Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1885-09-12

received at the White House during
the month of August was less than
fifty a day. No account is kept of the
number of newspapers, pamphlets,
circulars, &C., included in the mail.
On Saturday evening last a meeting
of the various newspaper correspond
ents, located here, was held for the
purpose of discussing the scheme Of
publishing eeklynewspaper. The
plan upon which the paper will be
published is a novel one. 1t is pro-
posed that each of the correspondents
shall contribute an article weedly in
which he shall have full liberty to eX-
press hisOwn ideasand opinions. There
will be no editortO pass upon or reject
communications, and each contributor
will have full swing. Each writer
will be expected to sign his full name
to the article furnished. The Ameri-
can News Company has agreed to use
its influence in aid ofthe undertaking,
and it is expected that the first num-
Der of the paper will issued about
November 1st.
A very amusing incident occurred
at the new Pension Office recently.
Although the building is as yet I'M
finished, and very large number of
workmen are employed, many of the
rooms upon the lower floors are oc-
cupied. The number of sightseers
of late has been so great as to interfere
materially with the progress of the
work, and accordingly placards have
been posted at the entrances forbid
ding visitors after two O'clock in the
afternoon. Persons having business
in the Office have consequently been
obliged to secure passes in order to
gain admittance. The placards are
signed: "By order of L. Q. C. Lamar,
Secretary of the Interior" l.. Q. G..
Lamar, Jr., the son of the Secretary,
had occasion, few days since, to go
to the Pension Office. He was enter
ing the building, with an air which
was doubtless intended to excite the
envy of group ofsightseers standing
by who had been refused admittance,
when he was confronted by the
Waterman, an old wooden-legged
soldier, who had been trained to obey
orders regardless of consequences.
care you employed in the building""
demanded the Waterman. "No; but
am here upon business" was the
reply. "Well, if you haven't a pass
you can't come in" replied the
Waterman. "But l am Secretary
Lamar's son." protested the young
man. "Them's yer fathers orders,
replied the old soldier, and Mr.
Lamar, Jr., had to withdraw in search
of a pass, much to the amusement O
bystanders and delight of the small
boys.
A large gray fox was found in thu
White House Grounds on Saturday
last. The animal when discovered
was quietly walking about in thu
flower garden, probably in search o
the Executive hen rOOst.) Although
number of men and boys joined il
his pursuit, the animal succeeded il
gaining the dense growth of reed
upon the flats near the monument
and escaped.
Miss Cleveland will return to tn
White House early in November, ant
will probably be accompanied by tw
or three lady friends.
A large number of circulars hav
been received by clerks in the De
partments from various Republica
State Committees asking for contribu
tons. 1t is probable that the amour
l contributed by Washington clerk
this year will hardly pay the postag
: upon the circulars. H.
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