Show OUR OCR LEMER frons from out own ova washington D cath 1887 on monday mrs cleveland re ac compan ledl led baher by tier mother and left washington for it small sun so 3 coast town in magi mn near lied forli lenoral greeley chipron chief of the sit sig nul nal offices 1 ji I mill hla his the summer therland there anil and mrs cleveland all and her party aro are lila file gueste the tha president Pred dent stayed behind tit nt ok aik view riot even coming into town ton the morning icorn ing of 11 bli alfea wife 13 do 1 I 1 0 to bee beaher her off 01 on oil the train one cannot blame him for preferring lili his country home to the white house for oak view Is li doubly attractive at this sea seabon stitt by contrast to hie 1110 official residence of the preal dent i which Is I 1 more a public than a homo fit at all on bueg day is i cabinet meeting was hald at oak view instead of at the executive mansion The Attorney genora oral I 1 and tile tha secretary of state were e 0 thornly the only members mem liera absent secretary w r lamar find and post muster master general vilas drive out every evening and are the presidents guests fur for the luring this protracted warm wann spell secretary dacard with one g one to rehoboth beacha bacha sea aea coast in fit the Secre nativo native state delaware there has been no nomination made for tho here yet it does not appear that the pr aident dent hit so fur far given the hla his ill di attention ahn widow of the late general WS II fr ancock has been montio in connection with the place but it la Is not thought likely it will be offered or that she w would ac was in the meanwhile a ean while frank ink B conger continues to net ael as postmaster of washington ile ho has peon peen a most efficient and painstaking officer ol licer unil and lias has many improvements in tile alia local service and has bridled tho the immense Ini governmental mull mail matter that arrives at tile the washington office every morning with won morfut derdul accuracy and d dispatch patch ilia successor would do well to imitate his example but mr conger Is too young a tran to waste ilia his talents by remaining in office lle he hui hai that ought to 10 win fur him film per bonal benefits it way may not be gener ally known that all the immense mull that comes in and goes coos out af pf washington for the 17 U S govern mont has to pass through the city post office such is the case and when one r reflects effects on the great amount of work lone dono in ilia several departments almost entirely on by means of the postal service an I 1 idea dea of the quantity of matter handled in tho the post office may bo be conceived there Is very little personally conducted business busin aaa transacted in th the a departments specialty specially when con stesa gresa Is not in a session it Is all by y corres correspondence pou once and by attorneys who are in correspondence with their clients clien lB any ono one who lives at a distance from the he seat of govern covern men I 1 Ia a claim a or money or lands to redeem can have lila ilia business inego just as well by letter lis aa he could by being present in person tho the widow ot of tho the late senator front from illinois uen gen john A loan haa h a a returned to washington f from that hat t state and Is 13 at her residence on I 1 lie hit hills at the northern edge of I 1 the le city she la 13 still suffering from I 1 hie 11 alio met with during her recent visit to chicago where stio she went to consult about th the e final resting place of her husband today she is 13 reported as aa being much better eugene higgins chief of the ap all division in the treasury 1 W away tit nt long loing branch on a throe three necks vocation and Is enjoys ng allm self beir with ills bis usual sang floid pa ft oid id mr higgins is at present the best adver tl eil and the roost abused man inan of the administration iio takes it all very coolly lily and was waa never k known 11 own to eoln complain plait oatho indiscriminate and unproven charges that are brought a him film once ho he wits was heard to say eay why dontso nao one say some soma thing thine rood good about me when I 1 am so much abused I 1 have served a great many people a good abood turn in my time there fire are scale bamo who ought I 1 to r ra to e mo kindly audgo and so thery therl a arti re many a timid frightened applicant plant for office does doea remember mr IlIg ging with kindness 1118 cheer fill good nature and easy pleasant manners have often retorted confidence find and awakened hope in tile the heart beart of many a downcast man and woman ile iio has tile the knock knack of m making k a refusal scorn boom a beneficiation benefi benel cation leation 0 and ata d no ono can day aay he over ever answer answered d I 1 thorn hem roughly or rude lyIle Is ii a fin tine 0 I 1 coking man and does not look ata bl s 11 fifty fly aven t years in spite of his grey I 1 ilir clr und moustache hut but the tha pub IN tire lira more Inter mIcA in abuso abuse than in so fliggins gets more than 1119 hl share between the barabas odthe of the civil league and goat of the hu democrat Lamo crat party lie ho has h s had a verv ven unpleasant bort bolt or of greatness binco now aday a day greatness means notoriety thrust upon hime but his hi friends frit nils know knew him to bo be by no menna means as ail lilack black ni ho Is 13 the clinese princes and sullo suite arrived rl ved in washington this morning tho princes youngs young their ages agea ranging from nine to fifteen years there are eight brothers of them but they wont be missed at home lome for eleven other brothers remain in slam to keep their parents pi irenta froin feeling lonely they are sight bight seeing at the hie capital and appear to enjoy eljo it |