Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1889 — WASHINGTON NOTES. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON NOTES.

The seal brown horses, which generally pulled President Cleveland when he went out riding, and die ex-President’s carriages and stable outfit were sold at auction, Monday. Secretaryfßlainedrove up just before the sale, and, after examining the cariiages, spoke to ex-Re presentative Bwett in regard to the Victoria and then drove off. He did not, however, secure the Victoria, as Mr. Bweft’s bid was not high enough. The seal browns were first put up for sale and the bidding was started at (ICO for each horse. After the nsnal amount of persuasive talk and numerous exhibitions of the points of the animals as they were driven around bara brougham they-were finally sold for sl4l spiece. The horses were purchased for Mr. Cleveland in Poughkeepsie, and it is said that he paid between six and seveq hundred dollars for them. The landau, said to have cost $1,400, was sold for $660; the Victoria, which cost Mr. Cleveland SI,OOO, for $486, and the brougham for $450. The silver mounted harness with the monogram “G. C.” on it, went for $62.60. A

miscellaneous lot of stable paraphernalia was knocked down to various persons for an aggregate of $114.36. Altogether $2,043.86 was realised from the Bale. A number of the purchases were made by livery stable men, and they eaid the things sold generally Went cheap. The only part of Mr. Cleveland’s stable while President whieh was not sold were the horses and carriage used by Mrs. Cleveland, which she took with her to New Yprk. Mai. Geo. B. Davis. Judge Advocate, who has recently acted as Judge Advocate of the T.ydecker and Arms CoartMartial, has been selected by Secretary Proctor as the army officer at the bead of .the commission provided for in the sundry civil appropriation bill to continue the publication of the records of the War of the Rebellion. There will be two others to act with him—civilian experts who have not yet been selected. The appropriation for'this purpose will not be available until the Ist of July, and until then Colonel Laselle will continue in charge of the publications, but Major Daviß will report to him at once in order to be given an insight into the methods that have been heretofore pursued and to devise plans for the futore. The entire work is to be completed in five yeara and the commission will have their hands full. Major Davis was recently engaged with Colonel Barron the revision of the army regulations.

Postmaster General Wanamaker has received a telegram from Postmaster Flynn at Guthrie, Oklahoma, in which he says the daily sale of postage stamps at his office amounts to about SSO, that the eleven clerks in the office are kept busy from 5 o’clock in the morning till midnignt, and that when the mail is ready for delivery there is usually a line of men a half a mile long waiting for their mail. About 3,000 letters and i 1,000 newspapers are delivered from that office daily. There art five banks and sir newspapers in operation in the new town. Land Commissioner Saturday received a report from Inspecor Hobbs at Guthrie, which shows that during the first week 450 entries and forty-two notices of contests were made. A crank walked into the office of the secretary of war Thursday, and taking the secretary’s chair opposite to Gen. Bennett, who is acting as secretary, declared that he was secretary of war, having been appointed by Mr. Cleveland. The officials humored the man, who busied himself in giving orders and discharging the appointment clerks until the police officers arrived and took charge of him. He was identified as a man named Baker who had taken charge of the police headquarters a few days ago in a similar informal way. The President and the Secretary of the Interior have called upon the United States officials in Oklahoma, charged in the report of the inspectors of the Interior Department with corrupt firactices in connection with public ands in that Territory, for any explanation or statement they may desire to make relative thereto. The reports of the inspectors will not be made public at present There is no truth in the report that seems to have gained currency that Secretary of State Blaine suffered a paralytic stroke Tuesday at his house in Washington. Mr. Walker Blaine states that there in not a word of truth in the story, and says Mr. Blaine is improving. Justice Gray and Miss Matthews will be married Wednesday the 19th inst. Ex-Attorney General Garland has become a resident of Washington. The public debt was decreased $13,078,264.11 during April.

The law partner of Governor Beaver, of Pennsylvania, is J. Gephart, oi Bellefonte. He will saii for Enrol e early in June. Mr. Gephart is a Democrat, but in the last campaign refnsed to support Mr. Cleveland on the tariff issue. He is a practical Prohibitionist, and would past his vote for the Prohibition amendment next Fall if he should be in this country. Gephart is, therefore, a Protectionist, a Prohibitionist and the law partner of a Republican, hnt He still asserts his Democracy.