The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1886-09-03
Our Washington Letter.
fFEoM OrR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT

Washington, ID. c., August 2lst. 1886.
= The White House Is very dull at prcs-
ent. The workman are engaged On tile
interior If the house, but they make io
noise. and cannot be seen from the front
Of the house. The executive clerks are
taking good rest, and they deserve il,
as they we're worked hard during the ses-
sion. Some people, visitors in The city.
no doubt, occasion The doorkcpers some
trouble at times by demanding explains
nation Of their refusal to admit visitors 10
the building. They use all their pers'l:.-
sivencss to Jlist get Il peep at the rooms
The inexorablc duol Keepers cannot be
moved, and the visitor walks away Xrilu-
bling over what he styles the exclusive
ness Of this administration.
The employees Of the government print
ing office are cvmple,, l. worked up over
The statement that change l. SOON to be
effected. Of course, the only question
that disturbs them is whether they will
retain their place or not under new
public printer. Mr.. Rounds, they claim,
does not treat them with Gu. co..
.sideration. lie positively denies that he
has rendered his resignation, aud the em-
ploycrs think he should tell them the ae-
arrangements for renlaiiig III Tie oilis'e or
obtaining other employ mcnt. IL Is nov
the general impression Among the print
ing oiiise people. that Mr. Rounds VIII
b.. suspended on the first Of October, and
MANY an anxious heart awaits the change
some hopefully and others dispondenil,
II Is charged by those vino arr III position
To observe Mr. RUunds's actions that he
. Huh ffs Inn IL
place. and is decidedly aycrse to giving
.,p the very fat office. He Will, hu@ ever
be removed during the TALL anu 4 demo-
crat, perhaps civil service Commissioner
Oberiy. appointed Ia his place.
Prof. George Wesley. boIai ist OF the ag-
ricultrral DEPARTMENT.. is at presen, ma
king a tour vi the Southern States, ey-
al,,ining certain plants and grasses for the
department. Prof. vesey has devoted
much time and attention To this subject,
and his daily mall contains numerous in
quirics for information from all parts u
the country. The department allows him
full scope To advise aud instruct the far
nler and Others seeking relief from un-
known plants and weeds. aud his replies
are always prompt, explicit and valuable.
He Il expected to return from his South
ern haunt about the first of next month.
The printing Of the new ten dollar sil-
yer certificate began at the bureau of en-
craving aud printing to-day. The de-
sign Of this mute Il has already been sta
ted m these letters, includes u well-eAe-
cuted portrait of the late Vice Prcsideut
Hendricks. The work is being executed
ON the new distinctive paper. which WINS
manufactured expressly for the new sill
yer certificate. About 5000 impressions
were taken to-day. and ON each shee'
contains iour notes. $20O, UOO worth III
silver certificates have passed through Tho
first process on their way TO the public.
About thirty days will be required Ia fin
i.h them and have theM ready for circ,i-
latiOn, but 1t Is understood that they will
not he Issued before the middle If No
veinber, when the ones aud tMOs arr TX
pected to be prepared for issue. The
design for The latter denomination arv
NOW l,ein. transferred t0 steel. and !hciI
plates will probably be ready for tlss
printers about the middle Ut next mouth.
The design for the ten dollar plate
commenced some time OcsOre Congress
authorized the printing Of new Issue oi
certificates. rs II WAS deemed advisable u
replace tie old deeign with the llendrick.
n0ae This explains why the largest de-
nomination Is so much further advanced
than the designs for smaller notes. a,
soon rs tile plates for the latter xre pre-
pared the full compliment VI employee,
| nc the bureau will be put to work To ex-
pedite their circulation. August.