The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-10-02
WASHINGTON LETrER.
tFrom our regular eorrespondentJ
wAsurNoroS, srrr. nth, 1885.

WASHINGTON, SEPT. lith, 1856.
The two handsome hay horses be-
hiud which the President rides were
at the depot a little before eight
o'clock on Monday last, attached to
/ tho Presidents carriage. There was
nothing stuck up or distingue In the
appearance of the hrutes, and | be
lleve they would be Just as happy II
they were the property OF butcher.
The sable coachman who has driven
Grant, Hayes, Garfield and Arthur
got down, pulled out his gold watch,
and looked like u man with an ap.
pointment. II was Ave minutes after
eight when the New York train glId.
cd almost noislessly into the station.
The railroad employees were evident
~ expecting somebody and turued
their eyes 10 sleeping car which
was closed. II was not long, how.
ever, until stout gentleman with a
bronzed face descended the steps fol.
lowed by smaller and more slightly
built gentleman. they were the
President OF tho United States and
his private Secretary Col Lamont.
The President bowed pleasantly TO
tho salutallons OF the few who Wit
messed his arrival and entering the
carriage with Col. Lamont was driv-
en- to the White House where break
fast awaited them.
The Presidents vacation has been
less than thirty days, tho time allow
ei 70 other employees, and he appears
to be much improved In health. He
has not been indisposed single day
and the recent reports relative 10 his
illness were wholly without FONDA
tlou. He has had hIs holiday ln his
own fashion and comes back 10 his
duties improved and invigorated.
He has not spent the time In the
hardest OF all work, society service at
a fashionable resort, but has taken
the relaxation he needed. These
weeks In the open air, tho fishing,
cunning boating, tho setting aside oI
all restraint and anxiety, the robust
exercise every Ingredient In the sit
uation has been arispicious. The
President Is greatly improved by bis
outing, every hour has brought him
strength and rejuvenation he returns
TO his work IN every respect better
qualified TO prosecute 1t with vigoi
and success.
Since the Presidents return he has
been In consultation with Secretaries
Manning, Whitney, Bayard and Lam
ar. 1t has been definately settled
that there Is necessity for a thorough
investigation Of the Coast Survey
seamer "CarlIsle Patterson, Prof
Hilgard and party of ladies went e
New York to celebrate the event
This of course was useless, bat I
would have been more innocent Il
they had paid for their fun. Several
hundred dollars were expended on
this trip out OF the contingent fund
for luncheon at which much winc
was spilled. When the voucher was
put In at the Bureau the wine lunch
was put in the bill OF items and call
ed by It's proper name. This, Mr.
Parsons informed Prof Hilgard
would never do, as the account
would not be allowed at the Treasury
Department. He suggested that
blank voschsr be signed by som'
contractor for the work Of the Bureal
and accordingly Julius Bien & Co.
engravers, Of Now York, were uset
for this purpose. They were induced
tosign the blank voucher, the amoun
of which was 1920, and then the bod.
of the instrument was filed in bS
Mr.. Parsons as drawing plans for tn
United States Steamer "CarlisIe Pat
terson." Under this change the YOU
cher was put through, and nothin
more was thought about IL. Firs
Auditor Chenowith and Second Comp
troller Maynard were acquainted wit
this circumstance in the course Of tn
investigation and they took pains t
lay IL before Secretary Manning. Th
Secretary talked with the Presider
90 this subject Monday of this week
when the COZ c,usion was reache
that tfe present Coast Survey oficla
had better be removed. It is pro'
able that within ten days the Secr'
tary OF the Treasury will rid himse
Of the present crowd now in tt
; Coast Survey Bureau and fill the
places with more competent aud LEI
corruptible persons.
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