The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1886-11-12
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
wAsmSorox. D. G., Nov. g. 1886

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Correspondent Democrat-StaI.
Mr.. Editor Notwithstanding the
fact that the election held upon
Tuesday last was the 6rst Congress
SiOnal election under the present
administration, thore probably new
er was an election in which less
interest was manifested by the de-
partment clerks ip the result.
Comparatively few Of the clerks
went to their homes to vote, work
in the offices went on as usual, and
no one would have guessed from
going through the departments
that an election was in progress.
No money was collected, aud very
few reduced rate tickets for voters
going home, we're issued by the
Campaign Committees.
AS the time for Congress to con-
vehe' approaches, the President
finds, that in order to enable him
to properly attend to his public
duties, that he should be free from
interruption, and he has according
ly issued an order TO the effect that
during the tFme that interveneS be.
tween the 10th of November, and
the time ofthe meeting of Congress,
he will deny himself TO visitors
except upon public business of i'm
portance.e This will not however
be construed to include applications
or recommendations for Office. lie
states us his reason for giving the
notification at an early date, his
desire TO dispose in advance OF the
plea that a trip to Washington has
been made III Ignorance OF the ar,
rangement. The usual public re.
ceptions at 1880 O'Clock Mondays.
Wednesdays aud Fridays will be
continued as heretofore.
A good story ONE from the
Comptrollei's Office, and l will re.
late it MS an evidence of the alert
ness evinced by that Official in the
detection of frauds in his Office. 1t
seems that in examining the pay
rolls recently it was discovered thai
upon some of the rolls one Of the
labOrers had slgned bis name, while
on others lie made his mark. Sus-
pecting that this discrepancy must
conceal a great fraud, all OF the &C
counts were suspended, and the
man was Notified Of the discovery
He at once wrote a letter to the
comptroller, in which he called at.
tention to the fact that the vonch
prs we're uniformly signed with d
cross up to II certain date, but
thereafter with his autograph, aud
in explanation OF the mystery ex.
planned that he bad been attending
Il night school and had learned to
write.
The woodman with bis AK makes
a pretty picture in poetry, but he is
much too slow for the street con.
tractor. During the progress Of
the work in extending the streets
in the northwestern section of the
city, it has been found necessary
to remove a large uumber ofsturdy
oak trees, and it vas AZ oncc decid
ed~to blast tllyih on. While it has
becn common 10 remove stamps by
blasting, The blasting OF entire
trees is a novelty which has attract;
ed largo crowds to the scene of
operations. The process consists
OF conining within cavity
directly beneath the tree a can con
tanning eight or ten pounds of Jud-
SON powder, which is fired by the
use OF a fuse. Wien tho explosion
occnrs a duh rumbling sound is
heard and the huge tleo is lifted
into the air, The powder used Tor
this work is slow in It's action, aud
lifts trunk, stump and all from she
ground, The contractor says that
while dynamite. is quicker in its ac
ton, tlatlt would not produce such
satisfactory results. Hal.
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