South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-04-17
Our Washington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.


VAenlSSIoN, ~. VI, April IA.
Probably The most laborious and
the worst bored of the heads of de-
partments is the Postmaster General.
who net only has the full control of the
appointments III 1885 post Offices in
the United States, but has practical
~ the oversight in the appointments
OF the other 1882 Presidential offices.
Naturally therefore. the Office aud
the corridors adjacent to the Office Of
Mr. Villas have been thronged to alb
solute crowding during the past three
weeks by those who being in desire to
stay In, and those twenty-four year
fellows WHO have patiently waited to
get Ia. The number Of officials, EN-
ployes, contractors poStmasters, mail
carriers and mail agents who pay
homage ard fealty to the Postmaster
General, embraces one-third of the
entire civil list of the country, and
this fact may account for the othor
fact that the average Postmaster
General is short lived individual.
In eleven years, during which time
We ordinarily should have had but
three Postmasters General, We have
had nine, and Mr. Villas is the tenth.
The last administration averaged
over one per annum, having bad
james, Howe, Gresham and Ha,ton,
and the six annual reports that have
been transmitted to Congress in The
past six ears, have been signed by
SIX different Poslmasters General.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
parry, which takes the initiative in
everything pertalningto The safety and
comfort of the railroad passengers in
this couutry,'s now dispuiug En-.
glands supremacy in the matter of
speed. The trains on the great
Western Railway, from London to Lii
verpoo', annihilate the distance at the
rate OF fifty miles an hour, exclusive
OF atops, bnt what will Mr.. Bull and
the rest of the world say when they
learn that the Pennsylvania Central
Road whlrls its passengers from New
York City to Chicago, "a good thou
sand miles in twenty four hours
including stopst BY the schedule that
went into effect last Sunday, the
great cities of the East are thu. pla-
ced within twenty four hours with
the metropolis OF the West, aud this
wonderful achievement is accompani-
ed by the most positive guarantees
OF comfort as well az perfect safety.
Neither pains nor expen Q have been
spared IN the adoption Of every pos-
sible means to insure passengers a.
gaiust accident, 30 that the Inaugural
ton Of this new enterprise is destined
to secure for this line the continuance
OF that popularity that its admirable
management In the past has won
from the whole travelling public.
The conflict between the Govern.
ment and the people in regard to the
settlement of the Oklahoma domain
can be adjusted and concluded only
by the opening of that vast region to
its occupation by it legitimate own
els, the people. 1t is domain that
belongs 10 and ought 10 be in unmo-
tested possession of the Government.
The excuse for now keeping actua!
settlers out of the Territory, is that it
may be added TO the already enor-
nous possessions Of the rauchmen and
cattle-kings who, they once get
a foothold there, will not fail to occu,
py il to the exclusion of any and all
Individual settlers. These lands be.
long to the United States Govern.
ment to all intents and purposes, AID
all the proclamations that the execu.
tive may send oct i'll the next four
years will not serve to divest the
people of their right to have this
magnificent region opened to actual
occupation by the white settler.
PUONO.