The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-04-26
From regular correspondent
OUR WAsHlNGTON LETTER.

OOH WASHlNdlON IEbI<ts
WASHINGTON, ID. e., April 18Th, 1889.
"Sunset" Cox. the ever-smiling Rep
rcseniativc from New York, WAS met
coming out ofthe White House by your
and asked what In the
deuce he was doing In that gang OF place.
hunters. "Oh, l simply called 10 say
good bye to my old friend Benjamin
Harrison, as ! am afraid these fellows
may worry him 10 death In their mad
hunt for Office before return to WASH
ington." Then ~ Mr.. Cox was leaving
he added: Il feel well; very much bet
ter than a little while ago. ! have been
through the valley Of the shadow OF poll
tical death with the rest OF the Demo-
Gratis, and now ! am oil on lecluring
tour through Indiana, Ohio, Illinois.
Missouri and Kansas. Something 10
make the folks smile, you know, while
gather In = little money. | trust that
IL shall get no more eggs than ] pay Tor.
Mr.. Canaday, the Sergeant-at. Arms
OF the United States Senate. aud good
John sherman Republican, is charged
BY Senator Jones. OF Nevada, ex-senator
Malone and Warner Miller, and Repre-
sentative West, OF New York, with
swindling and forgery in connection
with his management ot the North Caro-
lima Oil and Creosote Company, located
al Wilmington, N. q. II i also stated
that Canady is indebted 10 other Sena-
tors 10 the amount OF $4,000, or more,
for borrowed money. With the usual
audacity Of mep OF his kind Canaday
~, that when the case IL settled 1t will
have no effect upon his personal in.
tegrity."
| The Republicans have always been no.
torious for their Willingness TO make use
at all times Of United States vessels for
private pleasure parties, and being ont
OF power for four years and without
precedent for that length OF time, has not
changed them = particle in this respect.
On Saturday afternoon Assistant Secrc-
tary of the Treasury Tichenor took a
party Of friends from here to Baltimore,
here they got aboard Of the Y. ;. Rev
enue cutter McLsne and started on trip
10 Chesapeake Bay, which lasted from
sunday morning 10 Monday morning.
Another Government vessel, the light
house tender, Holly, has been lying ~
the wharf, waiting for days TO carry
president Harrison on pleasure trip
down the Potomac. This looks like a
rather early revival OF the old abuses.
By summer half dozen vessels will DO
needed for the various members Of the
administration, tor their families and
friends. and the people will foot The bills:
j Sexator John sherman has just proved
himself TO be "bigger' man with the
administration than Representative Nc
Kinley and Benjamin Buitcrworth COM
bined. Ohio had two candidates Tor the
position OF Sixth Auditor OF the Trea-
sury. One Was backed BY Senator Sher-
man and the other BY Messr- Mckinley
and Butterworth. The Sherman man,
Mr.. Coulter, has just been appointed
The new administration Is making q
record for itself on The pension question.
III is going faster than ths most radical
had any idea that II wouli short time
ago, and no man can Vt this time forcsec
the end. Assistant Secretary Bnsscv, Of
the Interior department, before whom
appeals from the decisions Of the Com
missioner OF Pensions are heard, seems
Ito out 40 he Corporal 10 his ccnsfrnc-
ton Of the law as applied 10 pensions.
liz is estimated that the decisions Of he
late Commissioner Gen. Black V which
Ru-sey has already reversed, will cost
the Government more than SlVp VVV'
He should change HE name 10 buster.
The 'corporal" not 10 be out done ~
his superior officer. made an order last
v eek that will COS, more than 500
year. The followin IL The order
.Nh never pen~ioner l. disabled ~ 2
hand or loot III degree emitting him %
S24a month under the art OF March 3.
1883, such pen-ioner shall BY reason q
that fact be entitled 10 The rate Of $50
+, month under the act Of August 4. 1855
. Nearl, 800 pensioners get an increase Q
$40 year by this order, and arrears
iron Aug. 4, 1886.
"The noblest Roman Of them all, Az
len q. Thurman, late democratic candi
date for Vice President, was in Wash
!. Iingion on legal business. The old GEN
tleman was looking we'll and free lnl
well. with The exception Of slight rheu
: matism in his legs. In conversation
4 with a friend he said: "The people
1.-The country were good enough 10 me e
y vote that should stay at home. and per
sonally I am glad OF II, bit | regret 'h'
defeat Of the party very much, as re
gard Il . great calamity 70 the country
Y Mr.. Cleveland Brought abont grea
many grand reforms during his term
office, and would no doubt have accom-
pIished many more II had besn re-clec'
), led" Y. a. .