The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-08-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular Correspondent
Washington, Aug. 2, 1883

(From our regular Correspondent
Washington, Aug. 2, 1883.
Mr.. Harrison will probably wish
tn Virginian republicans in-a
much warmer climate than WASH
ington ii they don't stop worry ing
him. He had scarce y shaken the
dust accumulated on his trip from
Deer Park to Washington yestel-
day out OF his clothes before he
was pouoced upon by three differ
ent crowds OF Virgins republicans
each demanding the appointment of
q different man 10 be Postmaster at
Richmond. Malone of course. has
a man, then Gov. Brady ADD j ohm
5. Wise, the whilon an;i-Mahone
crowd have a candidate and the
third would-be-postmaster is
backed by State Senator Waddell.
who hopes to get his name in - a
compromise. Doubtless the Pres
ldeht wishes some of the harmony
which is claimed ~ exist among
the "old dominion republicans
could be brought to bear on this
postoffict.
The commission investigating
the rerating Of pensions have de-
termined to N Ike preliminary re-
port to Secretary Noble next week.
This is TAX. n To mean that the to-
vestlgation has not in the opinion
OF the iDvestiga or-so far sus-
tanned any of the charges made, and
that the preliminary report is made
to give the secretary Of tile interior
! good excuse fo- ordering he in
vestisations stopped. II it should
turn out that way there is certain
to be congressional investigation
OF the mhoie business.
we have put our foot III it bow, >
said u Naval officer referring to the
seizure OF the Canadian sealing YES
sci BLACK Diamond by the u. s.
Revenue cutter Rush" for the il
legal taking of seals in Bekling sea.
We triedithe same Trick three years
ago, but when The British govern :
ment demanded the release of the
vessels secretary Bayard had to
| accede to it, or rather he thought
it right TO 10 so. The laws have
not been changed since the seizure
REFER ed to, but this administration
! seems To put diileien. construc
ton on them. 1t IL to be hoped that
it will now have the necessary cour-
age to refuse to surrender the seized
| vessel.
Considerable commotion has beef
created in naval circles by the re-
port that he plan of the battle ship
Texas" now under construction a.
the Norfolk navy yard are so de-
fective that she would not float il
finished on the 'esent lines. The
officials at the navy department are
all mu" on tie subject, but from
other souces it is learned thar sew
eral experts are now at work on
the plan trying to discover whether
it possible to modify them suf-
ficiently to save the vessel. A court
martial may come OF it.
Gov. Wilson, of West Virgin a
was here this week. He says thu
contest now gong on before the leg
islatlve committee for the Govern
orship is bound to result In Elem.
ing's favor, and that as soon as th,
committee is ready TO report he viii
call special sess on Of the legisla
ture to receive it.
Representative Campbell, OF
Ohio who will, it is thought here
be the democratic candidate fol
governor of that State is here ri,
thinks that, if nominated he will
have good fighting chance to
carry the State.
Mr.. Harrison will leave here
Tuesday morning for Bar Harbol
where he goes to visit Secretary
Blaine. He will 60 to New Yo.k
by rail and from there to Boston
where be will remain all day
Wednesday, by Steamer. He will
be met at Boston by Walker Blaine
who left here yesterday to arrange
the program in that city. He ex.
poets to remain at Bar Harbor
about ten days.
| Civil Service Commissioner
Roosevelt and Ex- Postmaster Gen
eral Frai Hatton, now editor Of
the Washington Post, seems about
ready to indulge in a quarrel on
account Of the hard knocks Hat
ton Is giving the Civil Service law.
Roosevelt speaks of Frank Hatton,
as ''spoilsman" in newspaper in
terview, and Hatton comes back at
him by charging in an editorial in
his paper that Roosevelt has re-
ceived, aside from his salary, more
money from the Government dur
ing the past three months than he
(Hatton) did during his entire
connection with the public SER
vice. And now everybody is ask :.
ing everybody eise what Hatton
meant.
Quite rumpus has been rails, d
among the members OF the labor
union by the removal of E. w.
Oyster, one of the foremen at the
Government Printing office. He
was once a republican, but work
ed hard for Cleveland.
Postmaster Paul OF Milwaukee,
who was so everely criticised in
the recent report of the Civil Ser
vice Commission, has forwarded
his gnation.
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