The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1889-06-29
WASHINGTON Letter.
uerom our Regular corrosponaeut.i

on Sunday excursion aboard /
of Wanamakers yacht, the
"Restless' 10 company with !
Blame aud Window, and last week
he appointed the notorious Robert !
Smalls, the negro cx-Congressman
from South Carolina, to be Collec-
tor of Customs at Beaufort. South
Carolina, Two very disreputabIe
things to happen in the wock.
Mat Quay and Postmaster Cen
eral Wanamaker have arrived at
an agreement about the Phlladcl-
phla federal offices and the appomt-
ments are expected daily. The
basis of the copromlse ia UNDER
stood to be that Mr. Field, 70
who Wanamaker rendered the
postmastershp when he first en-
tered the cabinet, shall have that
position aud that Quay be allowed
to name the Surveyor Of the part
aud The collector of Customs.
The Samoan commission which
has been sitting at Berlin has
reached an agreement and adj
journed. Noth'ng is known wit
any certainty rs to what has been
done. Blaine says he IS cntiiely
satisfied but of course be would
say that, and besides, hs being
satisfied does not signify that the
country will be IN the same con-
dlion when it knows what has
been done.
Corporal Tanner IS inclined to
be personally thifty with all Of
his recklessness in wasting tho
peoples money. lie has Just ap-
pointed his daughter, a girl Just
out Of school to be his con6dea-
tlaI clerk al salary Of $500 Il
year. Quite snug salnry 10 step
iuto right out OF school. Miss
Tanners father Is a very prudent
man. lie proposes 10 "niake hay
while the sun Shines" for tic
knows there are breakers and
storms ahead.
The Civil Service Commission
is proving to be a thorn in the
side of the administration, uot-
| wilhstaudIng its two republican
members. 1t seems to be starting
out withthc determination to hay,
the law enfoi ccd impariiaily. Be
fore leaving for the West the Com.
missioner called IlairIson's alteu.
ton 10 the fact under the law aI
Iappoihtmcn.s made ~ the Census
Bureau should be take from It.
list Of eiigiblos. This questIor
was brought upiust before Mcssr'
Thompson ana Roosevelt were ap
pointed members OF the Com
mission, and the republicans IN
dulgcd IN the hope that il liat
been finally shelyed, bat the Com
missioners intended 10 compel Mr
Harrison to say YES or no rs :,
these Census b0rcaa appoint
ments. II is believed that Ii,
Will decide against the Civil Ser
} yicu Comm lssion.
The u. S. $. IIearsage ha
been ordered to IIayti, but d
seems impossible 10 Iearnthe why
or wherefore except, that is ID,
, result OF conference betwccl
: Secrctalie. Blaine and Tracy hel'
over q cahlegram from Command
or Kellogg who was recently
ordered to make Hn investigation
! ard report thereon. Many peupli
argue that IT must be somcthin,
very serious that sends a vessel e
2 IIaytl at this, the sickly season d
the year.
: The election oI Mr.. Calvin S
: Brice to be Chairman of th'
! National Democratic committee u
very well received here. BY hi
: ,coaduct Of the last campaign b
fairly won the honor, and it 4
not begrudged HIM by those VIII
if personal preference alone, has
:, been consulted wolld rather hay,
: seen Senator (5oriHan atthc helm
Mr.. Harrison was greatly out
done ghon II was learned iha
"Billy1 Chandler would agMl
! represent New Hampshire IN th
United States Senate. Ard sfaal
wonder, for 1t was a very sharI
slap in the face for PrcsisIep
Harrison, as il WIS an opri
( secret that the Administration wa
{. supporting DR. GaIlmsef, Chan
j dlcr's principal opponent. Scor
e Que more vote fo- the aiiti-Admin
b is ration republican Senator
ni whenever the fight begins.
e The Minnesota senators Wash
burn and DAVIS arr engaged 4