New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-19
NATIONAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
RIDDLEBERGER TO TAKE THE STUMP.


VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS Observation-Disclosures
GENERAL BLAIR AT WORK.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 lSpeoiaD.-Senator Riddle
berger was in Washington to-day on his return from
Chicago where he lately addressed the IrshAmerican
League. Having been nearly week absent from
home, the Senator says that he has little moro than
superficial knowledge of the progress OF the campaign
in Virginia. He says that he addressed the largest
political gathering at HIS home in Woodstock last week
that ne saw assembled in Shenandoah County,
and that the real of the Republicans in the Shenandoah
Valley will be aroused sufficiently to repeat past sue
ccsses of the Anti-Bourbons in that region.
Accounts from the counties lying between LynchDurg
and the Tennessee line where Captain Wise Is now
canvassng, and where Senator Riddeberger is urged
to make series of speeches. encourage 70
expect repetition OF the great maores tor Cameron
in the contest tor the Governorshp in 1881 In that
phenomenay active and brilliant canvass in the white
districts of Virginia Senator Riddleberger con-
spicuous figure In tho counties OF Washington, Lee,
RUSSELL Scott and Tazewe lying the southwestern
border of the State he met the most pa prominent a;M
notable victories The Republicans CT those counnes
urging his presence among them this year, ana
IL probable that he will shortly make list OF engage
ments for the counties which tour ago scored the
largest Ant-BOurbon majorities Attorney Generai
BLAIR addressed immense audience at Harrisburg ON
yesterday, and will devote week OF thorough canvass
ing to tho counties lying between winchester ana
Stanton.
wAsHlN GroN, Aug Is (SpecaD.-Patrick Cunning
ham, OF Steubenville Ohio is chief - the Division OF
Correspondence in the Office Of the Sixth Auditor OF the
Treasury 1t is of the important divisions in
that great bureau and its title suggests IL conducts
all the correspondence pertaining to the general ac
counts of about fifty thousand postmasters and OF all
expostmasters whose accounts may be unadjusted
when they retire from Office. This correspondence,
therefore Ii Of extreme Importance Mr.. Eiiis, VINO
az NJ yhQ
we'd him, IN order to make place for h's irieho
Cunningham, was most capable and efficient oncer,
who possessed thorough Wedge OF postal accounts
and official correspondence. Mr. Cunningham was en-
trely inexperienced and wholly ignorant of the import
duties intrusted to him. He was not required 10
pass a competitive Civil Service examination BEFORE
receiving his appointment III he had been required 10
submit to that ordeal he probably would nave 1ren
compelled to wait long time before ne oDtamea hs
present place at big salary the heads OF scores OF
clerks in the division None OF them wouid pe
likely in writing note of two dozen words 10 misspeh
four OF them Mr. Cunnin CHAM did 80. In ; DIE Esn
raphy the word =" immediate becomes " mediate
&" Commercial loses IN - N " libellous becomes
belous, and the of the largest city IN bis own
State Is transformed into Cincinnatt MT Cnn,
ningham may well rejoice in the fact that the Cish
Service rules requiring competitive EXAMINATIONS 10
not apply TO chiefs OF division.
ANOTHER STROKE OF DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is (SpeciaD.-Another
stroke OF economy which has been hailed with de-
rlons delight by the Administration newspapers Is the
great reduction in the Of washing the official towers
Treasury Department, Last year the work, which
cost thirty cents Dozen was divided among twenty
three poor women who thus enabled to sup
port themselves and their families. THIS
year by inviting bids Secretary Manning
has succeeded In letting the work to con-
tractor OF forty cents hundred Mrs saran
Zahn Is the contractor she already Disguised over
her success bid She receives about 600 soiled towels
every night and required to return them washed anu
ironed early next morning. and consequently sne 10
Obliged % work all night
Secretary Manning has not yet cut of the supply OF
SOAP for tie use OF clerks The Acting Commissioners
OF the General Land O1ce Is therefore greater re-
former than the head OF the Treasury Department
who thus negieots opportunity to reduce the ca,
penses OF the Government at tue rate OF several
dollars Such things seem trivial TO good many per
sons but they are evidently not regarded by the Dem
ooratc newspapers which try TO make so mueh OF the'