Show pres ON HEARING democratic GAINS especially from dear indianapolis the ENQUIRER president barnson has not passed a pleasant week politically speaking first assistant postmaster general clarkson returned from a pilgrimage he made to mahones home at president harrisons suggestion and brought back bad news that was a terrible as mahone had made the president believe that he was certain to carry virginia then came the news that indianapolis his old home had gone democratic and to add to the discomfit caused by this news several private telegrams gave the information that the ex union soldiers were responsible for it and that they intended it as a rebuke for the removal of tanner the same news has created a stampede amon taft ohio republicans here they recognize the fact that if anything like the same rates of disaffection is shown in the soldier vote in that state as was exhibited at indianapolis their chances of carrying the state are gone glimmering into the limbo have beans the only member of the administration that is not disappointed at mahones waning prospects in virginia is mr blaine he has never liked mahone and has never taken any trouble to conceal his dislike much excitement was created amon democrats here early in the week by the publication of a telegram stating that hon samuel J bandall would nevor again be able to occupy his seat in the house later news allayed it A telegram direct from mr bandall stated that his health was much better than for several years and that he would be in washington in the course of a few weeks prepared to take an active part in the proceedings of the house samuel kandalis Kan dalls valuable services will be constantly needed by the minority this winter some amusement has been caused here by the fact that ex senator kellogg went all the way to chicago to fire a broadside into harrisons manner of distributing the offices in the south through the medium of a newspaper interview kellogg got very badly left and the grapes are consequently very very sour the knight Temp lars and their friends in attendance upon the triennial conclave of tho order here had entire possession of washington this week they have paraded 25 strong have been reviewed and received at a special reception by the president have been wined dined and feted by hospitable ians have made pilgrimages to and held special services at the grave of their deceased brother G washington escand Esq and faveto a mans eye and to a woman too expressed themselves in favor of washington at the place for holding the worlds exposition in 1892 S G brack of missouri who was defeated in the first congressional district of that state at the last election by representative hatch has been appointed chief of the bureau of statistics of the treasury department silver jubilant over tho appointment of edward aluch of the district of columbia to be director of the Mint they expect that the new official will so construe the law as to compell the government to purchase and coin the full amount of silver bullion authorized by law per month A curious thing about his in dorsers which were principally from the pacific coast was that both now york senators were among them he has been connected with the mint bureau since its organization in 1873 secretary noble is not popular with bis colleagues in the cabinet and if the republicans lose ohio as now seems extremely probable they will doubtless make things too unpleasant for him to stay they blame him for not smoothing up the tanner business and saving the administration from its present position with the soldier vote he takes things very coolly and says he has nothing to regret and further that be intends to see to it that no subordinate official shall usurp any of prorogations belonging properly to the secretary of the interior the navy department has decided to accept the gun boat petrel and the contractors have been notified to deliver her at the norfolk navy yard considerable surprise has been created here by the announcement that ex representative glover of missouri had entered the senatorial contest in that state in opposition to senator vest the government of switzerland has voluntarily apologized for the imprisonment of an american citizen traveling in that country |