Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1889-05-17
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c., May IL.


though anything but dull. The
thermometer was reported yester-
day to be 80 in the shade, but last
night a refreshing shower visited
the city and laid the dust. Though |
many, in fact a majority, of the
office seekers have gone home
most of them disappointed and
disgusted, enough remain to
make things lively The rule is
to call on the President. gel a |
three minutes interview and no
satisfaction, and then go out on
the street, brace up against a lamp
post, and "cuss" the administra-
tion. The corridors and reading
rooms of hotels, are thronged with
place hunters and their dis
gruntled vitnperations and growls
are enough to make a grind stone
sour. Maj. S. G. Brock of Macon
Missouri, is the only representa-
tive North Missouri has here. A
colony of Missourians can be
found on Thirteenth street. A
large number of the Second DIS
trict boys are here and the poor
fellows are like a litter of orphan
pigs. Eubanks having lost his
official head they are at sea, and
follow close after Major Brock S
heels as if he were their only hope.
Allen Terrill an old Normal boy
is here. He wants the Moberly
Post Office. Allen seems to have
found trouble in the fact that he
was once a base ballist and his
club played on Sunday, but he got
out of that by procuring an atfida-
Wit that he had resigned as presi-
dent of the club because it did Vi
ol.nce to his religious convictions
by playing on the Sabbath day.
Allen only needs the Certificate of
a Sunday school superintent ent
to prove that he is always in his
classes and Wannamaker will put
him through. The Eubanks affair
created quite CONSERVATION here,
There were many who doubted ii
at first, but since the Brookfield,
investigation it can no longer be
questioned.
The post offices at Memphis and
Hannibal seem to be making more
trouble than any other IN the dis.
trict. 1t seems now that GILES
pie of the Memphis Reveille would
be tho winning man for that place
nnd Cont Liz, II n-n-IA ---,--.,s
draw the prize at Hannibal. Cat
lett is leading his competitors be.
yond doubt and unless he loses
ground will come in. In the post.
office department, Col. Schuarte
of st. Louis says Maj. Brock stands
higher than any other Missourian
Col. Lauder of Mexico, Ex-Inter-
nal Revenue collector joined the
} Missouri colony last night. He
wants to get back, and proposes tc
do so or have some fun. Col. f
w. Schaurte is here but leaves to-
night. The Colonel wants to be
post master at st. Louis, but he
has two or three formidable oppo.
nents, Geo. w. Fishback, Rodney
Wells and Chauncey |. Filley are
his principal opponents. A friend
Of the Colonel said that of all
Chauncey [. Filley was most
to be dreaded.
Dick Kerens is daily expected
here. Half a hundred hungry ST
Louisans are waiting his coming
with the anxiety of a Hebrew
awaiting his Messiah. 1t is ex-
pected that he will sweep the cob
webs from the sky. Congressman
Kinsey is the happy man in the
colony. He succeeded in getting
in his old friend George d. Rey-
nolds in spite of Gen. Henderson
Gen. George Shields is growing
hump shouldered from the weight
of responsibility on his shoulders,
having to look after so many hun
cry Missourians. Shields and
Kinsey are good friends, but on
one point they split. Kinsey
wants old uncle Bobby G. Allen, -
of st. Louis to be United States
Marshal, but Shields swears ii
shall be Buchanan. Shields how
ever helped do up Matt. Reynolds,
and it may be Kinsey will forgive
him for sleughtering "Uncle
Bobby"
Some of the office seekers are
beginning to look seedy. We met &
North Missourlan the other day
who looked as if he had been feed.
ing at a free lunch counter and
sleeping in a manger. His once
elegant silk hat which had been
spoiled in the rain during the in.
auguration, was like joint of 6
four-year-old stove pipe.
Mr.. George II. Wallace who
wants to GO &c Melbourne to see
how wool grows ia here yet. He
has been going to go home every
day for a month, but he don't GO
1t is sheep shearing time and still
he fingers. He says he has nc
show neither has anybody else,
but he still stays. He's been here
SO long he has the quincy. He
rooms with Major Brock on 18th
street and when able to get about
hangs around the state depart
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