The National tribune., 1885-11-05


oring to restore his shattered fortunes. The
members of his family were great favorites In
Washington society, and are yet kindly re-
membered by many here. This feeling was
shown a few days ago when two daughters OF
Gov. Shepherd were married at the same time
in this city. The grooms were Waiter M.
Brodie a bookkeeper at Mr. Shepherds mines
in Mexico, and Z. A. Quintard, son of Bishop
Quintard, of Tennessee. No more hearty con-
CALCULATIONS and good wishes were ever given
than those bestowed upon the brides by hun
dreds of their old Washington friends. All the
members of the family were present except MIR.
Shepherd.
A NEW CAUSE OF GRIEF.
Ever since Mr.. Cleveland has occupied the
White House life has almost been a burden to
him in consequence of the personal assaults of
the office A large part of the time the
Executive Mansion has been in state of siege.
The President has endured it all very patiently,
thinking they would get tired and quit after a
while. But they show no signs OF raising the
siege and at last his patience has become ex-
hausted. He has issued an order cutting them
off from all access to him. He says that here
after all applications must come up through the
regular Department channels. The loungers
about the hotels were taken all aback by this
unexpected order. AT first they thought 1T was
only intended to be operative during the month
of November, to give the President chance to
prepare his annual message to Congress. 1t was
conceded that he had right to exclude himself
from the public for that purpose.
There was wailing and gnashing of teeth,
however, when Col. Lamont, the Private Secre-
tary, privately gave out that it was the Presi-
dents intention to permanently relieve himself
of the annoyance to which he has been sub
iected ever since his Inauguration. lie thought
there might be enough elasticity to the order to
admit Senators and Representatives to the Ex-
ecutive presence, but the Ofiice-seekers them
selves would be rgidly excluded. The follow
ing is the text of the Presidents order:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Oct. %, 1855.
For nearly eight months q large share of the time
of the President has been devoted TO the hearing of
applications for Office and the determination of APP
poAtments. Much of the time thus spent has
undoubtedly subserved the public good; some OF
IL has been sacrificed TO the indulgence of people in
their natural insistence upon useless interviews, and
some of ii has been Enthusiastically wasted. The pub
licwefare and due regard for the claims of those
whose interest in the Government are entirely dis
connected with office holding, imperatively de-
mand that in the future the time of the President
should be differently occupied, and he confidently
expects that all good citizens will acquiesce In the
propriety and reasonableness of the following plan
adopted to that end After the lst day of November
the President will decline to grant interviews to
On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays during that
month, from 10 to IL O'Clock in the morning, he
will receive such other persons as call on strictly
public business, and the days at l:30 in the
afternoon he will meet those who merely desire 10
pay their respects. On all other days and times
during that month he will receive only Cabinet
officers and heads of Departments.
PRINTER ROUNDS UNDER FIRE.
Ever since the election of Mr.. Cleveland a
very considerable percentage of the Democrats
in the country have had an eye upon the posi-
tion of Public Printer, held for some years past
by Mr.. S. p Rounds. 1t is popularity classed
among the Z" fat positions-in printers par
lance-and the average Democratic mind was
%,l.O, 10 ll,I
any longer by Republican. Great efforts have
been made for change, but thus far Mr..
Rounds has held the fort.
At length the matter has taken the shape of
formal charges against Mr.. Rounds. They are
accompanied by an affidavit that they were
prepared two years ago and submitted to Sem
ator German, OF the Senate Committee on
Printing, but declaring that that gentleman
took no further notice of them than to use
them as lever to secure $50 appointments in
the Office of the Public Printer 1t is charged
that the Congressional and Department print
ing under Mr. Rounds has cost SPA, 900 more
than Mr.. Rounds's report shows even when
the cost OF composition, press work, etc., was
80 per cent. less than under the administration
of Mr.. Defrees. Mr.. Rounds is charged with
keeping horses, carriages and drivers for the
use of himself and family at Government ex-
pense, and also with multiplication of offices
and increase of salaries without warrant of law.
1t is also charged, among many other things,
that Mr. Rounds is interested in a private
printing establishment; that there have been
frauds in the purchase of presses, ink and ma
terials; and that printing and binding have
been done for private individuals contrary to
law. Mr.. Rounds says the charges are wholly
without foundation. He has known for some
months that they were being formulated. He
says that he courts the fullest investigation,
even to the minutest details, and that he has
nothing whatever to conceal
DEATH OF ADMIRAL DE KRAFT.
Rear-Admiral j. c. p. De Kraft, of the United
States Navy, died last week at his home in
Washington. He was born in the District of
Columbia on Jan. II, 1896 and entered the
navy in 1871, when less then 10 years of age.
For three years he served on the frigate Con-
gress, in the Mediterranean squadron, and af-
forwards on the Raritan, of the Brazil squadron.
lie took part in the first attack on Alvarado in
1876, and became Passed Midshipman the fol-
lowing year. After serving i'll this capacity on
various vessels and on the Coast Survey he was
promoted to the grade Of Master in 1855, and
in September of the same year WAS commits
stoned as Lieutenant. He served as such on
the soop John Adams to 1855 and the next
year on the steamer Michigan on the lakes.
! While on special duty on the frigate Niagara,
in 1861, he was present at the attack on the
defenses OF Pensacola. In 1864 he commanded
| blockading squadron and took part in the at
tack Oh Fort Powell and the defenses of Noble
Bay. On July %, 1866, he was commissioned
as Commander, and was on duty at Philadelphia
and Portsmouth and as Fleet Captain Of the
North Atlantic squadron until November,
1872, when he was made Captain and took
command of the flagship Richmond. Afterward
he commanded the flagship Hartford, of the
Asiatic squadron, and in 1877 he was stationed
at the Boston Navy Yard. In October. 1881, he
was promoted to be Commodore, and on June 2,
1850 became a Rcar-Admiral by the retirement
of Rear-Admiral Upshur.
ALL IN THE FAMILY.
Now and then it proves good thing for a
| family to be of mixed politics. This is the
case with Mr.. Price of Berlin, Ill. Mr.. Price
is a very active Republican, and has for some
| time been postmaster at that place. An inquest
was held upon his case, and verdict was rem
| dered that he must CO." as an " offensive par
| tisan Whatever that means. His wife is an
| ardent Democrat, instant in season and out OF
| season IN advocating the principles of that
| party. 1t takes good deal of " sand for her
! to pursue such a course when her lord and
master, WHOM she promised to "love, honor
aud obey" yells himself hoarse every time
Ohio goes Republican. But Mrs. Price has her
| Postmaster General Stevenson removed Mr.
! Price from his position and appointed Mrs
! Price TO the vacancy. So the business will be
| continued at the old stand.
| INSTRUMENTATION AT FORT MYER.
Fort Myer is on Arlington flights, just
across the Potomac from Georgetown. 1t is