Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-08-10
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, August 5, 1885,
Mr.. Harrison has been treated to
revival of his experience during the
early days of his administration since
his return to the White House Thurs
day. The Office seekers have made
grand rush, knowing that this would
be their last chance until fall, and the
President is really to be pitied. He
has appointed large number ofpost-
masters, and three Louisiana men
have captured good prizes-Ex-Gov.
Yarmouth, Collector at New Orleans,
Mr.. John F. Patty, "a negro,) Naval
Officer at New Orleans, and the no.
torious j. r. G. Pitkin, Minister to
the Argentine Republic, and more
appointments are expected before he
leaves tomorrow for Bar Harbor.
There is little excitement here on
account of the Selling of the Cana
dian sealing vessel "Black Diamond"
in Behring sea by the U. S. Reve-
nue. Cutter "Rush." No serious
trouble is likely to grow out of this
or any other similar seizure. While
the idea of our claiming exclusive
jurisdiction over Behring sea is net at
all palatable to England, her COM
mercial interests in the sealskin in
dustry are too great to allow her to
kick up row. The fact of the mat
ter is that England is just as much
interested in having the illegal TAX
ing of seals stopped as is the United
States, and the Canadians may howl
all they please, but her majesty's
government will not get excited over
this question. The law under which
this seizure was made was passed by
the last Congress as the result of
thorough investigation made by
committee of the House. 1t was
among the last bills signed by Mr..
Cleveland.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner
has answered the charge of favOritism
in making applications special by
giving out statement showing the
entire number of such cases to have
been nine hundred and fifty two.
These applications were represented
by SIT attorneys, the largest number
represented by single attorney being
9S.
The hotel corridors filled up as if
by magic on the day the President
returned from Deer Park. After to-
morrow, when he starts for Bar Har-
Dor, they will resume their usual Au-
gust quietness.
A delegation of Ohio republicans
have told Mr.. Harrison that unless
he places certain patronage at their
disposal they might as well give up
all hope of carrying the legislature.
1t is not known what answer they
received.
The Interior department has sent
a commissioner to France to learn
as much as possible about the irrigat
ing methods in use over there in or
der that the knowledge obtained may
be used to devise some way of irri-
eating the enormous tracts of ariC
lands in the West.
A. w. Lyman, for years the Wash
ington correspondent of the New
York Sun, has purchased the Helena
Montana, Daily Independent Mr.
Lyman will make the paper follow
the Sun in its political course. HI
will support Hill for the next presi
dental nomination.
Ex-senator Kellogg, of Louisiana
says Harrison,by his appointments il
that State, has thrown away wha
little chance the republicans had c
carrying the third Congressional dis
trict. He also intimates rathe
strongly that the Louisiana delegs
ton in the next republican Nations
Convention will oppose the re-nomt
nation of Harrison. All Of which
very interesting, but the fact shoul
/. not be forgotten that Kellogg has
y very sore head.
The age limit for the appointmer
of letter carriers in non-civil serviC
. postoffices has been extended fror
o thirty five to forty years.
More than forty democrats wei
discharged from the GOvernmer
5 printing office last week.