The Rugby gazette and east Tennessee news. (Rugby, Morgan Co., Tenn.) 1884-188?, 1886-09-18

Washington Letter.
(From our regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON, Sept. lG. '8t


The President will probably return t.
Washington this week. From the state
ment Of Dr. Ward, Mr.. Cleveland has
thoroughly enjoyed his vacation and his
proycrbial good luck has accompanied
him on his fishing excursions. In speak
ing of the President Dr. Ward says:
"Mr. Cleveland is the best still fisher
man | ever met. Then he has remn-
kablc luck. OF course there are many
men in the woods who are clever with
81 rod and who have an amount OF luck
too, but ! believe Mr. Cleveland caught
more fish for the time hat he devoted
to fishing than any other man i'll the
Adirondack region this season. Mr..
Cleveland is very patient if the fish do
not bite first rate. He never gets excit-
ed when landing a lively bass or trout.
There is no doubt about his enjoyment
of the sport. We did not fish any after
Sept. |. Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Fol
som caught some fine fish. They wer,
out in the sun much of the time and
are somewhat tanned DR.. Ward init
mated that the President is bronzed
beyond recognition. Mr.. Cleveland tram
sactcd very little official business Will.
in the woods, llisprlvate correspondence
was forwarded to him and Telegram.
was received occasionally. The cable
gram to her Majesty, Queen Victoria, il.
response TO her message relative to TIL
Charleston earthquake sutfurers wae
PINNED at the Saranuc Innby the Presi-
drnt.
4 gentleman on intimate terms With
Secretary Manning. who has seen him
recently, aid last evening: Guy state
n,rnt that Mr.. Manning will or will nos
return to the Treasury department
simply gucssworh. Mr. Manning has
not decided himself yet what he s!ml
do. The President is anxious fer him t.
return and Mr.. Manning has given thu
matter serious consideration. His gcncr
al health Is improving, but he will al
ways have Il stiff leg. He said to me- 81
am trying to forget business for The
present. aud | shall not decide anything
for the future right away"
The Commissioner of Indian Af,i's
Gen. Atkins, has al dressed letter
To the agents at, the Ch9yoln
rivcr, Crow creek, L'wsr BW!e, Pine
Ridge. Staniing Rock AMI L seb'l
agoncies--all on The Sioux reservation
to issue invitations to the vsriou
bands to attend grand feas's TO be helt
at these agencies September %. 1t i:
intended to count these bands at each
place, and thus arrive at some approx
IN J., g 4 l,o IN,,
walton. Although Congress failed t.
make sufficient appropriation to take
proper census Of the Indians, Commits
Siuner Atkins is determined to use wha
means are in his grasp to find out tn
actual number Of Indians who are o.
some of the larger reservations, and Sc
il the ratiuns which the government i
nov obliged to furnish, is not actual
greater than the number warrants. AC
cording to the census Of 1850, there az
in the neighborhood of 10000 Indian
on the Great Sioux reservation, bu
Major Bells late count at Pine Ridg
shows some $500 less than have yearl
been provided for there, and the Con
missioner is of the opinion that the sam
state of affairs may exist at the otht
agencies.
The new cruiser Atlanta will leay
New York this week for weeks tri;
trip ut sea, guing in the direction of tt
gulf coast. The purpose is to test tn
vessel to her full capacity, and her pc
formance i'll both light and heavy sei
i, to be carefully noted. Her guns ri
finished, but lave still to uadergo Il
statutory test at the Annapolis provli
grounds before they are placed I
board. aud two " three months vi