
summer at his country home near Washing
ton. Mr.. Lincoln will resume his law prao-
tice in Chicago. Mr.. Chandler will
remain in Washington until summer,
and then will removs to New
Hampshire. Mr.. Teller has simply changed
from the interior department to the Senate,
and will retain his residence in Washington.
Mr.. Hatton will return to his homo in Bur
lington, Iowa, and look after the interests OF
his newspaper. Mr.. Brewster will return to
his home in Philadelphia.
OK the Saturday afternoon following the
Inauguration Miss Cleveland held her first
public reception in the White House. Alarge
number of visitors called. Miss Cleveland
was assisted in receiving by her two sisters
and the wife Of the Rev. Mr.. Cleveland.
THE formal transfer of the government de-
partmcnts to the new cabinet officers was
effected by Judge Field, of thu su.
preme court, administering the oaths OF
Office to the different secretaries.
The commissions of sixty-eight presiden-
tial poStmasters expire during March. and
over 2250 such commissions will expire before
the beginning of the next session of Con-
gress.
A THRoNG of applicants for office is be-
sieging the postoffice department.
Mr.. Charles S. Fairchild, of New York,
was nominated by the President to be assis-
tant secretary of tho treasury.
Mr.. GARLAND, the new attorney general
was introduced to the United States supreme
court by his predecessor, Mr.. Brewster.
Many prominent lawyers were present.
SoLICIroR-GESERAL PHILLIPS has tender
ed his resignation to the President, to take
effect upon the appointment and qualification
of his successor.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND held his first cabi-
net meeting on the 10th with all tho ministers
present. The entire session, which lasted
three hours, was given up to q discussion of
the condition Of things in the various depart
mcnts, and n consideration OF some OF the
names which have been mentioned in con-
ncction with the leading offices in the do.
partment.
THE trial Of General Hazen, chief signal
officer, for conduct prejudicial to good order
and military discipline, began on the 1lth.
General Hancock being president OF the
court-martial.
CNE-HALF of tho clerical force ut the
White House has been dispensed with.
THE National Republican contains an in
tervlew with Postmaster-Gcnera Villas on
the subject Of appointments in the various
departments, in which that gentleman is re.
ported as saying: The programme of tho
whole cabinet is to select officials for their
worth and value to the governments" and,
further, that the policy of the adminiStra.
ton is to bear out the civil service rules to
the full extent in the management of the var
ious departments. | shall enforce the rules
here"
The Presidents first social call was made
upon w. W. Corcoran, the aged Washington
philanthropist, who was too indisposed to
take part in the Inauguration ceremonies, al
though chairman OF tho reception commit
tee.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND will adhere to tie
cabinet days which nave been observed by 50
many Of bis predcccssors-Tuesdays and Fri
days.
SECRETARY LAMAR has suspended the is
suing of patents for land to the New Orleans
Pacific railroad in the grant known as the
Backbone claim.
THE President nominated Edward D. Clark,
of Mississippi, to be assistant secretary Of the
interior and Sidney D. Jackman, of Texas,
to be United States Marshal for the western
district Of Texas.
Foreign.
ENGLISH society is agitated over the sui.