They Celebrated The Victory - A Kentucky Postmaster Complains That the Democrats Demolished His Office

Washington, Nov. 8. - The following telegram has been received by the Postmaster-General:

"Louisa, Ky., Nov. 7. - Hon. John Wanamaker, P. M. General, Washington, D.C.: I claim protection and redress at the hands of the government. I am the postmaster at this place and had the handsomest, fourth-class office in Northeast Kentucky, surpassing many Presidential offices. My office is this morning completely demolished, being the work of a few persons wanting to let the postmaster here know how Ohio had gone politically. They used high explosives, dynamite and other combustibles. Caved in the front door, broke every window in front of the building, threw open the shutters, and this morning I find my office little or no protection to United States mails, pouches or money order deposits. This being a distributing office the finding of guilty parties will be an easy task for the detective force.
R. C. McClure, P.M.

The Postmaster-General has instituted an investigation of the matters contained in this telegram.

[Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov. 9, 1889]