, 1873-12-14
arhold".-Kasson--.Tho Hoar Brothers..
Don Dutlcr.--S Senators Spencer,
Logan, and Morton.
Col. Tom Soott's Scheme for Bonded
Aid to the Texas Pacific
Railroad.
Tho presidcnoy-..No Prospects Of Third
Term for Grant. .11amfltOn Fish
His Choice for tho
Succession.
Sen Grant 10 Become Citizen of Washington
at tho Close Of HIS Presidential Torn.

Speaker Blaine is gonoraliy indoraod for hav-
lug declined to loave Garfield and tue othor no.
tab1o persons accused In the Orodib-Alobiior in
gestigation ont of their Csaymnnships. No
man in tho country haB boon moro active aud
sealouH In Ills public life thau Garfield; and,
rhilo Ills weakness Ia the aboyo transaction en-
barraHhed his lrionds, mud In a noast1o reduced
tho vote III bis district, tho Speaker, guided by
the bost lights. fet that to p;gnalizo uarticld'a
misfortune by excepting him from It's Commit
too would be a personal cruelty and q pnbl.c
blundcr.
GOOD FEELING
exists this year in Congress, nut! tho Democratic
minority III aroady Iaora du combat. The elnfusion
Of now mon llus brought new secondary lenders
into prominence. air. Kuseun, of Iowa. has re-
soivod the consideration duo to his former skill
and readiness. Tho two brothers uoar probably
snjoy as muon reputation ~ my persons III
Congress, s,-thclr vigorous and AucceBsluf coutost
aitA Dutlor having approved thoin to be not less
effective In political strategy ahan III purity and
learning. E. Il. 1Ioar brings iuto Congress an
executive reputation and 1t is Interesting
10 geo an Attorney Gonoral, aud
nan who had deserved place Oh the
6upromo Donch of tho country, 1nodostly taking
Lis seat in tue popular butly. / remember to
nave heard Mr. Sumner eay tllat tho junior,
George r. Hoar. would probably succeed him
lSumucr) IN tho Senate. AZ things look ut pios-
eut, Mr. Sumner will 10 Ills own auccessor. as
tho faction which Butler called into oxiutonco
has alteady melted away,-1hat brA5gart being
on tho run, and unusually sensitive this year
lost solnc Of his pccoadil1ooB bo PROVED up to
him.
nurLEn's POSITION
h public lifo III rapidly becoming aemi-dctacl-
I'd. Lis forco has htthorto lain almost wholly
with tic Southern olemeut; but tho cyilizing
Influence Of public life has not bcon entirely lost
Upon carpot-baggora themselves and here aud
more VIC 500 persons comparatively obacure in
tho paHt showing conversance with atfalrs, ton-
6douce. and oven character. Among the South
ern benutor6 none has probably moro working
eayacity than
spEScEn,
Of Alabama. Ho eoIdum inAkos gpoeohost but is
4CtiGe TT caucuH, Iud interchangeable III organizing
plots. Which, by some secondary effect, accoui-
lliHh ottical victories. 4 fuw days ayo there vns
contest for the Executive Clerkslip Of tue Senate,
-ahighly confidential oiflce, tho possessor where
Of kcal1s tho minutes Of Executive Sessions, and
il the ouly peraon, not SonHtor, who can be
Informed insanity OF the position aud prospects
Of MI Executive nomination. spencer put for
ward Jamos +. Young for the p'aco, the brothor
Of John H. Young, WHO has bcon doing tho i'll
tervieSs Of late With European statesmen for
tho Now York Herald, nnd il believed to bo tic
concoctor of Ellhu D. Washburne as candidate
for tho Presidency, writing those elaborate puits
which are dated from the American Legation in
PnriB. Jn4u Sherman produced q canuidato for
the Executive Clersship aforesaid; !; aud still ALL
other JOURNALIST was presented by his con-
pe:tion, Lot morrill,, Of alnlno;; spol-
oer man ~ fro, zn s
pcnrcd 10 think that u 1nan Of too much inior-
mation in to Clorks4ip would 10 ali impututou
upon himself, They did compel the journalist,
however, to abandon Lis occupation w4lle III the
eiace.
.urer, from private sources, that
COL. THOMAS SCOTT
mcuns 10 prcsont his scAu1ne for bonded MD to
tho Toxas pactio Aa.roau before Congress ,his
winter; und that he il ulleady prepared to make
uo secret OF Ills intention. Itwould appear that,
at suell tino aa the preHeut, the probabilities
Of bslccoss are against him; but 1t IL his only
way out,-for tho road. as it stands il ,nlpotent,
1'aciac lutolost, which hau been carried by Col.
Scott as Ill associate Of llis oTn onterprise will
hereafter be dropped, aud tho Texas lacltio
ncltcne be put III training to run agast time;
handicapped With nothing.
GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN
has been uufouudedly the subject Of consdora-
BILE sympathy from IL ru,nor that ho hud lost his
mouoy i'll the Texas Construction Oumpany.
The uenora: says tlat lo mover put 4 cont III
this ecfonlo, aud Aas lost no money for tho last
ten years. lie IL ono OF tue gentlemen whose
friends 4avo not abanloned the dea Of making
i Presidential candidute Of lim, aud lo looks
choertul cuuuSh to Hllare IN their belief.
Some days aso, had 0 conversation with ono
SENATOR MORToS's
confidential fric,l3. WHO sud I'LL foIlowa:
"Alorton would not IiSo to know that I hayo
said wlat will say to you. His health will not
permit him to run for tho prerlloncy, aud it iA
Just 6uti&ieut to onnblo him to tnlli hs less ex-
acting Senatorial duties. II Lead the keaitl', ho
mighl make the campaign; but it ls my oplniou
that tle two men WHO ura to make the contest III
1916 arc yet III tho stable, to 10 developed III tho
.ourso of evouts."
TIE PRESIDENTS pnospEcrs
TOT third terin hnyo never lud my reality, and,
however much tho idca may have boea
from bis party; aud hnow but ono man IN tho
country who advocates Ills recollection, and that
IL Col. JOHN i. Mosby. The Republican party il
likely to have enough on its hands to elect any
unprecedented fully Of giving ono nlnn three
kerns, wllo hnB performed nothing OF particular
noto to distinguish tho first two.
n1r. kilboulne, formerly Of colfax'a district,
Washington by llansactlonB iii real cBtato, told
nc, lust wock, that President Grant n,eaut to
buy ground aud bnild Ills permanent l1nbtation
IN THIS DISTINCT,
Ind bud Bo declared, both III Washington and st.
Louis. Io suid, in the hitter city. tint lie had
1t one time xpeetoh, on retiring from office, to
become oitizeu Of tlat mart but, on grounds
Of climate, association, anu 10 forsh, he had re-
considered the matter, aud meant to be the first
President since John Quincy Albums to spal,d bis
retirement at the Federal seat. Tho plcnidents Is
accumulatlonB arc latgo, and l'iH Investments
lave, in general. turned out to he Hhrowl mud
I ll.juk tiiut in nothing Inns he boon moro sue.
cospful tAun in Choago red ostate and cur
stock. Few estimate bis wealth to DO less
thau half million, aud h!s Investments
aro Of sufficient variety to give him occupation,
at tho close Of Ais term, to n1lrtuto and protect
them.
1t has been no acoret In official circles that the
preelenta choice for tile succession to ls oilico
10
HAMILTON FISH.
DR. fish has worked up his opportunities, antf
enlarged his influence With llB associates. until
lie IL protty much tho wllu:o Of tho Executive
part Of the Government. His personal attach
inent to the President is 40 oyidant tina! there IL
no rivalry botween them; aud tho p,esos,t
Krapplo tint be has With tile spaunh prubem
il developing hs RESOURCES and euurage, aud. III
reafity n,1tfnr him 1t, tl,n put.11o mimi