The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-08-21
THE CAPITOL.
LETTER FROM OUR REGULAR
CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, y. G., Aug,l6, 1889.
The President has returned to
Washington from his eastern trip,
but he will 60 to indianapolis early
In the coming week to participate
in the laying of the corner stone of
the soldiers monument and in the
reunion of his old regiment, the
date Of which was changed to en-
able him to attend. He is looking
remarkably we'll, much better than
at any time during the last six
months. He expects to remain in
Indianapolis several days and upon
his return may 60 direct to Deer
Park, where he expects to remain
during September, instead of COM
ing to Washington. This has not
however been fully settled yet.
There has been SO much talk in
the newspapers about the excite
ment in Atlanta, Ga, over the ap.
p0intment of a colOred man to q
position in the pOst0fice at that
place that Assistant Postmaster
General Clarks0n has made public
the following statement.
"The story as printed in the At
lanta papers and telegraphed north
stated that the new postmaster
had appointed negro clerk and
assigned him to duty at the same
desk with a young white woman.
Here are the real facts: After the
appointment of Gen. Lewis as post
master, one of the registry clerks
resigned and the postmaster ap-
pointed G. c. Penny, cOlored man
who stood at the head of the civil
service list Of eligibles. Hi was
assigned to duty in the registry
division, not in the same room with
the white woman, but in another.
The father of the woman, who was
superintendent of the registry divi-
sion, resigned because negro was
appointed in the division. The in
sincerity of the city raised by the
Democratic papers, is shown by the
fact that there were five negro
clerks il she Office under the Dem.
ocratic postmaster. There is moth
ing in the matter for the depart
ment to act upon, and there is
nothing in the action of postmaster
Lewis to be criticised by fair-mind-
ed people"
Secretary Window has decided
that the new revenue steamer
built for service at Charleston, s. G.,
be named slot M. Morrilp in honor
of the late Lot M. Morrill,, who was
for three years governor of Maine;
for nearly fourteen years United
States Senator from that state, and
who was Secretary of the Treasury
during the last year of Gen. Grants
administration.
Mrs. John A. Logan is at hel
home in this city and is devOting
her time exclusively to the Home
Magazine, of which she is editor
and her many admirers and friends
hope that she will make it great
success.
The information gained by Sec
rotary Rusk on his recent visit tC
New York City, has caused him &c
issue a supplement to his July cir
cular, prescribing regulations fol-
the disinfection of cattle during
transportation from the Texas fevel
district. The supplement- relate.
to precautions necessary to prevent
the infection of cattle selected fol
export.
The Postmaster General has
given instructions that the one
cent per word rate is to be cOnsid
cred as in effect until the pending
dispute with the telegraph compa
MES is settled. The telegraph com
panies have not as yet given any
sign as to whether they would &C
cept this, but it is probable thai
they will, as they have nothing t,
gain by being contrary.
Gen. John b. Colt, of Washington
has bought the lumber of the seat
fold on which John Brown Wa.
hung at Charleston, w. Va, Decem
Der 2, 1859, and intends to exhibi
the saffOld for the purpose of rails
ing a fund to erect a monument t,
John Brown on the Shenandoah
river between Charleston and Har
per's Ferry, West Virginia.
The State department has issue,
a special passport to Senate
Evarts, who is going to Europe t,
consult some of the distinguishc,
Occulists over there about an atfec
ton of the eyes which has trouble,
him very much of late.
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