Mohave County miner., 1888-07-14
WARRINGTON LETTER.

WARRINGTON LETTER.
(rRoM oUR REGULAR CoRREsPoSDEsT.)
WASHINGTON, July 2, 1883.
The nomination Of Mr.. Harrison for
President was very distracting 10 other
candidates In the Senate Chamber last
week, and prevented them from concen-
trating their minds on public business
for the time.
( Senator Edmunds managed, however,
to have good deal Of fun in looking after
the River and Harbor bill. The yadkin
River, in North Carolina, was his inno-
cent victim, or rather the North Carolina
Senator, Mr.. Ransom, was.
Mr.. Edmunds insisted that long ago
the lower part Of the yadkin was pro-
nounced unworthy Of Improvement by
the general government, and was SO re-
garded until Mr.. Ransom discovered an
opportunity TO invest some government
funds on the upper part Of it, when ten
thousand dollars was asked for the rivers
improvement. Mr.. Edmunds asked Mr..
Ransom whether there are two Yadkin
Rivers in the old North Carolina State.
Mr.. Radkin said no, but that the Yadkin
was very long river, which rises in the
mountains Of North Carolina and flows to
the Pee Dee. Then Senators wondered
what the Pee Dee was.
Mr.. Ransom supported the Yadkin
courageously. He admitted that 1t was
not now nayigable, but he thought II
money enough was spent there would be
several feet Of water for a considerable
distance. Mr.. Edmunds suggested that
the Yadkin might be like another river in
North Carolina which It was formerly in
tended to improve, but the engineer re-
ported that II would be necessary to build
psmping works on the other side of the
mountain TO pump water over to ii in
order ID, get up current. <.#
Mr.. Ransom grew tired of this and
finally turned upon the Vermont Senator
with the statement that the latter, in the
COMMITTEES room, had to send for chart
after chart and map alter may before he
could find the Vermont River, for which
he wanted to get an appropriation. Mr..
Edmunds accused Mr.. Ransom of draw
ing on his imagination in talking about
Vermont rivers, and surprised him by
saying that he had crossed the Yadkin
four times in the last six months and that
the walking was very good thereabouts.
Mr.. Edmunds made life tedious to o
number Of Senators from other States by
ruthlessly exposing their little river jobs.
It Is claimed by the friends Of President
Cleveland that his remarks in reply to
the official notification Of bis renonina-
ton were some Of the best and ablest
things he has made since his occupancy
Of the white House.
His excursion to Charlottesville on We'd
nesday was an interesting episode. He
was enabled to see the home and grave OF
Thomas Jefferson and also yirginia's old
University.
The Rspubllcans say they viii carry
the Old Dominion in the Presidential
election next fall because their nominee
is $50 swell" and is akin to all OF her f.
F. VS.. But the Democrats say they are
certain to carry Virginia because the
President gave Mrs. Bagby his fan at the
Charlottesville Commencement. II was
q terrible hot day, too, On which he per-
formed this gallant act. II wss when the
diplomas we're being distributed when,
Mr.. Cleveland noticing white haired
old lady In widows weeds sitting on the
front bench and without q fan, arose from
the easy chair in which he was sitting,
about the middle Of the stage, and handed
the lady his fan. The lady protested, hut
the President insisted, and returned to
his seat without the fan.
On Saturday General Sheridan was
transferred from his home here to the U.
s.. 3. swatara, which had been waiting
for favorable weather for several days.
The cold weather gave aRood opportunity
to make the change, snd he.patient ar
rived on Board in good spirits. a photo.
grapher attempted to tsiss N iBstsntane-
Gus picture Of the scens at the Navy
Yard as the sailors were carrying the
General up the gangway, but was pre-
vented by the Captain, who threw his
cap over the lens. II was noticed, how.
ever, that Gen. Sheridan was very much
emacisted and that his face was almost as
white 40 the pillow on which his head
rested. The route taken was via New
York, Long Island Sound and Buzzard's
Bay to Nonquitt, Mass, where the Gen.
eral has summer cottage just completed.
The Republican Vice Presidential can
didate is the Senior member Of the firm
Of Morton, Bliss & Co., which has q case
in the Supreme Court of the United States
agains. the State Of North Carolina in.
volving nine million dollars. 1t is known
as the special tax bond case, and il to
recover bonds issued by bogus Republi.
can State administration. The Republi.
cans are claiming that the internal rev.
enue plank in the Chicago platform will
carry North Carolina for Harrison and
Morton. As an offset to this claim
which they say is groundless, the Demo
Gratis are making conspicuous the fac,
that Mr.. Morton is suing the State for &C
large an amount Of money.