Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1886-10-01

WASHINGTON, September %, 1ssa

Messrs. Editors.-Early last week
there was published an alleged draft of
a convocation between the United States
and Great Britain terminating the fish
ing dispute. 1t was done in treaty
style, and appeared fair and equitable,
which was perhaps one reason why it
did not satisfy down. casters. But 1t
now appears 10 have been mere ficti-
tious affair, got up somewhere in Cana
da; perhaps Ottawa or Montreal. The
government Of the Dominion is on the
oui pire to find-out the author of it, for
Indictment and possible punishment.
Notwithstanding the sanguine hopes
and florid expectations Of the Charles
ton people, there is yet no lack Of EARTH
quake signals. Yesterday in particu-
lar, the movements and detonafions
were menacing. 1t can hardly be look
cd for that capitalists from abroad will
pour into Charleston the millions that
are demanded to restore the city. Tenn
porary help will be afforded. of course,
but not the heavy sums needed to re-
build it. That must be work of time.
Poor Mr.. Benedict, the new public
printer, is up to the very neck in bust
ness of an exceedingly important char
acter. Amongst the several hundred OF
printing Office employees whom he
must discharge by reason of scant APP
preparations, how shall he discriminate!
lie must use other knowledge than his
own, and how can lie be sure it is rot
selfish and prejudiced? The removals
already made, perhaps about fifty, ale
ascribed to the indulgence of more or
less rival and unfriendly feelings by
the leading foremen and officials, who
are the only guides, good or bad, on
whom the public printer can rely. He
is said to berate his predecessor, Rounds,
very soundly, for leaving to him to do
the aforesaid ugly work. Rounds prob
ably thought that as Democratic Con-
gress caused all the trouble by its make
believe economy, now let Democratic
public printer "sce how it is himself"
in the actual operation.
The Parnel people in and out of the
green isle are much the same sort OF
prophets rs Virgins and some of the
other storm Projectors. They are al
ways losing and being beaten, yet their
reverses arouse only new encourage
ments. Maybe this will be kept up as
long as the collections in America are
in a state of healthy tiuidity. If they
were to stop the bottom of the tub would
fall right out. Mr.. p. has just written
very unwise and almost inGictable
letter.
Mr.. IL. J. Ramsdell takes his loss of
the Registry of Wills for the District
very hard. In a letter to the Philadel-
phis Press he describes his appointment
by Garfield on the fatal I'd July, 1881;
he says he has no right to complain of be-
ing "bounced," for he was and is Il weak
hepuDllcau, DltL lie llIuhS NIL NICNS-
land was afraid to remove him on that
account and sought roundabout reasons.
He says that "the idea that political
striker like Mr.. Cleveland should plead
the absurd baby act of civil service re-
form, is too funny"
The Connecticut Democracy have
nominated Edward S. Cleveland for
Governor Of that State.
First Cabinet meeting held to-day
since the Presidents return. Only two
full Secretaries were present; for the
Interior and the Post Master General.
Our weather verges on the nineties.
A general strike of the pressmen and
feeders Of the newspaper press in New
York is threatened.
Yours, &C., JADIs.