The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-11-20
NEWS NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.

Hon. Roscoe Conkling was engaged in law
case in the Interior Department on Monday.
Mr.. Stanford, CALIFORNIA; millionaire Senator
has just completed in Washington stable that
cost, $4,000.
The total amount of standard silver dollars
in circulation the 10th inst, So, 1853, 2i0
out of total coinage of S244, 767,3S6.
Louis H. Douglass, son of Fred. Douglass,
who has held position in the Office of Recorder
of Deeds for the District, has resigned.
The President has decided to call his country
place, near Washington, coax View" 1t is stated
that Mrs. Folsom will shortly occupy it.
Eighty six of land lying just outside
the limits of Washington were sold few days
ago to a Philadelphia syndicate for 100000
1T is rumored in Washington that the Presi.
dent will finish up the Maryland appointments
before the meeting of Congress. 1t is said the
pressure will be very strong to have them IN ade
at once.
u. S. Senator Van Wyck of Nebraska, has a
little daughter three years old, who was born on
the first day of the year. In order to commemor-
ate the occasion he named her Happy New Year
Van Wyck.
There was another rumor in Washin gton this
week that Attorney General Garland had resigned
and that he would be succeeded by Hon. Chas. r.
Buckalew, of Pennsylvania. Mr.. Garland posi-
lively denies the rumor.
About twenty Senators have already arrived
in Washington and are getting their committees
in working order. Representatives are also ar
irving every day and the city is commencing to
present lively appearance.
Mrs. Secretary Whitney opened the social
season at the Capital on Friday afternoon, 18th
inst, when she gave a lunch to Mrs. Cleveland.
There were nineteen young ladies present and
the lunch was very elegant affair.
The pistol with which Guiteau shot President
Garfield is in the keeping of the civil authorities
of Washington. All the personal property found
on the assassin's body at the time of arrest was
confscated and is still! retained by the officials.
Until recently about twenty five telephones
were in use in the Treasury Department at rem
tai of 500 per year each. The company has
jumped the price up to 500 year for each in
strument, and now about half of them are being
removed.
Mr.. William p. MauIsby, Jr., of Frederick,
Nd, accompanied by his two little daughters, at
tended the Presidents public reception on We'd
nesday. One of the children told the President
she was Republican and the other said she was
Democrat, and this seemed to amuse Mr.. Glove
land very much.
"A rumor having gained currency in Washing
ton that the object of Senator Germans late visit
to California was to manage the Democratic cam
paign in that State, the Senator with much posi-
tiveness denies the story and says that he had
nothing whatever to do with political matters
while he was away.
Twenty eight clerks in the Treasury Depart
ment were having their work done by substitutes
while they were engaged in other business, the
subs. receiving certain percentage of the salary.
Secretary Manning has ordered all these clerks to
their desks by certain time, and unless they ap-
pear they are to be dropped
Rev. Dr. Newman, Pastor of the Mctropoi-
tan M. e. Church, being sick last Sunday, his
pulpit was occupied by Rev. Florence Mccarthy,
who is clerk in the Pension Office. He took for
his text the increase of crime among children and
created tremendous sensation by asserting that
Washington was the wickedest city in the country,
not excepting Chicago, which has such terrible
reputation The congregation was highly indig
nant and deny the statement as utterly ground
less,