New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-24
MR.. NANNINGS HEALTH.
RUMORS OF THE SEJRETARY'S IMPENDING
RESIGNATION.

WAsuINGroN Nov. 23.-The President and Secre-
tary Manning are busy engaged. tho one upon his
annual Message the other upon his report which Is to
contain number OF recommendations AZTEC ting certain
reforms in the administration OF the custom laws.
Secretary Manning invited Collector Magone of New
York. last week to come to Washington, and to-day
both were closetcd the Secrearys house discussing
It ia presumed some OF the points which Mr.. Manning
wishes to incorporate in his report The fact that he
has frequently been absens OF late fom his desk at
the Treasury Department, and that to-day he the
only member of the Cabinet not present at the regular
meeting of Mr. Clcvelands advisers has again given
rise to regarding the condition Of his health
Coupled with this OF course of his impend-
ing resignation and general reorganization of the
Cabinet But there rs little foundation tor these
assertions. Mr.. Manning while not quite 40 robust as
when be first assumed charge OF the Treasury port
folio is by no means incapaclated for good deal OF
hard work yet nor DOES he indeed desire to shrk it,
His freauent absence his official post is entirely
due for time atleastI am told, to the perfectly
natural wish of being rid OF the duty OF seeing .cla
callers especially while he is busy with his report
The President hear, has nearly finished his Mes
sage. or at those parts OF 1t which he is expected
10 write himself People who know the Presidents
method OF working, and are aware OF the facility with
which he clothes bis thoughts in language stilted.
ahored and grotesoue tues though it beare daily
becoming more astonished the with which he
dashes down page after page with his pen. 1t would
indeed be interesting to know just how many volumes
biz correspondence his official papers. his veto mes
saces and documents OF that kind would 40 since
be assumed the Office of President. None OF hts pre-
decessors was rs copious discus1ve Md fuse as
Mr. Cleveland. Most OF his pension vetoes. Tor ill.,
siance were written, dozen perhaps at one sittin ,
ma
essage ID regard to the refusal to furnish the papers
demanded by the Senate was written IN less than one
bour and halt AS sheet after sheet lett his desk II
was carried OF the clerks in the obce who copied
IT, the * scarcely Oeing dry upon tne last lines OF the
page was shown the original manuscript the other
dav Soarcel, a single word was er8sed and here aud
there only the punctuation seemed to have been
changed. Qui'e rema kable as his command OF
words the Presidents memory don't think that
ANYBODY ever saw him d liver speech tom notes.
Thu however docs not prove that he IL IN the ha0lt
of speakn. impromptu or without piepa alton On
the contrary ev,ry word carefully weighed before
haud the whole speech reduced to writing and then rs
carefully committed TO memory IL was III this way
that he enabled tor instance to surprise every
bod upon the occasion CT his Inauguration ny deliver
ing his speech from IN front Of the Capitol Steps with
out apparently having recourse to notes Those near
nim however, pretend TO have discovered on that
oay card 10 the pam OF his hand upon witch the
points OF his address are said to have been otted
down.
Real estate in Washington is very high just now.
The rent asked Tor houses oil oil KINDS quite out oil
proportion to the value OF the property III IL IN many
instances fully 10 per cent OF "nat the houses sod
could bring in the market now. Susplo ously hi2h
prices are so reported 10 have been paid OF late for
certain kinds OF property These sums are Fictitious ones
only designed investors and those anx-
settle perm anently in The capital at all hazards
and promptly. Thus have it on very good authority
that il become the custom to give purchaser two
dceos tor his to be locked in hi, safe. the
be placed record ana tor publication 10 the
local newspapers. The latter o. course. mentions ~
fabulous price having been paid tor the property.
10 ILLUSTRATE certain Western ex-Congressman few
days ago bought house in one OF the iashiohaole
ueic rhoods OF the town, The record deed
asserted, for S21 OOO. l knew that the man was
unable to afford the luxury OF such house. and upon
little inquiry found that Il price actually paid bv
him for the property was only $4,000. Another IN
stance that OF certain millionaire Senator VINO
purchased the other day stable near his house
What he paid the stabls $4,000, yet when the
sale was amount ed and the record deed filed 1t ap-
peared that the consideration PAD had been SlOOOU
Such If resorted to by real estate agents and
others augur very poorly for the condition OF the real
estate market. II is impossible that sucn artificial
booming OF property can lead to any good or last
ing results intending purchasers should beware ana
careful in Vestors stand from under. One OF the
shire WIDEST dealers in the District 1t to me in
the following words: II is excellent time to sell
and a very bad one to buy"
lady Just returned from Rome describes to me the
way in winch MINISTER Stallo vee. III the following
language: Our Minister lives i'll fourth story tia
Alter one has pulled he bell a sufficient number OF
times he his head over the bannsters aud calls
out: Who's tberei' When invited to come up one
scends through the able bodied odors distinct
and separate dinners to where the representative OF
sixty lion freemen stands arrayed In a dressing
gown. smoking huge meerschaum pipe, When
official visits paid they must be returned by
ing cards according TO diplomatic usage. When a
dIgnitary has completed his call on Minister StaO.
the latter pulls out q card he shows his visitor TO
the door and says Here take this. It's way I've
invented OF returning calls. 1t saves me trouble and
fills the bill doesn't It = His daughter is lovely girl
and ne musician, but her father not permit her
to evening dress or 90 into society. lie says
My daughter doesn't go undressed IN public Npw,
isn't this too horrid for anytbngi lie Is an old
curmudgeon, and ought TO be recalled"
Those at all familiar with Washington lie will ap-
preciate the singing force OF one of Congressman
Butterwortns replies to the onsaughts OF the inter
rhed Democracy in his recent campaign III Cincinnati
The OF his district we're told not to vote Tor
alien. one who had established his Washing
ton and cut loose from Cincinnati The Cincinnati
Enquirer published exaggerated descriptions OF his
cosey little cottage Ledroit Park. tue suburbs OF
Washington, and this phase OF the matter was con-
stantly hHrpcd upon. d" Felow-citlzens," SAID Mr..
Butter the OF OF his forceul straight
shoulder speeches." TO this charge that has
been brought against me. this charge OF treason to
Cincinnati. in having taken my family with me- to
Washington. make no reply The tainted morality
OF its orginaors the devious wckedness of lives that
lead them to keep their families many thousand miles
from Nashington while they engaged in legis-
| lativs lanors. renders 1t unworthy OF notice" That
LAID the nonresident question away TO among the
dead issues OF the campaign ut once to DO buried
election day along with the rest, under a small
avalanche OF 2 500 majority. There are few quicker
men at repartee than ben Butter W ORTIZ Take Tor
Example, the way he overturned Mr. Bland last .es-
sion The champion Of lightweight silver dollars
nterposed objection to something Mr. Butterworh
had SAID in the course OF currency debate when the
latter turned hm with the remark The honorable
gentleman from Missouri would have found fault with
the candelabra IN the Temple OF God at Jerusalem,
because they weren't made of silver" Whereat there
went up shput OF laughter that efectualy drowned
Mr. Bland and his objection. Mr.. butterworth il ono
OF those who believe the Bible TO be above all other
books well of English undeied. He has read it from
cover TO many times Consequently his mastery
OF il in quotation ia something unusual. to say the
least Oh the 0oor OF the House lie is a great friend
of Bob" nger-oll, aud the they hare had
together Biblical matters would d good sized
| book.
Mr. GEORGE on The MANCHESTER NAETYRS
The anniversary OF the execution OF the Mancheste
martyrs Allen Larkin and O'Brien. who were hanged
for the killing OF Police Sergeant Brett was celebrated