Fergus County argus., 1889-08-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our i;egular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Aug. III. lSS3.

" ASIlI<,.TDN. MIG. w. INNc-
The hot weather oppresses the average
office seeker. aud as hr ruops his hot luce
he tells you that he hns about concluded
to go home. aud adds in ii confidential
whisper that he is only waiting for u Remit
tance. He ns ioneer stops at the Ehbitt
house, though lie daily haunis its nearly
ds-erte. corri,l"r, like an uneasy ghost
Tn. fact j. that the movements oi the pres
i.i.nt excite little interest here. rs enough
| oi him has been seen To justify one ~ tie
Gliding tha, hs will do nothing surprising.
Aud out side the close profession of politics
! this is II pleasant state of affairs. oniy
| the self elected statesmen mourn and VIII
Not lie roinforted.
| You can never tell when II politician ~
p.rnia nently done fUr. Take for exampi'
Hon. James ". Reed, formerly of North
! Carolina. A number Of years ago Mr.. Reed
represented the Fifth district oi that state
| in the house. lie was an able. companions
able, easy going man. and he bsca,ne ii-
v.lved in financial difficulties, resigned his
seat in congress and left North Caroline
under ~ cloud. Few knew where he had
gone. On the frontier he coinnenced life
over again. and now reports come from
Idaho that he has fine chance "f being
chosen IN United states senator il the Dem
ucrats have ~ majority in the newly organ
ixed state legislature.
The latest development in the t'nliiori'a
Sharon-Hiii Terry drama created u pro
found impression iu Washington. The
shock To- public feeling il to be attribut ell
more I" the indgnity offered to the s,-
preme court. and through that lady to tbs
entire country. than Ia the killing al the
misguided and unserupnl"ns Terry. While
no one disputes that the deputy marshal
was not to ba excused in killing Terry IN
less he knew the Justices life to lie IN dan.
ger, still public sentiment would be largely
with him even had he NO reason Ia 80 lie
Iieve. on the immunity Of Judges from
danger of personal hurt On account oi Arts
committed in the fearless discharge al th-i'
j,,uty rests the sanrtiiy "i the law. Aud
Marshal Maggie, in his Wild western way
pretty well supported IL.
Leui. Dick Arnold WAS Yesterday made
superini en,irnt "f street aud ALLEY cleanin.
: f.r III. district. an appoint Inent that 70
calls a poiic. department, scandal in til,
first part III President tie,eland's admin
i.trSiion 4 riiicuIons roxcomb namos
Walker, - real estate dealer. had Just h-ei
appointed major and superintendent 0
police. Walker attended IL fashionable
church aud after his appointment alway'
atteu,i.d services in his full uniform. an oh
ject 4" hehold and be blinded by, aud h'
generally departed hastily in the middle -
services as ii the public safety wersat issue
In fact Walker sucrecdsl in making such 1
bowling ass Of himself that his official earee
rather abruptly terminated, and short
after his discovery of an alleged plot Il
shadow" members ol congress who wer
inclined To he in'ii-sreet and To- thereby oh
tain their influence in favoroi eertai" pend
'ne une"si"ess "vor'ag the district p''"'
under pa'" "f exposure Z" was '''s r'"''
oai 'ha'' Heh'! w "'""s's'
Lieut. Arnold d'-eharse'
Murderers row a' 'ne "'s'r"' ~" u "''
comfortably hlied during the u"s a"SS' H'''
. the capacHy oil ines ser'""s's '"''"'
J ened 10y fheinsreasins niimher al ho'nie'''''
There have b"en ~ iea"' ""@e" ''"'"''
among inc e"i"feu Pop"h''''" s"'' VI
middle "i May. These heer" '""shS u
themselves with eln costing seVeh'! cents
gallon an" the" repair 10 ,"e'r N"e'''i'"s
fetid "ens up nnVeh'''"'eo a''sss anu W
4 :" hghting' th'hg ny no means ,"rP''"''
:. when one cons'aers ths po-s'o''i''es :" q
aud hot weather esmn'ne"' Ae'Ne ""S''
Ties are StneraII lntTouu''h ". - s"h''