The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1868-11-24
Washington Gossip.

Washington Gossip.
1t is said that certain Democratic
members intend to introduce bill for
the restoration of the full privileges OF
the Presidency to Gen. Grant, aud it is
believed that the Republicans will an
ticipate them, and that an act will pass
in December to take effect from the 4th
of March, which will give the new Pres
ident the full privileges of his Office.
A correspondent who paid visit to
Grants headquarters sext day after
his return to Washington, says the
place wore a particularly cheerful air.
Congratulatory callers were not kept
waiting an instant, and found General
Grant not only in excellent spirits, but
also in excellent flesh, his Western trip
having carried him twenty-five pounds
higher than his highest field weight.
There was the sane pleasant, kindly,
cheerful greeting, the same quick, sharp
attention to business, the same uncon-
seriousness of unparalleled confidence
and unprecedented hOnors, the same
equilibrium of manner and conversations;
no intimatien or evidence anywhere OF
the Presidency and its atmosphere save
one-General BaGeau was up TO his
arms in the Generals mail, thanked by a
half bushel of unopened letters on the
one side, and great pile Of destroyed
letters on the OtEer. what
are these 7" Applications for office"
"And this is what you do with them :"
ayes; have destroyed several hundred
yesterday and today" "Then Grant
never sees them7" mo; he does not
want to zee them; he thinks possibly
there may be some good men among
them, and he does not want to become
prejudiced against them by being forced
TO consider their claims now" If any
body chooses to write to General Grant
personally for Office, there Is no law
against it, bnt he will he lit subject
for writ de lWnatico inqurendo.
The same writer says speculatlonS
about the cabinet must necessarily be
bosh. He AYERS that he is abundantly
warranted in saying that no person
whatsoever will know in advance who
are TO be President Grants cabinet, and
that the decision on the men will not
be made BY Gen. Grant himself until af-
ter the Electoral College shall have per-
formed its duty and declared him to be
President.
This writer concludes by giving the
following "slate" made mp by the all
knowing and inevitable Jenkins, with
the Injunction that it ''cannot possibly
be authentic:'
Secretary of State --J. Lathr0p Mot
ley, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of War-John N. SchOheld,
u. S. A.
Secretary of the Navy--D ID. Porter,
u. S. n.
Secretary of the TreaSury-David A.
Wells, New York.
Secretary of the Intcrior-E. B. Wash
burne, Illinois.
Postmaster General Ext Gov. Dennis
on, Ohio.
Attorney General-Senator Freling-
huysen, New Jersey.
The representatives of the press in
Washington called on the President
elect. He fought shy and took refuge
in his entertainments by turning to his
desk, taking therefrom cigar and
lighting it, q proceeding which has
usually been construed To indicate that
he is on the defensive. 1t having been
mentioned that he enjoyed a reputation
for cautiously avoiding politics, the
General replied that it was true he did
not like to talk about politics, because
that which may be regarded right and
proper in politics to-day may be all
wrong six months hence, aud he thought
that politics is subject about which
the least said che better.
Here is another guess what the Cabi-
net is going TO be: Charles Sumner, Sec.
rotary OF State; General SchOfeld, Sec
rotary of War; Admiral Farragut, See.
rotary of the Navy; Treasurer Spinner,
secretary OF the Treasury; Senator Con
ness oecretary OF the Interior; Repre-
sentative Washburne, of Illinois, Post.
master General, and Representative
wilson, OF Iowa, Attorney General. For |
all OF which there Is not probably any |
foundation except in the wishes and IN
the imagination of the guessers
Somebody has beea pumping Grant
on the subject of universal suffrace
Grant, of course" says the reporter
"was very guarded, but he is said to
have discussed the question quite freely,
and one of those who cDuveTSed with
him about it asserts very positively that
he favors it. There is diff renee OF
opinion as tn the truth of this, but the
statement comes from gentleman who
is a warm frieRd of General Grant, and
who labored earnestly in the campaign
to secure his election"
The following story is going the
rounds: The evening after election,
Governor Baker and wife, and Senator
Hendricks and wife, occupied one of
tue balconies of the Bates House, at In-
u'ahapolis, awaiting the reading of the
eiec'Gn returns. Daring the converse
sion Srs, Hendricks, making sure that
hSL husband was the Governor elect.
addressed Old Honestly as follows
"Govcrnor Baker, | going ~ sIaan 20
night with the Governs ~ $500 9'p w.
well" said "Old Hon. A%ut 1Wn.
Hendricks, l ain sure have No orina
tions, provided Mrs. Baker is yy;II;Jo,
A saw mill Gu the Shediac river -
New Brunswick, recently set fire to
itself, and was totally destroyed. A
freshet lifted the gate, which started
the mill, and the rapid and continued
revolutions CT the circular saw, the,
betting of which had been left on, are
believed TO have heated the boxes to
such an extent as to set the contiguous
w0nH WORK