, 1872-11-16
"OF!ClAL CIRCLES."
How the Custom House watare
fe Agitated by the Sena-
toria1 Pebble.
Tie Battle Between Galena and Anti
Galena,
ogtesbys Forces on the War Path--.The Wash.
buFne Men Mysteriousy Inactive.


Official circles-meaning thereby the gentle
men who serve Uncle Sam in and around tn.
Custom House-haTe not resumed the quie
which monotonous routine OF duties inevitably
produces, and the agitation Of official brains
caused official countenances to be rutf1ed yester-
Gay, and official tongues to give the following
information: There are two parties in the Gus
tom House-the Galena and the anti-Galena
party. The Ga1ena purity is composed Of gentle
men who shared President Grants joys and sor-
roWs when hides and tan-bark engroased his
attention, before greatness daWned upon
him and the wave Of WIT cast him
high and dry upon the shore OF fame. The resi-
dent head Of this faction is Marshal Campbell,
gentleman Of the old school, who is ably, assist
ed in the discharge Of his dnties by q large and
promising family. His son-in-law, General
Babcock, President Grants Private Secretary, is
an able ally near the throne Of grace, and the
Hon E. B. Washburne, Minister to France, and
the Hon. J. Russell Jones, Minister to Brussels.
are associated with these gentlemen, the former
BY the strong and binding ties Of the past, the
latter BY ties Of relationship as much as by any
thing else.
The opposition is made up Of those whose for
tunes we're cast away from Galena on the bleak
world outside its limits. That peace which the
world, and especially the political world, cannot
give, has never subssted between the parties.
They smoked the pipe of reconciliation and im-
-blbed the usquebaugh OF friendship many
time and oft in public, maintaining to the outer
world semblance OF harmony and brotherly
love, while in their secret confabulations the
respective adherents of each party denounc d
their opponents and relieved their burdened
souls of feelings which they cherished, but
dared not utter outside.
And low comes the tug Of war. It is stiust
- the Senatorial battle mother" and the
s are being marahaled for the fray. There
-.. the Galenaites, or .Washburners, and the
=-mmonites in this State, though there may be |
g il Wisconsin. The Washburne men do not |
1mt M1; E. Wasbburne y. is candidate, but the
ee saa gssr 9s o 1ss9 ba gsb 5
inspire thel opposition. Mr: Judd speaks
5oa. hgh M wa Of 9Es1 and
by Senator D.ogan, and asserts that Logan is for
0g1esby. Nlr Campbell is regarded by the
O.1esby mej1 as the deputy commander in the ab-
o 9Sne he ii j. Mg %n{s M,sShs Esssns
remarked tl\at Mr. Washburne would hardly
oglesby, at as time. Mr.. Washburne vas in
St. Paul at pliesent. Mr. Jones Was going to
Minneapolis il y day or 80, to visit member
Prairie p da 6hien ~ and Missouri, Prior to lis
departure for Europe. Some politicians st1en-
to the p1ace; that he made the race for that
and nothing else that he is too old to wait
four years more. and then, perhaps, be as lar
from it as now: that heis good fellow, (which |
nobody Will deny" and should be Senator. 9th
ers think he should ill the Office to which hewaa
elected; that it would be unjust to the people
Of the State to deprive them Of his ability In the
Gubernatorial capacity; that it is proud posi-
ton. worthy the ambition Of any man, more in
dependent and almost as exalted as the Senator
chip, and that bis having the latter place in bis
'1ninds eye, Horatio," while running for the
former, is not good and sufficient reason for
his getting it. Thus stands the case at present.
the Oglesby men claiming that their forces are I
INTACT, while the opposition assert that they will
not long remain so.
Among other topics discussed around the Gus
com House, = the possible departure OF Mr. I
Judd from the Collectors Office, to take bis old
post as Minister to Berlin. Officials who are On
the inside" say that Bancroft, the historian, is
cessor of Mr. Judd. These same gentlemen
think 3fr. Judd has earned it from Mr. Farweu;
that the appointment Of Mr. Farwell's con- |
sttuerts residing in the Eighteenth Ward to | -
positions in the Custom House should be re- l.
Tarded, and that, while the e1-hfinister has not
publicly announced that he would accept the old
place, they suppose that he would hardly find
it in his heart to decline we're the offer grace
fully made.
MIR. Hoyne has given up the Draggmanship to
'Constantinople, as it requires knowledge Of
variety Of languages which he does not believe | 7
he could acquire within the next four months.
He is after the Marahalship in case Mr.. Camp
bell goes as Minister to the Hague, aB some
think he may, and if not, he may take the Con- r.
sulslip to Cork, doing al lie can before starting
to help Logan's candidate to the Senate.