The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1885-08-06
Observation-Disclosures

WASHINGTON, August 1, 1856
This unprecedented long hot spell
has at length accomplished mir
acle; 1t has driven many of the
Office seekers away from Washing
ton. The white house Is closed ex-
cept to those invited on business.
Next Friday he and his cabinet will
leave to attend the funeral of Gen.
Grant; the president will not return
until about the first of September,
but will go from the funeral to the
woods of Northern New York for q
months vacation. During the
month of August Washington will
be dull, but, owing to the new rules
limiting leaves of absence the mum
Der Of clerks in the various govern
ment offices is larger this summer
than usual, and the work in all de-
partments is better and more
promptly performed than has been
known in recent times.
Notwithstanding the fact that
Washington is second this summer
only to Chicago in the highest re-
corded temperature, the city seems
to be growing in favor as a summer
home Last week both the secreta-
ry OF the navy, Mr.. Whitney, and
Gen, Logan, purchased residences
here, each paying $4,000 Gen.
Logan bought a very large and sub
stantial but old fashioned house in
the suberbs of tue city. Mr.. Whit
ney's purchase is nearly mile from
the city and consists of a house of
II rooms and farm. He will move
to it Immediately. The elections
which will take place in Virginia,
New York and Ohio next fall are
watched very closely here. The
chance of securing democratic con
troll of the fiftieth congress are con-
sidered possible though not proba-
BILE. If republican is elected or
appointed in Oregon to fill the va
cancy now existing, the senate of
the forty ninth congress will con-
tain forty-two republicans and thir-
ty-four democrats, the former hav-
ing a majority of eight. To over
come this majority the democrats
will have to hold all their present
force and secure four additional
seats. These, with the vice.presi-
dents casting vote, will enable them
to carry through party measures.
With the forty-ninth congress will
expire the terms of nine democrat
ic senators from the states of Della
ware, Florida, Maryland, MISSISSIPPI
pi, Missouri, Nevada, Tennessee,
Texas and West Virginia. There
is no doubt about any of these
states returning democrats except
Nevada, and Senator Fairs person
al popularity is almost sufficient to
count upon his reelection. Thus
may reasonably be anticipated no
loss from the states already held.
At the same time the terms Of six
teen republican senators from the
following states will expire: Cali
fornia, Connecticut, Indiana, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minneso-
ia, Nebraska, New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode
Island, Virginia and Wisconsin.
The democrats ought to secure SEN
ators from Virginia, Ohio and New
York. Not counting Ohio and New
York they would have TO gain three
other seats to make a tie in the SEN
ate and four to secure a majority.
In Indiana there is every proba bill
ty that a democrat will succeed
Senator Harrison, and in New Jer-
sey, Connecticut and Wisconsin
there are fighting chances. With
the control of the senate by the
democrats both branches of congress
will be fully in accord with the ad-
ministration and the work of purify
ing every branch of the general gov
eminent can be prosecuted without
further opposition.
In Ohio the republican ticket has
been nominated but the democrats
have not yet held their convention
and nothing can be predicted as to
whom they will put in nomination
for governor. They have an oppor-
tunity to redeem the state and elect
a democratic senator in place of Mr..
Sherman, but whether they will
avail themselves of it remains to be
aeon