The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-08-21
Washington Letter.
[FrOm our Regular corre.ponaou,1

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 1889.
The President has returned to Washing.
ington from his eastern trlp, but he will
go to indianapolis early in the coming
week to participate in the laying Of the
corner stone Of the soldiers monument
and in the reunion Of his old regiment,
the date Of which was changed to enable
him to attend. He is looking remarkably
well, much better than at any time during
the last six months. He expects to re-
main in indianapolis several days and
upon his return may 60 direct to Deer
Park, where he expects to remain during
September, instead Of coming 10 Washing.
ton. This has not, however, been fully
settled yet.
There has been so much talk in the
newspapers about the excitement in At
lanta, Ca, over the appointment of
colored man 10 position in the postofice
at that place, that Assistant Postmaster
General Clarkson has made public the fol.
lowing statement; "The story as printed
in the Atlanta papers and telegraphed
North stated that the new postmaster had
appointed a negro clerk and assigned him
to duty at the same desk with a young
white woman. Here are the real facts:
After the appointment Of General Lewis
as postmaster, one Of the registry clerks
resigned and the postmaster appointed G.
@. Penny acolored man. who stood at the
head Of the civil service list of eligibles
He was assigned TO duty in the registry
division, not in the same room with the
white woman, but in another. The father
OF the woman, who was superintendent Of
the registry department resigned because
a negro was appointed in the division.
The insincerity Of the city raised by the
Democratic papers is shown by the fact
thai there were five negro clerks in the Of.
fee under the Democratic postmaster.
There Is nothing In the matter for the de-
partment to act upon, and there Is nothing
10 the action Of Postmaster Lewis 20 be
criticised by fair minded people,
Secretary Window has decided that the
new revenue steamer built for service at
Charleston, South Carolina, be named
"Lot M. Morelln In honor Of the late Lot
NJ. Morell, who was for three years Gov
ernor Of Maine; for nearly fourteen years
United States Senator from that State,
and who was Secretary Of the Treasury
during the last year Of General Grants
administration.
Mrs. John A. Logan Is at her home in
this city and Is devoting her time exclu.
sively to the Home Magazine, Of which
she is editor, and her many admirers and
friends hope she will make II great sue.
cess. g.
The information gained by Secretary
Rusk on his recent visit to New York city
has caused him to issue supplement TO
his July circular prescribing regulations
for the distinction OF cattle during trans
portation from. the Texas fever district.
The supplement relates 10 precautions
necessary 4. prevent the Infection Of cattle
selected for export.
The Postmaster General has given in
structions that the one'cent per word rate
Is to be considered as in effect until the
pending dispute with the telegraph COM
panies is settled. The telegraph compan-
les have not as yet given any sign as 10
whether they would accept this. but Il is
probable that they will, as they have moth
ing to gain by being contrary.
Gen. John B. Colt, Of Washington has
bought the lumber Of The scaffold on
which John Brown was hung at Charles
ton, w. Va, December 2, 1850, and intends
to exhibit the scafiold fot the purpose Of
raising fund TO erect o monument to
John Brown on the Shenandoah river, be-
tween Charleston and Harpen Ferry, w,
Va. ;,
The State department has issued spec
ial passport to Senator Evarts, who Is 20.
ing TO Europe to consult some Of the dis.
tinguished occulists over there about an
affection Of the eyes which has troubled
him very much oflate.
More than 10000 pages Of testimony In
the Congressional contested election cases
have already been put ia type at the Cow
ernment printing ofilce, and II Is not all in
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