The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-07
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Mortou's Acceptan, &c Of the English Mission
ConditionaI-A Den. 'ocratic Bugbear-
The Radical War On secretary
Conservation Oft. <e Assis-
tant Bishop Of Maryla. ~.


Tho English Mission- N10rt0n's Accept once
ConditlonaI-A Democratic Busbear.
Information received here to-day indicates that
senator Morton has not yet positively accepted the
English mission. 1t s reported that the Senator
will be here the l4th inst. and then give final
answer TO the President. The cause OF this delay is
the approaching election In Indiana. Morton makes
his acceptance conditional upon the result OF the
election In that State II the republicans carry the
State he viii accept; II not he Will decline This is
his assigned reason. He don't like Hendricks and
don't want to give him chance to get back to the
Senate. According to veracious authority Morton
recently expressed himself very emphaticaly on
this point He said he would as soon
see the devil In hts seat the democratic Hendricks
and II the State OF Indiana should get back into the
hands Of the democracy he believes his particular
antipathy would be once more clothed with Senate
rial honors therefore he cannot give final answer
Till the election He will remain I'm Indiana
until the night OF the election. then start for New
York; from which city, after brief stay he VIII ae-
part for this capital. This information, which has
leaked out tonight creates good deal OF comment
Reorgnnixina the Cabinet.
The qutdnuncs refuse to abandon the business or
recognizing the Cabinet. Tonight, notwthstand-
Ing all the contradictions, semofcal and otherwise
tney are ousy with Secretary Cox They are certain
Cox is going, know all about It, declare he Is in bad
odor at the White House and that his successor has
even been agreed upon. can find out nothing relt.
able about 1t, except this much that certain West
ern politicians are bringing tremendous pressure to
bear against Cox and that they profess be certain
of success this time. Further, In conversation with
gentleman having very close relations with the
President was told by him that there certainly
were very strong indications of not very distant
change In the head OF the Interior Department
Take this for what II Is worth.
ConsecratiOn Of the Assistant Bishop of Mary.
land.
The conservation to-day. at the Church OF the
Epiphany, of the Rev. DR.. William Pinckney, as As.
sistant Bishop OF Maryland, was most imposing
ceremony, Witnessed by vast concourse OF people
and participated In by eight bishops viz, Whiting
ton OF Maryland; Stevens, OF Pennsylvania; Lay, OF
Easton; Quintard Of Tennessee; Johns, Of Virginia;
Smith, of Kentucky Kerfoot, OF Pittsburg; Atkinson,
OF North Carolina, ana Odcnheimer, OF New Jersey,
and about one hundred minister's all being In the ir
robes. The conservation sermon was preached by
Bishop Kerfoot OF Pittsburg, when the actual
Grafton ceremony was performed. Assistant Bishop
Pinckney is Of The Oldest presbyters In the do
cese OF Maryland, standing nfh on the list
OF par0chial clergy. He is widely known
throughout the diocese as an earnest
and devoted pastor, OF kind and genial and
fine attainments as scholar and theologan. DR..
Annapolis. His father Jonathan Pinckney. a
brother OF the celebrated Maryland lawyer and
statesman, Hon. william Pinckney, whose name he
BEARS He was educated at 81. Johns College, An
napolls, where he graduated In the same class with
the late DR.. John Alexander, distinguished layman
OF the Episcopal Church. DR.. Pinckney origi-
naly Methodist, and was at one time preparing
for the ministry in that denomination, for which
purpose he catered the Theological College at Prince
ton, n. J. Here, however, the course OF his reading
changed his theological views, and finally he In
duced to enter the ministry OF the Episcopal Church.
since his entrance upon the ministry he has always
held cure In the diocese Of Maryland. For about
twenty years he was In charge of congregation
Bladensburg, Prince Georges county, his present
residence, but for the last ten years he has been the
rector OF the Church OF the Ascension here. In the
course OF his ministry he has found time to devote
some attention to literary pursuits, and has been
the author Of several works, including one on the
life Of his uncle, william Pinckney. Dr. Pinckney
is about sixty years OF age but exhibits consdera-
BILE vlgor and activity.
An interesting fact that may be mentioned In con-
nectlon with the conservation OF Bishop Plnckney
that he Is sixty years DID, while his wife Is eighty.
His wife made the clothes In which he was chris.
tened as baby.
Woodworking Cabinet Omcer.
The position OF Secretary OF State Is no sinecure.
It is hard work, reading, writing and receiving calls,
from nine the morning till Ave In the afternoon
OF the State Department and then when he retres
to his home 1t Is only to be bothered pesered by
callers on all sorts of business close to eleven
O'Clock at night Mr.. Fish is particularly hard
worker. He has labored necessarily since his Access
sion to Office He has systematized the workings Of
his department. in more thorough and efficient
manner than ever before, and has given personal
attention to all its details.
The President Visit the Maryland Fair.
To-day a committee OF gentlemen from Maryland,
consisting OF DR.. Schley w. II. Falconer, Colonel
Dennis, Mayor Brengle and Mr.. Charles II. Keefer,
arrived In this city and called upon the President
and members OF the Cabinet for the purpose OF in
viting them to visit the agricultural fair to be held
at Frederick next week. The President thanked
the committee for their invitation and promised to
be present at the fair. The members OF the Cabi
net the Mayor OF Washington, the Commissioners
of Agriculture, w. w. Corcoran and other distn-
guished gentlemen were invited and VIII attend
The Marine Band will accompany the visitors from
this city. While here the committee were in charge
of Secretary Creswell, who paid them every atten-
tion and courtesy.
Labor Statistics.
Mr.. Edward Young, chief Of the Bureau or
Statistics has addressed to the Assessors office OF
Internal Revenue circular making inquiries In re-
gard to the price OF labor, cost OF subsistence the
value OF land prices OF farm stock, manufacturing
and other Industries and facilities for transportation
in each section OF the country. Mr.. Young's report
on labor subsistence issued during the last
session Of Congress and has been In large demand,
and has been especially sought for as source OF n
formation for intending emtQrants. The object or
the present inquiry Is to furnish more extensive
statistics for the benefit OF this class OF ana
at the same time TO bring the Information down 10
the latest date.
Naval Astronomical Observations.
large quarto volume, elegantly printed has just
been published, by authority of the Secretary OF the
Navy. OF the astronomical and meteorological obser
vations made at the United states Naval Observatory
during the year Of 1857 with appendix OF reports
on the observations OF the total eclipse OF the sun OF