Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-05-11
WASHINGTON. NAV 9Th, 1886.

|. EN-Presluent Clevclands
seal brown carriage. horses, togcthe
with his carriages, harness etc. wer
sold to-day at auction, When MI
Cleveland lett here he had not dc
o, cided whether lac would sell them o
carry them to New York. The price
realized were satisfactory,
The Pacific coast mas captured The
p biggest thing yet given ont by Tho
n present administration. II is the con-
jtracl to build the mammoth armorcd
coast defense vessel that was provided
: for by the last Congress, which has
), been awarded by the Navy Depart
mcnt TO the Union iron works of San
: Francisco. Ex-Secrctarv Whitney il
{, entitled 10 the credit Of having made
il possible to build such a vessel on
the Pacific coast by the recognition
he gave TO the enterprise of the Cali
fornia capitalists that established. this
plant for the building of iron and
,tccl vessels The price of the new
vessel is TO be $l.62S,000.
when the cats away mice will
play John Sherman has gone TO
Europe and the Foraker wing OF the
Republican party OF Ohio, with Fora.
kcr at the head. has swooped down
on Washington too see what Harrison
can be coayed or bull dozcd into giving
them. John Sherman has, by his sci.
~tlShncsS, seemingly committed politi-
cal suicide. He got two or three oil.
ccs for his own persona! tavoritcs but
has made enemies of the cutire Ohio
Congressional delegation. Representa-
tivcs Buttcrworth aud Mckinley have
long been able licutcnants Of Slter.
mans but now they train with the
Foraker crowd with whom they have
made a league, offensive and deiCn
Sive and unless the signs are greatly
ut 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 Interior ,
Department,
Ex-senator Malone is still here !
He made another pltcous appeal 10 p,
Harrison last week and as Il result he y
was allowed TO name the United T.
States District attorney tor the cast
crn district Of Virginia. There was n
quite a howl from the anti Ma !
hone Virginia Republicans. Let ZEN y
howl. &
Among the few appointments that il
Harrison has found time to make since j
his return from New York cclebra. K
ton was that Of his brother, Carter b G
Harrison, 10 be United States Marshal !
Tor the middle district of Tennessee. II
Mr.. Cleveland had appointed hi, "
brother 10 u position every republican :
ia the country would have roar e,
III for months, but they will discreet &c
y overlook this little bit of |ncroti,nL "a
Verify it docs make Il difference whose L,
'y is gorcd. i,
Army court. seem to have rather ".
queer ideas in regard to making The u.
punishment tit the crime"
Maj. LyIrckcr, who was the cngu. 81.
or il charge Of the Washington aQuc. NA
.uri lunucI ha> been found guilty 10y ii
court martial ou several counts Of In
ayirg neglected his duty as an Off. ip,
ia' etc. And the said neglect ha.
OF . million dollar, that have been ID,
pcnt on the tunnel which las now I
cen abandoned. Pretty ,criou, h.,,
one would think, and deserving
{ severe punishment. What does tn sch
Martial say; That Major L.v.
,lla,l be fined 800 per- month
min" mouth, and bc rcprimm!cd 14
B general orders, Could ANYTHING be-
lorc lulicrous. IN officer D, neglect
carclc,,ncs> sacrifices Sl.OCQC0c By
nj dcnriyc, a city oi q much needed ~