Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-05-11
WASHINGTON.

seal brown carriage horses together
with his carriages, harness etc. were
sold today at auction. When Mr..
Cleveland left here he had not de-
cided whether he would sell them or
carry them to New York. The
prices realized were satisfactory.
The Pacific coast has captured the
biggest thing yet given out by the
present administration. 1t is the con-
tract to build the mammoth armored
coast defense vessel that was provided
for by the last Congress, which has
been awarded by the Navy Depart
ment to the Union iron works of San
Francisco. Ex-Secretary Whitney
is entitled to the credit of having
made it possible to build such a
vessel on the Pacific coast by the re-
coginition he gave to the enterprise
of the California capitalists that
established this plant for the building
Of iron and steel vessels. The price
of the new vessel is to be $l.628, 900.
"When the cats away the mice
will play". John Sherman has gone
to Europe and the Foraker wing of
the republican party of Ohio, with
Foraker at the head, has swooped
down on Washington to see what
Harrison can be coaxed or bull.dozed
into giving them. John Sherman
has by his selfishness seemingly
committed political suicide but he
has made enemies of the entire Ohio
Congressional delegation thereby.
Representatives Butterworth and
Mckinley have long been able
lieutenants of Sherman's but now
they train with the Foraker crowd,
with whom they have made a
league, offensive and defensive; and
unless the signs are greatly at fault
John Sherman is now serving his
last term in the Senate.
The United States officials that
went into the land-grabbing business
in Oklahoma have been called upon
to explain their actions to the In
terror Department. Ex-senator Ma
hone is still here. He made another
piteous appeal to Harrison last week
and as result he was allowed to
name the United States Dirtrict At
torney for the eastern district Of
Virginia. There was quite a howl
from the anti Malone Virginia re-
publicans. Let 'em howl.
Among the few appointments that
Harrison has found time to make
since his return from the New York
celebration was that of his brother,
Carter B. Harrison, to be United
States Marshal for the middle district
OF Tennessee. If Mr.. Cleveland had
appointed his brother to a position
every republican editor in the coun-
try would have roared for months,
but they will discreatly overlook
this little bit of nepotism, Verify it
does make difference whose OK is
gored.
| Army courts seem to have rather
queer ideas in regard to making the
punishment fit the crime.
| Maj. Lydecker, who was the
engineer in charge of the Washing
ton aqueduct tunnel has been found
guilty by a court martial on several
counts Of having neglected his duty
as an official, etc. And the said
neglect has cost a million dollar;
that have been spent on the TUNE
which has now been abandoned
Pretty serious crime one would think
and deserving of severe punishment
What does the Court Martial say
That Major Lydecker shall be fine(
500, per month for nine months anC
r be repremanded in general orders
| Could anything be more ludicrous
, An officer by neglect and careless
ness sacrifices 81 100000 and deprive
, a city of much needed increase o
water supply, and is fined 800
therefore. Reader, perhaps you ma.
| wonder why this sentence was mad
so light. 1t can be answered in tw
words, social influence which is tn
strangest of all powers in Washing
ton.
Senator German it is general,
thought will succeed the late w. H
Barnum as chairman of the demo
cratic national committee.
The Republican Office seekers sa,
that President Harrison has as muc
trouble to arrive at definite decision
as to making an appointment as di
the hungry ass that fable says starve