Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-04-02
Letter from washiagson.
WASHINGTON, March 80, 1886.

Editors Register question "Who
struck William Patersone" has never
been answered, but what scooped out
that hole in the Oregon ?-long troub-
lous secret-has been, satisfactorily. 1t
was the YANKEE schooner Charles Il.
Morse, from Baltimore fer northern
port with $50 tons Of coal in her. Her
yawl has been picked up and Identified.
Bad as the rnishap was il was not so bad
as what some were beginning to fear,
viz, dynamite. -.---
Secretary Manning's attack Of paral-
ysis with alleged effusioD of blood on
the brain, is still heavily upon him. lie
is something better but will probably
never reassune tue Treasury. Secreta-
ny Lamar is also quite indisposed and
Attorney General Garland is not in the
best of health. Overwork is charged as
the melting cause.
Much qualification was felt at the an
nouncement that the labor troubles III
the Southwest had been concluded by
an understanding between Jay Gould
and the Knights of Labor. That happy
state of things is now ,Ienied. Gould
refuses the plan of arbitration proposed
by Mr.. Powderly on behalf Of the rail-
road strikers.
The miners riots in Belgium are of a
violent stripe. The military are brought
out and number Of the rioters shot
down.
Our new district Commissioner, Mr..
Wheatley, was yesterday confirmed Sy
the Senate. The nomination Of Mr..
Matthews, OF Albany, for Recorder of
Deeds, is referred back to the District
Committee. A meeting of citizens called
on the President last week to ask him
to withdraw the nomination, but the
President got his "dander" up, and
said he would not withdraw; no he
wouldn't.
Senator Ingalls, made an able and
quite amusing speech last week on Civil
Service nonsense, mugwumpery and
the like. So much was it TO Democratic
liking that large quantities OF the speech
have been ordered. Yesterday Senators
Plumb, of Kansas, and Logan, of Hi
nois, had hot tilt over Logan's pet
measure 10 increase the army 5000 men.
Plumb opposed it as calculated to de-
velop more frills, furbelowS, shoulder
straps and decorations" The army costs
too much already. Senator Teller sug-
gested the increase was wanted for
show, "for circus" Logan said the
people die not want any "show" or
"circus," for they had enough of that in
the Senate, in which he did not know
any more active performers than the
Senators who opposed his bill.
Over two hundred Of the suspended
mechanics at our navy yard returned to
work yesterday. The yard is to be
chiefly an ordnance making establish
ment. | believe the day will yet come
when its great value will be appreciated
as fresh gater station, where ships
can be cleaned of barnacles without
scraping. 1t ought not to be allowed
to mud up. Mr.. Secretary Whitney is
in New York, and yesterday was at the
Brooklyn yard where a ship-basin is
proposed at cost of 100000. You see
they have votes in New York.
Master Butler Malone was yesterday
OH trial in our Criminal Court Oh a
charge Of assault with intent to kill a
colored servant at Welcker's Hotel about
year ago. Under instructions from
the Judge, Macarthur, the jury convict
ed him OF simple assault, the judge per-
hitting his drunken condition to plead
in his favor, because the judge thought
he had not sense enouglfat the time to
form a murderoas intention. Fined
800.
Mr.. Gladstone's long looked for Irish
pacitication scheme is to. come forth in
driblets. Some next week, some the
week after and some next month. Kind
of slow poison. Yours, &C.,
JADIs.