The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-10-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom onr Regular corresnonaent)
w .o,r,,r,.u..A- nna nal 100

T..
ocratic national com nirtee, re-
ports the outlook as very cheer
ing.
The republican tariff bnl puts
coal on the free list. Such howl
was raised by thr coal Blrons that
the republican Senators are now
claiming that it was all mistake
OF the printer. and that they in-
tended to raise the tariff ON coal in
stead of putting in on the free list.
The House having finished its
work, Is now waiting to see what
the Senate proposes TO do. Neither
House has a quorum, and those in
position to know, are confident
4 ly predicting an adjournment be-
fore The 25th, inst. They might
as well have adjourned II month
ago, for all that has been aceom-
p'ished.
Both Houses have passed a bill
approprialing $4,000 10 cary
out the provisions of The Chinese {
exclusion bill.
Senator Gorman has gone to
New York to remain ut the head
quarters of the national con,mittec I
until aft,r ele ton. This is IN
: accordance with the WISHES Of Mr..
:. Cleveland and Chairman Brice.
Great interest is beng mamles-
!, ted in the campaign by the various
: democratic state associations in
this city. The New York associa-
ton will scnd $500 voters to that
! state.
> The largest delegation Of Indians
4 that ever visited Washington, are
. now here, and they are attracting
! great deal Of attention. Tho
i delegation consists Of 60 Sioux
Chiefs. Thpy are here for the
=, purpose Of conieung with the
Il Interior department IN relation to
Il the proposed treaty, by which
~ they are 10 sell to the Govern
- - ment II ,000,0 acres of land,
! about half their reservation.
a Judge Thurman spent several
Il days with the President at Oak
i NIew. fter the 4th of March
~ the old Roman will again take ul
~ his resldcpce IN Washington.
II Postmaster-General Dickinson
,at is confined to his house with ;
"a severe cold, contracted during hi
IL recent trip West.
The bill placing Gen. Alforc
-, PIeaSanton on the retired list o
~ the army, with the rank Of major
4 has been passed by the House an'
40 Senate, and Is now III the hands o
.rv the President. 1t is feared, how
~. ever, that its passage will be o
! little benefit to The genial cavalry
,sr man, az he IS lying dangerousl.
rdr i'll IN this city.
o. Secretary Whitney and nun
nv Der of Government officials attenC
ed the launching Of the Unite
nal States gin-boat Petrol, in Bit
hat more.
vii Simon Sterne, a prominent laQ
Is yer of New York, and person
1ers friend of the President, Is In til
are city to argue case before ii
9 a Supreme Court. He Is very co
eat fident OF the election of ClevelaI
and Thurman, and says that Il
son democratic plurality in the sta
t of OF New York will be over 20,00
gew The report Of VIM. d.
the Washington. United States Co
snse suIar Agent at London, Ontari
the to the State Department, b
eraI created quite stir among the HI
year protection republicans. Mr.. Wa:
sing iagtons report states that Olh
first chilled plows, made at Scr
N IN Bend, Indiana, are sod in Cana
at $40 each wholesale and I
avs each retail, while in the Unit
eng States they cost sl4 each who
is a sale, and SIG each retail. 81
and liar discrimination is sho
stest against the United States farm
me in regard to the Syracuse and
.fish South Bend plows. Those
Ex- ures are remarkable beca
but American plows entering Can
The have to pay duty of 80 per c
tally adj valoreni. One Of Walter
cent Woods American seIf-bInd
ghty lelpels, which costs N the I'm
,orer States from $3.50 TO $40, can
ably bought IN Canada for $40 81
rated Ter agricultural tools, such
Hut spades. shovels ard forks, a
lions paying from 35 to rs per cent
! by valorem, are sold in Canada
IN. ch cap or cheaper than in
ountry. These figures are
stage culated to set the American
New mer TO thinking about the all,
,ount be neft he receives from
-. =. foots.,. f..r.H Tho haorh .