The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1889-07-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Fr0m our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, July /. 1889.

May to see the old lady and the ba-
bies, instead of going yachting down
the Potomac with stag party as he
has done for several Sundays past.
He returned to Washington to-day but
will go away again soon. In fact the
time between trips seems to be prin-
cipally occupied in deciding where he
shall go next. He will go most any
where provided he is allowed to dead
head. He went to Cape May aud re-
turned as a guest of the Pennsylvania
railroad. His conduct in this respect
is in marked contrast with that of Mr..
Cleveland, who accepted no favors
from railroads, but always paid his
fare like other passengers, but that
isn't the only contrast to be observed
between the two men by long shot.
Hon. Samuel j. Randall, with his
family, has gone to Pennsylvania for
the summer. 1t will be good news to
Democrats everywhere to learn that
MIR. Randall has entirely recovered his
health. The day of his departure he
expressed himself as feeling better
than for several years.
. The only Virginia appointment of
any consequence made last week was
a Malone man to he U. S. Attorney for
the western district of the State. Still
Malone has no ''pull" ON the admin
istration. Oh, no.
Harrison is evidently afraid of some
Of the pOstmasters that Assistant
Postmaster General clarkson is ap-
pointing. He took occasion to tell
II delegate that he was not response
ble for the fourth class postmasters ap-
pointed.
Calvin S. Brice, Chairman of the
National Democratic Committee, it is
said will be candidate for the United
States Senate from Ohio, to succeed
Mr.. Payne, who declines again being
q candidate. Ohio will do herself
proud if she sends Mr.. Brice to the
Senate.
About 1000 ex-Union soldiers ex-
pect to get back to the public trough
through Harrison's changing of the
civil service rule limiting the time in
which discharged employees from the
classified service may be reihstated.
Blaine is the "funny man. of the
cabinet. He tells Harrison funny sto-
rles and the other boys laugh. He'll
make them do something else before
this admiration comes to an end.
Hon. S. S. ('sSunset") Cox has gone
on an extended Western trip. He will
deliver a Fourth of July oration at
Huron, Dakota. From there he goes
TO the Pacific coast.
An act passed by the Arizona Legis-
lature and approved by the Governor,
providing for the holding OF conven-
ton for the purpose Of framing State
constitution, has been decided by the
Attorney General to be valid.
"America for Americans" )" is the mot
to of the Patriotic Sons of America,
an organization that held its thirteenth
annual convention here last week
They left disgusted with Harrison be.
cause he refused to allow one of theil
badges to be pinned on his coat when
they called at the White House.
Washington contributed So, 1000 te
the Pennsylvia flood sufferers.
Gen. A. c. Myers, late quarter mas
ter general Of the confederate army
died at his residence in this city las
week. He was a son-in-law of Gen
David E. Twiggs.
So great is the pressure for Office OF
Superintendent Porter of the Censu,
Bureau that he has announced his pur
pose Of seeing applicants only on Mon
days from 9 to II o'clock.
There are very few Democratic Con
gressmen around Washington jus
now. They got enough last summe
and the most Of them are probabl,
glad not to repeat the dose this year
Sergeant Arms Canady of the Sen
ate is feeling very dubious Of his re
election when the Senate meets. H,
is, however, improving each shining
hour by button hOling the Republican
Senators that are still in the city.
This is certainly G.. A. R. admin
istration whatever else it may be
This organization has received every
thing it asked for aud it has not bee
at all backward in asking. In no ad
miuistration since Washington has
welded the power it does now. Thi
seems little queer when it is remem
kbered that the war ended more tha
twenty-five years ago.
"NO money to pay pensions until a
ter July 1st" is the cry from all I'll
pension agencies. Only two or thre
; weeks ago Corporal Tanner was assul
ing the pensioners that the appropr;'
tiOn was not exhausted and that thel
would be no delay in the payment I
! pensions. He knew better then.