River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-04-26
Washington Notes and Gossip.


Correspondents Chicago Tribune
All the indications here are that the
President Is tO encounter serious OppOsi-
ton to his Southern policy. Already the
coming Congress casts its dark shadow be-
fore il. and. busy as the devil has always
been in Washington. there Is a dangerous
chance that lac may redouble his activity
in the hot dars of Washington mid
summer The letter of Senator Blaine
this morning Is regarded rs another no.
tee from him of stormy times to come in
Washington. Ben. Wade has written a
letter in which he is represented to have
arraigned the President and his policy
with his quaint and vigorous bitterness of
speech. Martin l. Townsend is also said
20 have prepared letter in opposition to
the Presidents policy, and Judge Taft.is
also reported TO have reduced to writing
some conversations with Hayes at Colum-
bus, in which Taft claims Hayes opposed
his present Southern policy.
The President himself IS undisturbed.
lie has been warned Of the threatened OPP
position. bur maintains his remarkable
eguipoise. He only says that he is conf
dent that his policy is for the best inter
ests of the country. aud he will abide by
II.
However certain il may be that there
will be opposition to his policy, it is even
more certain that the President will per-
NIT nothing to swerve him from his pur-
pose.
Correspondence St Louis Republican.
\ very strong movement has, within
the last twentv-four hours, been set on
g,,.-., II.,-,- Is1l,or,I H..
do without a special session of Congress.
Sectary Schurz IS said TO be in favor of
the plan. The President has not yet
decided in the matter, and it is doubtful
if he will consent TO the plan.
From very good sources the Informs
ton has been accommodating for the past
week that about the first of June the
work of the indicating the Bristow Of
fcals turned out by Grant would begin,
By their appointment TO the same or as
good positions The 1st of June is set as
the day. because by that time Grant will
have left the country, aAd because Hayes.
IS anxious not 10 make any important
appointment until Congress meets. All
of Bristow's friends are confident that he
Is TO succeed Davis on the supreme
bench Bluford Wilson is TO get good
place. probably district attorney for
this district, in which position he. would
be able to uproot few OF the District
rings about whose workings he is we'll
informed. Ellis Washburn win be APP
pointed chief of the secret service and
numerous minor cases are TO be looked
after - >--i-z-- -
\ no small part vi this general vindica
ton Is TO be -tirement of Babcock
from the army. Il IS known that army
officers have de~'re6 he should be tried
by court-martipl. just before he left
Washington he ent from the botanical
gardens. which were under his control.
large basket of flowers TO the wife of Gen
sherman. The flowers were returned
With note saying that Maj. Babcock was
certainly mistaken, as he could not have
meant To have sent the flowers to Mrs.
Gen. sherman. That his retirement from
the army Is 70 be brought about by court
martial. or otherwise, there seems no
doubt. His old enemies who have fought
him in the courts are after him in the new
goyermnent. Iftllis vindication is brought
about and the information TO that effect
proves reliable and positive, it will sig
Nifty that Hayes IS a bigger man than John
sherman, inasmueh as that gentleman is
most relentless enemy of Bristow.