The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-08-20
wAsH.yCTOy LETTER.
[Ffom our regular correspondent.I


ceived two separate and distinct set backs
in as many days, and it may be that it
will have to be taken off the track for re-
pairs. First the Gormanites, who had
supposed themselves in control of the
executive committee OF the National AS
sociatiou of Democratic clubs, which met
in New York City, discovered that they
had made big mistake, and that a
majority of that committee were unalter-
ably opposed to the candidacy of the
Marylander. Then the Maryland Far
mers Alliance convention jumped on
the boom by making the intimation SO
plain that even he who ian might read,
that it would control the next Marylan
legislature; that it intended naming The
successor to the late Senator Wilson, and
that unless Senator German walked a
chalk line" go to speak, it would not
allow him % be his own successor. OF
courseif he fails in his effort to be elected
to the Senate that would etfectually end
his Presidential aspirations.
Attorney General Miller who has
stuck manfully to his desk during the
summer, turning out an amount of i'm.
portant work which lawyers have pro-
nounced phenomenal, has gone with his
family to visit Secretary Proctor at his
Vermont home, where he will be joined
by the President in time to take part in
the unveiling of the battle monument at
Bennington, Vermont, on the 10th inst.
He has earned vacation.
Senator Plumb who has been bard at
work in Washington almost interrupted.
ly since the adjournment Of Congress
has been obliged to abandon hisintended
sho't European trip on account of work
be has mapped out before him. He
left Washington this week for short
visit to Boston, and ia order to get as
much rest as possible he went by water.
No Senator was ever more attentive to
his constituents than Mr.. Plumb in fact
he couldn't be.
The Department OF Safe has tele.
graphed instructions to U. s. Minister
Pacheco to make complete Investigation
into the alleged sa..2ute c. Intended seiz.
ure Of the Pacific Mail Steamship City
of Panama by the authorities OF San Sal
vador and to wire the result. Officials
at the department decline to express any
opinion about the matter al this time.
Acting Postmaster General Whitfield
has decided that a nonresident cannot
rent box in any post Office with a view
to having his mail sent 20 hat box and
afterwards forwarded to him at his resi-
dence address. The decision is based on
the assumnl,on that the parry who
wished ~ ~ant The hnv dns'-eI 70 mis-
lead the public go 70 h'g gac'ual residence
or place Of business.
During the past few months the postal
receipts at Chicago have shown a phe
nomenal increase. and officials at the
Post-office department say they will not
be surprised if The Chicago gross postal
receipts shall exceed those OF New York
during The exposition and for a few
months before it opens. Already the
postmaster of thai city has made requisi
ton for an increased allowance for clerks
to handle the business OF his office, and
it is expected that it will become neces.
sary to ask Congress to make a special
appropriation in order that the postal
facilities OF Chicago may keep pace with
the business. This increase looked
for about next year and its consequent
earlier arrival has caused surprise, but
the department officials say they intend
to do all in their power to see that the
money is not lacking to give the Worlds
Fair city model postal service.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, left here
this week for the City of Mexico, and
from there he expects to 60 to Nevada.
There is we'll defined rumor, which
acting Secretary of State Wharton will
neither confirm nor deny, that Senator
Squire, of Washington, has been rendered
the position of Minister OF China, to
China, to which Ex-senator Blair was
appointed, but, owing to objections on
the part of The Chinese government, he
did not assume the duties Of the place,
which is still filed by Gen. Denby, an
Indiana Democrat.
Owing to the great demand for two
dollar notes and the lack of time to get
the plate ready for the new design which
has been adopted for these notes, be.
cause Of the counterfeiting OF the old de.
sign, the Treasury department has given
the Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
orders to print 1000, 900 notes from the
old plate, which has vignette Of Gen
Hancock. The new design, which will
be used as soon as it can be got ready