Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1888-01-27
OUR .YsSHiSGT1A Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.,

/ WASHINGTON, ID. G.,
January 2i, 1888.
/ Editor Register. was TO have been
/ expected from the nature of the testl-
mony submitted, Speaker Carlisle was
Yesterday awarded his seat in the con-
test with Mr. Thoebe, seven Republi-
cans voting with the Democrats. The
majority of the Republicans wanted
the case reopened on account of max
ing some political capital, but in this
they were defeated.
John 5. Bell, of New Jersey, has
been appointed chief of the Detective
Bureau of the Treasury Department
TO succeed James J. Brooks, who
handed i'll his resignation as soon as
Mr.. Cleveland was inaugurated, but
it was not accepted until last week.
Mr.. Brooks leaves the service with a
record any man should be proud OF.
He unearthed the gigantic whisky
ring frauds in the West by which the
government was defrauded of millions
of dollars. Since he has been chief
he has sent more than five thousand
criminals to the penitentiary, and at
the present time the amount OF coun-
terfeit money afloat, about $50, 1000, Is
nothing in comparison to what it was
when Mr. Brooks took charge.
The long agony over the postmaster
ship and District attorneyship for
Washington was settled on Monday.
Mr.. John w. Ross, well-knOwn local
Democrat was appointed postmaster,
and Judge John Blair Hoge, of Berke-
ley county, w. Va, was appointed
United States attorney for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Judge Hoge will
be remembered as the gentleman who
represented your district in Congress
one term and who locked horns with
MIR. Lucas at the Keyser convention
in 1882. when the convention split and
nominated both candidates, who were
afterwards forced of the track in the
interest of harmony. To-day Lucas and
Hore love each other like-well, like
the devil loves holy water. Judge
Hoge's friends are legion among the
West Virsinians in Washington, and
on all sides are heard expressions OF
satisfa ction at his nomination. He
viii make Il splendid district attorney.
Sevellon A. Brown, who has been
chief clerk of the State Department
since 1873, was succeeded by Col. j.
Fenner Lee, Of Maryland, yesterday.
Secretary Bayard requested the resig-
nation of Mr. Brown last week, at
which he became quite wrothy and
appealed TO the President, who is said
to have told him that he was very
lucky man to hold fat position for
nearly three years under an admins
tration which he had voted against
and which he would do his best to see
ousted from power. Mr.. Brown then
handed in his resignation, which was
at once accepted. He is a native of
New York, which accounts for his
wonderful stayingpowers.
The Republicans Of the District of
Columbia held their primaries last
night for the election of delegates for
a city convention to select delegates
to the Republican National Conven-
ton at Chicago next summer. There
are two factions of the party here,
both led by negroes-one by Colonel
Perry Carson and the other by Calvin
Chase. The Carson faction was vic
torious, they being the most expert
suffers of the ballot-box. In about
one-half of the districts the meetings
split and elected two sets of delegates
to the city convention. The meetings
genera ly were bowling mobs, and
the police had busy time keeping
order. One of the members of an up
town meeting rose to pint of or
der" when the president asked him
whether he used Jefferson's or Cush
ing's parliamentary Emanuel" OF
course the member was squelched.
The Republican organ of Washing
ton has been busy for several weeks
past trying to show how easy it will
be for the Republican party to carry
West Virginia if Nathan Golf, mem
Der of Congress from the Wheeling
district, is nominated for Vice-Presi-
dent on the Republican ticket. But
it seems that General Golf is not anx-
ious for the empty honor and would
rather stay in Congress. OF course
Brother Flick would not like to pay
him off for his defeat two years ago if
he got such good chance as he
would have should General Golf get
the nomination. Any way it looks as
though Golf will have a hard time of
it this year Speaking of the election
Of two years ago heard a good one