, 1875-04-24
Tho President Proposes to Suit Him
self in tho Selection.
Secretary Dclano In Receipt Of compli-
meatary Testimonials.
Dclnuo, Jr., Under n Cloud Oh
Serious Accusations.
Papal ENJOYS Admire tho City Of Mag
ni0cant Distances.
CABINET MATTERS.


ertcU1.Arioss An TO WILLIAMS SUCCESSOR.
Srtcra! Dsyn'eh to Tho Chicago TRIBUNE.
WAsutSoroS, D. C., April 21.-Spccutatlons aa
ID the probable succnssor Of Attornoy'dor6ral
Williams n tho Cabinet continue to be freely
n,aile to-tlnv. It hns been supposed by some
Tint tho President will now gtso Fcunerlvai1th
representation in h[B Cabinet, III order to
strcngthen tho party III TINS stato III the al'-
proaehiug campaign, but tho President, In cou-
yorsatton to-day on this aahjoct, remarked that
he entertained no srch sloa. llo said that OK
Bonator Scott woull make vorI acceptable Cab
fpos o!icor hut, owing 10 tin different co1nbfna-
Nons c1isting III tho Republican party in Ponn-
syiyauia, It vas not lkoly that air. Scott, or
any other gentleman affiliated with cine or the
other Of theae coinblnAtiple, could. as nle1hoer
Of the Cabinet, advance tho party iuteresta IL
that State either in n local or national point Of
riou. Tho President also stated that. in tho ap-
portment Of his Cab.et oll!corr, In har fiot ra-
gnsdcl 1t m incumbent upon HIN to consider
THE POLITICAL 1STIEEsTs OF SECTIONS
Ia States, Tue ,non,bcrs OF tho Chhtuot being
executive officers, and ncoting tho preatdent in
almost dnily personal intercourse. lo "sa guided
BY hts own views in their te!cc:on. 1le instanccd
lilo casc Of Mr.. Dorle. OF Pennsylvania. who vas
hIs first Secretary Of tho NGvy. Mr.. Dorlo ha1
mover mixca In politics, and had been selected
on personal c9utideratlona c1,t.ro!y.
Secretary Dsstow aars that tho President VIII
not olror lin tho Attorney dencralahip and TINT
he would not accept 1t II lie should'
DElAsu.
There ia nothing particularly new respecting
s, s 1,s sans usaesu rss o. ss
w,.h the rrcsidcns to-day SAT that he IL very
carl,est In his declaration that ho silali not "a.
qtlott Secretary Delano 10 fostgn,. and that
lie knows Of no reasou why ho should
do 70. Secretary Dolano, on tho other hand. laB
rostivcly stated to-day that ho will uot resign.
ro altuat,on according to tho most relsabio lil-
rmatlon to-,lght, Is tlna: Tho ptesd ut
.:.,; not and does not intend to ask nelaho 10
,-.N been, will not raBfEn. Rnd tho asitatton or
uc subject n tho press Is likely to 1avethe cl1ect
IT strengthening Dolano as an old frlond 1T tho
PraBtdeut's esteem, md to confirm unlano III
hia resolution to rolrain III tho Cabinet. 31eas-
whlIe tho painful stories CONCERNING john Do
1ano, tho Secrotaty'B sou, appear to be only too
ttuc. 1t ia certain that there is evidence In
Washington Of operatlcns oi young Dolano
in y.o OF tho young mars pccilllar personal re-
lations. There can bo no doubt but that
John Dclano has leen engaged ~ ]o1s
Of uil sorts that to bas attempted to b'7ckmasi
successful. That, whilo hln,nolf' In feeble
health, aud ut times apparently With foot In the
grave, ho has been engaged III transactions which
bavc forever disgraccd him. and which have , &C.
Thcfe can DO no doubt Of tho substantial trntt
of the current statements tclatiyo to John DeIa
no. but there IL Official nuthor!tY'for saying tla
nothing has yot bccn brought to tho knowledge
Of tho President which sli0wB that the Socrosar5
hnd knowledge Of or Naa pfisy 10 hts sons dis
honolahle decdH.
ITO The dasoe,aitd ITfss.l
WAs1I1SaroN, d. G., April 23.-dcn. 3. H.
Cowcp, Assistant Secretary OF tho lHtarior,
eutbo,izes tho statement That reeont tuhlica.
lions 10 Tho effect that tho resignation Of the
Secretary OF the Interior hal been asked bY the
pres,luut on account Of corrupt practices. or fot
any other rcnson, aud that t4s Assistant sccrc'
tafy waa cognizant Of tho facte, arc entirely
without foundation. Tho statement TINT Con
Cowen had been consulted in regard to the suc
cesBiou ia, ho says, equally untrue, mud fur
tier, that le knew nothing wllatosor o
the s.atcmcnts untit ti1e day af{cr the!
were teleernphcd from hero by special cor
Respondents, aud he Ia confident TINT eatd state
uAents arc yoid OF truth: All tho heads o
bureaus Of tho Interior Department authorize
e1nIlar Btatoncut 30 far aa they ato concerned.
No mattcra Of general intescat or Importance
we're brought before tho Cabinet meeting to-t!ay
nud nothing whatever wnH said by uny ono In 70
gard to changes IN thn Cabfnet or tho Questto,
OF now appointments to I'LL any yacancles tia
may occur thsrein.
4 DANGEROUS ooUNTEnFEIT
1ye-lolInr note Of tho First National Bank o
Paxton, ILL.,, has been discovered heto.