Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-01-06

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| THURMAN AND THE OHIO DEMOCRATS.
Special Telegram to the Globe
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Senator Thurman
says he will not go to Columbus tomorrow
if the cold snap continues. He has not pre-
pared word of his speech to be delivered tc
the Columbus Democrats. and does not in
tend to. In reply to the question what woulc
be the attitude of the Ohio Democracy dur
| ing the next two years in respect to the
| financial question, Mr.. Thurman said: "I'G
| rather not be interviewed on that topic al
present. It may be said with safety, I think
| that the Democrats of Ohio, like the people
OF other sections of the country, will watch
the progress of resumption very carefully
Their future action will doubtless be deter
mined by the developments of the present
policy. Further than this do not care at
present to speak,"
An Ohio Democrat said This morning that
Senator Thurman's visit to Columbus is not
SO ,nuch to take advantage of the oppo, tun-
ity to say that he does not intend to be 8
candidate for Governor, as it is to see that
the exuberant Democrats do not go off half
cooked, and say things that ought not to be
said.
Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Thurman
will not determine until tomorrow whether
he will attend the Democratic celebration at
Columbus, Ohio, the 9Th inst. He will do
so If the weather moderates so as to render
travelling less disagreeable, and in such case
will leave Washington tomorrow night for
that city, He will not discuss the financial
question, but will give reasons why he does
not desire his name to be used as candidate
for the Governorship of Ohio. The Senator
is free and emphatic in the declaration that
under no possible circumstances will he al
low his name to be used.
Especial Telegram to the Globe.
OLD zACH's SCHEME.
An officer of the House of Representatives
to-day received letter from Republican
member of the Michigan legislature to the
effect that the friends of ex-Secretary Chan
dler were circulating paper for signatures
among leading Republican politicians of the
State, urging the President to appoint Sena-
tor Christiancy to a foreign mission or Judge
ship. The writer adds: OF course, if
there is vacancy the legislature would elect
Chandler, in recognition of his services as
chairman of the Michigan State Republican
committee. If you can do anything in
Washington to checkmate the maneuvre, for
Gods sake do it. = :
M'oRAR1 OPPOSES.
Secretary McCrary is decidedly opposed to
the plan for the reorganization of the army,
as in his opinion it virtually strips the secre-
tary of authority and vests it in the Office of
general of the army. 1t is also known
that Gen. Sherman has in his active lobby
ing in the interest of the new bill neglected
to publish the opinions of army officers OPP
posed to the bill. Such communications he
has promptly pigeon-holed. The officers
whose opinions have been suppressed have
forwarded protests to Secretary McCrary, and
it is said that these protests have given rise
to the recent order issued by Secretary Nc
Crary permitting army officers to use their
personal influence with members of Congress
for or against any army measure pending.
SAMUEL J. TILDEN
has addressed letter to Clarkson N. Potter
asking that he be summoned before the
Potter committee so that he may clear up all
the charges that have been made against him
of being an acoompiice in the alleged CIPHER
dispatch frauds. This request will of course
be granted.
THE BERLIN MISSION.
1t is probable that the President has ten
dered the Berlin mission to Wayne Mac
Veagh of Pennsylvania. McVeagh was here
yesterday and had "a confidential interview
with the President. His friends say that he
has returned to Philadelphia to prepare for
the voyage.
CAPT. EADS.
The st. Louis attorneys who have been
here for the purpose of endeavoring to induce
the attorney general to take some action
with reference to the reported attempt to in
dict Capt. Eads, of jetty fame, on alleged
completely in irregular bank transactions in
Missouri, start for home to night, having
been entirely unsuccessful in their mission
The attorney general declined in any way tc
interfere with the operation of the grand
jury.
UNFoUNDED,
The report in many Democratic papers
that deficit Of $75O,OOO had been found ir
the accounts of the government printer, is
unfounded.
SENATOR VOORHEES,.
There is a rumor that Dan Voorhees,, il
view of the success of resumption, is dis
posed to modify his extreme greenback opin.
| ions.
| POSTAL RECEIPTS.
| Western Associated Press
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-On the LIST inst. tn,
postoffice department. reduced the prices O
stamped envelopes on an average of 20 pc
cent. throughout the entire schedule, and tn
result is seen in the largely increased requi
sitions now being received. Those on Satur
day footed up 4,466, 800 envelopes valued a
$50, 755, or more than double those of an,
single day in the history of the department
The entire acquisitions for the day for postag
stamps, stamped envelopes and postal card
amounted to $517,589, included in whic]
were 4, 765, 800 postal cards.
/ MENNONITES.
A Hegira of Fifteen Thousand From Rus
1 STA to America.
| Especial Telegram to the Globe