Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-02-03


Trlsox oun wzaUL1H oozA1sRoNlEN1- III
wAEHzx0rcg. Jan 70, lss5-
Hxns fortunate Issa seek in nesting
a gentleman, an old friend q tie Prtsi-
daut elect, Cleveland, Who comes fFons
the same section Of Ssz YORK, and nos
holds an important Office under CisSe-
lands commission. d" have knoSn
Clessland twenty i've yearz,8 said 'hss
gentleman, " and be has not changed q
PARTICLE IN manner ia all that time. lie
il forty-nine years ola and weighs soo1i
z2g pounSs- In religious faith b u 3
Prssbytssian. pseasrns thai all De-
come the coort church in Washington
when be comes inso the Presidency.
"As 70 the Cabinet, The only ihing ]
knox which has been determined on l.
,ha. the Presidential adviseTs Siil et
..lss.sd from thoae States that cast
,ha, electoral votes for Cleveland /
.4v hnow this becaaAs be has said a.
mueh 10 me. aud uas talking to Dan
Inuout and he intimated The same
Thing. I can tsil yO0. ao<eFsf, whAt
balisve. / think New ferk VIII get the
Treasury. I cannot sey who She tnsh Is,
or n he has been seasoted. The south
r,rt,t,ar will be offered tSo Iaacesi they
iii moat probably bs she Postokaes De
,,a,,srnent and Attorney ~0e11srsl, and
they viii both go TO fsr-sooth States.
aEoW. AZ 70 Cleveland socially, be l.
differsns from President Arthur ~ ysry
nnany ways. / vEs q member Of the
Eev York Assembly One term, wien he
wna 00VernOg MoEgan's QaaFier1aaster-
(yensrai. and Arthur once tore the sheui
Arr straus Of = Nsw York colonel, and
gavs hsua a sound shipping besides, foi
sorns vul0ar insOleune. ! have always
IIkAd Arthur. He IL O. good dinner RIver
and diner.s Cleveland 10 like Gen.
Hherrnan or Gen. Grant IA his tastes.
Geither of The three care very much
What they eat, 10 II " plain aud well
eookea. Cleveland IL a fairy good
drinksf. 20 the table a.shass vii! not be
an ioe-xatar one; but his drinking u
nalnIy beer, though be Felishss = cock.
taii nos and then. lie - very regular
In MA slsspine, aud does not sit up all
niolht. a. Gen. Arthur used 20 do, and
sill does, I believe, BIld NOS feel 80.
nsyer saw such a man ~ Arthur ~ 10
Ants reapsct, He becomes brighter aftei
tni,inipht, aud about two IN the morn
inc. after he has had coed supper anc
a bottle or two Of champagne, be Il poo
itively brilliant. We used To call hin
ths owl at Albany. for be seemed neyel
10 sleep, and | believe he is the sans
still. Ctevcland's capacity for hare
WORK IL wonderful, and he has not had !
day Of ilInesa worth speAktng OF aine'
be was n boy
Absurd a. il may appear. the story II
going the rounds that the President vii
retire from Office comparatively pool
man. having been unable 10 save any
thine from his salary. Nothing can b.
farther frsm the truth. Nearly all ths
expenses OF running the Presidential
sssablishmeut are paid By ConRressiona
REPRESENTATIONS, in one form or another
leayiug the necessary outlay of tbs Pres
ideut 10 be only what IL may COS; fol
food aud clothing and the expense Of I
few entertainments. The salary IL $50.
600 wear, and liberal estimate Of OK
penses Of all kinds would fail far below
2lOJO month. taking the year through
thus leaving q net inO0me of 4ss,oss
per snnum. of coarse, it IL not pre-
tended that uore may not be spent, II
ths incumbent of the place be q man OF
sxtfayaRant personal tastes or habits
bat there Is nothing Ia the official OF
social obligations Of the position requir
inc a greater outlay than the figures
named above, and there ~ no good rea
con for believing that IL will ordinarily
reaah that sum. In 0ther words. the
President 10 able 10 do all that can be
Justly expected of him, officially and
personally, in the way Of living and Gu
PERTAINING while In office, and still leave
u with competent fortune, a. WAS IN
tended 20 be the case whom the salary
was raised TO the generous sun nov
paid.
Tia Inauguration Committee ars vic
orously at work, and all branches OF the
great undertaking eSinee a remarkable
degree OF activity. The preliminary
work at the new Pension building Is be
ing pushed forward, and everything IL
almost ready for stretching the great
steel cable which 10 10 serve as the ridge
pole of ths temporary canvas roof. The
canvas which Is 90 comprise tke tempo
rary roof IL nov being sewn by sail
makers at the navy yard. The hall IN
the new Pension b1ilding in which Il q
proposed 10 hold the Inauguration ball
Ia 9sl feet long, and will form, It IL ex.
pocted, ballroom which, for spacious
ness and elegance of appointments, will
be fully In keening with tho impoFtasce
of the event celebrated. IL Is estimated
that twelve thousand people can be 40
eomnoodated Rt the ball without dis.
comfort,
On alf, that the President elect Is pos.
itively engaged 10 be married 90 lady
10 Buffalo soen after the inauguration.
The name will not to publicly an
nounced a. present, II II can be kept a
secret. bot % Ia not that OF any one who
has heretofore been spokan Of as = pos
sible candidate for the White House.
LENox.