The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-08-14
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. q. Aug. 9Th, 1886.
There is very little going on In Wash
ington just now the hot streets are de-
serted, and even the Office -seekers, who
have fingered about with . patience
greater than Msry's little lamb, have
gone. The White House has been closed
except 70 those who call by appoint
ment, and ct the Departments little be-
sides routine business is transacted.
On next Friday the President and bis
Cabinet and Col. Lamont will leave for
New York TO attend the obsequies ol
Gen. Grant. The President will not re-
turn direct to Warrington, but will 60
from New York to the Northern part oi
the State where he will Tusticate until
September Col. Lamont will accom-
|pany him, and telegraph wire will
keep him 10 communication with Wash
ington.
The President however IL not going to
be idle during his absence. For i've
months he has been constantly, denied
the opportunity he seeks to ponder care
fully many important topics, and to
study the national questions which ere
somewhat new to him.
The Cabinet. at least majority Of II,
will remain in Washington. The Sec
retary OF the Navy, Mr.. Whitney, is ma
king himself pretty ssoIid" here; he has
just bought home for $50, 900 and will
soon move to IL II is pretty place
outside OF the city limits. commanding
!. O.. 49, 81 4 alsDuoxla~ a. offraot
I've . summer residence ~ one will see
in days journey.
Senator Logan too, un-mindful Of the
melancholy examples Of Ex-Senators
Window and Pendleton, and Mr.. Robe
son, who built grand residences In
Washington and tailed Of reelection,
has bought $4,000 suburban place
But Senator Logan has been reelected
for six years from the 4th Of March and
he can say with the Irish psalmist- Let
fate do her worst, there are relics Of joy,
six years In the Senate In spite Of the old
boy.
Gen. Logan has always heretoforeiliv'
ed very plainly and his wife has never
before had field or background, what
shall say. large enough tor the display
OF her politico. o.socia! strategy. Ibii
house has four immense parlors on thu
first floor and Il Is probable that IL vii
be rendezvous during the next fouI
years for the unterrified-by-c civil service
reform Bourbon Republicans. Gen. Lo'
gan aud his wife have the Presidents
bug in their bonnets, and in their night
caps, too II will be entertaining to turr
the lorgnette upon them in the coming
three and half years Of Clevelsnd's Ad
ministration.
It's said that Secretary Whitney ha'
also Presidential aspirations. He IL GER
tainly laying broad foundation for I
solid frame. The house he has bough
however, is too far from the centers o
society for him to work the politico- so
|cia! racket" Il Is not the situation
that would strike an ambitious aggres
|sive politician as . favorable base. 1t 1
more like the home Of refined ssceti'
who would get away from the world.
This however Is not the time to spec
lulate about the Presidential aspiration
lof any ono. All eyes 1t present are d
rected to Virginia, New York, and Ohio
where the elections will 20 far to de
eide whether we are to have reform
Senate during the present Administra
Ition.
The Senate OF the Forty Ninth Con
|gress will contain forty-two Rcpubli
cans and thirty.four Democrats, that .
|if Republican Is elected or appointet
from Oregon. This will leave the Re
|publicans 4 majority Of eight. To over
come this majority the Democrats vii
have to hold their present number ant
gain four additional Senator's this wouls
make . tie, but with the casting vote Q
Vice President Hendricks party meas
lures could be carried through.
C. A. 8.