Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-27
GAUL'S BRONZE GODDESS.
THE AMERICAN COMMITTEE TO
ISSUE ALL INVITATIONS.


Congress Failure to Provide Money for
the Entertainment of Distinguished
Frenchmen - President Cleveland to
Give the Committee the BENEFIT of His
Official and Personal Co-operatiOn.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.-The President
Will not issue Invitations on behalf OF this
government to French citizens, asking
their attendance at the inaugural cere-
monies of the Liberty statue TO take place
at New York next month. The invita-
tions to such citizens of France as may
be requested to attend the inaugural will
be extended in the name and by direction
OF the American committee under whose
control the PEDESTAL has been erected and
the statue will be placed in position.
These Invitations will be presented in
France through United States Minister
McLane.
THE PRESIDENTS co OPERATION.
The President will give the American
committee all the aid in cooperation pos.
sible to make the Inauguration impressive
and successful. but will keep within the
law on the subject as passed by Congress,
which makes no mention of invitations to
any one and no appropriation for such
remarked that in the case of the Yorktown
commemoratioD, Congress, by resolution,
expressly authorized and directed the
President of the United States to in
yite citizens of the French repub-
lie, and especially the Lafayette
family, and appropriated sum OF money
TO enable him to execute the resolution,
but in the present case no such direction
or suggestion has been made by Congress.
POSTAL BUSINESS DULL.
"Tbe report that there are good many
Presidential Postmasters to be appointed
is not exactly true," said a post office
official to-day. "There are no terms of
present incumbents expiring before Con-
gress meets, and there are only the usual
wear and tear. such as deaths and resig-
nations, and these are few now. There is
usually large number oflourth- class post
offices which become Presidential each
quarter on account OF their increased re-
ceipts from the sale Ofstamps; but, strange
to say, there are only eight this quarter,
and usually there are forty or fifty. Why
is this? Because times are bad. You see,
the business boom over the country which
is so much talked about has not extended
to over the country proper. While all
the large cities show an increase IL re-
ceipts for the last quarter, thereby show
ing that business Is picking up in these
places, yet the smaller towns throughout
the country show q falling of, rather
than gain. There are quite number
Of Presidential post offices which have
fallen back TO fourth class Offices because
business is so dull that their sale OF
stamps does not come up to the figures
required for Presidential office. For
these reasons you Will see that there are
very few appointments to be made
by the President for the Post Office De-
partment just at present"
The unusual sight OF a cowboy, in full
costume, wearing sombrero and riding
a Mexican brOncbO pony, was afforded
the officials OF the Post Office and Interior
Departments day or two ago. The brOn-
cn0 was present Tor young Mr.. Lamar,
son of Secretary Lamar. Buffalo Bill had
sent the bronchO pony, with his comDii-
ments, and for q while the story got abroad
that it was wedding gift TO Secretary
Lamar. The boy, after he dismount-
ed, went into the Interior Department and
presented the pony, and they took it
around to the department stable.