The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-05-09

has been suspended, and Thos. s. Farrow, Of
South Carolina, has been appointed in his place.
During the month of April the Patent Office
received 8, l59 applications for patents, the fees
from which aggregated $1OO,64O. This is the
largest months business ever done by that de-
partment.
Mr.. Cleveland's first vacation since he be-
came President was taken on Monday last, when
he went to Gettysburg, Pa, to attend the meeting
of the Fifth Army Corps. He enjoyed the trip
immensely.
"A fine oil painting of Hon. Robert Lincoln
will shortly be hung in the Office of the Secretary
of War, and will complete the collection of por-
traits of all the Secretaries since the foundation
of the Government.
The newspaper correspondents have already
commenced picking out husbands for Miss Cleve-
land. 1t looks as though they intend to "narry
off" the lady of the White House without so much
as first gaining her consent.
1t is said that the Treasury investigating
committee, having for its object the more perfect
systematizing of the work in that department, has
developed some curious and interesting facts in
connection with the public service.
Gen. Bradley I. johnson was in Washington
again this week to oppose the use of Government
patronage in Maryland to advance the interests
of one Democrat over those of another. This re-
lates particularly to the U. S. Senatorship.
Persons who have never seen Washington
and even those who have been there-should visit
the city at this season if they want to see it to
best advantage. In the spring it is the prettiest
Col. Chamberlin, who has been a special
agent of the Treasury Department, and who has
been stationed at Baltimore since 1876, has been
changed from that position to inspector of Gus
toms at s4 per day. His former salary was IS per
day.
Prominent Democrats who have been in
Washington this week assert that the grand clean
ing out of Republicans from the departments will
be commenced very shortly. They say the Pres
ident's conservative policy is certain to undergo a
change.
The Commissioner of agricultural will shortly
issue a circular inviting the State agricultural
colleges of the country to send delegates to con-
vention, to be held in Washington during the
summer, to consider the best method of promoting
crifyJtHsGlma 8g5 an ~. Du,.vn, ,am ..----
Department of Justice, handed in his resignation
to take effect May 4th, and N. T. N. Robinson, of
Louisiana, appointed his successor. 1t is q
singular coincidence that Mr.. Dutton died on the
day that his resignation took effect.
The President has appointed Judge William
M. Merrick, of Maryland, to the place on the Su-
preme Bench of the District, made vacant by the
resignation of Judge Wylie. The new appointee
is IS years of age and was formerly on the Dis
trict Bench, from which he was legisated in 1858.
Washington is likely to get mixed about
names. There are Dan Manning of New York
and Van Manning of Mississippi, Lamar of the
latter State and Lamont of New York; Viele
pronounced Vealy), Representative from New
York, and Villas pronounced vi-as), the Post
master General.
Col. Adreon, Postmaster at Baltimore, went
to Washington on Tuesday and informed the
President and P. NJ. General that his term of
expressed a willingness to hold on. But his visit
availed him nothing. His successor was named
on Thursday.
Some fellow has filed o paper with the
general land Office claiming under grant Of
Spanish kings region of country in Arizona,
40 by $50 miles in extent and aggregating 4,O0O,-
600 acres. The Commissioner says that no record
of the grant can be found. This modest fellow
would perhaps like to have the earth.
The count of the moneys and securities in the
U. S. Treasury is progressing salts factorily. So
far the only discrepancy found was in the cash
room, where there was shortage of two cents in
a SIS package of pennies. 1t was Immediately
made good by the cashier. The examination of
the reserve vault, containing about Sl65, OO0O 900
in gold, was commenced on Monday last.
Senator Eustis, of louisiana, undertook to
boss the patronage of that State, and the Presi-
dent didn't appear to see it in that light. The
consequence is that the Senator has become very
angry and says many hard things about the
President and his administration. But this does
not appear to disturb Mr.. Clevelands equanimity.
The would be bosses generally are sour.
"A large number of Illinois politicians made
their appearance in Washington few days ago
and commenced the fight over the patronage of
that State. These men are divided up into fac
tions and the contest over the offices promises to
be very bitter one. The President will have
his hands full when he comes to deal with these
people, who are said to be very clamorous.
Vice President Hendricks, if correctly re-
ported, don't appear to have much influence with
the administration. A few days ago a friend
asked him for letter commencing him to the
President, when Mr.. Hendricks said: "Why,
have no influence with the administration. My
endorsement. would do you no good-it would
probably do you harm. shall certainly not ask
any more favors."
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher was in Washing
ton this week and is very enthuiastic over Cleve-
lands administration. He says "Mr. Cleveland
is redeeming all his promises. He made nopledge
during the campaign that he is not standing by.
The respectable men of all parties approve the
Presidents policy this far. The only discontents
are the unworthy and disappointed ofice-seekers,
and the chronic grumblers. President Cleveland
will doubtless make mistakes from time to time
but he has made none so far"
While the vaults of the Treasury were being
sxamined on Tuesday, tightly bound square
box was found in out-of-the-way place. No
,ne could tell what j. was or where the key could
be found. With the assistance of lock- smith it
was opened and found to contain bottle of dia-
nonds, bottle of pearls, bottle of ottar of roses
ind lump of gold. An old employee of the de-
,artment finally identified the articles as having
,een presented to President Monroe by the Japa-
lese government, in 1923, and they had been stored
n the Treasury eyer since, pending an act of
congress authorizing their acceptance.
MS-Dr. F. Klink, a homeopathic physician OF