The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-11-10
WASHINGTON LATTER.
From u regular Correspondent

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than at any ilne during the campaign !
that the democrats viii elect il m n
ity Of the next HOUSE. His estimates
of democratic success III Indiana m
Wisconsin,, wneic the republicans
have b Ell uIakiig snch sweeping |
claims, have d%isconcer,ed the Republic
can campaign MANAGERS 10 an ,tstisu Il
degree. ,us called theil bluffs ana
they are Try ,nS I" :lid a way To BEE
from showing tlrrir baud. Senat Il
Faulkner has be.n paying particular
attention to tue Congressional emu
of the New York cam. 'aisn and. VIA e
he has not ~surcrrii"d Ii, u%hlnldn,Z tns
ahe party in New I.,rs rlly to IA gre. t
an extent as he Wished. ite coHsiGrre
the democratic o.t. un ilucii INA PROV
ed " lhin ,iie last fen days. He hat
"a conference with President Cleveland
day before yesterday, aud it is PEE
aImed that litr, taikc,i about the
campal2n. bat Senator Faulkner hasn't
said publicly that they .tiu.
In assuming tnat marilhers Of the
cabinet axe not interested IN the CAM
paigu heealise they are attending Ia
their official duties aud ale not making
speeches. SOME people are making u
serious III take. the two New York
nlemters SECRETARY Lamont and Post
master General hi ,seil--aie regis, cred
and bnti, ii them have stated that
they expected % vote the stiai9tlt
a,emucratlc ticke, !: Secretary Gresham
rs registered and says he VIII 81 to
Chicago an.i vote the straight demo.
era ,c ticket {; 5 crtta:y Morton who
has just returned from Eir,pe, found
se much business awaiting his atten-
ton ti1at he paired with ii Nebraska
republican and will not g" home tn
Vote secretary Carlisle is SD busy
that be will not vote, bat he would if
there was any doubt about the result
in Kent cky ; Secretary Smith and
Secretary Herbert both expect to vute
the straight democratic ticket, but :io-
body s-enis to know Attorney General
Oiney's intentions.
The annual repurt Of Pension Com
missioner Luchrem says of the noto.
rious Long pension, which was reduc-
ed 10y the Bureau at Pensions, that I'm.
der honest but. mistaken inierpreta-
lions of pension laws, Judge Long has
obtained more than 81 200 10 which he
was never legally entitled, aud, adds
the belief # the Commissioners, that
should Long ever lake the matter to
the u. S. Supreme Court. as he has
said he would, the decision may imrel
him to consider the propriety of
refundiaS this money to the govern
ment.
Public Printer 81 nedict has gone to
New York Ia take art ia the closing
work ot the campaign. He is regarded
as nigh authority liz the p"iitics uft,at
State. and just before leaving Wash
ington expressed h mself us follows ON
democratic p~rospests: ''My cores
pondence assures ne that the party in
the State is united and enthusiastic
for success. The newspaper
further convince me Of that fact. [
know the active men in most of the
counties of the State within the party.
] have met them often in their local :
ties in matters political. | know how
much they have b. en- divided of late.
/ Am sure they are now working for
victory IL tue common cause. While
this place is not favorable for political
prognnstica'ions, | am very hopeful of
success, and | am sure osa united
democratic party in the State l,ereaf
ter, as tho result of Senator Hills
splendid canvass; Mr. Benedict said
of another matter in which democrats
are muei, Interested /: Il know that
Secretary Carlisle Is anxious to see the
democratic ticket elected, but of
course. :is Assistant Secretaries Wike.
Ham!in anti Curtis are out OF town.
making speeches for the party in diff
ferent sections OF the country, he is
unable 10 Itave here on account of
his oificiai duties, and | helicve the
New York democrats viii appreciate
that fact
TIE Past OGace department. IN order
to enlist the assistance Of private citi-
Gems III the protection OF the T.. s..
Mails, both in transit and in post Off
ces. has offered u series OF rewards.
$1,000 iar tho conviction in any U. S.
court of any person, on the charge of
robbing the mails while conveyed 10 a
mail CAT attached tc a railway train ::
$500 for II conviction on the charge OF
rObbing the mails while being convey
ed over any post route. other than a
railway $25v fnr a conviction on the
charge of attempting 10 rob tho mails,
and $3.50 for Il conviction nn the charge
\ of breaking into q post Office and
stealing, $500 when the amount stolen
exceeds $500,
EA-Secretary of tho Treasury Foster
must have lost his poIitical cunning
along with his fortune, OF he would
not have been so foolish us tn write a